479 Caprera

Summary

Caprera (minor planet designation: 479 Caprera) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

479 Caprera
Discovery
Discovered byLuigi Carnera
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date12 November 1901
Designations
(479) Caprera
PronunciationItalian: [kaˈprɛːra][1]
1901 HJ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc114.43 yr (41794 d)
Aphelion3.3144 AU (495.83 Gm)
Perihelion2.1251 AU (317.91 Gm)
2.7197 AU (406.86 Gm)
Eccentricity0.21864
4.49 yr (1638.3 d)
201.29°
0° 13m 11.064s / day
Inclination8.6824°
136.032°
269.913°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
36.49±1.45 km
9.43 h (0.393 d)
0.0480±0.004
9.7

References edit

  1. ^ Caprera, Dizionario Rai
  2. ^ "479 Caprera (1901 HJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links edit

  • Lightcurve plot of 479 Caprera, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2010)
  • Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
  • Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
  • Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
  • Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
  • 479 Caprera at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 479 Caprera at the JPL Small-Body Database  
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters