(2634) James Bradley Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where James Bradley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: James Bradley is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2634 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 DL |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.7 km (#1,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Rotation period | 16.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.6 |
| Orbital period | 6.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.28 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0513 |
| Inclination | 6.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 February 1982
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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