(2762) Fowler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Fowler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fowler is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2762 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 AT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.47 km (#11,698 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.646 |
| Rotation period | 5.29 hours |
| Spectral type | Cb |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 4.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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