Kesao Takamizawa
Kesao Takamizawa ( Japanese 高見 沢 今朝 雄 , Takamizawa Kesao ; * 1952 ) is a Japanese amateur astronomer .
Takamizawa discovered four comets : the periodic comet 98P / Takamizawa named after him , as well as the comets C / 1987 B1 (Nishikawa-Takamizawa-Tago), C / 1994 G1 (Takamizawa-Levy) and C / 1994 J2 (Takamizawa).
He also discovered many variable stars , yellow supergiants and asteroids . The asteroid (8720) Takamizawa was named after him.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 98P / Takamizawa. Retrieved February 15, 2012 .
Web links
- Kato, Taichi; Takamizawa, Kesao; (2001) Remarkable yellow supergiant variable TmzV429 , VSOLJ Variable Star Bulletin ( PDF )
- Takamizawa, Kesao; Wakuda, Minoru; Kato, Taichi. (2001) Outburst of Possible Eclipsing Symbiotic Variable AS 289 , VSOLJ Variable Star Bulletin, 30–31, 1 (1998) ( PDF )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Takamizawa, Kesao |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 高見 沢 今朝 雄 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |