6731 Hiei
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6731 Hiei is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on January 24, 1992 by Yoshio Kushida
and Osamu Muramatsu
at Yatsugatake South Base 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 January 24, 1992 by Yoshio Kushida
Yoshio Kushida
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids.He discovered comet 144P/Kushida and was co-discoverer of comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu.-External links:* http://www.nayoro-star.jp/photo/tenmondai-houmon/kushida.html...
and Osamu Muramatsu
Osamu Muramatsu
is a Japanese astronomer, and is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He also co-discovered periodic comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu.-External links:*...
at Yatsugatake South Base Observatory
Yatsugatake South Base Observatory
is an observatory in Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan. Its observatory code is 896.It is frequently used due to its closeness to the Greater Tokyo Area, resulting in many asteroid discoveries. Yoshio Kushida has worked on observational research on pre-earthquake natural phenomena.-External links:*...
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