(7749) Jackschmitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Named in honor of Harrison Schmitt (b. 1935), the last Apollo astronaut to walk on the moon and, as a planetary geologist, the only Apollo scientist. Schmitt later served as a member of the United States Senate from New Mexico.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jackschmitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jackschmitt is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7749 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 JP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.99 km (#6,592 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 5.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.359 |
| Inclination | 29.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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