(2592) Hunan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1966 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Hunan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hunan is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2592 |
| Provisional designation | 1966 BW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,413 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 50.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 1.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.