(184784) Bettiepage Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Bettie Page (1923-2008) was an American model and actor who became known as “The Queen of the Pin-ups”. She was an iconic figure in American pop culture and fashion during the 1950s. In the 1980s she experienced a resurgence of popularity and even after her death has a significant cult following.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bettiepage is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bettiepage is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 184784 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TZ41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.66 km (#13,559 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.110 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0690 |
| Inclination | 8.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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