| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 27 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 arc | 108.38 yr (39584 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1360 AU (469.14 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8961 AU (433.25 Gm) |
| 3.01609 AU (451.201 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.039773 |
| 5.24 yr (1913.2 d) | |
| 156.090° | |
| 0° 11m 17.376s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.290° |
| 132.867° | |
| 55.838° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 39.22 ± 2.4 km (24.37 ± 1.49 mi) Mean diameter[5] |
| 19.61±1.2 km | |
| 0.2444±0.034[3][5] | |
653 Berenike is amain-beltasteroid discovered on 27 November 1907 byJoel Hastings Metcalf atTaunton, Massachusetts.[1] It is named afterBerenice II ofEgypt, after whom the constellationComa Berenices is also named. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation1907 BK.
Berenike is a member of the dynamicEos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[8]
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