Asteroids named after people called Masaru
馃懚 Masaru as a baby name
Masaru Hamabe (b. 1951) is a professor at Japan Women's University. His work focuses on extragalactic astronomy and astronomical data processing. He is also among the founders of JAIPA (Japan Association for Information Processing in Astronomy).Discovered 6 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Masaru Matsumoto (b. 1936) lived in the house in Mihonseki, Shimane prefecture, that was struck by a 6.4-kg meteorite on 1992 Dec. 10.Discovered 16 October 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Masaru Takeo (b. 1947) is one of the most well-known amateur astronomers in Ehime prefecture. His main interests are comet hunting and solar eclipse observations, and he is a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association.Discovered 30 October 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Masaru Arai (b. 1952) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. A devoted observer of small bodies, he has made an astrograph for automatic surveys and discovered the comet C/1991 A2 and 42 minor planets with H. Mori at Yorii.Discovered 13 October 1991 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S., Okutama
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