(2270) Yazhi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
The name comes from the Navajo Indian language and means 'little one'. It was suggested by Debbie Geoffrion.Naming citation (MPC 5525), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yazhi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yazhi is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2270 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 ED |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.8 km (#1,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Rotation period | 7.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| 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 14 March 1980
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- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
- (2433) Sootiyo
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