(5958) Barrande Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1989 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
The French geologist and paleontologist Joachim Barrande (1799-1883) made studies of the fossil strata of Bohemia that revealed the abundance and rich variety of life in the Early Paleozoic era. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barrande is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barrande is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5958 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 BS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.30 km (#10,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Rotation period | 2.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Joachim
All asteroids named after someone called Joachim
Also discovered on 29 January 1989
- (4835) Asaeus
- (5399) Awa
- (5514) Karelraska
- (6301) Bohumilruprecht
- (6855) Armellini
- (14846) Lampedusa
- (27714) Dochu
More named asteroids discovered by A. Mrkos
- (2199) Klet
- (2304) Slavia
- (2325) Chernykh
- (2367) Praha
- (2403) Sumava
- (2404) Antarctica
- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
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