(32890) Schwob Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1994 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Pierre Schwob (b. 1946) is a software engineer whose eclectic interests bring together studies in cosmology and in comets. Dividing his interest between the Jarnac Comet Survey and the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, he also finds time for writings on classical music, pocket calculators and chess.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schwob is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schwob is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32890 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AL1 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 2.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.57 – 2.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 28.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.655 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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