(29337) Hakurojo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 1995 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Himeji Castle, in Hyogo prefecture, is Japan's National Treasure, also known as Hakurojo or White Heron Castle, because of its beauty and likeness to a white heron. This symbol of Himeji City was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site, the first in Japan, in Dec. 1993.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hakurojo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hakurojo is 2.08 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29337 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 AE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Rotation period | 4.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 6.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 January 1995
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6991) Chichibu
- (7353) Kazuya
- (8045) Kamiyama
- (14495) Kazuakiwatanabe
- (52455) Masamika