(70737) Stenflo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
After a lectureship at Lund University, Jan Olof Stenflo (b. 1942) served as director of the Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zurich, during 1980-2006. His scientific work included contributions to the study of polarized light and solar magnetic fields. He supported the establishment of the Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stenflo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stenflo is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70737 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VA11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 4.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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