10152 Ukichiro
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10152 Ukichiro is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on September 11, 1994 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato
, Yamanashi Prefecture
. It is named after the Japanese physicist and low-temperature scientist Ukichiro Nakaya
.
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 September 11, 1994 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato
Kiyosato, Yamanashi
is a locality in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan. It is a popular resort area.It is serviced by Kiyosato Station on the Koumi Line.-External links:...
, Yamanashi Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
. It is named after the Japanese physicist and low-temperature scientist Ukichiro Nakaya
Ukichiro Nakaya
was a Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences. He is credited with making the first artificial snowflakes.-Life and research:...
.