asteroid 1552 Bessel

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf asteroid
main-belt asteroid
belongsToDynamicalClass main-belt
celestialBodyCategory minor planet
discoveredAt Heidelberg Observatory
discoveryMethod optical observation
discoverySite Königstuhl Observatory
hasAbsoluteMagnitude 12.0
hasAlbedo 0.20
hasAphelionDistance about 2.77 AU
hasApproximateDiameter about 11 kilometers
hasDiscoverer Karl Reinmuth
hasName Bessel
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
astrometry
locatedIn asteroid belt
minorPlanetNumber 1552
namedAfter Friedrich Bessel
namedForNationality German
namedForOccupation astronomer
mathematician
orbits Sun

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Friedrich Bessel hasEponym asteroid 1552 Bessel