Asteroids named after people called Masanao
(8926) Abemasanao
Masanao Abe (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. A contributor to small-body science, he is principal investigator for the near-infrared spectrometer on board the MUSES-C Hayabusa spacecraft, which aims for the world's first sample return from a minor planet.Discovered 20 December 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi