(13415) Stevenbland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Steven Bland (b. 1967) is a member of the Mountain Operations team for Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. His efforts have been instrumental in keeping the Mt. Lemmon and Catalina Stations of the observatory available for use by the Arizona university system.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevenbland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevenbland is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13415 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UT25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.27 km (#16,660 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 1.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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