(30418) Jakobsteiner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Jakob Steiner (1796-1863) was a self-made Swiss farmer's son who later became a professor at the University of Berlin. He developed new methods in projective geometry that enabled him to prove many beautiful and often intricate theorems.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jakobsteiner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jakobsteiner is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30418 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.37 km (#7,238 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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