Discovery date 29 September 1973 Alternative names 1159 T-2 Discovered 29 September 1973 Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | MPC designation 5655 Observation arc 15506 days (42.45 yr) Inclination 14.49829° Named after Ida Barney Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Aphelion 2.6802145 AU (400.95438 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | ||
5655 Barney (1159 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named for Astronomer Ida Barney.
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