1196 Sheba

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 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 104.25 yr (38076 days)
Aphelion 3.1302 AU (468.27 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1793 AU (326.02 Gm)
2.6548 AU (397.15 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.17909
4.33 yr (1579.9 d)
153.11°
 13m 40.296s / day
Inclination 17.657°
100.93°
261.96°
Earth MOID 1.25485 AU (187.723 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.47301 AU (369.957 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.299
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 29.2 km
Mean radius
14.585±0.55 km
6.32 h (0.263 d)
0.1634±0.013
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

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1196 Sheba (1931 KE)" (2015-09-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1196) Sheba. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 100. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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