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Named in honor of Tsutomu Soejima (b. 1950), a Japanese amateur astronomer and secretary of the Saga Astronomical Society since 1989. He is a board member of the astronomical society's observatory, the Tara Observatory and the Saga City Observatory. His main interests are comet hunting and photography. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.

Named in honor of Tsutomu Soejima (1950– ), a Japanese amateur astronomer and secretary of the Saga Astronomical Society since 1989. He is a board member of the astronomical society’s observatory, the Tara Observatory and the Saga City Observatory. His main interests are comet hunting and photography. (M 35491)

Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.