[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is September 30th?

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

Aomori is asteroid discovered on September 30, 1999 , Arizona, USA

It was named on May 9, 2012, after Aomori Prefecture , which suffered major damage following the Great East Japan Earthquake

The following 11 asteroids were also named and announced at the same time for similar reasons to Nakadori

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

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