(281067) Barmby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 May 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Pauline Margaret Barmby (b. 1972) is a Canadian astronomer known for her work on star formation and stellar populations in nearby galaxies. She obtained her PhD from Harvard in 2001 on globular clusters in the Andromeda Galaxy. She became the Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario in London Canada in 2022.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barmby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barmby is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 281067 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 KU130 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.42 km (#8,351 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 26.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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