Discovered by C. Jackson Alternative names 1931 KE · A912 BB Observation arc 104.25 yr (38076 days) Discovered 21 May 1931 Discovery site Union Observatory MPC designation 1196 | Discovery date 21 May 1931 Minor planet category main-belt Aphelion 3.1302 AU (468.27 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Queen of Sheba Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
1196 Sheba, provisional designation 1931 KE, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 21, 1931, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg (UO), South Africa. The X-type asteroid measures about 29 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid is named after the biblical Queen of Sheba, who visited King Solomon.
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