Named in honor of Yoshio Dohmoto (1914– ), the former head of the Asahikawa Observatory in Hokkaido. Over a period of about 30 years, he carried out many observations of comets, occultations, artificial satellites, sunspots, etc. He is now an active leader of the Asahikawa Astronomical Club. (M 22504) _ _.
Discovered on 16-9-1990 in Kitami by Fujii, T., Watanabe, K.