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based on a high-resolution spectrum by Xu et al. (1995) or Bus and Binzel (2002)
5379 Abehiroshi
Discovered 1991 Apr. 16 by S. Otomo and O. Muramatsu at Kiyosato.
Named in honor of Hiroshi Abe (b. 1958), a resident of Shimane. Discoverer of numerous minor planets at Yatsuka Observatory since 1993, he is also an active confirmer of new objects in collaboration with S. Nakano.
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