Fumiaki Uto

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

Minor planets discovered: 22 [1]
see § List of discovered 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 Nara13 February 1993list
7895 Kaseda22 February 1995list
8041 Masumoto15 November 1993list
9648 Gotouhideo30 October 1995list
(12844) 1997 JE109 May 1997list
(14931) 1994 WR327 November 1994list
(18489) 1996 BV226 January 1996list
(19309) 1996 UK120 October 1996list
(21810) 1999 TK199 October 1999list
(22904) 1999 TL199 October 1999list
(22976) 1999 VY2313 November 1999list
(24756) 1992 VF2 November 1992list
(25296) 1998 WD2026 November 1998list
(27182) 1999 CL38 February 1999list
(35254) 1996 BW226 January 1996list
(44487) 1998 WC2026 November 1998list
(49442) 1998 YD720 December 1998list
(49497) 1999 CM38 February 1999list
(49707) 1999 VZ2313 November 1999list
(56097) 1999 BC1221 January 1999list
(59834) 1999 RE379 September 1999list
(100327) 1995 QX22 August 1995list

See also

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7253 Nara (1993 CL)" (2018-10-22 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7895 Kaseda (1995 DK1)" (2018-09-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 8041 Masumoto (1993 VR2)" (2018-10-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 9648 Gotouhideo (1995 UB9)" (2018-08-08 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.


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