(3707) Schroter Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 February 1934 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Schroter is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schroter is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3707
Provisional designation1934 CC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.34 km (#5,524 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.275
Absolute magnitude (H)12.43
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination12.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 5 February 1934

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