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

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

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

Asteroid AomoriLowell, was discovered on September 30, 1999 , at the Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona, USA

It was named on May 9, 2012, in honor of Aomori Prefecture , which suffered significant damage in the wake of 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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