(3007) Reaves Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1979 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Reaves is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reaves is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3007 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,326 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Rotation period | 4.16 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 8.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 October 1979
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
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- (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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