(10739) Lowman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Margaret D. Lowman (b. 1953) has worked to understand the role tropical forests play in Earth's interconnected ecosystem. As a canopy biologist, field work has taken her to the treetops of Australia, Belize, Panama, Peru and Africa. She directs research and conservation at Florida's Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lowman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lowman is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10739 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 JB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.06 km (#7,572 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 4.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.384 |
| Inclination | 20.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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