Masanori Takeishi

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List of discovered asteroids : 13
(4703) Kagoshima January 16, 1988 [1]
(5139) Rumoi November 13, 1990 [1]
(5286) Haruomukai November 4th 1989 [1]
(5468) Hamatonbetsu January 16, 1988 [1]
(5640) Yoshino October 21, 1989 [1]
(5960) Wakkanai October 21, 1989 [1]
(8866) Tanegashima January 26, 1992 [1]
(9368) Esashi January 26, 1992 [1]
(10516) Sakurajima November 1, 1989 [1]
(11064) Doges November 30, 1991 [1]
(14446) Kinkowan October 31, 1992 [1]
(15790) Keizan October 8, 1993 [1]
(48498) 1993 BS 6 January 30, 1993 [1]

Masanori Takeishi ( Japanese 武 石 正 憲 , Takeishi Masanori ; * 1950 ) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer. From 1975 to 1993 he was the editor-in-chief of the Japan Astronomical Circular .

He lives in Hamatonbetsu (formerly part of Esashi ) in Esashi County, after which he named the asteroids (5468) Hamatonbetsu and (9368) Esashi .

Between 1988 and 1993 he discovered a total of 13 asteroids together with Masaru Mukai .

The asteroid (7776) Takeishi was named after him.

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  • Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th, revised edition. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. P. 615. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  2. ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. P. 468. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  3. ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. P. 689. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  4. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
personal data
SURNAME Takeishi, Masanori
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 武 石正憲 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 1950