(23131) Debenedictis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erika Alden DeBenedictis (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science project. She attends the Saint Pius X High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Debenedictis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debenedictis is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23131 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AS128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,096 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 2.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.861 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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