(230765) Alfbester Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 2003 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Alfred Bester (1913-1987) was an American science-fiction writer. He won the first Hugo award in 1953 for the novel The Demolished Man. The discoverer's favorite novel is the story of Gulliver Foyle in The Stars My Destination, published in 1955.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alfbester is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alfbester is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 230765 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 XN15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 8.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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