2634 James Bradley
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | February 21, 1982 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2634 |
| Named after | James Bradley |
| Alternative names | 1982 DL |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.6389654 |
| Perihelion | 3.2675628 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0537756 |
| Orbital period | 2343.9218266 |
| Mean anomaly | 49.85247 |
| Inclination | 6.40361 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 133.74921 |
| Argument of perihelion | 343.90797 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0923 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.20 |
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2634 James Bradley (1982 DL) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 21, 1982 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM).
It is named in honor of James Bradley, British Astronomer Royal from 1742, best known for discovering the aberration of light while attempting to detect stellar parallax.
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