(5184) Cavaille-Coll Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Cavaille-Coll is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCavaille-CollCavaille-Coll

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cavaille-Coll is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5184
Provisional designation1990 QY7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.08 km (#12,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.352
Rotation period15.6 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)14.06
Orbital period3.17 years
Semi-major axis2.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.23 au
Eccentricity0.0330
Inclination4.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 August 1990

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