Seiji Ueda
Seiji Ueda ( Japanese 上 田 清 二 , Ueda Seiji , * 1952 ) is a Japanese astronomer .
In the period from 1987 to 2000, Seiji Ueda and his colleague Hiroshi Kaneda discovered 705 asteroids . In 2016, both were number 23 on the list of the most successful asteroid discoverers.
Ueda has an MD and Ph.D. from Stanford University and is a member of the group at Sōgō Kenkyū Daigakuin Daigaku (English Graduate University for Advanced Studies ) in Japan.
The asteroid (4676) Uedaseiji is named after him.
literature
- Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3540002383 (English) [ preview on Google Book Search ]
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minor Planet Discovers. Minor Planet Center, November 16, 2016, accessed February 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Overall Design of JASMINE. (PDF; 56 kB) Accessed June 5, 2008 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ueda, Seiji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 上 田 清 二 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |