(3493) Stepanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Stepanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stepanov is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3493 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GR6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.30 km (#8,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 6.11 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0874 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.