Fumiaki Uto
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is a Japan
Japan
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ese astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

.

He has discovered numerous asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

s, including 7253 Nara
7253 Nara
7253 Nara is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1993 by Fumiaki Uto at Uto.-External links:*...

, 7895 Kaseda
7895 Kaseda
7895 Kaseda is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 22, 1995 by F. Uto at Kashihara.- External links :*...

, 8041 Masumoto
8041 Masumoto
8041 Masumoto is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1993 by F. Uto at Kashihara.- External links :*...

  and 9648 Gotouhideo
9648 Gotouhideo
9648 Gotouhideo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1995 by F. Uto at Kashihara.- External links :*...

. He is credited with the discovery of 21 minor planets between 1992 and 1999.
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