(48774) Anngower Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1997 by D. D. Balam at Dominion.
Ann C. Gower, associate professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria, is an outstanding radio astronomer and gifted teacher who takes a special interest in every student in her classes. She is an active member of the UVic Speakers Bureau, sharing with others her knowledge of galaxies and quasars.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anngower is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anngower is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48774 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.34 km (#9,975 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0647 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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