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2387 Xi'an

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q148864

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2386 Nikonov[4]
Followed by
2388 Gaze[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.3, +11.56[17][18]
Albedo
+0.139[37]
Apoapsis
+3.245, +3.249718038409239[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+42.60490, +43.06555153845925[32][33]
Diameter
+20.538[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Purple Mountain Observatory[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+53.06181, +53.01750350373705[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+200.59977, +290.3243454677996[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Xi'an[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.07–0.08, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+10.94811, +10.94734103531017[19][20]
Orbital period
+5.26, +1917.917282661768[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.8010502, +2.792331655201543[30][31]
Provisional designation
1936 UE, 1949 FH1, 1975 FX, 1976 KH1[8][9][10][11]
Rotation period
+4.298[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0230022, +3.021024846805391[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Purple Mountain Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
March 17, 1975[12]
Time of periapsis
+2461371.700394467[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Xi'an de (2387) Xi’an el 2387 Σιάν es (2387) Xi'an fa سیارک ۲۳۸۷ hu 2387 Xi’an ru Сиань ru 1949 FH1 ru 1936 UE ru 1975 FX ru 1976 KH1 ru (2387) 1975 FX ru (2387) Сиань uk 2387 Сіань zh 小行星2387
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yl2gr
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002387
Minor Planet Center body ID
2387

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Diameter → 20.538 kilometre
    Longitude of ascending node → 53.06181 degree, 53.017504 degree
    Site of astronomical discovery → Purple Mountain Observatory
    Follows → 2386 Nikonov
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