(44206) Clareschneider Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 July 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Clare Schneider (b. 1962) is an American technical writer who is a dark skies enthusiast in the US. She is a longtime Flagstaff resident who has spent many hours gazing through telescopes at Lowell Observatory. Clare has introduced many friends to the joy of telescope viewing at the observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clareschneider is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clareschneider is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44206 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.90 km (#12,997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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