(653) Berenike
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.