(1681) Steinmetz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1948 by M. Laugier at Nice.
Named in memory of Julius Steinmetz (1893-1965), pastor at Gerolfingen; orbit computer. Name proposed by O. Kippes, who found one of the identifications involving this planet.Naming citation (MPC 5523), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steinmetz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steinmetz is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1681 |
| Provisional designation | 1948 WE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.2 km (#2,850 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.161 |
| Rotation period | 9.00 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 7.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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