(4134) Schutz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 February 1961 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Schutz is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSchutzSchutz

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schutz is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4134
Provisional designation1961 CR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.05 km (#12,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.297
Rotation period5.21 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.04
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.0987
Inclination4.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 15 February 1961

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