(3041) Webb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Webb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Webb is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3041 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 GD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.22 km (#6,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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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