(254749) Kurosawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2005 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) was an Japanese film director, producer, screen writer and editor. He directed 30 films, among them Seven Samurai, Kagemusha and Ran.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurosawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurosawa is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 254749 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0674 |
| Inclination | 2.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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