is a Japanese

astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either ...

and co-discoverer of 13 asteroids with astronomers

Kōyō Kawanishi is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and discoverer of 13 minor planets. He lives in the city of Akō in the Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, where his private Minami-Oda Observatory () is located. At the observatory, he observes comets and mi ...

and

Matsuo Sugano is a Japanese astronomer. He has discovered a number of asteroids, including 5881 Akashi (with T. Nomura), 6559 Nomura (with K. Kawanishi), and 8892 Kakogawa (with T. Nomura). He was also a co-discoverer of Comet Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa (C/ ...

. He is also an earth-science teacher of Nada jr/sr highschool. The main-belt asteroid 6559 Nomura is named in his honor.

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1954 births Discoverers of asteroids * 20th-century Japanese astronomers Living people {{japan-astronomer-stub