(945) Barcelona Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1921 by J. Comas Sola at Barcelona.
Where Barcelona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barcelona is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 945 |
| Provisional designation | A921 CB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.6 km (#1,646 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Rotation period | 7.36 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 32.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1655) Comas Sola
- (1708) Polit
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