(2505) Hebei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Hebei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hebei is 3.60 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2505 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 UJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.3 km (#1,937 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 2.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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