Yoshio Kushida
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese astronomer
. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroid
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He discovered comet
144P/Kushida
and was co-discoverer of comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu
.
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 is a prolific 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...
s.
He discovered comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
144P/Kushida
144P/Kushida
144P/Kushida is a periodic comet discovered in January, 1994, by Yoshio Kushida at the Yatsugatake South Base Observatory in Japan. This was the first comet discovery of 1994 and his second discovery within a month....
and was co-discoverer of comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu
147P/Kushida-Muramatsu
147P/Kushida-Muramatsu is a quasi-Hilda comet discovered in 1993 by Japanese astronomers Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu.According to calculations made by Katsuhiko Ohtsuka of the Tokyo Meteor Network and David Asher of Armagh Observatory, Kushida-Muramatsu was temporarily captured by Jupiter as...
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External links
- http://www.nayoro-star.jp/photo/tenmondai-houmon/kushida.html (in Japanese)
- http://www.obusession.com/guest/guest058.htm