(837) Schwarzschilda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Schwarzschilda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schwarzschilda is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 837 |
| Provisional designation | A916 SK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.97 km (#8,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.467 |
| Rotation period | 103 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0414 |
| Inclination | 6.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 September 1916
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- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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