Matsuo Sugano
| Discovered asteroid : 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number and name | Discovery date | Co-discoverer |
| (5881) Akashi | September 27, 1992 | T. Nomura |
| (6559) Nomura | May 3, 1991 | K. Kawanishi |
| (8892) Kakogawa | September 11, 1994 | T. Nomura |
| (14873) Shoyo | October 28, 1990 | K. Kawanishi |
Matsuo Sugano ( Japanese 菅 野 松 男 , Sugano Matsuo ; * 1939 ) is a Japanese astronomer . During his long-term employees at the Municipal Planetarium (Akashi Municipal Planetarium) in Akashi he tried especially to the promotion of amateur astronomy in Japan.
Sugano is the co-discoverer of several asteroids . He also discovered three Novae : V827 Her with Minoru Honda , V838 Her with George Eric Deacon Alcock and V4327 Sgr with William Liller and the variable star V1143 Ori .
In 1983 he was the first to observe the non-periodic comet C / 1983 J1 (Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa) .
The asteroid (5872) Sugano was named after him, (6155) Yokosugano after his wife Yoko.
Individual evidence
- ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
- ^ IAUC 4307: Poss. N IN Her; 1987a
- ↑ IAUC 5222: N Her 1991; V854 cene; 1991c; 1990e
- ↑ IAUC 5862: N Sgr 1993; 1987A; 1993J
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sugano, Matsuo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 川西 浩 陽 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |