(51023) Benavidezlozano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Paula G. Benavidez Lozano (b. 1977) is an associate professor at Universidad de Alicante (Spain). Her research includes observation of trans-Neptunian bodies and modeling of collision processes, and the evolution and internal structure of small bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benavidezlozano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benavidezlozano is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51023 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GT109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.34 km (#9,977 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 15.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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