53157 Akaishidake
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53157 Akaishidake is a main belt
asteroid
discovered on February 5, 1999 by Japanese astronomer M. Akiyama at Mishima
, and named after Mount Akaishi
in Japan.
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 5, 1999 by Japanese astronomer M. Akiyama at Mishima
Mishima
-Places:*Mishima, Fukushima, a town in Fukushima Prefecture*Mishima, Kagoshima, a village in Kagoshima Prefecture*Mishima, Niigata, a town in Niigata Prefecture*Mishima, Shizuoka, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan-People:...
, and named after Mount Akaishi
Mount Akaishi
, at 3,120 m , is the 7th tallest peak in Japan and the 3rd tallest peak in the Akaishi Mountains or Southern Alps in northern Honshū, Japan. It is located in the Minami Alps National Park...
in Japan.