Asteroids named after people called Tadao

(8703) Nakanotadao

Tadao Nakano (b. 1926), Osaka City University, proposed in 1953 the so-called Nakano-Nishijima-Gell-Man rule of the statistics of elementary particles, which became one of the foundations of the quark model. His interests also extend to general relativity and to gauge theory.Discovered 15 December 1993 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi

(24673) Ohsugitadao

Tadao Ohsugi (b. 1950) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. For more than half a century, through the activities of his astronomical club, he has conducted educational activities such as stargazing events for children and local people.Discovered 28 September 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami