(113673) Bettystrickland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2002 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.
Elisabetta Strickland (b. 1948) is an Italian mathematician at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. She is very active in scientific dissemination of science, in particular of astronomy, astrophysics and space science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bettystrickland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bettystrickland is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 113673 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TU97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.20 km (#8,637 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Elisabetta
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Also discovered on 2 October 2002
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