2246 Bowell

2246 Bowell
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date14 December 1979
Designations
(2246) Bowell
Named after
Edward Bowell
(American astronomer)[2]
1979 XH · 1942 GP
1973 FH2 · 1973 FR
1976 SL6 · 1977 SM3
main-belt · Hilda[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc62.06 yr (22,666 days)
Aphelion4.3289 AU
Perihelion3.5863 AU
3.9576 AU
Eccentricity0.0938
7.87 yr (2,876 days)
244.37°
0° 7m 30.72s / day
Inclination6.4941°
155.66°
21.544°
Jupiter MOID0.6437 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions40.73±1.70 km[5]
44.21±3.2 km (IRAS:6)[6]
48.424±0.429[7]
4.992 h[8]
0.045±0.012[7]
0.0540±0.009 (IRAS:6)[6]
0.066±0.006[5]
D (Tholen and SMASS)[1]
D[3]
B–V = 0.746[1]
U–B = 0.239[1]
10.56[1][3][5][6] · 10.65±0.20[9]

2246 Bowell, provisional designation 1979 XH, is a rare-type Hildian asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 44 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 December 1979, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell Observatory's Anderson Mesa Station, and named after the discoverer himself.[2][4]

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