707 Steina is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt.

707 Steina
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date22 December 1910
Designations
(707) Steina
1910 LD
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc104.80 yr (38277 d)
Aphelion2.4175 AU (361.65 Gm)
Perihelion1.9433 AU (290.71 Gm)
2.1804 AU (326.18 Gm)
Eccentricity0.10874
3.22 yr (1176.0 d)
355.232°
0° 18m 22.068s / day
Inclination4.2706°
281.961°
90.548°
Physical characteristics
414 h (17.3 d)
12.1

The light curve of 707 Steina shows a periodicity of 414 ± 10 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 1.00 ± 0.15 in magnitude.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "707 Steina (1910 LD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M

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