(95852) Leatherbarrow Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Bill Leatherbarrow (b. 1947) is professor emeritus at the University of Sheffield. He was awarded an honorary doctorate for services to amateur astronomy. He served as British Astronomical Association President from 2011 to 2013, and has been BAA Lunar Section Director since 2009.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leatherbarrow is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leatherbarrow is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95852 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FT127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 0.737° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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