(2996) Bowman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1954 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Bowman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bowman is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2996 |
| Provisional designation | 1954 RJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.4 km (#2,160 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 12.8 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0304 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.