(565122) Markbowman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 2011 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Mark Bowman (1950–2023) was an American science teacher with a lifelong interest in teaching astronomy to students. He taught at Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick, Maryland, and was a driving force in the construction of the Earth & Space Science Lab which came to fruition in 2009. Name suggested by J. Gunn and S. Chen, who participated in IASC.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markbowman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markbowman is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 565122 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 BC82 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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