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876 Scott

876 Scott
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa
Discovery site Vienna
Discovery date 20 June 1917
Designations
MPC designation (876) Scott
1917 CH
Orbital characteristics
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)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.211
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
10.94±1 km
11.8137 h (0.49224 d)
0.1626±0.034
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.



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