(30837) Steinheil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Carl August von Steinheil (1801-1870) was a professor in Munich, where he established an optical workshop in 1854. The workshop gained recognition through the efforts of his son Hugo Adolph (1832-1893) and grandson Rudolf (1865-1930), and the first wide-angle and aplanatic objective was constructed there.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steinheil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steinheil is 3.58 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30837 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 AW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,625 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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