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Near-Earth asteroid in 1941/2022

161989 Cacus
Shape model of Cacus from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byH.-E. Schuster
Discovery siteLa Silla Obs.
Discovery date8 February 1978
Designations
MPC designation(161989) Cacus
Named afterCacus (Roman mythology)
Alternative designations1978 CA
Minor planet categoryApollo · NEO · PHA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc38.59 yr (14,096 days)
Aphelion1.3634 AU
Perihelion0.8828 AU
Semi-major axis1.1231 AU
Eccentricity0.2140
Orbital period (sidereal)1.19 yr (435 days)
Mean anomaly345.40°
Mean motion0° 49 41.16 / day
Inclination26.060°
Longitude of ascending node161.24°
Argument of perihelion102.16°
Earth MOID0.0152 AU · 5.9 LD
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter0.64±0.02 km
1.126±0.073 km
1.86 km
1.9 km
Synodic rotation period3.7538±0.0019 h
3.756 h
3.761 h
3.77±0.11 h
Geometric albedo0.09
0.119 (derived)
0.199±0.052
0.46±0.09
Spectral typeTholen = S · Q
B–V = 0.910
U–B = 0.484
Absolute magnitude (H)16.58 · 17.1 · 17.2 · 17.32 · 17.43

161989 Cacus (prov. designation: 1978 CA) is a stony asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter. It was discovered on 8 February 1978, by German astronomer Hans-Emil Schuster at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. Its orbit is confined between Venus and Mars.

This minor planet was named from Roman mythology, after Cacus, a fire-breathing monster, which was killed by Hercules. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 November 2007 (M.P.C. 61270).

Close approaches
Date JPL SBDB
nominal geocentric
distance
uncertainty
region
(3-sigma)
1941-09-02 2418754 km ± 6 km
2022-09-01 8607710 km ± 21 km

References

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  5. ^ Degewij, J.; Lebofsky, L.; Lebofsky, M. (March 1978). "1978 CA and 1978 DA". IAU Circ. 3193 (3193): 1. Bibcode:1978IAUC.3193....1D. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. ^ "LCDB Data for (161989) Cacus". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. ^ Schuster, H. E.; Surdej, A.; Surdej, J. (September 1979). "Photoelectric observations of two unusual asteroids - 1978 CA and 1978 DA". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 37: 483–486. Bibcode:1979A&AS...37..483S.
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  10. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  11. "Horizons Batch for 2022-Sep-01 06:54 UT". JPL Horizons. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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