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2693 Yan'an

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Summary

2693 Yan'an is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2693 Yan'an is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory[3].
  • 2693 Yan'an's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2693 Yan'an's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory[5].
  • Yan'an is named after 2693 Yan'an[6].
  • 2693 Yan'an followed 2692 Chkalov[7].
  • 2693 Yan'an was followed by 2694 Pino Torinese[8].
  • 2693 Yan'an's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 2693 Yan'an's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 2693 Yan'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 WE[11].
  • 2693 Yan'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 XA[12].
  • 2693 Yan'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1967 UF[13].
  • 2693 Yan'an's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 VM1[14].
  • 2693 Yan'an's provisional designation is recorded as 2014 YU49[15].
  • 2693 Yan'an's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 3, 1977[16].
  • 2693 Yan'an's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 2693 Yan'an's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.18'}[18].
  • 2693 Yan'an's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1814309'}[19].
  • 2693 Yan'an's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1808835074164286'}[20].
  • 2693 Yan'an's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}[21].
  • 2693 Yan'an's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.12'}[22].
  • 2693 Yan'an's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.30623'}[23].
  • 2693 Yan'an's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.2996959562443'}[24].
  • 2693 Yan'an's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.35'}[25].
  • 2693 Yan'an's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1223.655948578082'}[26].
  • 2693 Yan'an's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.842'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2693 Yan'an's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Yan'an is named after 2693 Yan'an[6].

Why It Matters

2693 Yan'an has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → 2694 Pino Torinese
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': , {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Minor planet center body id → 2693
    Freebase id → /m/03yl40j
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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