(2905) Plaskett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Plaskett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plaskett is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2905 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,976 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0993 |
| Inclination | 8.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 January 1982
- (2602) Moore
- (2929) Harris
- (3001) Michelangelo
- (3104) Durer
- (3125) Hay
- (3131) Mason-Dixon
- (3209) Buchwald
- (3236) Strand
- (3749) Balam
- (5551) Glikson
- (8073) Johnharmon
- (10709) Ottofranz
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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