(945) Barcelona
Asteroid (945) Barcelona |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Barcelona family |
Major semi-axis | 2.6376 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1622 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2097 AU - 3.0655 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 32.849 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,284 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.34 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 25.46 km |
Albedo | 0.242 |
Rotation period | 7.365 h |
Absolute brightness | 10,015 mag |
Spectral class | Sq |
history | |
Explorer | José Comas Solá |
Date of discovery | February 3, 1921 |
Another name | 1921 JB |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(945) Barcelona is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on February 3, 1921 by the Catalan astronomer José Comas Solá .
The asteroid was named after the Catalan city of Barcelona , the place of discovery and birthplace of the discoverer.