(3363) Bowen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1960 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Bowen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bowen is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3363 |
| Provisional designation | 1960 EE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.37 km (#5,503 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.319 |
| Rotation period | 3.02 hours |
| Spectral type | Sq |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972 |
| Inclination | 3.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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