6828 Elbsteel
Elbsteel is an asteroid. It was recorded on 12 November 1990 by Duncan Steel at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia and named after his son, Elliot Lewis Barnaby Otto Lewis Johnson Magnus Lexington Fae Tang Steel (E. L. B. O. L. J. M. L. Steel).[1] Elbsteel had previously been recorded as 1968 UP1 and 1990 VC1.
There is some controversy about the true name of the asteroid and the shortening of the name to "Elbsteel" has been debunked by Duncan stating that "The integrity of my find has been undermined by freemasons and naysayers". Also the child which the asteroid was named after (Elliot Lewis Barnaby Otto Lewis Johnson Magnus Lexington Fae Tang Steel) has later denied the existence of the asteroids and publicly stated "The asteroids were tales twisted by my father and should not be taken seriously".
Orbital data
- Major Semiaxis: 2.6913834 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.22681468
- Inclination of orbit: 11.86898 degree (equinox 2000.0)
- Perihelion length: 304.53871 degree (equinox 2000.0)
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 109.09258 degree (equinox 2000.0)
See also
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- 6827 Wombat
- 6828 Elbsteel
- 6829 Charmawidor
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