(2730) Barks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Barks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barks is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2730 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.8 km (#2,934 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Rotation period | 6.08 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 August 1981
- (2863) Ben Mayer
- (2871) Schober
- (3087) Beatrice Tinsley
- (3123) Dunham
- (3832) Shapiro
- (4021) Dancey
- (4433) Goldstone
- (5272) Dickinson
- (7220) Philnicholson
- (9001) Slettebak
- (9531) Jean-Luc
- (10029) Hiramperkins
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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