(69460) Christibarnard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant in 1967 .Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Christibarnard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christibarnard is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69460 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 UO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 5.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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