(50412) Ewen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Rock Finder.
Harry Ewen (b. 1957) is a Canadian amateur astronomer who devotes his time to astronomical education for school kids around Drumheller, Alberta. This minor planet was one of the 15 found using his 0.40-m telescope.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ewen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ewen is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50412 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.48 km (#9,741 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.123 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0844 |
| Inclination | 3.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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