(6814) Steffl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Andrew J. Steffl (b. 1977), an astronomer at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, in July 2005 independently discovered Pluto's second and third satellites, using Hubble Space Telescope images.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steffl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steffl is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6814 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.80 km (#7,873 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 5.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0403 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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