Edward L. G. Bowell (1943 – August 21, 2023), was an American astronomer. Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London, and the University of Paris.

He was principal investigator of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS). He has discovered a large number of asteroids, both as part of LONEOS and in his own right before LONEOS began. Among the latter are the Jovian asteroids 2357 Phereclos, 2759 Idomeneus, 2797 Teucer, 2920 Automedon, 3564 Talthybius, 4057 Demophon, and 4489 Dracius. He also co-discovered the periodic comet 140P/Bowell-Skiff and the non-periodic comet C/1980 E1.

The outer main-belt asteroid 2246 Bowell was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published on 1 January 1981 ().

Bowell died on August 21, 2023 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

List of discovered minor planets

Bowell discovered 571 minor planets. List of minor planets discovered by Edward Bowell Name Discovery Date Listing 2246 Bowell 14 December 1979 2264 Sabrina 16 December 1979 2270 Yazhi 14 March 1980 2316 Jo-Ann 2 September 1980 2356 Hirons 17 October 1979 2357 Phereclos 1 January 1981 2383 Bradley 5 April 1981 2409 Chapman 17 October 1979 2410 Morrison 3 January 1981 2411 Zellner 3 May 1981 2421 Nininger 17 October 1979 2432 Soomana 30 March 1981 2433 Sootiyo 5 April 1981 2451 Dollfus 2 September 1980 2452 Lyot 30 March 1981 2494 Inge 4 June 1981 2531 Cambridge 11 June 1980 2542 Calpurnia 11 February 1980 2554 Skiff 17 July 1980 2555 Thomas 17 July 1980 2569 Madeline 18 June 1980 2570 Porphyro 6 August 1980 2587 Gardner 17 July 1980 2597 Arthur 8 August 1980 2598 Merlin 7 September 1980 2600 Lumme 9 November 1980 2602 Moore 24 January 1982 2603 Taylor 30 January 1982 2633 Bishop 24 November 1981 2634 James Bradley 21 February 1982 2635 Huggins 21 February 1982 2636 Lassell 20 February 1982 2648 Owa 8 November 1980 2649 Oongaq 29 November 1980 2659 Millis 5 May 1981 2660 Wasserman 21 March 1982 2685 Masursky 3 May 1981 2688 Halley 25 April 1982 2695 Christabel 17 October 1979 2708 Burns 24 November 1981 2709 Sagan 21 March 1982 2710 Veverka 23 March 1982 2730 Barks 30 August 1981 2736 Ops 23 July 1979 2759 Idomeneus 14 April 1980 2761 Eddington 1 January 1981 2762 Fowler 14 January 1981 2763 Jeans 24 July 1982 2772 Dugan 14 December 1979 2796 Kron 13 March 1980 2797 Teucer 4 June 1981 2812 Scaltriti 30 March 1981 2813 Zappalà 24 November 1981 2815 Soma 15 September 1982 2816 Pien 22 September 1982 2817 Perec 17 October 1982 2822 Sacajawea 14 March 1980 2830 Greenwich 14 April 1980 2844 Hess 3 May 1981 2845 Franklinken 26 July 1981 2863 Ben Mayer 30 August 1981 2870 Haupt 4 June 1981 2871 Schober 30 August 1981 2873 Binzel 28 March 1982 2874 Jim Young 13 October 1982 2875 Lagerkvist 11 February 1983 2878 Panacea 7 September 1980 2882 Tedesco 26 July 1981 2888 Hodgson 13 October 1982 2904 Millman 20 December 1981 2905 Plaskett 24 January 1982 2917 Sawyer Hogg 2 September 1980 2920 Automedon 3 May 1981 2929 Harris 24 January 1982 2937 Gibbs 14 June 1980 2938 Hopi 14 June 1980 2939 Coconino 21 February 1982 2954 Delsemme 30 January 1982 2955 Newburn 30 January 1982 2956 Yeomans 28 April 1982 2959 Scholl 4 September 1983 2984 Chaucer 30 December 1981 2985 Shakespeare 12 October 1983 3001 Michelangelo 24 January 1982 3007 Reaves 17 October 1979 3015 Candy 9 November 1980 3018 Godiva 21 May 1982 3023 Heard 5 May 1981 3031 Houston 8 February 1984 3032 Evans 8 February 1984 3041 Webb 15 April 1980 3057 Mälaren 9 March 1981 3061 Cook 21 October 1982 3062 Wren 14 December 1982 3064 Zimmer 28 January 1984 3065 Sarahill 8 February 1984 3066 McFadden 1 March 1984 3077 Henderson 22 September 1982 3078 Horrocks 31 March 1984 3086 Kalbaugh 4 December 1980 3104 Dürer 24 January 1982 3106 Morabito 9 March 1981 3115 Baily 3 August 1981 3116 Goodricke 11 February 1983 3123 Dunham 30 August 1981 3125 Hay 24 January 1982 3131 Mason-Dixon 24 January 1982 3160 Angerhofer 14 June 1980 3162 Nostalgia 16 December 1980 3169 Ostro 4 June 1981 3172 Hirst 24 November 1981 3173 McNaught 24 November 1981 3174 Alcock 26 October 1984 3192 A'Hearn 30 January 1982 3193 Elliot 20 February 1982 3197 Weissman 1 January 1981 3208 Lunn 3 May 1981 3209 Buchwald 24 January 1982 3210 Lupishko 29 November 1983 3216 Harrington 4 September 1980 3217 Seidelmann 2 September 1980 3222 Liller 10 July 1983 3236 Strand 24 January 1982 3247 Di Martino 30 December 1981 3248 Farinella 21 March 1982 3253 Gradie 28 April 1982 3254 Bus 17 October 1982 3255 Tholen 2 September 1980 3267 Glo 3 January 1981 3275 Oberndorfer 25 April 1982 3277 Aaronson 8 January 1984 3314 Beals 30 March 1981 3315 Chant 8 February 1984 3316 Herzberg 6 February 1984 3327 Campins 14 August 1985 3341 Hartmann 17 July 1980 3350 Scobee 8 August 1980 3351 Smith 7 September 1980 3353 Jarvis 20 December 1981 3354 McNair 8 February 1984 3355 Onizuka 8 February 1984 3356 Resnik 6 March 1984 3368 Duncombe 22 August 1985 3387 Greenberg 20 November 1981 3402 Wisdom 5 August 1981 3414 Champollion 19 February 1983 3420 Standish 1 March 1984 3439 Lebofsky 4 September 1983 3452 Hawke 17 July 1980 3454 Lieske 24 November 1981 3455 Kristensen 20 August 1985 3464 Owensby 16 January 1983 3478 Fanale 14 December 1979 3480 Abante 1 April 1981 3485 Barucci 11 July 1983 3486 Fulchignoni 5 February 1984 3488 Brahic 8 August 1980 3506 French 6 February 1984 3507 Vilas 21 October 1982 3510 Veeder 13 October 1982 3526 Jeffbell 5 February 1984 3527 McCord 15 April 1985 3531 Cruikshank 30 March 1981 3537 Jürgen 15 November 1982 3545 Gaffey 20 November 1981 3549 Hapke 30 December 1981 3559 Violaumayer 8 August 1980 3564 Talthybius 15 October 1985 3574 Rudaux 13 October 1982 3590 Holst 5 February 1984 3594 Scotti 11 February 1983 3595 Gallagher 15 October 1985 3612 Peale 13 October 1982 3615 Safronov 29 November 1983 3638 Davis 20 November 1984 3639 Weidenschilling 15 October 1985 3647 Dermott 11 January 1986 3658 Feldman 13 October 1982 3663 Tisserand 15 April 1985 3667 Anne-Marie 9 March 1981 3670 Northcott 22 January 1983 3672 Stevedberg 22 August 1985 3673 Levy 22 August 1985 3676 Hahn 3 April 1984 3677 Magnusson 31 August 1984 3688 Navajo 30 March 1981 3690 Larson 3 August 1981 3692 Rickman 25 April 1982 3693 Barringer 15 September 1982 3696 Herald 17 July 1980 3697 Guyhurst 6 March 1984 3698 Manning 29 October 1984 3699 Milbourn 29 October 1984 3713 Pieters 22 March 1985 3714 Kenrussell 12 October 1983 3721 Widorn 13 October 1982 3726 Johnadams 4 June 1981 3736 Rokoske 26 September 1987 3748 Tatum 3 May 1981 3749 Balam 24 January 1982 3751 Kiang 10 July 1983 3758 Karttunen 28 November 1983 3759 Piironen 8 January 1984 3760 Poutanen 8 January 1984 3766 Junepatterson 16 January 1983 3780 Maury 14 September 1985 3783 Morris 7 October 1986 3831 Pettengill 7 October 1986 3832 Shapiro 30 August 1981 3842 Harlansmith 21 March 1985 3849 Incidentia 31 March 1984 3850 Peltier 7 October 1986 3853 Haas 24 November 1981 3857 Cellino 8 February 1984 3859 Börngen 4 March 1987 3869 Norton 3 May 1981 3874 Stuart 4 October 1986 3900 Knežević 14 September 1985 3924 Birch 11 February 1977 3931 Batten 1 March 1984 3944 Halliday 24 November 1981 3947 Swedenborg 1 December 1983 3953 Perth 6 November 1986 3974 Verveer 28 March 1982 3987 Wujek 5 March 1986 3991 Basilevsky 26 September 1987 4021 Dancey 30 August 1981 4024 Ronan 24 November 1981 4025 Ridley 24 November 1981 4026 Beet 30 January 1982 4027 Mitton 21 February 1982 4040 Purcell 21 September 1987 4056 Timwarner 22 March 1985 4057 Demophon 15 October 1985 4058 Cecilgreen 4 May 1986 4079 Britten 15 February 1983 4081 Tippett 14 September 1983 4084 Hollis 14 April 1985 4087 Pärt 5 March 1986 4091 Lowe 7 October 1986 4110 Keats 13 February 1977 4113 Rascana 18 January 1982 4119 Miles 16 January 1983 4148 McCartney 11 July 1983 4152 Weber 15 May 1985 4175 Billbaum 15 April 1985 4177 Kohman 21 September 1987 4194 Sweitzer 15 September 1982 4205 David Hughes 18 December 1985 4207 Chernova 5 September 1986 4208 Kiselev 6 September 1986 4239 Goodman 17 July 1980 4247 Grahamsmith 28 November 1983 4276 Clifford 2 December 1981 4278 Harvey 22 September 1982 4281 Pounds 15 October 1985 4325 Guest 18 April 1982 4326 McNally 28 April 1982 4333 Sinton 4 September 1983 4337 Arecibo 14 April 1985 4338 Velez 14 August 1985 4370 Dickens 22 September 1982 4373 Crespo 14 August 1985 4396 Gressmann 3 May 1981 4433 Goldstone 30 August 1981 4438 Sykes 29 November 1983 4446 Carolyn 15 October 1985 4447 Kirov 7 November 1985 4476 Bernstein 19 February 1983 4481 Herbelin 14 September 1985 4489 Dracius 15 January 1988 4522 Britastra 22 January 1980 4527 Schoenberg 24 July 1982 4528 Berg 13 August 1983 4529 Webern 1 March 1984 4530 Smoluchowski 1 March 1984 4532 Copland 15 April 1985 4551 Cochran 28 June 1979 4553 Doncampbell 15 September 1982 4563 Kahnia 17 July 1980 4570 Runcorn 14 August 1985 4598 Coradini 15 August 1985 4664 Hanner 14 August 1985 4665 Muinonen 15 October 1985 4689 Donn 30 December 1980 4693 Drummond 28 November 1983 4694 Festou 14 August 1985