(54510) Yakagehonjin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Yakage honjin, located in southwestern Okayama, was a traditional accommodation for the daimyo and other Shogunate officials while on the road in the Edo Period. Only upper-class persons could stay or have meals there. It is designated as an important cultural property of Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yakagehonjin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yakagehonjin is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 54510 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PD7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0491 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 August 2000
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