(157194) Saddlemyer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 2004 by D. D. Balam at Mauna Kea.
Leslie K. Saddlemyer (b. 1959) is a systems engineer at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada. Currently the project manager for the Gemini Planetary Imager, he has been responsible for care and maintenance of the 1.82-m Plaskett Telescope at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saddlemyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saddlemyer is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157194 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 QR16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0435 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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