(83) Beatrix

(83) Beatrix is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered by Annibale de Gasparis from the Capodimonte observatory in Naples, Italy, on April 26, 1865. It is named for Beatrix, a character from the Divine Comedy by the Italian writer Dante Alighieri (1265-1321).

Orbital characteristics

Beatrix is located at an average distance of 2,432 AU from the Sun, being able to move away up to 2,631 AU and get closer to 2,233 AU. It has an orbital inclination of 4.964° and an eccentricity of 0.0818. It takes 1,385 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.