(2422) Perovskaya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1968 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Perovskaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perovskaya is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2422 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 HK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.63 km (#9,525 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Rotation period | 40.0 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 6.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.871 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.