Asteroids named after people called Toshinori
(5877) Toshimaihara
Toshinori Maihara (b. 1942), an emeritus professor at Kyoto University, has been a leader in infrared astronomy in Japan. He is a codeveloper of Japan's largest new technology telescope, which is due to be installed at Kyoto University's Okayama Observatory. The name was suggested by Y. Yamada.Discovered 23 March 1990 by E. F. Helin, Palomar