(2917) Sawyer Hogg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Sawyer Hogg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sawyer Hogg is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2917 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 RR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.55 km (#5,380 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.404 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1980
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2451) Dollfus
- (3217) Seidelmann
- (3255) Tholen
- (5364) Christophschafer
- (6280) Sicardy
- (8250) Cornell