(8219) 1996 JL
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1996 JL is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Robert H. McNaught
and Takuo Kojima
at the YGCO Chiyoda Station
in Japan on May 10, 1996.
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 Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University. He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory....
and Takuo Kojima
Takuo Kojima
is an amateur Japanese astronomer.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and discoverer of the periodic comet 70P/Kojima.3644 Kojitaku is named after him....
at the YGCO Chiyoda Station
YGCO Chiyoda Station
The YGCO Chiyoda Station is an astronomical observatory based in Japan. It has Observatory code number 897. One of its main tasks is to keep track of and survey near-Earth asteroids....
in Japan on May 10, 1996.