Hiroshi Araki

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Discovered asteroids : 3
(26887) Tokyogiants October 14, 1994 [1]
(46632) RISE October 14, 1994 [1]
(100267) JAXA October 14, 1994 [1] , [2]

Hiroshi Araki ( Japanese 荒木 博 志 , Araki Hiroshi ) is a Japanese astronomer and asteroid explorer .

He was the deputy scientific director of the MUSES-C mission. His work led to the discovery of three asteroids in 1994.

He works at the National Astronomical Observatory of the Mizusawa VLBI Observatory in Ōshū . Together with colleagues from the observatory, he created a detailed topographic map of the moon .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
personal data
SURNAME Araki, Hiroshi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 荒木 博 志 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese astronomer and asteroid explorer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century