83 Beatrix
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Annibale de Gasparis |
| Discovery date | April 26, 1865 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Beatrice Portinari |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 393.528 Gm (2.631 AU) |
| Perihelion | 334.023 Gm (2.233 AU) |
| 363.776 Gm (2.432 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.082 |
| 1385.035 d (3.79 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 19.07 km/s |
| 141.862° | |
| Inclination | 4.966° |
| 27.800° | |
| 167.170° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 81.4 km |
| Mass | 5.6×1017 kg |
Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| 0.0228 m/s² | |
| 0.0430 km/s | |
| ? d | |
| Albedo | 0.092 [1] |
| Temperature | ~178 K |
Spectral type | X |
| 8.66 | |
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83 Beatrix (/ˈbeɪ.ətrɪks/ BAY-ə-triks or /ˈbiːətrɪks/ BEE-ə-triks) is a quite large asteroid orbiting in the inner part of the main asteroid belt. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on April 26, 1865. It was his last asteroid discovery. A diameter of at least 68 kilometres (42 mi) was determined from the Beatrician stellar occultation observed on June 15, 1983. It is named for Beatrice Portinari, beloved of Dante Alighieri and immortalized by him in La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy.
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