(2693) Yan'an

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Asteroid
(2693) Yan'an
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2402  AU
eccentricity 0.1804
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8361 AU - 2.6442 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.304 °
Sidereal period 3,353 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.90 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 7 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery 3rd November 1977
Another name 1977 VM 1 , 1937 WE, 1947 XA
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(2693) Yan'an is an asteroid of the main belt , which on November 3, 1977 at Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese city of Yan'an in Shaanxi Province .

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