3493 Stepanov

Summary

3493 Stepanov is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3493 Stepanov is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 3493 Stepanov's image is recorded as 003493-asteroid shape model (3493) Stepanov.png^[4].
• 3493 Stepanov's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3493 Stepanov's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Vladimir Stepanov is named after 3493 Stepanov^[7].
• 3493 Stepanov's follows is recorded as 3492 Petra-Pepi^[8].
• 3493 Stepanov's followed by is recorded as Q151686^[9].
• 3493 Stepanov's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3493 Stepanov's Commons category is recorded as 3493 Stepanov^[11].
• 3493 Stepanov's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3493 Stepanov's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 EC^[13].
• 3493 Stepanov's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GR6^[14].
• 3493 Stepanov's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 KL1^[15].
• 3493 Stepanov's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 NO^[16].
• 3493 Stepanov's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-04-03T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3493 Stepanov's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygthd^[18].
• 3493 Stepanov's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003493^[19].
• 3493 Stepanov's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 3493 Stepanov's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3493 Stepanov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[22].
• 3493 Stepanov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0877248'}^[23].
• 3493 Stepanov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08731563016385817'}^[24].
• 3493 Stepanov's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[25].
• 3493 Stepanov's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.35'}^[26].
• 3493 Stepanov's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.97507'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3493 Stepanov's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Vladimir Stepanov is named after 3493 Stepanov^[7].

Why It Matters

3493 Stepanov ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]