(541550) Schickbela Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 2011 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
Béla Schick (1877–1967) was a Hungarian-born American pediatrician. In 1913, he developed the Schick test, a skin test used to determine whether or not a person is susceptible to diphtheria. A massive five-year campaign, coordinated by him, virtually eliminated diphtheria is the U.S.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schickbela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schickbela is 1.79 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 541550 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 SR68 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.6 |
| Orbital period | 2.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0802 |
| Inclination | 26.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.753 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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