| 3950 Yoshida | Discovered 1986 Feb. 8 by S. Inoda and T. Urata at Karasuyama. |
| Tougo Yoshida (1864-1918), who was born in Echigo (now Niigata prefecture), was a pioneer scholar who over 13 years organized for himself a dictionary of Japanese historical names in geography. He was also interested in astronomy and observed the total solar eclipse in 1887. The name was suggested by K. Hatayama. |
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| Reference: 20090607/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2009-06-08 |
