(63032) Billschmitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 2000 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
As a science educator, museum administrator, curriculum developer and university instructor, William C. Schmitt (b. 1939) is known for his uniquely personal approach to fostering the wonder of science in students and teachers.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Billschmitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Billschmitt is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 63032 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WS62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.55 km (#9,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.