(643) Scheherezade
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Asteroid (643) Scheherezade |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.355 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.063 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.143 AU - 3.567 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 252.3 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 235.3 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 11th. November.2013 |
| Sidereal period | 6 a 53 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 71.57 (± 2.8) km |
| Albedo | 0.04 |
| Rotation period | 14 h 10 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.7 likes |
| Spectral class | P |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | September 8, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 ZZ |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(643) Scheherezade is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 8, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the legendary Arab storyteller Scheherazade from the Arabian Nights .