(2698) Azerbajdzhan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.
Where Azerbajdzhan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Azerbajdzhan is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2698 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 TZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,194 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 27.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0531 |
| Inclination | 6.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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