Asteroids named after people called Tani

👶 Tani as a baby name

(43857) Tanijinzan

Tani Jinzan (1663–1718) was an Edo-period astronomer and calendrical scholar in Tosa (modern-day Kochi prefecture). In 1694, using his accurate observations of the Sun, Moon, and constellations, he determined the latitude of Kochi Castle to be 33 and a half degrees north.Discovered 15 November 1993 by T. Seki, Geisei

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