Nobuhiro Kawasato
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese astronomer
. Asteroid 4910 Kawasato
is named after him. He also discovered (9942) 1989 TM1
with Tsutomu Hioki.
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...
. Asteroid 4910 Kawasato
4910 Kawasato
4910 Kawasato is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on August 11, 1953 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is named after the Japanese astronomer Nobuhiro Kawasato.- External links :*...
is named after him. He also discovered (9942) 1989 TM1
(9942) 1989 TM1
' is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.18 years.Discovered on October 8, 1989 by T. Hioki and N. Kawasato it was given the provisional designation "".- References :...
with Tsutomu Hioki.