(37729) Akiratakao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1996 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Akira Takao (b. 1952) is a Japanese physician in neurology and amateur astronomer. He is actively engaged in searching for novae from the “veranda observatory” at his home near the center of Kita-Kyushu city and has found four novae since 2003.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akiratakao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akiratakao is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37729 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TK54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.17 km (#7,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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