(10056) Johnschroer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
John A. Schroer, IV (1956-2014) was a planetarium and space science educator for the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. He was also former president of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association and an avid amateur radio operator. His enthusiasm and love of astronomy opened the universe to school children and the public at large.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnschroer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnschroer is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10056 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,785 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0685 |
| Inclination | 5.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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