(6220) Stepanmakarov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Stepanmakarov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stepanmakarov is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6220
Provisional designation1978 SN7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.2 km (#4,450 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.137
Absolute magnitude (H)12.94
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.0868
Inclination9.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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