(2633) Bishop Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Bishop is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bishop is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2633 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 WR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.97 km (#7,696 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Rotation period | 4.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.905 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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