643 Scheherezade

643 Scheherezade

Modeled shape of Scheherezade
Discovery
Discovered by	August Kopff
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	8 September 1907
Designations
MPC designation	(643) Scheherezade
Pronunciation	/ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd/[1]
Named after	Sheherazad
Alternative designations	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)
Semi-major axis	3.3603 AU (502.69 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.057954
Orbital period (sidereal)	6.16 yr (2249.9 d)
Mean anomaly	162.557°
Mean motion	0° 9^m 36.036^s / day
Inclination	13.769°
Longitude of ascending node	252.201°
Argument of perihelion	230.826°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	35.785±1.4 km
Synodic rotation period	14.161 h (0.5900 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0446±0.004
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.7

643 Scheherezade is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the fictional storyteller Sheherazad.

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.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 643 Scheherezade, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2005)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 643 Scheherezade at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 643 Scheherezade at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters