(32810) Steinbach Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Manfred Steinbach (b. 1937), for 27 years with Carl Zeiss, Jena has been a professor of precision instrument design for astronomical, geophysical and space applications. He leads an organization which explores the Carl Zeiss history. The name was suggested by the second discoverer.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steinbach is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steinbach is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32810 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TS10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,662 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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