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The day Miyagi (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture)

Asteroid Miyagi was discovered on , 1999 , at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA .

After its discovery, it was given the provisional designation "1999 GL47" for a long time, but following the Great East Japan Earthquake, it was named after Miyagi Prefecture

The following 11 asteroids were also named and announced at the same time for the same reasons as Miyagi

• Aizu
• Iwate
• Aomori
• Ibaraki
• Tochigi
• Chiba Prefecture
• Hamadori
• Nakadori
• Rikuzentakata
• Sakae Village
• Tsunan Town

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