is a Japanese
amateur astronomer
Amateur astronomy is a hobby where participants enjoy observing or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes. Even though scientific research may not be their primary goal, some amateur astronomers m ...
affiliated with the Yatsuka Observatory.
He is noted for numerous discoveries, including his 2007 discovery of the Nova Vulpeculae,
and 28 numbered
minor planet
According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''minor ...
s during 1993–1999.
The main-belt asteroid
5379 Abehiroshi, discovered by
Osamu Muramatsu
is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 73 minor planets. He also co-discovered 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu, a periodic comet.
Muramatsu works at the planeta ...
in 1991 is named in his honor.
The official naming citation was published by the
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Function
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on 28 July 1999 ().
List of discovered minor planets
See also
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References
1958 births
Discoverers of asteroids
20th-century Japanese astronomers
Living people
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