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 byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date8 September 1907
Designations
(643) Scheherezade
Pronunciation/ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd/[1]
Named after
Sheherazad
1907 ZZ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc108.57 yr (39655 d)
Aphelion3.5551 AU (531.84 Gm)
Perihelion3.1656 AU (473.57 Gm)
3.3603 AU (502.69 Gm)
Eccentricity0.057954
6.16 yr (2249.9 d)
162.557°
0° 9m 36.036s / day
Inclination13.769°
252.201°
230.826°
Physical characteristics
35.785±1.4 km
14.161 h (0.5900 d)
0.0446±0.004
9.7

References

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  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.
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