4963 Kanroku
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4963 Kanroku is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on February 18, 1977 by Kosai
and Hurukawa at Kiso Observatory
. It was named after Gwalleuk
, a Korean Buddhist monk from the kingdom of Baekje
.
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 February 18, 1977 by Kosai
Kosai
Kosai can stand for:* Hiroki Kosai, 20th-century Japanese astronomer, prolific discoverer of asteroids* Kosai, Shizuoka, Japan, a city* Kosai Matsumoto...* Kosai Motonaga...* Kōsai a disciple of Hōnen of the Jōdo Shū Buddhist sect...
and Hurukawa at 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....
. It was named after Gwalleuk
Gwalleuk
Gwalleuk was a Korean Buddhist monk from the kingdom of Baekje who lived during the time of King Wideok. In 602, he went over to Japan to solidify Baekje's diplomacy with Japan. He is known for helping spread Buddhism to Japan and is mentioned several times in Japanese Buddhist records.- Asteroid...
, a Korean Buddhist monk from the kingdom of Baekje
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
.