(185638) Erwinschwab Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Erwin Schwab (b. 1964) is a German amateur astronomer who started observing minor planets in 1981. Together with Rainer Kling, he initiated the astrometric program at the Taunus Observatory. Schwab has discovered numerous minor planets at the Starkenburg, Tzec Maun and Taunus observatories.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erwinschwab is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erwinschwab is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 185638 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EU7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 2.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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