2387 Xi'an

Summary

2387 Xi'an is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2387 Xi'an is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2387 Xi'an's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2387 Xi'an's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Xi'an is named after 2387 Xi'an^[6].
• 2387 Xi'an followed Q220872^[7].
• 2387 Xi'an was followed by 2388 Gaze^[8].
• 2387 Xi'an's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2387 Xi'an's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2387 Xi'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 UE^[11].
• 2387 Xi'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 FH1^[12].
• 2387 Xi'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 FX^[13].
• 2387 Xi'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 KH1^[14].
• 2387 Xi'an's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-03-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2387 Xi'an's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 2387 Xi'an's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[17].
• 2387 Xi'an's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0734211'}^[18].
• 2387 Xi'an's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07570053316366525'}^[19].
• 2387 Xi'an's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.3'}^[20].
• 2387 Xi'an's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.56'}^[21].
• 2387 Xi'an's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.94811'}^[22].
• 2387 Xi'an's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.94734103531017'}^[23].
• 2387 Xi'an's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.26'}^[24].
• 2387 Xi'an's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1917.917282661768'}^[25].
• 2387 Xi'an's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+4.298'}^[26].
• 2387 Xi'an's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+53.06181'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2387 Xi'an's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Xi'an is named after 2387 Xi'an^[6].

Why It Matters

2387 Xi'an has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]