6814 Steffl

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6814 Steffl (1979 MC2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 25 1979 by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It is named in honor of Andrew J. Steffl an American astronomer who co-discovered Pluto’s moons Nix and Hydra.

apoapsis (km)

4.39635e+11

orbital period (μ)

1.50047e+08

periapsis (km)

4.06357e+11

absolute magnitude

13.1

discovery date

1979-06-25

discoverer

Eleanor F. Helin, Schelte J. Bus

epoch

May 14 2008

former name

1979 MC2