(375005) Newsome Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 2007 by Calvin College at Calvin-Rehoboth.
Deb Newsome (b. 1957) is an amateur astronomer who has lived and worked in Gambia, West Africa as a missionary at a rural literacy center for over 27 years. Her backyard telescope expertise and astronomical insight has inspired young stargazers under clear African skies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Newsome is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Newsome is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 375005 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 FM42 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.34 |
| Orbital period | 2.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0752 |
| Inclination | 23.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.794 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.