876 Scott is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. For a long time, its name had been falsely attributed to Robert Falcon Scott. In fact, it was named after discoverer Johann Palisa's financial supporter Miss E. Scott.[2]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery site | Vienna |
Discovery date | 20 June 1917 |
Designations | |
(876) Scott | |
1917 CH | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 98.76 yr (36073 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3490 AU (501.00 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.6681 AU (399.14 Gm) |
3.0085 AU (450.07 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.11316 |
5.22 yr (1906.0 d) | |
270.962° | |
0° 11m 19.932s / day | |
Inclination | 11.361° |
150.966° | |
211.651° | |
Earth MOID | 1.67015 AU (249.851 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.09064 AU (312.755 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.211 |
Physical characteristics | |
10.94±1 km | |
11.8137 h (0.49224 d) | |
0.1626±0.034 | |
10.89 | |
References
edit- ^ "876 Scott (1917 CH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: (876) Scott. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin 2003, p. 79.
External links
edit- 876 Scott at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 876 Scott at the JPL Small-Body Database