(730891) Patrickdowler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2001 by D. D. Balam at La Palma.
Patrick Dowler (b. 1964) is a Canadian astronomer and Research Council Officer at the Canadian Astronomical Data Centre, Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. He is an authority on astronomical data analysis software and systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #8, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patrickdowler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrickdowler is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 730891 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 UC88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0677 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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