4037 Ikeya
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4037 Ikeya is a 10 km asteroid named after a Japanese amateur astronomer, Kaoru Ikeya
. It was discovered in 1982 by K. Suzuki and T.Urata.
Kaoru Ikeya
is a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered a number of comets.As a young adult, Ikeya lived near Lake Hamana and worked for a piano factory. During his employment there, he made his first discovery in 1963 with an optical telescope he built himself within his low budget...
. It was discovered in 1982 by K. Suzuki and T.Urata.