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596 Scheila

596 Scheila

Asteroid
Scheila is a main-belt asteroid and main-belt comet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 21 February 1906 by August Kopff from Heidelberg. Kopff named the asteroid after a female English student with whom he was acquainted. Wikipedia
Radius: 49.625 mi
Discovered: February 21, 1906
Discoverer: August Kopff
Orbital period: 1,830 days
Spectral type: T-type asteroid
Asteroid group: Asteroid belt
Named after: Sheila