(161835) Barbmcclintock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Barbara McClintock (1902–1992) was an American scientist and cytogeneticist. She was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of genetic transposition. McClintock was the third woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first elected president of the Genetics Society of America.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbmcclintock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbmcclintock is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 161835 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 XY50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 6.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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