(2729) Urumqi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Urumqi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urumqi is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2729 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 UA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,192 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.161 |
| Rotation period | 3.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0719 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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