(2336) Xinjiang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Named for the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the largest Chinese region by area, situated at the northwestern border of the country.Naming citation (MPC 6060), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xinjiang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xinjiang is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2336 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 WL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.6 km (#2,006 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 37.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 November 1975
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