2997 Cabrera
Main-belt asteroid
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2997 Cabrera, provisional designation 1974 MJ, is an asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter.
Discoverydate17 June 1974
(2997) Cabrera
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Felix Aguilar Obs. |
| Discovery site | El Leoncito Complex |
| Discovery date | 17 June 1974 |
| Designations | |
| (2997) Cabrera | |
Named after | Ascención L. Cabrera (Argentine astronomer)[2] |
| 1974 MJ · 1950 TA4 1977 EZ7 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 66.61 yr (24,331 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0609 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0489 AU |
| 2.5549 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1980 |
| 4.08 yr (1,492 days) | |
| 162.31° | |
| 0° 14m 29.04s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.1902° |
| 355.12° | |
| 349.90° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.326±0.140[3] |
| 0.232±0.031[3] | |
| 12.7[1] | |
It was discovered by the Felix Aguilar Observatory at Leoncito Astronomical Complex, Argentina, on 17 June 1974. It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.0–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,492 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
It is named after Argentine astronomer Ascención Cabrera (1917–2003), long on the staff of the La Plata Observatory and collaborator at the Argentine National Observatory.[2]
