(257437) Schuylervandyk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Schuyler Van Dyk (b. 1959) is an American astronomer working at IPAC at Caltech. His research focuses on the analysis of supernovae and their progenitors. Schuyler is a member of the 2MASS, Spitzer Space Telescope, and NEOWISE teams.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schuylervandyk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schuylervandyk is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 257437 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 NW68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.06 km (#16,976 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.