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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | May 3, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2844 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 JP |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6006829 |
| Peri | 1.8418765 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1708039 |
| Orbital period | 1209.2143341 |
| Mean anomaly | 19.82598 |
| Inclination | 2.95270 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 127.82285 |
| Argument of peri | 150.83209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
2844 Hess (1981 JP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 3, 1981 by Bowell, E. at the Anderson Mesa Station of Flagstaff (AM). It is named for Frederick Hess, Professor of Natural Sciences at the New York State Maritime College in Fort Schuyler, The Bronx, New York. In addition to teaching, he was in charge of the school's small planetarium, and was a frequent, long time lecturer at the Hayden Planetarium.====
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