(643) Scheherezade
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 |
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(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 .