(1729) Beryl
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Asteroid (1729) Beryl |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.229 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.005 AU - 2.453 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.44 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.33 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Date of discovery | September 19, 1963 |
| Another name | 1963 SL, 1933 ST 1942 EW, 1949 JL 1950 VR, 1952 DO 2 1955 BD, 1959 JB 1959 JL, 1959 LH 1972 GD 2 |
| 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. | |
(1729) Beryl is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 19, 1963 at the Goethe Link Observatory .
The asteroid is named after Beryl Potter (1901–1985), who was instrumental in the minor planet observation program of Indiana University from 1949 to 1966 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ (1729) Beryl in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).