Tomimaru Okuni
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese astronomer
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He is a prolific discoverer of asteroid
s. He has discovered 127 asteroid
s.
The 7769 Okuni
asteroid is named in his honour.
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...
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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 has discovered 127 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.
The 7769 Okuni
7769 Okuni
7769 Okuni is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1991 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.- External links :*...
asteroid is named in his honour.