Named in honor of Souichi Noguchi (1965– ), an astronaut working for the Japanese Aerospace Development Agency NASDA, chosen among 572 applicants for the position in 1996. He obtained a master’s degree in aeronautics at the University of Tokyo and has been training as a mission specialist for NASA. (M 29145) _ _.
Discovered on 15-1-1989 in Kitami by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.