8432 Tamakasuga
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8432 Tamakasuga is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on December 27, 1997 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
It is named after the sumo
wrestler Tamakasuga Ryōji
.
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 27, 1997 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
It is named after the sumo
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestler Tamakasuga Ryōji
Tamakasuga Ryoji
Tamakasuga Ryōji is a former sumo wrestler from Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he made his professional debut in 1994 and reached a highest rank of sekiwake in 1997. He fought in the top makuuchi division for twelve years, won five special prizes and earned seven...
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