(337044) Bobdylan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1996 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman, b. 1941), a singer and songwriter, has influenced popular music and culture for more than five decades. In 2016, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first songwriter to receive this prize.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobdylan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobdylan is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 337044 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 DB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 2.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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