Asteroids named after people called Hikaru
馃懚 Hikaru as a baby name
Hikaru Yabuta (b. 1974) is a Japanese organic cosmochemist who led the analysis of macromolecular organic solids in asteroid Ryugu samples. She also contributed to Hayabusa2鈥檚 multi-scale observations of Ryugu, from the asteroid scale with optical cameras and the pebble scale with landers to the atomic scale through sample analysis.Discovered 22 May 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Hikaru Sato (b. 1951) is an amateur astronomer who has observed occultations by minor planets. Since 1987, he has also worked as the secretary general of the Fukushima Astronomical Society.Discovered 9 October 1996 by T. Okuni, Nanyo
Hikaru Masai (b. 1987) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group Kalafina.Discovered 16 November 1998 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
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