(16888) Michaelbarber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1998 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Michael R. Barber (b. 1947), a lawyer and amateur astronomer in the γ-ray bursts field at the Santa Barbara Astronomical Group, co-founded a small CCD brand that in 1991 developed star tracking equipment, allowing the start of CCD revolution in the amateur astronomer's world.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelbarber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelbarber is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16888 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BM26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.20 km (#12,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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