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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 4, 1986 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8079 |
| Named after | Bernard Lovell |
| Alternate name(s) | 1986 XF1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8325240 |
| Peri | 1.9148690 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1932966 |
| Orbital period | 1335.7839527 |
| Mean anomaly | 340.26635 |
| Inclination | 2.54576 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 287.42270 |
| Argument of peri | 94.19307 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
8079 Bernardlovell (1986 XF1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1986 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.
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