(7533) Seiraiji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1995 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.
Seiraiji is a Japanese temple built in Sumoto, Japan, around 1000 CE, in the late Heian era. This Buddhist temple with graves is located on the small hill Kyuko-san, which was made by rivers in a delta area.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seiraiji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seiraiji is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7533 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,312 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0958 |
| Inclination | 3.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.