Asteroids named after people called Hitomi
馃懚 Hitomi as a baby name
Hitomi Miyamoto (b. 1959) is a scientist at the Japan Meteorological Agency. He was a member of the 1988--1990 and the 1995--1997 wintering parties of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, and is the leader of the 2011--2012 wintering party. He has been an amateur astronomer since childhood.Discovered 1 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hitomi Kobayashi (b. 1984) is a Japanese researcher who studies formation and evolution of cometary organic volatiles based on observations and laboratory experiments.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
Hitomi Yamasaki (b. 1945) contracted Hansen's disease when young and was forced to live in isolation for many decades at a leprosarium. Comet Ikeya-Seki interested her in astronomy and, through the exchange of letters with the second discoverer, she found happiness and purpose in life.Discovered 7 February 1991 by T. Seki, Geisei
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