(35978) Arlington Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 1999 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Arlington is a town in Massachusetts immediately west of Cambridge. Originally called Menotomy, it is considered to be the site of the heaviest fighting during the first day of the Revolutionary War, 1775 Apr. 19.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arlington is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arlington is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35978 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.42 km (#14,168 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.114 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 6.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.