(497) Iva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1902 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.
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Where Iva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iva is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 497 |
| Provisional designation | A902 VB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.9 km (#948 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Rotation period | 4.62 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.300 |
| Inclination | 4.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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