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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is October 13th?

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

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

Asteroid Taihaku,, was discovered on October 13, 1988 , by Masahiro Koishikawa an astronomer from Miyagi Prefecture at the Aiko Observatory of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory

It was named in February 1992 after Taihaku Ward in Sendai City. Incidentally, at that time, another asteroid discovered by the same person on November 8, 1988, was also named Miyagino,SendaiCity after a ward in

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