(70850) Schur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Chris (b. 1958) and Dawn Schur (b. 1960) are amateur astronomers and amateur paleontologists living in Payson, Arizona. Their astrophotography at their home observatory is of the highest quality and the analysis and cataloging of fossils posted on their extensive website, is quite professional.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schur is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70850 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VU113 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.91 km (#9,071 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0419 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Dawn
All asteroids named after someone called Dawn
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