7317 Cabot
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cabot |
| Designation | 1940 ED |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | György Kulin |
| Discovery date | March 12, 1940 |
| Discovery site | Konkoly Observatory |
| Orbital elements | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1520296 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.955 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.814 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.095 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 3.56 a |
| Inclination (i) | 3.98061° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 272.951° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 54.32592° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 311.03556° |
7317 Cabot is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.814 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1520296 and an orbital period of 1300 days (3.56 years).
Cabot has an average orbital speed of 19.50791831 km/s and an inclination of 3.98061 °.
The asteroid was discovered on March 12, 1940 by György Kulin.
Famous quotes containing the word cabot:
“That Cabot merely landed on the uninhabitable shore of Labrador gave the English no just title to New England, or to the United States generally, any more than to Patagonia.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)