(4983) Schroeteria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Schroeteria is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSchroeteriaSchroeteria

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schroeteria is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4983
Provisional designation1977 RD7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.92 km (#10,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.273
Absolute magnitude (H)13.54
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.39 au
Eccentricity0.0280
Inclination1.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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