876 Scott is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. For a long time, its name had been falsely attributed to Robert Falcon Scott. In fact, it was named after discoverer Johann Palisa's financial supporter Miss E. Scott.[2]
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery site | Vienna |
Discovery date | 20 June 1917 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (876) Scott |
Alternative designations | 1917 CH |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 98.76 yr (36073 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3490 AU (501.00 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.6681 AU (399.14 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.0085 AU (450.07 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.11316 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.22 yr (1906.0 d) |
Mean anomaly | 270.962° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 19.932s / day |
Inclination | 11.361° |
Longitude of ascending node | 150.966° |
Argument of perihelion | 211.651° |
Earth MOID | 1.67015 AU (249.851 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.09064 AU (312.755 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.211 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 10.94±1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 11.8137 h (0.49224 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1626±0.034 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.89 |
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