6814 Steffl

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Steffl
Discovery and designation
Discovered by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus
Discovery site Siding Spring
Discovery date June 25, 1979
Designations
MPC designation 6814
Alternative names[1] 1979 MC2
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.9387796
Peri 2.7163270
Eccentricity 0.0393366
Orbital period 1736.6592609
Mean anomaly 22.40596
Inclination 2.16266
Longitude of ascending node 195.11274
Argument of peri 100.79425
Absolute magnitude 13.1

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.

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