(256797) Benbow Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 2008 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
Admiral Benbow Inn is the fictional home of Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benbow is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benbow is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 256797 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 CA70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0677 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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