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3950 Yoshida is a main belt asteroid that completes one revolution
around the Sun
approximately every 5 years. It was discovered on February 8, 1986 by Shigeru Inoda
and Takeshi Urata
at Karasuyama
, Japan
. It is named for Tougo Yoshida (1864-1918), a Japanese toponymist.
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
around the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
approximately every 5 years. It was discovered on February 8, 1986 by Shigeru Inoda
Shigeru Inoda
is a Japanese astronomer.He has discovered a number of asteroids. Except for 3394 Banno, they were all co-discovered with Takeshi Urata. Asteroid 5484 Inoda 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 Karasuyama
Karasuyama, Tochigi
Karasuyama was a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 18,799 and a density of 202.44 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is named for Tougo Yoshida (1864-1918), a Japanese toponymist.