(13077) Edschneider Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1991 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Edward T. Scheider (b. 1948) serves as a staff pilot and T-38 instructor pilot at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. An active member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, he has logged flight hours in 84 different models of aircraft and has performed “first flights” on five unique research aircraft.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edschneider is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edschneider is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13077 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VD10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 173 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 4.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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