Crystal data for barium methanesulphonate Ba(CH₃SO₃)₂

The title compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (possible space groups: C2cm, Cmcm and Cmc2₁). The unit-cell data are a = 6.313 (5), b = 16.60 (2), c =7.555 (3) Å. The indexed powder data is given.