Seidai Miyasaka
| Discovered asteroid : 4 | ||
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| Number and name | Discovery date | |
| (7097) Yatsuka | October 8, 1993 | |
| (7837) Mutsumi | October 11, 1993 | |
| (8099) 1993 TE | October 8, 1993 | |
| (58622) 1997 VU | November 2, 1997 | |
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Seidai Miyasaka ( Japanese 宮 坂 正大 , Miyasaka Seidai ; * 1955 ) is a Japanese astronomer and asteroid explorer .
Together with his colleague Hiroshi Abe , he discovered a total of 4 asteroids at the Yatsuka Observatory ( IAU code 367) in Shimane Prefecture between 1993 and 1997.
The asteroid (3555) Miyasaka was named after him.
literature
- Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) [ preview on Google Book Search ]
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Miyasaka, Seidai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 宮 坂 正大, (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese astronomer and asteroid explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |