Asteroids named after people called Hiroki

(8931) Hirokimatsuo

Hiroki Matsuo, former director general at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, has engaged in space development since the launch of the first Japanese satellite. He contributed to the promotion of interplanetary missions while establishing an engineering basis for the Comet 1P/Halley exploration mission.Discovered 6 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi

(9656) Kurokawahiroki

Hiroki Kurokawa (b. 1943), Kyoto University professor emeritus, is the former director of the Kwasan and Hida observatories. His research area is solar physics by optical observation. He founded NPO Kwasan Astro Network for the popularization of astronomy.Discovered 23 February 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi

(43899) Kobayashihiroki

Hiroki Kobayashi (b. 1973) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who serves as the curator of astronomy at the Kitakyushu City Science Museum in Fukuoka Prefecture. He is a popular presenter of the museum's planetarium and rooftop observatory's 0.5-meter reflector telescope.Discovered 15 November 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami