10888 Yamatano-orochi
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10888 Yamatano-orochi is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on December 6, 1996 by Y. Shimizu and T. Urata at the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
. The asteroid was named for Yamatano-orochi, a mythological snake.
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 December 6, 1996 by Y. Shimizu and T. Urata 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....
. The asteroid was named for Yamatano-orochi, a mythological snake.