(23199) Bezdek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Karoly Bezdek (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the Notre Dame High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bezdek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bezdek is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23199 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RB92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0405 |
| Inclination | 5.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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