Asteroids named after people called Masami
馃懚 Masami as a baby name
Named in honor of Masami Okyudo (b. 1961), Japanese astronomer and currently director of the Misato Observatory, Wakayama Prefecture. Since 1995, he has been a pioneer in astronomical education over the Internet, using remotely controlled telescopes to broadcast live images of celestial objects through cyberspace. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Discovered 11 November 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Masami Ohkuma (b. 1954) is an amateur astronomer who serves as chief editor of the Japanese astronomical monthly magazine Hoshi-Navi. He also plays an important role for the popularization of astronomy in Japan.Discovered 15 December 1995 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Masami Murakami (b. 1948) has been one of the leading observers within the Mars Section of the Oriental Astronomical Association since 1988. Since 1996 he has served the OAA as its Mars Section webmaster and since 2010 as the Mars Section director. In 2006 he received the OAA's Issei Yamamoto Prize.Discovered 25 October 1995 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Masami Furuya (b. 1973) is a research fellow at the Kawabe Observatory of Kawabe Cosmic Park.Discovered 28 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Masami Nagao (1966-1984) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who died in a traffic accident. His parents, friends of one of the discoverers, constructed an astronomical observatory and donated its equipment to a company active in the popularization of astronomy.Discovered 31 October 1991 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
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