Asteroids named after people called Takashi
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Takashi Asahina (b. 1908) is music director of the Osaka Philharmonic. As one of the oldest living conductors, Maestro Asahina is highly praised for his expertise in interpreting the German and Austrian repertories of Beethoven, Bruckner and Brahms.Discovered 10 March 1988 by J. Alu, Palomar
Takashi Mizuno (b. 1955) is an architect and amateur astronomer who observes from Tajimi city, Gifu prefecture, and discovered some minor planets.Discovered 29 April 1990 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T., Kani
Takashi Ito (b. 1967) is a Japanese planetary scientist who specializes in solar-system dynamics, particularly concerning minor planets. One of his major achievements was to confirm numerically that asymmetric lunar cratering has a profound connection with near-Earth-asteroid dynamics.Discovered 31 October 1992 by Natori, A., Urata, T., Yakiimo
Named in honor of Takashi Akiyama (b. 1923), a leader in youth education for many years in Kanaya, Shizuoka. Long interested in science, he taught the young people of this small town to appreciate the wonders of animals, plants, and especially the cosmos. He introduced the first discoverer to astronomy and taught him a great deal.Discovered 30 November 1991 by Akiyama, M., Furuta, T., Susono
Takashi Yamada (b. 1934) is a science educator and the former planetarium director of the Nogoya City Science Museum. He is advisor to several museums and a public observatory. His main work is teaching and popularizing astronomy, and he has published many books on astronomy.Discovered 21 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Named in honor of Takashi Fukuoka (b. 1948), director of the planetarium at Sanbe Shizenkan Open Field Museum, Shimane Prefecture, and president of the San-in Society of Astronomy. A hardworking and painstaking planner of astronomy events and workshops, he is particularly concerned with meeting the needs of those new to astronomy in his local area. His main research is luminosity functions of globular clusters. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Discovered 24 January 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Named in honor of Takashi Tsuji (b. 1937), Japanese astronomer working mainly on stellar atmospheres and spectroscopy. His major interest extends from cool luminous stars such as red giants, supergiants and carbon stars to very low luminous objects, including brown dwarfs. He received the academy prize of the Japan Academy in 1984 for “Theoretical studies of the outer layers of cool stars”. He served as the director of the Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, during 1992-1996. He has been professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo since 1998.Discovered 25 October 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Takashi Miyata (b. 1971) is an associate professor of astronomy at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo. Involved in the development of the mid-infrared camera COMICS and MAX38, he made the first astronomical observations in the 30-micron region from the ground.Discovered 8 April 1991 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
Takashi Ohsugi (b. 1944), currently director of the Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, is an expert on the development of semiconductor detectors for high-energy astrophysics. He developed silicon sensors for the LAT instrument on the γ-ray large-area space telescope GLAST.Discovered 20 December 1996 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Takashi Kubota (b. 1960) works on intelligent robotics exploration at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. He was engaged in developing guidance, navigation and control for touchdown and asteroidal surface exploration by a rover in the Hayabusa sample return mission from (25143) Itokawa.Discovered 6 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Takashi Tsujitsuka (b. 1961) is an elementary school teacher and a well-known amateur astronomer in Fukuoka prefecture. His main interests lie in observing stellar occultations at his private observatory, where he also indulges in his favorite pastime of polishing mirrors for reflecting telescopes.Discovered 6 May 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Takashi Matsuda (b. 1956) is a primary-school teacher and amateur astronomer, active in the Nanyo Astronomy-Lovers Club since 1986.Discovered 10 August 1997 by T. Okuni, Nanyo
Takashi Onaka (b. 1952) is a professor of infrared astronomy at the University of Tokyo. He is known for his comprehensive study of the interplanetary, circumstellar and interstellar dust based on ground-based/space-borne observations, theoretical approaches and laboratory experiments.Discovered 3 December 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Takashi Nakashima (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer in Kumamoto prefecture. As a member of Kumamoto Civil Astronomical Observatory, he plays an active role in the popularization of astronomy amongst the public.Discovered 16 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
Takashi Katsumata (b. 1952) is a professor of Nagasaki University and author of many articles on Japanese mythology related to stars.Discovered 28 September 1992 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Takashi Mishina (b. 1953) is a Japanese editor of natural science and an illustrator.Discovered 30 September 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Takashi Miyamoto (b. 1956) is the director of the Minamiaso Luna Observatory in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, where he and his observing staff show visitors the stars using a 0.82-m reflector telescope installed in 1996. He is well known as an astronomy popularizer.Discovered 19 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
Takashi Yanase (b. 1919) is one of the most renowned cartoonists in Japan. Since the 1940s he has created many works, including his immortal masterpiece Anpanman. Yanase serves as an honorary director of the Anpanman Museum, which was constructed by his hometown, Kahoku, Kochi Prefecture.Discovered 23 May 1995 by A. Nakamura, Kuma Kogen
Takashi Nishioka (b. 1936) contributed to the promotion and development of Japan's aerospace industry, such as leading the domestic production of commercial aircraft and initiating the privatization of rocket launch services. He is the chairman of the Japan Space Forum.Discovered 19 May 2001 by BATTeRS, Bisei SG Center
Takashi Setoguchi (b.1961) is a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association. He predicts occultations by minor planets and distributes free software for astronomical observation.Discovered 2 November 1997 by Abe, H., Miyasaka, S., Yatsuka
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