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based on a high-resolution spectrum by Xu et al. (1995) or Bus and Binzel (2002)
11500 Tomaiyowit
Discovered 1989 Oct. 28 by J. E. Mueller and J. D. Mendenhall at Palomar.
Tomaiyowit is Earth Mother in the Luiseno creation story. She, together with Tukmit, gave birth to the First People, which are all things and features of the earth forming the basis of Luiseno existence.
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