643 Scheherezade is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the fictional storyteller Sheherazad.
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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 |
Alternative designations | 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) |
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° 9m 36.036s / 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 |
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