| Minorplanet: | yes |
| 2997 Cabrera | |
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| Discovery Ref: |   |
| Discovered: | 17 June 1974 |
| Mpc Name: | (2997) Cabrera |
| Alt Names: | 1974 MJ |
| Named After: | Ascención L. Cabrera |
| Orbit Ref: |   |
| Epoch: | 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) |
| Uncertainty: | 0 |
| Observation Arc: | 66.61 yr (24,331 days) |
| Perihelion: | 2.0489 AU |
| Semimajor: | 2.5549 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.1980 |
| Period: | 4.08 yr (1,492 days) |
| Mean Motion: | / day |
| Inclination: | 7.1902° |
| Asc Node: | 355.12° |
| Arg Peri: | 349.90° |
| Abs Magnitude: | 12.7 |
2997 Cabrera, provisional designation, is an asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered by the Felix Aguilar Observatory at Leoncito Astronomical Complex, Argentina, on 17 June 1974. It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.0–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,492 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.
It is named after Argentine astronomer Ascención Cabrera (1917–2003), long on the staff of the La Plata Observatory and collaborator at the Argentine National Observatory.