(6816) Barbcohen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Barbara A. Cohen (b. 1971) is a planetary scientist at the University of New Mexico. Her work on impact melt clasts in lunar meteorite breccias has provided critical tests of the late heavy bombardment hypothesis for the moon.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbcohen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbcohen is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6816 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EB28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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