(6329) Hikonejyo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1992 by A. Sugie at Dynic.
The castle in Hikone city, Shiga prefecture, was built by the Ii family, which exercised feudal control over the Hikone area. Hikone Castle is widely praised as one of the finest castles in Japan.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hikonejyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hikonejyo is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6329 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.57 km (#9,613 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Rotation period | 6.06 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 7.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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