740 Cantabia

Cantabia is a contraction of Cantabrigia, Latin for Cambridge, named in honor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

740 Cantabia
Discovery
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery siteWinchester, Massachusetts
Discovery date10 February 1913
Designations
(740) Cantabia
Pronunciation/kænˈtbiə/[1]
1913 QS
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc103.10 yr (37659 d)
Aphelion3.3892 AU (507.02 Gm)
Perihelion2.7145 AU (406.08 Gm)
3.0519 AU (456.56 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11053
5.33 yr (1947.4 d)
133.938°
0° 11m 5.532s / day
Inclination10.846°
116.099°
47.844°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
45.45±0.85 km
64.453 h (2.6855 d)
0.0552±0.002
9.1

    740 Cantabia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

    See also

    References

    1. Per 'Cantabria' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "740 Cantabia (1913 QS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.


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