(40104) Stevekerr Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 August 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.

Australian amateur astronomer Steve Kerr (b. 1969) is an active observer of occultations who has written many articles on the subject. He was the obvious choice to become director of the Trans-Tasman Occultation Alliance when that position became available in 2015.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stevekerr is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevekerr is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	40104
Provisional designation	1998 QE4
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.83 km (#5,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.130
Rotation period	4.47 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.34
Orbital period	5.19 years
Semi-major axis	3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.75 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity	0.0835
Inclination	10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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