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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is January 7th?

The day Aizu (asteroid) was discovered (Fukushima Prefecture)

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

Asteroid Aizu., was discovered on January 7 2000 , at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

After its discovery, it was assigned the provisional designation "Provisional designation 2000 AO240" for a long time. However, following the Great East Japan Earthquake, it was officially named on May 9, 2012, after the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, which suffered significant damage

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

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

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