653 Berenike is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 27 November 1907 by Joel Hastings Metcalf at Taunton, Massachusetts.[1] It is named after Berenice II of Egypt, after whom the constellation Coma Berenices is also named. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 BK.
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 27 November 1907 |
| Designations | |
| (653) Berenike | |
| Pronunciation | /bɛrɪˈnaɪkiː/[2] |
Named after | Berenice II |
| 1907 BK | |
| Main belt [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [3][4] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.38 yr (39584 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1360 AU (469.14 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8961 AU (433.25 Gm) |
| 3.01609 AU (451.201 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.039773 |
| 5.24 yr (1913.2 d) | |
| 156.090° | |
| 0° 11m 17.376s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.290° |
| 132.867° | |
| 55.838° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 39.22 ± 2.4 km (24.37 ± 1.49 mi) Mean diameter [5] |
Mean radius | 19.61±1.2 km |
| 0.2444±0.034 [3][5] | |
Berenike is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ 'Berenice' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b c d e "653 Berenike (1907 BK)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "(653) Berenike". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ a b Tedesco; et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Galád; et al. (2008). "A Collection of Lightcurves from Modra: 2007 December- 2008 June". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (4): 144–146. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..144G.
- ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Veeder, G. J.; et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry" (PDF), Icarus, vol. 114, pp. 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.31.2739, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053.
External links edit
- 653 Berenike at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 653 Berenike at the JPL Small-Body Database
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