(2530) Shipka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 July 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Shipka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shipka is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2530 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 NC3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,931 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.136 |
| Rotation period | 1.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.