(7392) Kowalski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Richard Kowalski (b. 1963) of Quail Hollow Observatory, near Tampa, Florida. Kowalski is engaged in follow-up and discovery work on minor planets and comets. In 1998 he founded and has energetically maintained the Minor Planet Mailing List, a web-based information service and chat group for amateur and professional observers. Kowalski has also been the main organizer of the 1999 Amateur-Professional Minor Planet Workshop at the Lowell Observatory. Citation written by the discoverer and P. G. Comba.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kowalski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kowalski is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7392 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 EX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 4.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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