(36187) Travisbarman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Travis S. Barman (b. 1972), an assistant astronomer at Lowell Observatory, models the atmospheres of extrasolar planets using large-scale numerical simulations that predict the atmospheric structure, chemistry and emergent spectra.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Travisbarman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Travisbarman is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36187 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TB37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,818 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Rotation period | 8.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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