4157 Izu
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4157 Izu is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on December 11, 1988 by Yoshiaki Oshima
at Gekko
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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 11, 1988 by Yoshiaki Oshima
Yoshiaki Oshima
is a Japanese astronomer and prolific discoverer of asteroids.The asteroid 5592 Oshima is named after him.-Works:* Isobe, S., Atsuo, A., Asher, D., Fuse, T., Hashimoto, N., Nakano, S., K. Nishiyama, Y. Oshima, N. Takahashi, J. Terazono, H. Umehara, T. Urata, M. Yoshikawa...
at Gekko
Gekko
Gekko is a genus of colorful and diverse Southeast Asian geckos commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos. Although species such as the Tokay Gecko are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus have a very small range and are considered rare or endangered.-External links:* ...
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