It is approximately 60 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1908, by German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg Observatory. It was named after HMS Beagle, with which naturalist Charles Darwin sailed around the world from 1831 to 1836.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/656_Beagle

August Kopff was the son of a master plumber in Heidelberg. From 1900 to 1905 he studied mathematics, physics and astronomy at the University of Heidelberg.
A lunar crater is named after him .

He discovered some comets, including periodic comet 22P/Kopff and the non-periodic C/1906 E1. He discovered 68 asteroids, including the Trojan asteroids 617 Patroclus and 624 Hektor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Kopff

Distance from the Sun (au) : 2,75

Time: 19:20UT 2026-03-30 Exp. 14 x 10sec.
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -25°C 1.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.