(566986) Stepka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 2013 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkés-tetÅ.
Stanislav Štepka (b. 1944) is a Slovak playwright, actor, and founder of the Radošina Naive Theatre. His works blend gentle humor, poetic simplicity, and deep humanism, portraying the everyday lives of ordinary people in a uniquely authentic voice that has shaped Slovak cultural identity for decades.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stepka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stepka is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 566986 |
| Provisional designation | 2018 VX87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0769 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.