1729 Beryl
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | 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] |
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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 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 81.86 yr (29,901 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4536 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0062 AU |
| 2.2299 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1003 |
| 3.33 yr (1,216.2 days) | |
| 274.19° | |
| Inclination | 2.4425° |
| 9.0756° | |
| 262.21° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.9917 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.8888 h | |
| SMASS = S | |
| 12.4 | |
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1729 Beryl, provisional designation 1963 SL, is a stony asteroid of the asteroid belt which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program on 19 September 1963. 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 October 2015.
- 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 October 2015.
- ↑ "Beryl Potter" (PDF). AIP Scitation. February 1986. p. 2. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1729 Beryl at the JPL Small-Body Database
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