3529 Dowling

Dowling

Discovery
Discovered by	Schelte J. Bus
Discovery site	Siding Spring
Discovery date	2 March 1981
Designations
MPC designation	3529
Alternative names	1981 EQ19
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	22591 days (61.85 yr)
Aphelion	2.8214 AU (422.08 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9417 AU (290.47 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3816 AU (356.28 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.18469
Orbital period	3.68 yr (1342.4 d)
Average orbital speed	19.133 km/s
Mean anomaly	318.339°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 5.412^s / day
Inclination	2.7642°
Longitude of ascending node	194.002°
Argument of perihelion	184.484°
Earth MOID	0.942001 AU (140.9213 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.63562 AU (394.283 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.513
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.7

3529 Dowling is a main belt asteroid discovered in March 1981 in the course of the UK Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey, and originally designated as "1981 EQ."

In 1996, the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union announced the naming of "3529 Dowling" for Dr. Timothy E. Dowling, assistant professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The accompanying citation was:

"Dowling – An expert in the dynamics of the atmospheres of the giant planets, he determined a relationship between potential vorticity and the zonal wind on Jupiter and developed explicit planetary isentropic-coordinate models for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. He is also a dedicated teacher of planetary science at the undergraduate and graduate levels."^[2]

References

1. "3529 Dowling (1981 EQ19)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (5th rev. & enl. ed.). Berlin: Springer. p. 296. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 3529 Dowling
• 3529 Dowling at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
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