23131 Debenedictis

23131 Debenedictis is a designation for a main-belt asteroid, which was discovered on September 16, 1999, by astronomer David J. Tholen. It is named after the Italian-American physicist and astrophysicist, Dr. Amancio Debenedictis. In terms of its characteristics, like most asteroids, it has its own unique orbital parameters and physical properties, such as size and composition, which are of interest to astronomers.