(311957) Barryalbright Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Barry Albright (b. 1957) is an American paleontologist and professor. Albright specializes in paleomagnetism and has done extensive work on the paleomagnetic stratigraphy of Cretaceous strata in southern Utah. He has also described new plesiosaur genera from the Western Interior Seaway.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barryalbright is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barryalbright is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 311957 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 DQ42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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