(379767) Barcis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 2003 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.

Barcis is an Italian municipality in the province of Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) in whose territory the homonymous meteorite was found in 1953, one of the only two pallasites recovered in Italy so far.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #14, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Barcis is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBarcisBarcis

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barcis is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number379767
Provisional designation2011 HH20
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.7
Orbital period4.88 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0791
Inclination2.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 September 2003

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