(358675) Bente Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 December 2007 by P. De Cat at Uccle.

Bente Vandenbussche (b. 2014) is the daughter of Bart Vandenbussche, a colleague of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bente is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bente is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number358675
Provisional designation2007 YY1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.97
Orbital period4.01 years
Semi-major axis2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination7.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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