(2380) Heilongjiang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Heilongjiang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heilongjiang is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2380
Provisional designation1965 SN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.49 km (#8,259 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.319
Rotation period11.2 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.01
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.32 au
Eccentricity0.0597
Inclination1.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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