1729 Beryl

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1729 Beryl
Discovery
SMASS = S[3][9]
12.130±0.001 (R)[10]
12.36[7]
12.40[6]
12.5[1][3][9]

1729 Beryl, provisional designation 1963 SL, is a stony background

rotation period of 4.9 hours.[9] It was named for Beryl H. Potter, a long-time research assistant of the discovering program.[2]

Orbit and classification

Beryl is a non-

semi-major axis of 2.23 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[3]

The asteroid was first observed as 1933 ST at

Turku Observatory in March 1942, or more than 21 years prior to its official discovery observation at Goethe Link.[1]

Naming

This

M.P.C. 2883).[12]

Physical characteristics

In the

SMASS classification, Beryl is a common, stony S-type asteroid.[4][9]

Rotation period

In May 2009, a rotational

U=2).[10]

Diameter and albedo

According to the survey carried out by the

albedo of 0.246.[6][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the namesake of the Flora Family – and calculates a diameter of 8.58 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.5.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "1729 Beryl (1963 SL)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1729 Beryl (1963 SL)" (2018-04-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Asteroid 1729 Beryl". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Asteroid (1729) Beryl – Proper elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. ^
    Bibcode:2016PDSS..247.....M
    . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. ^
    doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8
    .
  8. ^
    ISSN 1052-8091
    . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (1729) Beryl". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. ^
    doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75
    .
  11. doi:10.1063/1.2814912
    .
  12. ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7
    .

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