(7035) Gomi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Kazuaki Gomi (b. 1911), amateur astronomer and long-time observer of variable stars. In 1936 he discovered the nova CP Lac. Although there were several earlier novae independently discovered by Japanese observers, this was the first nova of which a Japanese observer was the first discoverer. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gomi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gomi is 3.51 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7035 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.9 km (#3,164 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 62.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 0.606° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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