(3174) Alcock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Alcock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alcock is 3.67 au from the Sun and 4.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3174 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 UV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1984
- (6116) Still
- (7638) Gladman
- (7812) Billward
- (7868) Barker
- (9012) Benner
- (9159) McDonnell
- (16402) Olgapopova
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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