(4229) Plevitskaya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1971 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Plevitskaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plevitskaya is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4229 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 BK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.68 km (#6,001 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.