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876 Scott
Discovery
Discovered by	J. Palisa
Discovery site	Vienna
Discovery date	20 June 1917
Designations
MPC designation	(876) Scott
Alternative designations	1917 CH
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	98.76 yr (36073 days)
Aphelion	3.3490 AU (501.00 Gm)
Perihelion	2.6681 AU (399.14 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.0085 AU (450.07 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.11316
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.22 yr (1906.0 d)
Mean anomaly	270.962°
Mean motion	0° 11m 19.932s / day
Inclination	11.361°
Longitude of ascending node	150.966°
Argument of perihelion	211.651°
Earth MOID	1.67015 AU (249.851 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.09064 AU (312.755 Gm)
TJupiter	3.211
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	10.94±1 km
Synodic rotation period	11.8137 h (0.49224 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1626±0.034
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.89

876 Scott is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. For a long time, its name had been falsely attributed to Robert Falcon Scott. In fact, it was named after discoverer Johann Palisa's financial supporter Miss E. Scott.^[2]

References

^ "876 Scott (1917 CH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Lutz D. Schmadel: (876) Scott. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin 2003, p. 79.

External links

876 Scott at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
876 Scott at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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[jpldata-1] "876 Scott (1917 CH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[2] Lutz D. Schmadel: (876) Scott. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin 2003, p. 79.

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