(6196) Bernardbowen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Bernard Bowen was the founding chair of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research and was instrumental in its establishment in 2009. He helped bring part of the Square Kilometre Array telescope to Western Australia. He has also had a distinguished career in Australian marine science and environmental protection.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernardbowen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernardbowen is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6196 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 UO4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0947 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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