(2222) Lermontov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named for the great Russian poet Mikhail Yur'evich Lermontov (1814-1841).Naming citation (MPC 5850), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lermontov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lermontov is 3.01 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2222 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 ST1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.6 km (#1,379 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Rotation period | 4.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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