(1860) Barbarossa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Barbarossa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbarossa is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1860 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,725 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Rotation period | 3.25 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 9.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.