Asteroids named after people called Atsushi
馃懚 Atsushi as a baby name
Named in honor of Atsushi Miyamoto (b. 1961), senior researcher at Saji Observatory and a board member of the Tottori Society of Astronomy. In June 1997 he initiated one of Saji Observatory's first research projects, using its 1.03-m telescope to make follow-up observations of the faint transneptunian objects. This resulted in the first such observation in Japan, when 1997 CS29 was detected on 1997 Dec. 25. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Discovered 19 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Atsushi Matsuo (b. 1955) is on the research and educational staff of the Yamaguchi Museum. He has been working in astronomy education for more than 20 years and has written many articles on astronomy history and education.Discovered 20 December 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Atsushi Narita (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who observes meteors. He founded the astronomical club Seiyukai. In 1972 he began two-point meteor photography observations. Since 1974, he has taken many simultaneous photographs of meteors to determine their orbits and the radiant points of meteor showers.Discovered 16 November 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Atsushi Miyazaki (1970-2011), a staff member of Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, died while engaging in relief activities to support the survivors of the massive earthquake that hit Eastern Turkey on 2011 October 23.Discovered 26 October 1997 by N. Sato, Chichibu
Atsushi Takano (b. 1986) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and the deputy director of the Minamiaso Luna Observatory, where he provides commentary to visitors using a 0.82-m telescope and planetarium. He also served as a board member of the Japan Public Observatory Society from 2012 to 2025, and is well-known as an astronomy educator in Kumamoto Prefecture.Discovered 10 March 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Atsushi Mori (1970-2007), a Japanese astronomer, was a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory (2000-2003) and Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory (2003-2007). He devoted himself to the study of cometary physics, as well as to educating the general public about astronomy.Discovered 30 November 1994 by A. Nakamura, Kuma Kogen
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