(100480) 1996 UK
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1996 UK is a Mars-crossing minor planet
. It was discovered by Yoshisada Shimizu
and Takeshi Urata
at the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama
, Japan, on October 16, 1996.
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Yoshisada Shimizu
Yoshisada Shimizu
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Asteroid 7300 Yoshisada is named after him.-References:...
and Takeshi Urata
Takeshi Urata
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at Nihondaira Observatory.In 1978 he became the first amateur to discover a minor planet in over fifty years. He named it after it his daughter, Mizuho. His pioneering feat led to an upsurge in such discoveries. In the...
at the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
Nachi-Katsuura Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan. Facing the Pacific Ocean, it lies within the Yoshino-Kumano National Park. It is 0.83368 Earth radi from the rotational axis of the Earth, and +0.55040 Earth radii above the equatorial plane....
in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama
Nachikatsuura, Wakayama
is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 18,795 and a density of 102.45 persons per km². The total area is 183.45 km²....
, Japan, on October 16, 1996.