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Atsushi Takahashi

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Minor planetsdiscovered: 22 [1]
4644 Oumu[1] September 16, 1990
4677 Hiroshi[1] September 26, 1990
4746 Doi[1] October 9, 1989
4795 Kihara[1] February 7, 1989
4905 Hiromi[1] May 15, 1991
5214 Oozora[1] November 13, 1990
5750 Kandatai[1] April 11, 1991
6049 Toda[1] November 2, 1991
6644 Jugaku[1] January 5, 1991
6778 Tosamakoto[1] October 4, 1989
7826 Kinugasa[1] November 2, 1991
10319 Toshiharu[1] October 11, 1990
12734 Haruna[1] October 29, 1991
13540 Kazukitakahashi[1] October 29, 1991
15716 Narahara[1] November 29, 1989
15729 Yumikoitahana[1] October 16, 1990
20019 Yukiotanaka[1] November 2, 1991
23495 Nagaotoshiko[1] October 29, 1991
(24726) 1991 VY[1] November 2, 1991
(48433) 1989 US1[1] October 29, 1989
(73705) 1991 UR2[1] October 31, 1991
(129454) 1991 UQ2[1] October 31, 1991
  1. 1withK. Watanabe

Atsushi Takahashi(Cao kiều đốc chí,Takahashi Atsushi,born 1965)is a Japanese amateurastronomerand discoverer ofminor planets.[2]

He lives inKitamion the island ofHokkaidōin northernJapan,where he observesasteroidsandcometsat theKitami Observatory(code400). Takahashi is a member of the local astronomy club "Hokkaidō Suisei Shōwakusei Kaigi" ( bắc hải đạo tuệ tinh ・ tiểu hoặc tinh hội nghị,English:Conference for comets and asteroids Hokkaidō).[2]

With his colleagueKazuro Watanabe,he is credited by theMinor Planet Centerwith the co-discovery of 22 minor planets between 1989 and 1991,[1]including his lowest numbered discovery, the asteroid4644 Oumu.[3]Takahashi and Watanabe also discovered the inner main-belt asteroid5214 Oozorain 1990, while working at Hokkaido Kitami Observatory.[4]5214 Oozora is named for Super Ōzora, the first express train in Hokkaidō.[5]

At Watanabe's suggestion, the main-belt asteroid4842 Atsushi,discovered bySeiji UedaandHiroshi KanedaatKushiroin 1989, was named in Takahashi's honor.[2]Naming citation was published on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C.22503).[6]

References

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  1. ^ab"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)".Minor Planet Center.22 June 2016.Retrieved15 August2016.
  2. ^abcSchmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(4842) Atsushi".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4842) Atsushi.Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 418.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4739.ISBN978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. ^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(4644) Oumu".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4644) Oumu.Springer Berlin Heidelberg.p. 400.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4564.ISBN978-3-540-00238-3.
  4. ^"5214 Oozora (1990 VN3)".Minor Planet Center.Retrieved6 July2016.
  5. ^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(5214) Oozora".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (5214) Oozora.Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 448.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5050.ISBN978-3-540-00238-3.
  6. ^"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive".Minor Planet Center.Retrieved6 July2016.