Astronomy:876 Scott

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876 Scott
Discovery
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteVienna
Discovery date20 June 1917
Designations
(876) Scott
1917 CH
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc98.76 yr (36073 days)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.3490 astronomical unit|AU (501.00 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.6681 AU (399.14 Gm)
3.0085 AU (450.07 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11316
Orbital period5.22 yr (1906.0 d)
Mean anomaly270.962°
Mean motion0° 11m 19.932s / day
Inclination11.361°
Longitude of ascending node150.966°
211.651°
Earth MOID1.67015 AU (249.851 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.09064 AU (312.755 Gm)
TJupiter3.211
Physical characteristics
Mean radius10.94±1 km
Rotation period11.8137 h (0.49224 d)
Geometric albedo0.1626±0.034
Absolute magnitude (H)10.89


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]

References

  1. "876 Scott (1917 CH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=876;cad=1. 
  2. Lutz D. Schmadel: (876) Scott. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin 2003, p. 79.

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