1196 Sheba

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1196 Sheba
Discovery [1]
Discovered by C. Jackson
Discovery site Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date 21 May 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1196 Sheba
Named after
Queen of Sheba[2]
1931 KE · A912 BB
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 103.67 yr (37,866 days)
Aphelion 3.1288 AU
Perihelion 2.1762 AU
2.6525 AU
Eccentricity 0.1795
4.32 yr (1577.9 days)
62.154°
Inclination 17.669°
100.96°
261.67°
Earth MOID 1.2525 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 29.2 km
6.32 h
0.1634
SMASS = X
10.26

1196 Sheba, provisional designation 1931 KE, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 21, 1931, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg (UO), South Africa. The X-type asteroid measures about 29 kilometers in diameter.[1]

The asteroid is named after the biblical Queen of Sheba, who visited King Solomon.[2]

References

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