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2508 Alupka

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q764165

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2507 Bobone[4]
Followed by
2509 Chukotka[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.1, +13.28[18][19]
Albedo
+0.293[38]
Apoapsis
+2.670, +2.670354692195279[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+119.23734, +118.8559791427934[33][34]
Asteroid spectral type
V-type asteroid[13]
Diameter
+4.896[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Nikolai Chernykh[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+191.48503, +191.4470215127494[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+88.54936, +18.12030670692407[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Alupka[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.13 (0.13–0.13, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+6.08056, +6.083851904886375[20][21]
Orbital period
+3.64, +1330.837689828532[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.0669683, +2.065311754701692[31][32]
Provisional designation
1956 RF, 1967 RP, 1977 ET1, 1978 RJ[8][9][10][11]
Rotation period
+17.7[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3682505, +2.367833223448486[27][28]
Significant event
naming[14]
Show all 27 facts +3
Site of astronomical discovery
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 13, 1977[12]
Time of periapsis
+2460933.5133691197
🏷️ Also known as
en Alupka de (2508) Alupka el 2508 Αλούπκα fa سیارک ۲۵۰۸ ru (2508) 1977 ET1 ru (2508) Алупка ru Алупка ru 1977 ET1 ru 1956 RF ru 1967 RP ru 1978 RJ uk 2508 Алупка zh 小行星2508
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
002508-asteroid shape model (2508) Alupka.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/03y0r53
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002508
Minor Planet Center body ID
2508

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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.
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  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.08056'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.083851904886375'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1330.837689828532'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'ce', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', '
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.670'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.670354692195279'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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