(166748) Timrayschneider Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Donald Schneider (b. 1955) is an American astronomer and a Sloan Digital Sky Survey builder, known for his work on high-redshift quasars. Tim and Ray are his sons.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timrayschneider is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timrayschneider is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 166748 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TW320 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0638 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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