11572 Schindler

Schindler
Discovery and designation
Discovered by E. W. Elst
Discovery site European Southern Observatory
Discovery date September 15, 1993
Designations
MPC designation 11572
Named after Oskar Schindler
Alternate name(s) 1993 RM7
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.8337479
Peri 2.0144347
Eccentricity 0.1689939
Orbital period 1378.5479708
Mean anomaly 30.94597
Inclination 0.64282
Longitude of ascending node 218.32810
Argument of peri 52.52303
Absolute magnitude (H) 15.2

11572 Schindler (1993 RM7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.[1] According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory database, the asteroid was named after Oskar Schindler, whose actions during World War II were featured in Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=11572+Schindler JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 11572 Schindler