(69295) Stecklum Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Bringfried Stecklum (b. 1954) is a German astrophysicist working on star formation with emphasis on high angular resolution measurements. In 2010 he resumed asteroid observations using the Tautenburg 1.34-m Schmidt telescope, with the main focus on Near Earth Object confirmation.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stecklum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stecklum is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69295 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TO6 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.29 km (#6,312 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 October 1991
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- (8371) Goven
- (9351) Neumayer
- (17488) Mantl
- (17489) Trenker
- (20017) Alixcatherine
- (26842) Hefele
- (29214) Apitzsch
- (30851) Reissfelder
- (30852) Debye
- (48472) Mossbauer
- (85198) Weltenburg
More named asteroids discovered by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F.
- (5628) Preussen
- (6044) Hammer-Purgstall
- (6157) Prey
- (6457) Kremsmunster
- (6718) Beiglbock
- (6966) Vietoris
- (7414) Bosch
- (7586) Bismarck
- (7767) Tomatic
- (8019) Karachkina
- (8089) Yukar
- (8501) Wachholz
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