(138221) Baldry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Ivan Baldry (b. 1971) is a British astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He is best known for his work on the color bimodality of galaxies.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baldry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baldry is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 138221 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EC207 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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