(19290) Schroeder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 May 1996 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Jeff Schroeder (b. 1954) has contributed to the mechanical design and fabrication of all the NEAT cameras, starting with the 1995 NEAT/GEODSS camera, continuing with the 2000 NEAT/MSSS camera and concluding with the 2001 NEAT/Oschin camera. He has worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at JPL for 22 years.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schroeder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schroeder is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19290 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 JR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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