Discovery date 19 September 1963 Minor planet category main-belt Absolute magnitude 12.4 | MPC designation 1729 Beryl Discovered 19 September 1963 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Named after Beryl H. Potter(research assistant) Alternative names 1963 SL · 1933 ST1942 EW · 1949 JL1950 VR · 1952 DO21955 BD · 1959 JB1959 JL · 1959 LH1972 GD2 | ||
1729 Beryl, provisional designation 1963 SL, is a stony asteroid of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 19 September 1963, by Indiana University during its Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. 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.
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.
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