(6295) Schmoll Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named for the German piano teacher Antoine Schmoll, who at the age of seven received his first piano lessons and tuition in the art of composing. He left his native country to become a piano teacher, first in Toulouse (1864), later in Brussels (1873) and Paris (1875). In 1881 he published his famous Nouvelle méthode de piano, théorique, pratique et récréative (with 16 editions in less than 14 years), in which the difficulty of the lessons increases gradually.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schmoll is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schmoll is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6295 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.11 km (#5,682 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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