(6961) Ashitaka

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( 6961 ) Ashitaka is an asteroid of the main belt, which was discovered on 26 May 1989 by Japanese astronomers Makio Akiyama and Furuta Toshimasa at the observatory in Mishima (IAU code 886 ) in Shizuoka Prefecture.

The asteroid was named after the dormant volcano Ashitaka near Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Pictures of (6961) Ashitaka

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