5328 Nisiyamakoiti
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5328 Nisiyamakoiti is a Main Belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Seiji Ueda
and Hiroshi Kaneda
at Kushiro
, Kushiro Subprefecture
, Hokkaidō
, Japan
on October 26, 1989. It was named for Koichi Nishiyama, a Japanese astronomer and mountaineer.
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...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Seiji Ueda
Seiji Ueda
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Between 1987 and 2000, Ueda discovered 705 asteroids. Asteroid 4676 Uedaseiji, discovered in 1990, is named for him....
and Hiroshi Kaneda
Hiroshi Kaneda
is a Japanese astronomer. He is the eighth most prolific individual discoverer of asteroids. Between 1987 and 2000, Kaneda discovered 705 asteroids. Asteroid 4677 Hiroshi, discovered in 1990, is named after him. Along with being an astronomer, Kaneda has worked as a computer programmer who "has...
at Kushiro
Kushiro, Hokkaido
is a city located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital city of Kushiro Subprefecture, as well as the most populous city in eastern Hokkaidō....
, Kushiro Subprefecture
Kushiro Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan.-Towns and villages by district:* Akan District** Tsurui* Akkeshi District** Akkeshi** Hamanaka* Kawakami District** Shibecha** Teshikaga* Kushiro District** Kushiro* Shiranuka District** Shiranuka- History :...
, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on October 26, 1989. It was named for Koichi Nishiyama, a Japanese astronomer and mountaineer.