(328870) Danabarbato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 2009 by I. Robbins at Nogales.
Dana Barbato (b. 1967) is a NYC science teacher and known local nature photographer. Her efforts have attracted many young folks into the sciences. She has traveled world wide, and her nature images have appeared in the local newspaper, calendars and Fodor's Safari Guidei.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danabarbato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danabarbato is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 328870 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 XN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 19.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.