(35403) Latimer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1997 by Gustava, C., Rivich, K. at Needville.
Truett Latimer (b. 1928), devoted husband to Harriet, IMAX film producer and former president of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, was instrumental in the bold expansion of the museum in 1986, including in 1989 the building of its satellite facility, the George Observatory.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Latimer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Latimer is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35403 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 YW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0754 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.