(29737) Norihiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1999 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Norihiro Nakamura (b. 1973), born in Osaka prefecture, has been a baseball player for the Kintetsu Buffaloes since 1992. A slugger well known for his powerful bat swing, Nakamura won the Pacific League home-run title in 2000, and the runs-batted-in title in 2000 and 2001.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Norihiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Norihiro is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29737 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BG7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.49 km (#13,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.303 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0927 |
| Inclination | 9.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 January 1999
- (27178) Quino
- (29736) Fichtelberg
- (31429) Diegoazzaro
- (31431) Cabibbo
- (35683) Broumov
- (53141) Marcmoniez
- (79900) Coreglia
- (152750) Brloh