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1988 XT. Discovered 1988 Dec. 3 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe at Kitami.
Named in honor of Kouichi Wakata, chosen by NASDA as the astronaut in 1992 among 372 applicants, after receiving a master’s degree in applied dynamics at the University of Kyushu and working for Japan Air Lines. In January 1996 he was on board the space shuttle Endeavor and succeeded in recovering a Japanese satellite. (M 29146)
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(2003). (6208) Wakata. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5721
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