Discovery
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Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
Discovery date | August 12, 1883 |
Designations
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Alternate name(s) | 1942 RL1, 1953 RE, 1975 XP |
Minor planet category |
Main belt |
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
Aphelion | 444.054 Gm (2.968 AU) |
Perihelion | 269.817 Gm (1.804 AU) |
Semi-major axis | 356.935 Gm (2.386 AU) |
Eccentricity | 0.244 |
Orbital period | 1346.128 d (3.69 a) |
Average orbital speed | 19.28 km/s |
Mean anomaly | 333.976° |
Inclination | 15.352° |
Longitude of ascending node | 144.648° |
Argument of perihelion | 192.212° |
Physical characteristics
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Dimensions | 44.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | 26.5 h |
Albedo | 0.227 |
Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | S |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.02 |
234 Barbara is a Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 12, 1883 in Clinton, New York.
In 2009, it was discovered that 234 Barbara might be a double asteroid.[1]
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