945 Barcelona
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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 in the Asteroid belt.
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 where it was discovered.
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