3529 Dowling

Dowling

Discovery
Discovered by	Schelte J. Bus
Discovery site	Siding Spring
Discovery date	March 2, 1981
Designations
MPC designation	3529
Alternative names	1981 EQ19
Orbital characteristics
Epoch February 8, 2011
Aphelion	2.382 au
Perihelion	1.944 au
Semi-major axis	2.382 au
Eccentricity	0.184
Orbital period	1343.081 d
Average orbital speed	19.133 km/s
Mean anomaly	195.472°
Inclination	2.764°
Longitude of ascending node	194.059°
Argument of perihelion	184.613°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.0

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."

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 3529 Dowling