1703 Barry

1703 Barry is an asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 2, 1930.[1] Its provisional designation was 1930 RB. It was named after Roger Barry, an astronomer.

Photometric observations of this asteroid reported in 2007 show a leisurely rotation period of 107.1 ± 0.5 hours with a brightness variation of 0.5 magnitude. It may have a tumbling motion.[2]

References

  1. "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  2. Galád, Adrián et al. (October 2007), "Seven Asteroids Studied from Modra Observatory in the Course of Binary Asteroid Photometric Campaign", Earth, Moon, and Planets 101 (1–2): 17–25, Bibcode:2007EM&P..101...17G, doi:10.1007/s11038-007-9146-6.