945 Barcelona

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945 Barcelona

Name
Name Barcelona
Designation 1921 JB
Discovery
Discoverer J. Comas Solá
Discovery date February 3, 1921
Discovery site Barcelona
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.162
Semimajor axis (a) 2.638 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.210 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.065 AU
Orbital period (P) 4.284 a
Inclination (i) 32.849°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 318.400°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 161.098°
Mean anomaly (M) 275.328°

945 Barcelona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

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It is an asteroid found on 3 February 1921 from Barcelona by the Catalan astronomer Josep Comas Solá (1868-1937). Its diameter is 25.5 km.

It is named for the city of Barcelona (Catalonia), birthplace of the discoverer and also whence it was discovered.

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