(187123) Schorderet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Jean-Marcel Schorderet (b. 1935) is a retired director and producer at the Swiss public television. Since 1965 has been in charge of most of the programs regarding space exploration. In 1981 he created a scientific program called “Telescope” that received the Jules Verne prize in 1996.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schorderet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schorderet is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187123 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 QO84 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 2.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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