(2648) Owa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Owa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Owa is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2648 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 VJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.93 km (#9,041 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.459 |
| Rotation period | 3.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 4.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 November 1980
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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