(36329) Philmetzger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Philip Metzger (b. 1962) is an Associate Scientist at the Florida Space Institute (Orlando, Florida) and a leader in the study of the mechanical properties of Lunar and asteroid regoliths including how rocket exhaust interacts with regolith and requirements to protect Apollo sites from damage.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Philmetzger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Philmetzger is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36329 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LU35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.64 km (#11,357 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 5.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.815 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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