Satoru Otomo

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Satoru Otomo (大友哲), also Satoshi Otomo, is a Japanese astronomer. According to the Minor Planet Center, he is responsible for the discovery of 149 asteroids between 1991 and 1997, 15 of which were co-discoveries with Osamu Muramatsu. As of 1997, he was tied for 48th place with Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova in the MPC's asteroid discovery listings.

Asteroids discovered

AsteroidProvisional designationDate of discoveryDiscovery SiteCo-discoverer
8855 Miwa1991 JLMay 3, 1991KiyosatoO. Muramatsu
8862 -1991 UZOctober 18, 1991Kiyosato
8187 Akiramisawa1992 XLDecember 15, 1992Kiyosato
8187 Akiramisawa1992 XLDecember 15, 1992Kiyosato
8212 Naoshigetani1995 EF1March 6, 1995Kiyosato
8276 Shigei1991 FLMarch 17, 1991KiyosatoO. Muramatsu
8374 Horohata1992 AK1January 10, 1992Kiyosato
8397 Chiakitanaka1993 XODecember 8, 1993Kiyosato
8668 -1991 HMApril 16, 1991KiyosatoO. Muramatsu
8708 -1994 DDFebruary 17, 1994Kiyosato
8724 -1996 SK8September 17, 1996Kiyosato
8855 Miwa1991 JLMay 3, 1991KiyosatoO. Muramatsu
8862 -1991 UZOctober 18, 1991Kiyosato
9041 Takane1991 CXFebruary 9, 1991KiyosatoO. Muramatsu
9044 Kaoru1991 KAMay 18, 1991KiyosatoO. Muramatsu
9060 Toyokawa1992 RMSeptember 4, 1992Kiyosato
9191 -1991 XUDecember 13, 1991Kiyosato
9216 Masuzawa1995 VSNovember 1, 1995Kiyosato
9407 Kimuranaoto1994 WS3November 28, 1994Kiyosato
9673 Kunishimakoto1997 UC25October 25, 1997Kiyosato
9866 Kanaimitsuo1991 TV4October 15, 1991Kiyosato
9886 Aoyagi1994 VM7November 8, 1994Kiyosato
9960 Sekine1991 VE4November 4, 1991Kiyosato
9972 Minoruoda1993 KQMay 26, 1993Kiyosato

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Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences
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Osamu Muramatsu (村松 修) is a Japanese astronomer, and is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He also co-discovered periodic comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu.

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Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova (Тамара Михайловна Смирнова; b. December 25 1918) is a Russian-born astronomer.
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A provisional designation in astronomy is the naming convention applied to astronomical objects immediately following their discovery. The provisional designation is usually superseded by a permanent designation once a reliable orbit has been calculated.
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