(2539) Ningxia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Ningxia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ningxia is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2539
Provisional designation1964 TS2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.63 km (#13,622 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.279
Absolute magnitude (H)14.53
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.169
Inclination3.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.891 au

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

Also discovered on 8 October 1964

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