(83) Beatrix

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Asteroid
(83) Beatrix
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.433  AU
eccentricity 0.0809
Perihelion - aphelion 2.236 AU - 2.629 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.97 °
Length of the ascending node 27.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 167.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 19, 2009
Sidereal period 3 a 290 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 111 km
Albedo 0.05
Rotation period 10.2 h
Absolute brightness 8.66 likes
Spectral class X
history
Explorer Annibale de Gasparis
Date of discovery April 26, 1865
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(83) Beatrix is a asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 April 1865 by the Italian astronomer Annibale de Paris gas was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Beatrice Portinari , the childhood sweetheart of the poet Dante Alighieri .

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