(27789) Astrakhan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Astrakhan Khanate, a Tatar feudal state, was established around 1460, after the collapse of the Golden Horde. Its territory included the lower Volga valley, the Volga delta and the steppeland on the right bank of the Volga river.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Astrakhan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Astrakhan is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27789 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BB7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.36 km (#5,513 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Rotation period | 2.61 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0463 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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