(358167) Barbaralong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2006 by R. Jedicke J. Masiero at Maunakea.
Barbara Long (1939–2025) worked in public relations and communications for the Emporia and Topeka, Kansas, school districts. She helped to advocate for funding for public schools in a district that was sued in the 1950s over school segregation — the famous Brown v. Board of Education case.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbaralong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbaralong is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 358167 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 RK119 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0786 |
| Inclination | 1.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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