(707) Steina

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Asteroid
(707) Steina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1804  AU
eccentricity 0.1081
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9447 AU - 2.4161 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.273 °
Sidereal period 3,220 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.17 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 17 km
Absolute brightness 12,042 mag
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery December 22, 1910
Another name 1910 LD
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(707) Steina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 22, 1910 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after a Mr. Stein , a founder of the Wroclaw Observatory .

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