(29905) Kunitaka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1999 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.

Kunitaka Sato (b. 1948) has been a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society since 1989.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kunitaka is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKunitakaKunitaka

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kunitaka is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29905
Provisional designation1999 HQ11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period12.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.32
Orbital period4.37 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination17.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

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