(95853) Jamescarpenter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
James Carpenter (1840–1899) was a British astronomer known for his work on stellar spectra and planets. He co-authored The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite with James Nasmyth.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamescarpenter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamescarpenter is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95853 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FU127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0803 |
| Inclination | 6.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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