(1196) Sheba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1931 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
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Where Sheba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sheba is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1196 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 KE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.3 km (#1,670 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Rotation period | 6.32 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 17.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.