643 Scheherezade

643 Scheherezade
Modeled shape of Scheherezade
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date8 September 1907
Designations
(643) Scheherezade
Pronunciation/ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd/[1]
Named after
Sheherazad
1907 ZZ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc108.57 yr (39655 d)
Aphelion3.5551 AU (531.84 Gm)
Perihelion3.1656 AU (473.57 Gm)
3.3603 AU (502.69 Gm)
Eccentricity0.057954
6.16 yr (2249.9 d)
162.557°
0° 9m 36.036s / day
Inclination13.769°
252.201°
230.826°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
35.785±1.4 km
14.161 h (0.5900 d)
0.0446±0.004
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643 Scheherezade is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the fictional storyteller Sheherazad.

References

  1. ^ "Scheherazade". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  2. ^ "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
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 643 Scheherezade at the JPL Small-Body Database
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters


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