(596) Scheila Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Scheila is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scheila is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 596 |
| Provisional designation | A906 DL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 160 km (#70 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 15.8 hours |
| Spectral type | PCD |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 February 1906
More named asteroids discovered by A. Kopff
- (579) Sidonia
- (582) Olympia
- (584) Semiramis
- (585) Bilkis
- (589) Croatia
- (591) Irmgard
- (593) Titania
- (595) Polyxena
- (606) Brangane
- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
- (612) Veronika
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