(2215) Sichuan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Named for the most populous province of China, noted for its agricultural products.Naming citation (MPC 6059), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sichuan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sichuan is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2215 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 VX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,742 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Rotation period | 3.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.263 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory
- (1125) China
- (1802) Zhang Heng
- (1888) Zu Chong-Zhi
- (1972) Yi Xing
- (2012) Guo Shou-Jing
- (2027) Shen Guo
- (2045) Peking
- (2077) Kiangsu
- (2078) Nanking
- (2085) Henan
- (2162) Anhui
- (2169) Taiwan
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