Asteroids named after people called Hiroshi
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Hiroshi Takeda (b. 1934), professor at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, has conducted seminal research on both lunar meteorites and primitive achondrites. These studies have contributed to our understanding of the melting and differentiation of small bodies in the solar system.Discovered 6 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
Named in honor of Hiroshi Abe (b. 1958), a resident of Shimane. Discoverer of numerous minor planets at Yatsuka Observatory since 1993, he is also an active confirmer of new objects in collaboration with S. Nakano.Discovered 16 April 1991 by Otomo, S., Muramatsu, O., Kiyosato
Hiroshi Shimoda (b. 1949) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and specialist in agricultural management in Gunma prefecture. He is a devoted observer of small bodies in the solar system. As an early member of the astronomical society Ota-Uchuno-Kai he encouraged many amateur astronomers.Discovered 9 March 1991 by Niijima, T., Urata, T., Ojima
Named in honor of Hiroshi Okamoto (b. 1915), an entomologist and elementary-school teacher who inspired the discoverer with a love of the stars.Discovered 20 August 1990 by T. Seki, Geisei
Named in honor of Hiroshi Kinoshita (b. 1941), a celestial mechanician at the National Astronomical Observatory (formerly known as the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory) who works mainly on the dynamics of the solar system bodies. The present IAU Nutation Series is based on his nutation theory of the rigid earth. He served as president of Commission 4 during 1994-1997. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by K. Hurukawa.Discovered 23 September 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Named in honor of Hiroshi Kuratani (b. 1934), astronomer and educator at Toyama Observatory since 1956. He played an important role in establishing Toyama Science Museum, which opened in 1979 and from which he retired in 1998. In the 1960s he was a pioneer in improving observational techniques, such as the application of TV and development of cooled emulsion cameras. Currently he is developing a new generation space simulator. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Discovered 15 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hiroshi Hatanaka (b.1947) is an amateur astronomer who started his career as a planetarium operator at Nihondaira, Shizuoka, Japan. There he worked on orbit computations with the second discoverer.Discovered 26 March 1995 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T., Nachi-Katsuura
Hiroshi Mizuno (b. 1951), Okayama Seishin University, is a theoretician on the origin of our solar system. He developed a theory about the formation of thick atmospheres of giant planets, such as Jupiter, with intensive studies on the sudden accretion of gas onto the solid core. This mechanism is called the Mizuno process.Discovered 15 November 1993 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hiroshi Tsunemi (b. 1951), Osaka University, has worked in x-ray astronomy as a chief scientist of the x-ray observing satellite ASCA. His scientific interest is focused on the structure and chemical composition of supernova remnants and related high-energy phenomena, as well as on the design of new x-ray detectors.Discovered 15 December 1993 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hiroshi Araki (b. 1935) has been an amateur astronomer for more than half a century. During the close approach of Mars in 1956 he made many beautiful sketches of the planet. He is also an enthusiast in orbital calculation and optical designing.Discovered 12 February 1994 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hiroshi Irokawa (b. 1930) was chief editor of Gekkan Tenmon Guide (Monthly Astronomy Guide) from 1972 to 1974. He has also edited many astronomical books.Discovered 1 September 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hiroshi Yamakawa (b. 1965) is an interplanetary trajectory and mission designer at ISAS. He worked for the MUSES-C mission, mainly in its early phase. He is now the study manager of the MMO Mercury orbiter, planned as one of the spacecraft for the ESA-ISAS international Mercury mission BepiColombo.Discovered 30 November 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hiroshi Arima (b. 1958) is a registered architect who also designs individual observatories in Japan. While a university student he was a leader of the Kyushu Meteoric Network. With members of the Kumamoto Civil Astronomical Observatory, he helped carry out a solar eclipse observation in Mexico in 1991.Discovered 12 January 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Japanese amateur astronomer Hiroshi Nakanishi (b. 1936) is a well-known grass-roots popularizer of astronomy in Kagawa prefecture.Discovered 11 February 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hiroshi Nishiyama (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer who observers of variable stars and undertakes astronomical outreach via stargazing parties. He authored Castles in Ibaraki Prefecture after examining local history with friends.Discovered 16 January 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Named in memory of Hiroshi Nakamura (1891-1974), Japanese medical biochemist and researcher of old maps. He was often called Taku, since the Chinese character representing his first name can also be pronounced as Taku. He is well-known in the community of historical cartography as twice the winner of the Imago Mundi prize, awarded by the authoritative international journal on old maps. Taku was a long-time member of the editorial board of this journal. He wrote several important books and papers on far-east Asian maps of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He showed that, contrary to Western understanding, European sea charts and maps of far-east Asia then being made were largely influenced by the knowledge of contemporary Japanese and Chinese sailors.Discovered 5 December 1988 by T. Nakamura, Kiso
Hirokun is a nickname for Hiroshi Fukazawa, who was the fiancé of Mizuho Urata (1972-2004), daughter of the second discoverer.Discovered 12 July 1996 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T., Nachi-Katsuura
Hiroshi Ohtani (b. 1939) is a professor in the department of astronomy at Kyoto University. His research themes include observational and theoretical studies of interstellar matter and observational study of active galaxies, especially of Seyfert and related galaxies.Discovered 16 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hiroshi Fujioka (b. 1946), born in Kuma Town, is an actor, martial artist, and a dedicated volunteer in Iraq, Ethiopia and Cambodia. Since his debut in 1970, he has starred in more than 20 movies and a number of TV dramas, including the most popular Japanese television program in the 1970s, Kamen Rider.Discovered 20 September 1995 by A. Nakamura, Kuma Kogen
Japanese TV character Kamen Rider, played by Hiroshi Fujioka, is a cyborg and a lover of justice. Ninety-eight stories of Kamen Rider were broadcast from 1971 to 1973. His fighting action and heroic stories fascinated all boys in Japan, including the discoverer.Discovered 16 November 1995 by A. Nakamura, Kuma Kogen
Hiroshi Nakamura (b. 1955) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. He built an astronomical observatory in his garden in 1984. His main interests are observing comets and solar eclipses.Discovered 5 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hiroshi Nishiyama (b. 1962) has been a director of the Baienno Sato Observatory since 1998. He was previously a teacher of earth sciences in a high school. His interests include observations of various galaxies, searching for supernovae and astronomical teaching.Discovered 28 February 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hiroshi Narahara (b. 1968) is a coach for the Chunichi Dragons and a friend of the first discoverer.Discovered 29 November 1989 by Takahashi, A., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hiroshi Endou (b. 1939) is a confectionery manufacturer and amateur astronomer, active in the Nanyo Astronomy Lovers Club since 1983.Discovered 31 May 1995 by T. Okuni, Nanyo
Hiroshi Mori (b. 1958), a Japanese amateur astronomer, is one of the members of the Yamaneko Group of Comet Observers. He is a devoted observer of small bodies. He discovered 42 minor planets with M. Arai at Yorii.Discovered 10 January 1992 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S., Okutama
Hiroshi Naraoka (b. 1960) is a Japanese cosmochemist who led the analyses of organic molecules in asteroid Ryugu samples. His team identified over 20,000 organic molecules from Ryugu, including more than twenty amino acids, nucleobases, and interstellar PAHs. These findings demonstrated that C-type asteroids could serve as factories of prebiotic molecules.Discovered 23 May 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Hiroshi Yoshida (b. 1968) is an amateur astronomer and has been involved in the networking of people running stargazing parties in eastern Japan. He also promotes exchange of information, reporting on research activity, and get-togethers for amateur astronomers involved in outreach activity.Discovered 29 July 1992 by T. Seki, Geisei
Hiroshi Kanai (b. 1915) is a enthusiast in the use of miniature cameras. Based in Tokyo, he served as president of Minox Club of Japan from 1969 to 2005, a period that saw the production of many outstanding photographers.Discovered 25 May 1992 by T. Seki, Geisei
Hiroshi Manabe (1932-2000), born in Ehime prefecture, was a Japanese illustrator, well known for his illustrations for science fiction and mystery novels. He also served as a planner for the international exhibitions held in Osaka (1970), Okinawa (1975) and Tsukuba (1985).Discovered 5 May 2000 by A. Nakamura, Kuma Kogen
Hiroshi Taneichi (b. 1927) is a professor emeritus at Yamagata University, who studied photo-reactions at the Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Tohoku University. He is now a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society.Discovered 16 November 1996 by T. Okuni, Nanyo
Hiroshi Kimura (1937–2025), known as Mucunbo, was a Japanese astronomer who worked at the Purple Mountain Observatory for 25 years. He predicted the neckline for cometary dust tails, classified solutions to the Lane-Emden equation, and pioneered star formation studies in China. Hiroshi was a great mentor for outstanding young scientists.Discovered 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program, Purple Mountain
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