(37853) Danielbarbier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Daniel Barbier (1907-1965), a French observational astronomer, made significant contributions to the study of the background of the night sky. He turned his interest to the 6300 Å forbidden line of neutral oxygen by measuring the variations of its strength with the height in the ionosphere where it is emitted.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielbarbier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielbarbier is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37853 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DB35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.07 km (#8,815 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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