(4463) Marschwarzschild Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1954 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
The son of Karl Schwarzschild, Martin was a leader in research on the structure and evolution of stars. He was the first to use a hot-air balloon (Project Stratoscope, 1957) to carry a telescope into the stratosphere to take cleaner pictures of the sun. The name was suggested by F. K. Edmondson.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marschwarzschild is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marschwarzschild is 3.63 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4463 |
| Provisional designation | 1954 UO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 23.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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