6879 Hyogo | October 14, 1994 | MPC |
Kazuyoshi Itō (伊藤和幸 Itō Kazuyoshi) is a Japanese astronomer.
In 1994, he discovered 6879 Hyogo at Sengamine Observatory,[2] a 20-kilometer sized carbonaceous asteroid from the main belt.[3] The body was named in honor of the Japanese Hyōgo Prefecture with its capital city of Kobe, where the Great Hanshin earthquake occurred on 17 January 1995.[4] Naming citation was published on 3 May 1996 (M.P.C. 27130).[5]