(35197) Longmire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 June 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Matthew J. Longmire (b. 1958) is an electrical engineer who co-founded a small CCD brand that in 1991 developed star tracking equipment, sparking the CCD revolution in the world of amateur astronomy.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Longmire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Longmire is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35197 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 LH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.61 km (#8,105 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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