Named in honor of Shigeru Yumi (1916– ), the second director of the central bureau of the International Polar Motion Survey. During his 1962–1980 tenure he directed and saw the completion of the comprehensive work of rereducing the complete set of latitude observations. (M 34626) _ _.
Avastatud: 10-4-1993 Avastamiskoht: Kitami Avastajad: Endate, K., Watanabe, K.