1196 Sheba
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Jackson |
Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
Discovery date | 21 May 1931 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1196 Sheba |
Named after
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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
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1196 Sheba at the JPL Small-Body Database
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