(179413) Stevekahn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Steve M. Kahn (b. 1954) is an American physicist and astronomer who has made significant contributions to X-ray astronomy. He was the U.S. Principal Investigator for the Reflection Grating Spectrometer on ESA's XMM-Newton Observatory. He led the construction of the LSST Camera and served as Director during construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevekahn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevekahn is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 179413 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 YM161 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 16.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 4.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.320 |
| Inclination | 17.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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