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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | January 5, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 23131 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 AS128 |
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Orbital characteristicsMPO77305
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| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Ap | 2.6129343 |
| Peri | 1.8538251 |
| Semi-major axis | 2.2333797 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1699463 |
| Orbital period | 1219.1083035 |
| Mean anomaly | 73.32131 |
| Inclination | 2.19764 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 285.70455 |
| Argument of peri | 111.07818 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
23131 Debenedictis is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 3.34 years.
The asteroid was discovered on January 5, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team in 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 attended the Saint Pius X High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.[1]
In 2008, she attended the Summer Science Program, which teaches astronomy through a curriculum based on asteroid observations and orbital calcualtions.
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