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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is April 6th?

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

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

Asteroid Miyagi., was discovered on April 6 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 officially named on May 9, 2012, in honor of Miyagi Prefecture , which suffered significant damage

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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