(13253) Stejneger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851-1943) was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist and author of more than 400 scientific publications on birds, reptiles and seals. During a visit to Bering Island he became fascinated by the life of G. W. Steller, about whom he wrote a biography in 1936.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stejneger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stejneger is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13253 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OM13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.42 km (#16,420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.478 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 6.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 July 1998
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- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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