(23457) Beiderbecke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 1989 by M. Geffert at La Silla.
U.S. jazz cornetist Leon Bismarck (“Bix”) Beiderbecke (1903-1931), arguably the most original white trumpeter in jazz history, was also a noted composer, his piano piece In a Mist having been inspired by French Impressionist composers.Naming citation (20011101/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beiderbecke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beiderbecke is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23457 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GV6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.38 km (#11,884 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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