Asteroids named after people called Kunihiko

(7202) Kigoshi

Kunihiko Kigoshi (1919-2014) was a cosmo-geochemist and emeritus professor at Gakushuin University. One of his pioneering works was the development of the radiocarbon dating method, both theoretically and technically. He dated more than twenty thousand geological and archaeological samples from all over the world.Discovered 19 February 1995 by Niijima, T., Urata, T., Ojima

(11545) Hashimoto

Kunihiko Hashimoto (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a long-time member of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society. He is the author of Messier Heavenly Bodies 1-110.Discovered 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami