(14728) Schuchardt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Maria Schuchardt (b. 1955) is the data manager for the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Space Imagery Center at the University of Arizona. She is also the LPL photographer and involved in many LPL outreach activities, including support for many NASA spacecraft missions.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schuchardt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schuchardt is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14728 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DY14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.06 km (#12,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.270 |
| Rotation period | 4.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Maria
- (4555) Josefaperez
- (6635) Zuber
- (7026) Gabrielasilang
- (7722) Firneis
- (9013) Sansaturio
- (9815) Mariakirch
- (9822) Hajdukova
- (10924) Mariagriffin
- (11517) Esteracuna
- (12005) Delgiudice
- (12624) Mariacunitia
- (13760) Rodriguez
All asteroids named after someone called Maria
Also discovered on 26 February 2000
- (16218) Mintakeyes
- (25811) Richardteo
- (27344) Vesevlada
- (27348) Mink
- (27349) Enos
- (28519) Sweetman
- (30022) Kathibaker
- (31844) Mattwill
- (47707) Jamieson
- (47708) Jimhamilton
- (50412) Ewen
- (50426) Mikemerrifield