(819) Barnardiana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Barnardiana is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBarnardianaBarnardiana

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barnardiana is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number819
Provisional designationA916 EA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.92 km (#5,817 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Rotation period66.7 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.03
Orbital period3.26 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination4.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.876 au

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

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