6814 Steffl
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6814 Steffl is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on June 25, 1979 by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It is named in honor of Andrew J. Steffl, an American astronomer who co-discovered Pluto's moons Nix
and Hydra
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on June 25, 1979 by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It is named in honor of Andrew J. Steffl, an American astronomer who co-discovered Pluto's moons Nix
Nix (moon)
Nix is a natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered along with Hydra in June 2005, and is to be visited along with Pluto by the New Horizons mission in July 2015.- Discovery :...
and Hydra
Hydra (moon)
Hydra is the second outermost known natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered along with Nix in June 2005, and is to be visited along with Pluto by the New Horizons mission in July 2015.- Discovery :...
.