Fumiaki Uto

Minor planets discovered: 21 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Fumiaki Uto (宇都 文昭, Uto Fumiaki) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.

He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 21 numbered minor planets between 1992 and 1999.[1] Among his discoveries are the named asteroids 7253 Nara,[2] 7895 Kaseda,[3] 8041 Masumoto [4] and 9648 Gotouhideo.[5]

List of discovered minor planets

7253 NaraFebruary 13, 1993
7895 KasedaFebruary 22, 1995
8041 MasumotoNovember 15, 1993
9648 GotouhideoOctober 30, 1995
(12844) 1997 JE10May 9, 1997
(14931) 1994 WR3November 27, 1994
(18489) 1996 BV2January 26, 1996
(21810) 1999 TK19October 9, 1999
(22904) 1999 TL19October 9, 1999
(22976) 1999 VY23November 13, 1999
(24756) 1992 VFNovember 2, 1992
(25296) 1998 WD20November 26, 1998
(27182) 1999 CL3February 8, 1999
(35254) 1996 BW2January 26, 1996
(44487) 1998 WC20November 26, 1998
(49442) 1998 YD7December 20, 1998
(49497) 1999 CM3February 8, 1999
(49707) 1999 VZ23November 13, 1999
(56097) 1999 BC12January 21, 1999
(59834) 1999 RE37September 9, 1999
(100327) 1995 QXAugust 22, 1995

References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7253 Nara
  3. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7895 Kaseda
  4. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 8041 Masumoto
  5. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 9648 Gotouhideo


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