_Scheherezade.png) Modeled shape of Scheherezade | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 8 September 1907 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (643) Scheherezade |
| Pronunciation | /ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd/ |
| Named after | Sheherazad |
| Alternative designations | 1907 ZZ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 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) |
| Semi-major axis | 3.3603 AU (502.69 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.057954 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 6.16 yr (2249.9 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 162.557° |
| Mean motion | 0° 9 36.036 / day |
| Inclination | 13.769° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 252.201° |
| Argument of perihelion | 230.826° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 35.785±1.4 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 14.161 h (0.5900 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 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
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