(2743) Chengdu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Chengdu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chengdu is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2743 |
| Provisional designation | 1965 WR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.97 km (#5,781 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Rotation period | 8.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2077) Kiangsu
- (2078) Nanking
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