Asteroids named after people called Saga

(29514) Karatsu

Karatsu is a city in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. According to the historical Chinese chronicles, the Records of Wei, Karatsu was originally called Matsurakoku from around the third to sixth centuries. It was the first place in Kyushu visited by envoys from China.Discovered 25 December 1997 by N. Sato, Chichibu