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 is a prolific discoverer of asteroid

Asteroid

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s. Working with Masanori Hirasawa

Masanori Hirasawa

is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Working with Shohei Suzuki at Mount Nyukasa Station, Hirasawa discovered 52 minor planets between 1991 and 1998. Both men are graduates of Waseda University, which they named an asteroid after in 1991. Hirasawa is also a...

 at Mount Nyukasa Station, Suzuki discovered 52 minor planet

Minor planet

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s between 1991 and 1998. Both men are graduates of Waseda University

Waseda University

, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...

, which they named an asteroid after in 1991.

List of asteroids discovered

Asteroid

Asteroid

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s discovered: 52

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| 8530 Korbokkur

8530 Korbokkur

8530 Korbokkur is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 25, 1992 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa. It's named after Korbokkur in the Ainu folklore.- External links :*...

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| 6499 Michiko

6499 Michiko

6499 Michiko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1992 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 9197 Endo

9197 Endo

9197 Endo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 24, 1992 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 6918 Manaslu

6918 Manaslu

6918 Manaslu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1993 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 6416 Nyukasayama

6416 Nyukasayama

6416 Nyukasayama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 14, 1993 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 8702 Nakanishi

8702 Nakanishi

8702 Nakanishi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 14, 1993 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 8100 Nobeyama

8100 Nobeyama

8100 Nobeyama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1993 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 7067 Kiyose

7067 Kiyose

7067 Kiyose is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1993 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 7028 Tachikawa

7028 Tachikawa

7028 Tachikawa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 5, 1993 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa....

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| 9386 Hitomi

9386 Hitomi

9386 Hitomi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 5, 1993 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 8200 Souten

8200 Souten

8200 Souten is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 7, 1994 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 10837 Yuyakekoyake

10837 Yuyakekoyake

10837 Yuyakekoyake is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Masanori Hirasawa and Shohei Suzuki at the Mount Nyukasa Station in Japan on March 6, 1994. It is named after a Japanese nursery rhyme....

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| 7891 Fuchie

7891 Fuchie

7891 Fuchie is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 11, 1994 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 8551 Daitarabochi

8551 Daitarabochi

8551 Daitarabochi is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on November 11, 1994 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 7892 Musamurahigashi

7892 Musamurahigashi

7892 Musamurahigashi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 27, 1994 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 7353 Kazuya

7353 Kazuya

7353 Kazuya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 6, 1995 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa.- External links :*...

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| 10171 Takaotengu

10171 Takaotengu

10171 Takaotengu is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Masanori Hirasawa and Shohei Suzuki at the Mount Nyukasa Station in Japan on March 7, 1995. It is named after Takaotengu, a legendary creature said to inhabit Mount Takao in Tokyo, Japan.-External links:*...

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| 10617 Takumi

10617 Takumi

10617 Takumi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 25, 1997 by M. Hirasawa and Shohei Suzuki at Nyukasa. It is named after astronomer Takumi Takahata, whose "measurescope" was used by the discoverers to determine the asteroid's coordinates....

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1. with Masanori Hirasawa
   Masanori Hirasawa
   is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Working with Shohei Suzuki at Mount Nyukasa Station, Hirasawa discovered 52 minor planets between 1991 and 1998. Both men are graduates of Waseda University, which they named an asteroid after in 1991. Hirasawa is also a...
   
   

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