(1196) Sheba
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Asteroid (1196) Sheba |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6525 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1804 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.174 AU - 3.1309 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 17.676 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,320 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.29 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29.18 km |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Rotation period | 6.320 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,085 mag |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | May 21, 1931 |
| Another name | 1931 KE, A912 BB |
| 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. | |
(1196) Sheba is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 May 1931 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the biblical Queen of Sheba ( Sheba in English ).