(11572) Schindler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Oskar Schindler (1905-1974) was an German industrialist during World War II. Through his heroic actions a group of Polish Jews avoided extermination by the Nazis in 1944. Director Steven Spielberg used this story for the movie Schindler's List (1993).Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schindler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schindler is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11572 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 RM7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 0.645° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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