Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer)
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is a Japan
ese astronomer
from Toyota, Aichi
, Japan. Between 1984 and 1992, he, along with Takeshi Urata
, discovered 34 minor planet
s.
He is the discoverer of asteroid
3533 Toyota
and it is named after his home town.
Asteroid 5526 Kenzo
is named after him.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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...
from Toyota, Aichi
Toyota, Aichi
is a city located in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of Nagoya.Toyota's main plant, the Tsutsumi plant, is located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota-shi, formerly known as Koromo, gave the town its current...
, Japan. Between 1984 and 1992, he, along with Takeshi Urata
Takeshi Urata
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at Nihondaira Observatory.In 1978 he became the first amateur to discover a minor planet in over fifty years. He named it after it his daughter, Mizuho. His pioneering feat led to an upsurge in such discoveries. In the...
, discovered 34 minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
s.
He is the discoverer of 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...
3533 Toyota
3533 Toyota
3533 Toyota is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1986 by Kenzo Suzuki and Takeshi Urata at Toyota.- External links :*...
and it is named after his home town.
Asteroid 5526 Kenzo
5526 Kenzo
5526 Kenzo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1991 by T. Urata at Oohira.- External links :*...
is named after him.