| Minorplanet: | yes |
| 497 Iva | |
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| Mpc Name: | (497) Iva |
| Pronounced: | [1] |
| Alt Names: | 1902 KJ |
| Discovered: | 4 November 1902 |
| Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.29981 |
| Semimajor: | 2.8516AU |
| Perihelion: | 1.9966AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.7065abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Period: | 1758.8days 4.82 yr (1758.8 d) |
| Inclination: | 4.8205° |
| Asc Node: | 6.3305° |
| Arg Peri: | 3.5819° |
| Mean Motion: | / day |
| Observation Arc: | 41438days 113.45 yr (41438 d) |
| Uncertainty: | 0 |
| Abs Magnitude: | 10.02 |
| Rotation: | 4.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
497 Iva is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun, not to be confused with 1627 Ivar. It was discovered by American astronomer R. S. Dugan on 4 November 1902, and was named for Iva Shores, the young daughter of the family where he was staying in Heidelberg. This object is orbiting at a distance of with a period of 1758.8days and an eccentricity of 0.3. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 4.8° to the plane of the ecliptic.
This asteroid is classified as an M-type asteroid and is considered anhydrous but oxidized. Further analysis of the spectra suggests the "presence of either an olivine or high-Ca pyroxene phasein addition to orthopyroxene ± Type B clinopyroxene". Analysis of light curves based on photometric data show a rotation period of with a brightness variation of in magnitude.