(13092) Schrodinger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
The Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), born in Vienna, founded wave mechanics in 1926. Later he worked in relativistic quantum mechanics, the theory of gravity and unified field theory. Together with Dirac, he received the 1933 Nobel prize in physics.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schrodinger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schrodinger is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13092 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SS16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.43 km (#16,388 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.298 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0501 |
| Inclination | 0.619° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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