Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | August Kopff |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
Discovery date | 21 February 1906 |
Designations | |
(596) Scheila | |
Pronunciation | /ˈʃiːlə/ |
Named after | Sheila |
main-belt[1] main-belt comet[2] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.19 yr (40,611 days) |
Aphelion | 3.4062 AU |
Perihelion | 2.4490 AU |
2.9276 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1635 |
5.01 yr (1,830 days) | |
21.266° | |
0° 11m 48.48s / day | |
Inclination | 14.661° |
70.606° | |
175.16° | |
Physical characteristics | |
56.67±1.15 km (IRAS) | |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm3 (assumed)[3] 2.5 g/cm3 (assumed)[4] |
Equatorial escape velocity | 60 m/s (calculated)[3] 75 m/s (calculated)[4] |
15.8480 h (0.66033 d)[1] | |
0.0379±0.002[1] | |
PCD (Tholen)[1] T (SMASSII)[1] | |
11.67 to 15.32 | |
8.90[1] | |
596 Scheila is a main-belt asteroid[1] and main-belt comet[2] orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 21 February 1906 by August Kopff from Heidelberg.[1] Kopff named the asteroid after a female English student with whom he was acquainted.[5]
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