| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 21 May 1931 |
| Designations | |
| (1196) Sheba | |
| Pronunciation | /ʃiːbə/[2] |
Named after | Queen of Sheba (Biblical figure)[3] |
| 1931 KE · A912 BB | |
| main-belt · (middle)[4] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 105.12 yr (38,396 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1303AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1806 AU |
| 2.6554 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1788 |
| 4.33yr (1,581 days) | |
| 198.47° | |
| 0° 13m 40.08s / day | |
| Inclination | 17.652° |
| 100.84° | |
| 262.18° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 25.274±0.443 km[5] |
| 6.319h[4] | |
| 0.218±0.024[5] | |
| SMASS =X[1] · X[4] | |
| 10.26(IRAS:19)[1] | |
1196 Sheba, provisional designation1931 KE, is a metallicasteroid from the middle region of theasteroid belt, approximately 25 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 May 1931 by astronomerCyril Jackson atJohannesburg Observatory, South Africa.[6]
Sheba is a metallicX-type asteroid and orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,581 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.18 and aninclination of 18° with respect to theecliptic.[1] It was first identified asA912 BB atHeidelberg Observatory in 1912. The body'sobservation arc, however, begins at Johannesburg, four months after its official discovery observation.[6]
Thisminor planet was named after the biblicalQueen of Sheba, who visited KingSolomon. Naming citation was first published byPaul Herget inThe Names of the Minor Planets in 1955 (H 111).[3]
