10009 Hirosetanso
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10009 Hirosetanso is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 12, 1977 by H. Kosai and K. Hurukawa at the Kiso Observatory
of the University of Tokyo
. It is named after Hirose Tanso (1782-1856), a Japanese educator.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on March 12, 1977 by H. Kosai and K. Hurukawa at the Kiso Observatory
Kiso Observatory
Kiso Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at Mt. Ontake in Japan. The observatory was founded in 1974 and is maintained by the Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo . It is home to the 105cm Schmidt Telescope....
of the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
. It is named after Hirose Tanso (1782-1856), a Japanese educator.