(716) Berkeley

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Asteroid
(716) Berkeley
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.816  AU
eccentricity 0.085
Perihelion - aphelion 2.578 AU - 3.054 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.5 °
Length of the ascending node 146.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 54.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 25, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 265 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 21 km
Albedo 0.18
Absolute brightness 10.8 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer J. Palisa
Date of discovery July 30, 1911
Another name 1911 MD, 1947 CH, 1952 FA
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(716) Berkeley is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 July 1911 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the US city of Berkeley , known as the location of the University of California .

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