(23514) Schneider Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Reinhold Schneider (1903-1958) is a German writer and essayist. The topics of his stories, dramas and poems are the tragic conflicts between faith and unbelief, conscience and power, state and church, frequently related to historical events, such as Las Casas against Karl V.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schneider is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schneider is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23514 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.728 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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