(404016) Alexandralabenz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 November 2010 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.

Alexandra P. Labenz (1999–2025) was an American University of Arizona History Department graduate student and historian. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in history and computer science from Arizona State University. She created the website for The Many Worlds of Samuel Pepys, an analysis of the diary of the 17th century British naval administrator.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alexandralabenz is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAlexandralabenzAlexandralabenz

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexandralabenz is 2.90 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number404016
Provisional designation2012 CE13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.37
Orbital period5.42 years
Semi-major axis3.09 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.0837
Inclination9.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.86 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Alexandra

More named asteroids discovered by Mt. Lemmon Survey