643 Scheherezade

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643 Scheherezade
000643-asteroid shape model (643) Scheherezade.png
Modeled shape of Scheherezade
Discovery
Discovered by August Kopff
Discovery site Heidelberg 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 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
14.161  h (0.5900  d)
0.0446±0.004
9.7

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    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.