(3425) Hurukawa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 January 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Hurukawa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hurukawa is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3425
Provisional designation1929 BD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.2 km (#2,056 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.171
Rotation period24.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.06
Orbital period5.20 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.0835
Inclination9.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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