Asteroids named after people called Hideo
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Hideo Nishimura (b. 1949) started to search for new comets in 1965 and eventually found C/1994 N1 (Nakamura-Nishimura-Machholz). He also discovered nine novae during 2003--2008. He continues his searches and makes an effort to popularize astronomy in Kakegawa city. The name was suggested by S. Kaneko.Discovered 3 November 1988 by Oohira, Oohira
Hideo Asada (b. 1953) worked in the shop of a Japanese telescope maker and is now popularizing astronomy in Japan by writing books and articles in astronomical magazines.Discovered 26 October 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T., Kani
Named in honor of Hideo Inoue (b. 1917), Japanese astronomer. An astronomy enthusiast while still a child, he studied at the Tokyo College of Physics and at the Institute of Cosmical Physics in Kyoto. While participating in Kyoto University's expedition to the total solar eclipse on 1941 Sept. 21 he obtained color photographs of the solar corona, the first in Japan. He later worked at the Peking Observatory, where he calculated the national ephemeris. After the war he taught at technical high schools in Japan. For the International Geophysical Year he led the Higasimatuyama Moonwatch Team. He is also an enthusiastic ham radio operator.Discovered 20 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Named in honor of Hideo Maehara (b. 1940), professor of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and director of the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory since 1993. He works at the observatories in Kiso and Okayama as a resident astronomer to provide advanced observational facilities to researchers. His research themes include wide-field surveys of late-type stars and ultraviolet-excess objects using the Kiso Schmidt telescope. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Discovered 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hideo Hatakeyama (b. 1955) is a first-class registered architect and also an amateur astronomer. His projects include the design of Japanese astronomical facilities, as well the architectural design of business complexes. He is also interested in understanding the mechanisms of solar activity.Discovered 12 February 1997 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hideo Sugai (b. 1930), a retired teacher, is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He has been observing variable stars since 1951, and his data have been reported to the Variable Star Observers League in Japan.Discovered 20 March 1996 by T. Okuni, Nanyo
In 1975, Hideo Mitani (b. 1946) founded a library of nature photographs, including astronomical photographs. It became the most famous library of its kind in Japan and cultivated many other nature photographers.Discovered 3 April 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hideo Einaga (b. 1949) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He observes planets as a member of the Japanese Lunar and Planetary Research Society. His image-processed data are used by researchers, and he works on training young planetary observers.Discovered 1 November 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hideo Itokawa (1912-1999) is regarded as the Father of Japanese rocketry. An aerospace engineer, Itokawa initiated Japan's first launch tests of the solid rocket series called “Pencil” in 1955. Under his unique vision and strong leadership, his rockets reached space by 1960 and put Japan's first satellite into orbit in 1970.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Hideo Saitou (b. 1946) is the leader of activities of the Fukushima branch of the Japanese Young Astronauts Club, formed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.Discovered 7 November 1997 by T. Okuni, Nanyo
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