(4622) Solovjova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 November 1979 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Solovjova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Solovjova is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4622
Provisional designation1979 WE2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.9 km (#4,146 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.105
Absolute magnitude (H)12.9
Orbital period5.72 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination1.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

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