(234) Barbara

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Asteroid
(234) Barbara
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.386  AU
eccentricity 0.244
Perihelion - aphelion 1.804 AU - 2.968 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.4 °
Length of the ascending node 144.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 192.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 11, 2009
Sidereal period 3 a 251 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 44 km
Albedo 0.2276
Rotation period 26 h 30 min
Absolute brightness 9.02 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery August 12, 1883
Another name 1942 RL 1 , 1953 RE, 1975 XP
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(234) Barbara is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 12 August 1883 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters at the observatory of Clinton ( United States was discovered).

Barbara moves from 1.8036 ( perihelion ) to 2.9683 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 3.6856 years . The orbit is inclined 15.3519 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2441.

Barbara has a diameter of 44 kilometers. The asteroid has a bright, silicate-rich surface with an albedo of 0.228. It rotates around its own axis in 26 hours and 30 minutes.

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