(6725) 1991 DS
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1991 DS is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Shigeru Inoda
and Takeshi Urata
in Karasuyama, Tochigi
, Japan, on February 21, 1991.
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 Shigeru Inoda
Shigeru Inoda
is a Japanese astronomer.He has discovered a number of asteroids. Except for 3394 Banno, they were all co-discovered with Takeshi Urata. Asteroid 5484 Inoda is named after him.-References:...
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...
in Karasuyama, Tochigi
Karasuyama, Tochigi
Karasuyama was a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 18,799 and a density of 202.44 persons per km²...
, Japan, on February 21, 1991.