(48422) Schrade Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Engineer Hugo Schrade (1900-1974), employed by the firm Carl Zeiss Jena from 1929, became the highly esteemed head works manager during 1945-1966.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schrade is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schrade is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48422 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.91 km (#17,131 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.401 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 8.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1988
- (3956) Caspar
- (4453) Bornholm
- (4901) O Briain
- (4948) Hideonishimura
- (5030) Gyldenkerne
- (5432) Imakiire
- (5813) Eizaburo
- (6959) Mikkelkocha
- (7237) Vickyhamilton
- (14845) Hegel
- (27712) Coudray
- (37565) Hinoki