(23894) Arikahiguchi = 1998 SM56
Arika Higuchi (b. 1979) is a Japanese theoretical astronomer who uses
analytical methods to work on small solar system bodies, especially those in
the Oort cloud. She is a member of the local organizing committee for the
Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012 conference.
A complete set of naming citations of the numbered minor planets is available in the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, edited by Lutz Schmadel.