(568092) Alexschmid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2003 by D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Alexander Schmid (b. 1964) is a Canadian instructor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Victoria and a thirty-year member of the Victoria chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. He has contributed selflessly to the public understanding of astronomy and was awarded the Newton-Ball Award of the RASC in 2021.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexschmid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexschmid is 3.29 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 568092 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 QF117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 9.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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