(65712) Schneidmuller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
German historian Bernd Schneidmüller (b. 1954) is professor of medieval history at Heidelberg University and director of its Marsilius-Kolleg. He is world-renowned for his research on medieval Europe, in particular the European nation-building in the 9th to 14th centuries and the rise of political, social and societal identities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schneidmuller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schneidmuller is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65712 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SJ17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.60 km (#5,345 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Bernd
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