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2729 Urumqi

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q149989

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2728 Yatskiv[4]
Followed by
2730 Barks[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.5, +11.57[19][20]
Albedo
+0.161[39]
Apoapsis
+3.083, +3.09375985446023[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+266.59823, +267.2591545521834[34][35]
Diameter
+14.771[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Purple Mountain Observatory[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+64.05129, +63.98875663856442[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+64.32732, +185.2855580196082[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Ürümqi[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+3.17084, +3.167138164303456[21][22]
Orbital period
+4.91, +1791.585389965391[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.6947375, +2.679964584093959[32][33]
Provisional designation
1934 NN, 1952 DN1, 1969 UR1, 1975 XZ5, 1979 UA2, 1981 BO[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Rotation period
+3.127[25]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.8889210, +2.886862219277094[28][29]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Purple Mountain Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
October 18, 1979[14]
Time of periapsis
+2461869.988449078[41]
🏷️ Also known as
en Urumqi de (2729) Urumqi el 2729 Ουρούμκι el 2729 Ουρούμτσι fa سیارک ۲۷۲۹ ru 1981 BO ru (2729) 1979 UA2 ru (2729) Урумчи ru Урумчи ru 1975 XZ5 ru 1934 NN ru 1952 DN1 ru 1969 UR1 ru 1979 UA2 uk 2729 Урумчі zh 小行星2729
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yhky5
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002729
Minor Planet Center body ID
2729

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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.
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  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'ce', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy',
    Sitelink count → 31
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  2. 11w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → 2730 Barks
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.59823'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+267.2591545521834'}
    Minor Planet Center body ID → 2729
    Freebase ID → /m/03yhky5
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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