(2603) Taylor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Taylor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taylor is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2603 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.1 km (#2,488 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 3.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0434 |
| Inclination | 3.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 January 1982
- (2954) Delsemme
- (2955) Newburn
- (3192) A'Hearn
- (4026) Beet
- (5665) Begemann
- (7387) Malbil
- (13002) Vickihorner
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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