(95882) Longshaw Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Nigel Longshaw (b. 1963) is a committee member of the British Astronomical Association Lunar Section and contributes to the Section Circulars. His papers have appeared in the BAA Journal and observations published in Observing the Moon by North, Observing the Moon by Wlasuk and Moon Observers Guide by Grego.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Longshaw is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Longshaw is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95882 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 HW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.69 km (#17,283 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 5.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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