(5424) Covington Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Covington is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Covington is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5424 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 TN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.44 km (#11,765 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.516 |
| Rotation period | 5.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0439 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.