(25232) Schatz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Dennis Schatz (b. 1947) is an American astronomer and educator who was Vice-President of the Pacific Science Center, President & workshop leader for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, author of 23 children's books on science, and co-developer of educational programs like Project ASTRO & Portal to the Public.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schatz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schatz is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25232 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TN33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.40 km (#9,878 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 11.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0734 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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