4272 Entsuji
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4272 Entsuji is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 12, 1977 by Hiroki Kosai
and Kiichiro Hurukawa at Kiso Observatory
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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...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on March 12, 1977 by Hiroki Kosai
Hiroki Kosai
is a Japanese astronomer with the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. He is best known for helping to popularize astronomy in Japan and for his observations of comets and asteroids, most notably with his co-discovery the comet 1976 XVI. The asteroid 3370 Kohsai is named in his honor.- External links :* *...
and Kiichiro Hurukawa at Kiso Observatory
Kiso Observatory
Kiso Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at Mt. Ontake in Japan. The observatory was founded in 1974 and is maintained by the Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo . It is home to the 105cm Schmidt Telescope....
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