Discovered by Annibale de Gasparis Minor planet category Main belt Perihelion 334.023 Gm (2.233 AU) Discovered 26 April 1865 Discoverer Annibale de Gasparis Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date April 26, 1865 Aphelion 393.528 Gm (2.631 AU) Semi-major axis 363.776 Gm (2.432 AU) Orbits Sun Named after Beatrice Portinari | |
Discovery site Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte Similar Annibale de Gasparis discoveries, Other celestial objects | ||
83 Beatrix (/ˈbeɪ.ətrɪks/ BAY-ə-triks or /ˈbiːətrɪks/ BEE-ə-triks) is a quite large asteroid orbiting in the inner part of the main asteroid belt. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on April 26, 1865. It was his last asteroid discovery. A diameter of at least 68 kilometres (42 mi) was determined from the Beatrician stellar occultation observed on June 15, 1983. It is named for Beatrice Portinari, beloved of Dante Alighieri and immortalized by him in La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy.
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