(48773) Davidrowe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
David Rowe (b. 1954) is an American electronics, optical and mechanical engineer. He is the inventor of the CDK telescope, the wide-field RASA astrograph and the DeltaRho wide-field Cassegrain optical systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidrowe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidrowe is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48773 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.68 km (#8,020 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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