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1681 Steinmetz

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q142287

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1680 Per Brahe[4]
Followed by
1682 Karel[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.56, +11.39[22][23]
Albedo
+0.161[42]
Apoapsis
+3.250, +3.247938999636279[33][34]
Argument of periapsis
+1.55750, +1.050596929307718[37][38]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[17]
Diameter
+16.159[41]
Discoverer or inventor
Marguerite Laugier[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[43]
Longitude of ascending node
+94.36995, +94.30309553953997[29][30]
Mean anomaly
+302.89748, +117.4804214090746[39][40]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Julius Steinmetz[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.2 (0.2–0.2, n=3)[19][20][21]
Orbital inclination
+7.20638, +7.207885106947974[24][25]
Orbital period
+4.43, +1618.655737215898[26][27]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1443671, +2.148004228249587[35][36]
Provisional designation
1926 YA, 1936 BE, 1939 VC, 1945 ED, 1948 WE, 1957 YH, 1958 AE, A914 DB[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Rotation period
+8.99917[28]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.6969576, +2.697971613942933[31][32]
Significant event
naming[18]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Nice Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
November 23, 1948[16]
Time of periapsis
+2460472.276782988
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
001681-asteroid shape model (1681) Steinmetz.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/03ygt88
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001681
Minor Planet Center body ID
1681

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.161'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460472.276782988'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.89748'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.4804214090746'}
    Follows → 1680 Per Brahe
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