(9487) Kupe

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( 9487 ) Kupe is an asteroid of the main belt, which on 17 October 1960 by the Dutch astronomer Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten - Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory ( observatory code 675) was discovered in California.

The asteroid is named after Kupe, the discoverer of New Zealand ( Maori Language: Aotearoa ) in the mythology of Māori.

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