(134135) Steigerwald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
William Steigerwald (b. 1967) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as a science writer. He has worked for over 19 years as a writer for a wide range of NASA missions in planetary science, astrobiology, astrophysics and heliophysics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steigerwald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steigerwald is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134135 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AY24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0324 |
| Inclination | 3.04° |
| 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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