656 Beagle
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656-beagle-192-10624827
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656 Beagle
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656 Beagle, provisional designation 1908 BU, is an asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 60 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1908, by German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg Observatory. It is the principal body and namesake of the small Beagle cluster located within the Themis family. The C-type asteroid is likely highly elongated and has a rotation period of 7.0 hours. It was named for Charles Darwin's ship, HMS Beagle.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/656_Beagle
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2023-12-23T16:27:33Z
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