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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bus, S. J. |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | March 1, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3075 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 EY15 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5715545 |
| Peri | 1.9753357 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1311267 |
| Orbital period | 1252.0599429 |
| Mean anomaly | 175.20664 |
| Inclination | 9.97027 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 334.60316 |
| Argument of peri | 10.66633 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
3075 Bornmann (1981 EY15) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1981 by Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring. It is named after American solar astronomer Patricia L. Bornmann in honor of her participation in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey as an undergraduate student at Caltech.
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