(2871) Schober Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Schober is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schober is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2871 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.80 km (#7,870 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 2.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 5.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 August 1981
- (2730) Barks
- (2863) Ben Mayer
- (3087) Beatrice Tinsley
- (3123) Dunham
- (3832) Shapiro
- (4021) Dancey
- (4433) Goldstone
- (5272) Dickinson
- (7220) Philnicholson
- (9001) Slettebak
- (9531) Jean-Luc
- (10029) Hiramperkins
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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