(3529) Dowling Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Dowling is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDowlingDowling

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dowling is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3529
Provisional designation1981 EQ19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.09 km (#8,790 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.120
Absolute magnitude (H)14.94
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination2.76°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.945 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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