(716) Berkeley
Asteroid (716) Berkeley |
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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 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(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 .