(249044) Barrymarshall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 2007 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Barry J. Marshall (b. 1951) is an Australian microbiologist who received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barrymarshall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barrymarshall is 1.79 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249044 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TO72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.14 km (#17,405 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.164 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 4.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.732 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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