(2077) Kiangsu Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1974 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Kiangsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kiangsu is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2077 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 YA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.79 km (#13,231 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Rotation period | 104 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.64 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.295 |
| Inclination | 28.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.661 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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