An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Steins
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2867 Šteins

Fr.: 2867 Šteins   

A small → main belt  → asteroid of size 5.9 x 4 km, discovered in 1969 by N. S. Chernykh. It was visited by the → Rosetta space probe in 2008.

Named after Karlis Šteins (1911-1983), a Latvian and Soviet astronomer.