643 Scheherezade
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | August Kopff |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 8 September 1907 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (643) Scheherezade |
Pronunciation | /ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd/[1] |
Named after | Sheherazad |
1907 ZZ | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 108.57 yr (39655 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5551 AU (531.84 Gm) |
Perihelion | 3.1656 AU (473.57 Gm) |
3.3603 AU (502.69 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.057954 |
6.16 yr (2249.9 d) | |
162.557° | |
0° 9m 36.036s / day | |
Inclination | 13.769° |
252.201° | |
230.826° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 35.785±1.4 km |
Synodic rotation period | 14.161 h (0.5900 d) |
0.0446±0.004 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.7 |
643 Scheherezade is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the fictional storyteller Sheherazad.
References[]
- ^ "Scheherazade". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ "643 Scheherezade (1907 ZZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links[]
- Lightcurve plot of 643 Scheherezade, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2005)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 643 Scheherezade at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 643 Scheherezade at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Cybele asteroids
- Discoveries by August Kopff
- Minor planets named for fairy tale characters
- Named minor planets
- P-type asteroids (Tholen)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1907
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs