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Asteroid 83 Beatrix


Named after Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290), the principal inspiration for Dante Alighieri's Vita Nova.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2448825,5
Semi major axis2,4317 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,792 Julian years
Inclination4,975 °
Eccentricity0,0826
Lon. of ascending node27,878 °
Argument of perihelion166,670 °
Passage of perihelion1994-Feb-13.060578
Aphelion distance2,6324 AU
Mean anomaly211,567 °

Physical Data
Radius40,69 km
Rotation period10,16 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,4006
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,704
Geometric albedo0,0917
Spectral classX

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererAnnibale de Gasparis
Discovered1865-04-26

Data File
Data File Name83_Beatrix.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00