Asteroids named after people called Naoto
馃懚 Naoto as a baby name
Named in honor of Naoto Sato (b. 1953), active amateur astronomer and junior high school science teacher. His outstanding educational achievement has been creating life-long interest in space and the universe among his students and followers. At his own Chichibu Astronomical Observatory, he uses a CCD camera to observe minor planets. He made a prediscovery observation of comet C/1989 Y2 (McKenzie-Russell).Discovered 30 December 1992 by T. Urata, Oohira
For 20 years, Naoto Kimura (b. 1956) has been a lecturer and curator at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo. He took many astrophotographs used for planetarium programs. The name was suggested by O. Muramatsu.Discovered 28 November 1994 by S. Otomo, Kiyosato
Naoto Sakaguchi (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer well known around Tokyo for his efforts in arranging astronomical events for the public.Discovered 16 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
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