(2693) Yan'an Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1977 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Yan'an is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yan'an is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2693 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 VM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.97 km (#7,689 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Rotation period | 3.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 7.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.844 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.