653 Berenike
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653 Berenike
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Name | Berenike |
Designation | 1907 BK |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
Discovery date | November 27, 1907 |
Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.045 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 3.013 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.877 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 3.149 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 5.231 a |
Inclination (i) | 11.287° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 133.241° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 49.697° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 129.001° |
653 Berenike is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt. It is named after Berenice II of Egypt, after whom the constellation Coma Berenices is also named.
It was found by Joel Metcalf in 1907. Its provisional name was 1907 BK.
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