(180739) Barbet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 May 2004 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Alix Barbet (b. 1940) directs research in archaeology, her own specialty being Roman mosaics. She has written many books about the city of Pompeii. Jean Barbet (b. 1940), a retired engineer, was involved in the conception and realization of the Airbus dashboards.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbet is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 180739 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 KX7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.82 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0870 |
| Inclination | 5.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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