(18155) Jasonschuler Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jason Michael Schuler (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Lakewood High School, Saint Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jasonschuler is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasonschuler is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18155
Provisional designation2000 PF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.05 km (#15,088 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.208
Absolute magnitude (H)14.89
Orbital period4.07 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination4.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Jason

Also discovered on 1 August 2000

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