(210345) Barbon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 2007 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Roberto Barbon (b. 1938) is an Italian astronomer who studies supernovae and open clusters. He is a member of IAU Division VIII, Commission 28 (Galaxies).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbon is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210345 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 UQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.78 km (#11,052 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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