(79087) Scheidt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1977 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654), whose birth and death occurred in Halle, which is also the native town of the discoverer, was a famous organist and composer. He greatly influenced sacred vocal music and the Baroque organ style, with his first publication in Germany of his organ works in the modern five-line stave notation.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scheidt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scheidt is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79087 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 UM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,205 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.381 |
| Rotation period | 6.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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