(3464) Owensby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Owensby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Owensby is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3464 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 BA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.42 km (#11,794 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0446 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.