479 Caprera

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

479 Caprera

Discovery
Discovered by	Luigi Carnera
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	12 November 1901
Designations
MPC designation	(479) Caprera
Pronunciation	Italian: [kaˈprɛːra][1]
Alternative designations	1901 HJ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	114.43 yr (41794 d)
Aphelion	3.3144 AU (495.83 Gm)
Perihelion	2.1251 AU (317.91 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.7197 AU (406.86 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.21864
Orbital period	4.49 yr (1638.3 d)
Mean anomaly	201.29°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 11.064^s / day
Inclination	8.6824°
Longitude of ascending node	136.032°
Argument of perihelion	269.913°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	36.49±1.45 km
Rotation period	9.43 h (0.393 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0480±0.004
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.7

References

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

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 479 Caprera, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2010)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
• 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