(2593) Buryatia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Buryatia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buryatia is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2593 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GB8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.94 km (#12,897 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.344 |
| Rotation period | 15.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0793 |
| Inclination | 0.213° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 April 1976
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