(146040) Alicebowman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Alice F. Bowman (b. 1960) is a group supervisor at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She served as the Mission Operations Manager for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alicebowman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicebowman is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 146040 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DV114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0842 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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