(677772) Bettonvil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 2012 by K. Sárneczky M. Langbroek at Piszkesteto.
Felix Bettonvil (b. 1966) is a Dutch engineer and project manager of the NOVA Optical IR Group at Leiden Observatory and ASTRON. He is an active meteor observer and board member and former chair of the Dutch Working Group on Meteors. Felix is active in public outreach on astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bettonvil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bettonvil is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 677772 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 DA23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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