2730 Barks
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Discovery A | |
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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 | |
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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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