(8368) Lamont Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 February 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Johann von Lamont (1805-1879) was born in Scotland but moved to Bavaria to be educated. He became director of the Bogenhausen Observatory and Astronomer Royal of Bavaria. Initially studying positional astronomy, he later developed a network of meteorological and magnetic stations throughout Europe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

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Where Lamont is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lamont is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8368
Provisional designation	1991 DM
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.64 km (#13,611 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.335
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.54
Orbital period	3.65 years
Semi-major axis	2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.02 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity	0.146
Inclination	1.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.03 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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