(5704) Schumacher Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 1950 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Schumacher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schumacher is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5704 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 DE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.6 km (#1,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1719) Jens
- (2265) Verbaandert
- (2572) Annschnell
- (3295) Murakami
- (3440) Stampfer
- (5658) Clausbaader