2730 Barks

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2730 Barks
Discovery A
Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell
Discovery date August 30, 1981
Alternate
designations
B
1981 QH, 1975 EM1, 1972 TJ5, 1963 SP, 1935 HC, 1935 FQ
Category Main Belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch March 6, 2006 (JD 2453800.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.13356896
Semi-major axis (a) 406.654848 Gm (2.71831741 AU)
Perihelion (q) 352.337698 Gm (2.35523 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 460.971409 Gm (3.08140088 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1636.97901 d
Mean orbital speed  ?
Inclination (i) 6.426720°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
4.910456°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
272.485999°
Mean anomaly (M) 228.319066°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 1 km² (estimated)
Mass  ?
Density  ?
Surface gravity  ?
Escape velocity  ?
Rotation period  ?
Spectral class C
Absolute magnitude 11.60
Albedo (geometric)  ?
Mean surface
temperature
 ?
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2730 Barks is an asteroid discovered by Ted Bowell in 1981. The asteroid was named for comic book artist Carl Barks who wrote "Island in the Sky", an Uncle Scrooge adventure.[1].

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