What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0304]

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 4th?

The day Mt. Iwaki (asteroid) was discovered (Aomori Prefecture)

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

The asteroid Iwakisan was discovered on March 4, 1994, by Takao Kobayashi of Oizumi Town, Gunma Prefecture, who has discovered over 2,000 asteroids and is also known as the discoverer of Comet Kobayashi.

It was named after Mount Iwaki (1,625m above sea level), the highest mountain in Aomori Prefecture, located in Hirosaki City and Ajigasawa Town, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture

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