(31095) Buneiou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1997 by N. Sato at Chichibu.
King Muryeong, known in Japanese as Buneiou, (462-523) was the 25th king of Baekje, an ancient kingdom located in the southwest of the Korean peninsula. According to the historical record found in The Chronicles of Japan, King Buneiou's birthplace was on Kakara Island, the northernmost part of Saga Prefecture.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Buneiou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buneiou is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31095 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 DH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.12 km (#8,750 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Rotation period | 3.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0777 |
| Inclination | 9.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.