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3915 Fukushima (1988 PA1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 15 1988 by Yanai M. and Kazuro Watanabe at Kitami Observatory. On December 16 2012 3915 Fukushima occulted the star HIP 4315 over parts of Europe and North America. 3915 Fukushima’s level of brightness was magnitude 16.3 and the star 8.5.It is an asteroid in a prograde orbit around the Sun.The asteroid’s namesake is Hokkaido University professor H. Fukushima who is noted for inspiring young astronomers.