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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | June 25, 1979 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6814 |
| Alternate name(s) | 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 (H) | 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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