Minoru Honda
Minoru Honda ( Japanese 本田 実 , Honda Minoru ; born February 26, 1913 , † August 26, 1990 ) was a Japanese amateur astronomer .
Minoru Honda discovered a total of twelve comets between 1940 and 1968, including the periodic 45P / Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková . He also discovered 12 Nova, including the very bright Nova V1500 Cygni on August 29, 1975 .
The asteroid (3904) Honda was named after him. The asteroid (8485) Satoru was named after his wife and the asteroid (11442) Seijin-Sanso after his observatory.
Web links
- Comet Hunter Sekis webpage
- Modeling of the super-Eddington phase for classical novae: five IUE novae (PDF; 474 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ CBAT List of novae in the Milky Way. Retrieved May 23, 2012 .
- ↑ MPC 14 519 1989 MAY 20 - IAU Minor Planet Center. (PDF; 307 kB) Retrieved on May 23, 2012 (English).
- ↑ 星 尋 山 荘 . Retrieved May 23, 2012 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Honda, Minoru |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 本田 実 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese amateur astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1913 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1990 |