1729 Beryl
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 19 September 1963 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1729 Beryl |
Named after |
Beryl H. Potter (research assistant) [2] |
|
1963 SL · 1933 ST 1942 EW · 1949 JL 1950 VR · 1952 DO2 1955 BD · 1959 JB 1959 JL · 1959 LH 1972 GD2 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 81.86 yr (29901 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4529 AU (366.95 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0060 AU (300.09 Gm) |
| 2.2294 AU (333.51 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.10023 |
| 3.33 yr (1215.9 d) | |
| 333.27° | |
| 0° 17m 45.888s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.4426° |
| 9.0751° | |
| 262.35° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.9901 AU (148.12 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.61241 AU (390.811 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.635 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.8888 h (0.20370 d) | |
| SMASS = S | |
| 12.4 | |
|
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1729 Beryl, provisional designation 1963 SL, is a stony asteroid of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 19 September 1963, by Indiana University during its Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. The S-type asteroid rotates every 4.9 hours and orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months.[1]
It was named in honor of Beryl H. Potter (1901–1985), research assistant at the Indiana University, who participated in the program of minor planet observations from 1949 to 1966. During this period, she analysed nearly 6,300 photographic plates, measuring the positions of minor planets and reporting lost asteroids to IAU's Minor Planet Circulars (MPCs) for publication.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1729 Beryl (1963 SL)" (2015-08-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1729) Beryl. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 137. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Beryl Potter" (PDF). AIP Scitation. February 1986. p. 2.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1729 Beryl at the JPL Small-Body Database
