(4091) Lowe Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 October 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Lowe is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lowe is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4091
Provisional designation1986 TL2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.6 km (#1,900 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Rotation period16.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.77
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination12.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 October 1986

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