643 Scheherezade

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

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° 9m 36.036s / 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

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