Asteroids named after people called Ikuo
馃懚 Ikuo as a baby name
Named in honor of Ikuo Okamoto (b. 1946), optician and amateur astronomer. He owns the Schmidt camera with which this minor planet was discovered.Discovered 11 November 1990 by Nomura, T., Kawanishi, K., Minami-Oda
Ikuo Takimoto (b. 1954) became interested in astronomy after seeing a photograph of Comet Ikeya-Seki. He now photographs sunspots and solar prominences, in both white light and H-伪, at the private observatory he completed in 1988.Discovered 28 October 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Ikuo Uemura (b. 1940) is a passionate and leading member of his local astronomical club Pleiades. Fascinated with cameras and photography since his youth, he diligently adds new images to his wide-ranging portfolio of astronomical objects.Discovered 16 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
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