(1859) Kovalevskaya Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Kovalevskaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kovalevskaya is 3.35 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1859 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 RS2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 44.6 km (#867 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 7.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.