(234) Barbara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1883 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
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Where Barbara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbara is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 234 |
| Provisional designation | A883 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 45.5 km (#847 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Rotation period | 26.5 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.789 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (112) Iphigenia
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