Kazurō Watanabe
Kazurō Watanabe ( Japanese 渡 辺 和 郎 , Watanabe Kazurō ; born May 1, 1955 in Kushiro , Hokkaidō ) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and member of the Japanese Astronomical Society .
Together with Kin Endate, Watanabe has discovered more than 500 asteroids . He is the author or co-author of the Japanese publications Shōwakusei Hunter ( 小 惑星 ハ ン タ ー , shōwakusei hantā , dt. "Asteroid hunter "), Tentai Shashin Manual ( 天体 写真 マ ニ ュ アtent , tentai shashin manyuaru , dt. " Yume no Hoshizora ( 僕 ら の 夢 の 星空 , dt. "The starry sky of our dreams") and others. He also frequently writes articles in the monthly Japanese magazine Gekkan Tenmon Guide ( 月刊 天文 ガ イ ド , gekkan tenmon gaido , German "Monthly Astronomy Guide ").
The asteroid (4155) Watanabe is named after him.
Some asteroids named by Kazuro Watanabe
- (6562) Takoyaki ( た こ 焼 き , named after Tako-yaki )
- (7241) Kuroda ( 黒 田 )
- (12127) Mamiya ( 間 宮 , named after Mamiya Rinzō )
- (12713) Tentaikojo ( 天体 工場 , Tentai kōjō , German "heavenly body factory", a museum in Sapporo )
- (46610) Bésixdouze
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watanabe, Kazurō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 渡 辺 和 郎 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese amateur astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kushiro , Hokkaidō , Japan |