952 Caia

952 Caia
Discovery [1]
Discovered byG. Neujmin
Discovery siteSimeiz Obs.
Discovery date27 October 1916
Designations
(952) Caia
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪə/[2]
Named after
Caia[3]
1916 Σ61 · 1973 WH
A908 EB · A919 GB
A921 RA
main-belt · (outer) [4]
background
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc99.63 yr (36,389 days)
Aphelion3.7294 AU
Perihelion2.2611 AU
2.9952 AU
Eccentricity0.2451
5.18 yr (1,893 days)
161.29°
0° 11m 24.36s / day
Inclination10.038°
18.567°
355.23°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions81.53 km (derived)[4]
81.61±4.6 km (IRAS:12)[5]
85.02±0.91 km[6]
87.97±0.97 km[7]
88.692±0.422[8]
88.758±1.405 km[9]
3.79 h[10]
3.795±0.001 h[10]
7.50±0.01 h[11]
7.51 h[12]
0.0398±0.0038[9]
0.047±0.011[6][8]
0.048±0.001[7]
0.0506 (derived)[4]
0.0554±0.007 (IRAS:12)[5]
P [9] · C [4]
9.17±0.21[13] · 9.2[5][7][9] · 9.30[1][4][6]

952 Caia /ˈkeɪə/ is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 82 kilometers (51 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Soviet–Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on 27 October 1916 and given the provisional designation 1916 Σ61.[14] It was named after the heroine in the novel Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz.[3]

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