Asteroids named after people called Hitoshi
馃懚 Hitoshi as a baby name
Named in honor of Hitoshi Yamaoka (b. 1965), astrophysicist at Kyushu University who specializes in the study of supernovae and novae. He promotes a supernova search project at public observatories in Japan.Discovered 19 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Hitoshi Mizutani (b. 1944) works mainly on the origin and evolution of the solar system and internal structures of planets. He has been a professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and played a leading role in Japanese lunar and planetary exploration.Discovered 14 February 1997 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Hitoshi Masuzawa (b. 1945) is a lecturer and curator of the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo, where he worked for 32 years until 1998. He conducted historical research on Chinese constellations. The name was suggested by O. Muramatsu.Discovered 1 November 1995 by S. Otomo, Kiyosato
Hitoshi Takuma (b. 1949) is an active solar observer in Japan who has been observing sunspots and solar flares since 1972. The name was suggested by S. Nakano, who worked with Takuma in Kawaguchi from 1972 to 1977 and found the identifications involving this object.Discovered 16 October 1936 by M. Laugier, Nice
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