(13652) Elowitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Mark Elowitz (b. 1961) is a space scientist with a wide range of experience. He contributed to the Voyager survey of the outer solar system, the Magellan mission to Venus, Project LINEAR and the Galileo survey of the Jupiter system.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elowitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elowitz is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13652 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BV8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 6.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.787 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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