(2923) Schuyler Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 February 1977 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.

Where Schuyler is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schuyler is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2923
Provisional designation1977 DA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.29 km (#5,546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0740
Absolute magnitude (H)13.82
Orbital period3.84 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination2.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

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