asteroid 1552 Bessel
E579594
Asteroid 1552 Bessel is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the German astronomer and mathematician Friedrich Bessel, known for his pioneering work in astrometry and Bessel functions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1552 Bessel | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid
ⓘ
main-belt asteroid ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalClass | main-belt ⓘ |
| celestialBodyCategory | minor planet ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Heidelberg Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | optical observation ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Königstuhl Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitude | 12.0 ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | 0.20 ⓘ |
| hasAphelionDistance | about 2.77 AU ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDiameter | about 11 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasDiscoverer | Karl Reinmuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Bessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalEccentricity | 0.18 ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalInclination | 12.0 degrees ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalPeriod |
3.6 years
ⓘ
about 1310 days ⓘ |
| hasPerihelionDistance | about 1.93 AU ⓘ |
| hasRotationPeriod | about 7.8 hours ⓘ |
| hasSemiMajorAxis | 2.35 AU ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | S-type asteroid ⓘ |
| honorsWorkIn |
Bessel functions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
astrometry ⓘ |
| locatedIn | asteroid belt ⓘ |
| minorPlanetNumber | 1552 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Bessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForNationality | German ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation |
astronomer
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.