(653) Berenike
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Asteroid (653) Berenike |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.014 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.043 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.883 AU - 3.145 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.3 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 133.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 50.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 29, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 85 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 39.2 km |
| Albedo | 0.24 |
| Rotation period | 12 h 29 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.2 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | JH Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | November 27, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 BK |
| 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. | |
(653) Berenice is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 November 1907 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The asteroid is named after Queen Berenike II of Egypt.