(10307) Carlschmidt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Carl A. Schmidt (b. 1981) is an American planetary scientist at Boston University. Through observations, instrumentation, and modeling, he has advanced the study of tenuous atmospheres and exospheres throughout the Solar System and beyond.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlschmidt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlschmidt is 1.84 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10307 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.93 km (#15,386 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 0.877° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.842 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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