653 Berenike

653 Berenike
Discovery [1]
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery siteTaunton, Massachusetts
Discovery date27 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 arc108.38 yr (39584 d)
Aphelion3.1360 AU (469.14 Gm)
Perihelion2.8961 AU (433.25 Gm)
3.01609 AU (451.201 Gm)
Eccentricity0.039773
5.24 yr (1913.2 d)
156.090°
0° 11m 17.376s / day
Inclination11.290°
132.867°
55.838°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions39.22 ± 2.4 km (24.37 ± 1.49 mi)
Mean diameter [5]
19.61±1.2 km
  • 12.4886±0.0007 h [6]
  • 12.4886 h (0.52036 d) [3]
0.2444±0.034 [3][5]

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.

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]

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  2. ^ 'Berenice' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
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  4. ^ "(653) Berenike". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
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  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Veeder1995 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).