(1898) Cowell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
Where Cowell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cowell is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1898 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 UF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.0 km (#3,146 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 1.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1971
- (1840) Hus
- (1841) Masaryk
- (1865) Cerberus
- (1894) Haffner
- (1895) Larink
- (1896) Beer
- (1897) Hind
- (1899) Crommelin
- (1932) Jansky
- (1995) Hajek
- (2047) Smetana
- (2281) Biela
More named asteroids discovered by L. Kohoutek
- (1834) Palach
- (1840) Hus
- (1841) Masaryk
- (1842) Hynek
- (1843) Jarmila
- (1861) Komensky
- (1865) Cerberus
- (1875) Neruda
- (1894) Haffner
- (1895) Larink
- (1896) Beer
- (1897) Hind
← (1897) Hind · (1899) Crommelin →