(21122) 1992 YK
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1992 YK is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Akira Natori and Takeshi Urata
at the JCPM Yakiimo Station
in Shimizu, Shizuoka
, Japan, on December 23, 1992.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Akira Natori and Takeshi Urata
Takeshi Urata
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at Nihondaira Observatory.In 1978 he became the first amateur to discover a minor planet in over fifty years. He named it after it his daughter, Mizuho. His pioneering feat led to an upsurge in such discoveries. In the...
at the JCPM Yakiimo Station
JCPM Yakiimo Station
The JCPM Yakiimo Station is a astronomical observatory station at Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.It has the following observatory code: IAU-Observatory, Code 885....
in Shimizu, Shizuoka
Shimizu, Shizuoka
is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka, Japan. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 32,205and a density of 3,640 persons per km². The total area is 8.84 km².-Geography:...
, Japan, on December 23, 1992.