(249541) Steinem Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Gloria Steinem (b. 1934) is a writer and journalist who co-founded Ms. magazine and the Ms. Foundation for Women. She also co-founded the Women's Media Center and has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her activism.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steinem is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steinem is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249541 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 HR25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.26 km (#10,127 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0971 |
| Inclination | 9.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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