(83) Beatrix Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 1865 by A. de Gasparis at Naples.
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Where Beatrix is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beatrix is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 83 |
| Provisional designation | A865 HA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 111 km (#195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0832 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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