(6484) Barthibbs Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Barthibbs is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBarthibbsBarthibbs

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barthibbs is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6484
Provisional designation1990 FT1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.59 km (#7,022 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.233
Absolute magnitude (H)12.72
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.189
Inclination13.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 23 March 1990

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