Asteroids named after people called Kazuaki
馃懚 Kazuaki as a baby name
Named in honor of Kazuaki Gomi (b. 1911), amateur astronomer and long-time observer of variable stars. In 1936 he discovered the nova CP Lac. Although there were several earlier novae independently discovered by Japanese observers, this was the first nova of which a Japanese observer was the first discoverer. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Discovered 28 January 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Named in honor of Kazuaki Iwasaki (b. 1935), amateur astronomer and world-renowned space artist. His work has been frequently exhibited and he has published many books on the subject of space art. In July 1998 he opened his own space art gallery in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Discovered 12 March 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Kazuaki Watanabe (b. 1958) runs Showa Kikai, a Japanese manufacturer of astronomical telescopes. Many of its telescopes are widely used in public observatories, research institutions and schools. Kazuaki is also involved in the development team for the compact echelle spectrograph for Saitama University's 0.55-meter reflecting telescope.Discovered 6 January 1995 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S., Nyukasa
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