(3005) Pervictoralex Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.

Where Pervictoralex is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pervictoralex is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3005
Provisional designation1979 QK2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.77 km (#11,069 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.282
Rotation period36.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.87
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination2.36°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.918 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 August 1979

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