653 Berenike

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653 Berenike

Name
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. It is named after Berenice II of Egypt, after whom the constellation Coma Berenices is also named.

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