(1615) Bardwell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1950 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Bardwell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bardwell is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1615 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 BW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.1 km (#1,414 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 17.0 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 1.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.