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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu |
| Discovery site | Yatsugatake South Base Observatory |
| Discovery date | January 24, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6731 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 BK |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2463790 |
| Peri | 2.0303220 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2304578 |
| Orbital period | 1565.2985146 |
| Mean anomaly | 306.61776 |
| Inclination | 4.16840 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 353.30874 |
| Argument of peri | 105.11753 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
6731 Hiei (1992 BK) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1992 by Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu at Yatsugatake South Base Observatory.