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6563 Steinheim

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q261433

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
6562 Takoyaki[4]
Followed by
6564 Asher[5]
Absolute magnitude
14.3 (14.1–14.3, n=3)[16][17][18]
Albedo
+0.4[36]
Apoapsis
+2.453, +2.450056014274535[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+99.03071, +99.12082741472409[31][32]
Diameter
+3.33[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Freimut Börngen[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+356.74189, +356.7023024417334[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+288.36187, +248.2789310286009[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Steinheim crater[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+5.88953, +5.887259877553356[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.48, +1270.512458529737[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1381321, +2.141398959882331[29][30]
Provisional designation
1972 HJ1, 1984 WJ2, 1991 XZ5[8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2954147, +2.295727487078433[25][26]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Karl Schwarzschild Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
December 11, 1991[11]
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Time of periapsis
+2461394.786138912[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Steinheim de (6563) Steinheim de 1991 XZ5 fa سیارک ۶۵۶۳ ja シュタインハイム ja 6563 シュタインハイム ru 1972 HJ1 ru 1984 WJ2 ru (6563) 1991 XZ5 uk 6563 Штайнхайм zh 小行星6563
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ygt7x
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006563
Minor Planet Center body ID
6563

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.138132 astronomical unit, 2.141399 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.48 year, 1,270.512459 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Freimut Börngen
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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