(9268) Jeremihschneider Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Jeremih “Jeremiah” Paul Schneider (b. 1981) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Spacecraft Electrical Power Subsystem Lead enabling Lucy to travel further from the Sun than any previous mission utilizing solar power.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeremihschneider is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeremihschneider is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9268 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.39 km (#14,249 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0824 |
| Inclination | 1.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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