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