Asteroids named after people called Masaaki
👶 Masaaki as a baby name
Named in honor of Masaaki Satake (b. 1956), a Japanese amateur astronomer and secretary of the Kansai Astronomical Society since 1972. Active in organizing local star parties for amateur astronomers and lay persons alike, he is a part-time journalist rigorous in describing and recording astronomy-related events in his native city of Kyoto. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Discovered 16 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Masaaki Hyakkai (b. 1963) is a science teacher and president of Gunma Astronomical Society. As a volunteer lecturer at astronomical observation meetings, he works to popularize science and astronomy.Discovered 13 October 1991 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S., Okutama
Japanese amateur astronomer Masaaki Tanaka (b. 1952) uses a Schmidt camera and binoculars to observe comets. He was one of the observers who rediscovered comet 122P/de Vico on 1995 Sept. 17.Discovered 3 January 1997 by N. Sato, Chichibu
Masaaki Koyama (b. 1934), Japanese baseball player, was known for his superb ball control and was called “a precision throwing machine”. Since retiring, he has been active as a coach, baseball commentator and critic. He was inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.Discovered 2 May 1992 by T. Seki, Geisei
Masaaki Kawata (b. 1964) is the director of the Oita Sekizaki Kaiseikan (Observatory and Museum). He makes nightly contributions to his local community by operating the observatory's 0.6-m reflector telescope and contributes to public outreach of astronomy.Discovered 15 October 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
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