Hiroshi Abe (astronomer)
Hiroshi Abe ( Japanese 安 部 裕 史 , Abe Hiroshi ; * 1958 in Yatsuka , Shimane Prefecture ) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who works with the Yatsuka Observatory .
Abe, a graduate of a natural science degree at the University of Kobe , is the discoverer of currently 28 asteroids (as of Jan. 2010), eight of them together with Seidai Miyasaka and Robert H. McNaught . He also discovered the Nova (V458) Vulpeculae on August 8, 2007 .
The asteroid (5379) Abehiroshi was named after him.
Individual evidence
- ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
- ↑ Suzaku Observations of the V458 Vulpeculae , bibcode : 2008cosp ... 37.3131T (Engl.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abe, Hiroshi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 安 部 裕 史 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese amateur astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yatsuka , Shimane Prefecture |