(1742) Schaifers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1934 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Schaifers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schaifers is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1742 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 RO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.7 km (#2,749 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Rotation period | 8.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1934
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- (796) Sarita
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- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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