Claim: 1681 Steinmetz, discovered by M. Laugier on November 23, 1948 in Nice Obs., is a stony asteroid from the asteroid belt's central region named after Julius Steinmetz.
Evidence: It was discovered on 23 November 1948, by French astronomer Marguerite Laugier at Nice Observatory in south-eastern France. 1681 Steinmetz, provisional designation 1948 WE, is a stony asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was named after German amateur astronomer Julius Steinmetz.