(29199) Himeji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Himeji is a popular tourist city in the southwestern part of Hyogo prefecture. Himeji Castle is the symbol of the city and both Japan's national treasure and a World Heritage site. It was also the hometown of Hideo Hirose, former director of Tokyo Astronomical Observatory.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Himeji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Himeji is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29199 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 FZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,736 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0501 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5968) Trauger
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- (6910) Ikeguchi
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