10171 Takaotengu
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10171 Takaotengu is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Masanori Hirasawa
and Shohei Suzuki
at the Mount Nyukasa Station in Japan on March 7, 1995. It is named after Takaotengu, a legendary creature
said to inhabit Mount Takao
in Tokyo
, Japan.
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 Masanori Hirasawa
Masanori Hirasawa
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Working with Shohei Suzuki at Mount Nyukasa Station, Hirasawa discovered 52 minor planets between 1991 and 1998. Both men are graduates of Waseda University, which they named an asteroid after in 1991. Hirasawa is also a...
and Shohei Suzuki
Shohei Suzuki
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Working with Masanori Hirasawa at Mount Nyukasa Station, Suzuki discovered 52 minor planets between 1991 and 1998. Both men are graduates of Waseda University, which they named an asteroid after in 1991.-List of asteroids...
at the Mount Nyukasa Station in Japan on March 7, 1995. It is named after Takaotengu, a legendary creature
Legendary creature
A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature.-Origin:Some mythical creatures have their origin in traditional mythology and have been believed to be real creatures, for example the dragon, the unicorn, and griffin...
said to inhabit Mount Takao
Mount Takao
is a mountain in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. It is protected within Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park.Standing tall and located within an hour of downtown Tokyo, it is a popular hiking spot, with eight hiking courses and more than 2.5 million annual visitors...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan.