| 52500 Kanata | Discovered 1996 Feb. 22 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi. |
| KANATA, which means "Far Away", was proposed by the people of Japan for the name of the new 1.5-m telescope of Hiroshima University. The KANATA Telescope is mainly used to observe high-energy phenomena such as optical afterglows of \gamma -ray bursts. It is also used to show people the beauty and wonder of the universe. |
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| Reference: 20060809/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2007-08-08 |
