Claim: (2197) Shanghai, discovered by Purple Mountain Obs. on December 30, 1965, is categorized as a main-belt Hirayama and C-type asteroid named after the Chinese city, Shanghai.
Evidence: main-belt · Themis Kiyotsugu Hirayama initially identified the Koronis, Eos, and Themis families, and later recognized also the Flora and Maria families. Purple Mountain Obs. 30 December 1965 (2197) Shanghai Shanghai (Chinese city) The dark body has been characterized as a C-type asteroid. A Hirayama family of asteroids is a group of minor planets that share similar orbital elements, such as semimajor axis, eccentricity, and orbital inclination. The Themis family (adj. Themistian; 4,782 members, named after 24 Themis) In his honor, asteroid families are sometimes called Hirayama families.