Shotaro

(1993 BH2 )
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NOW @ 23 CAP 26
FOUND @ 13 LEO 59
 
Inclination: 3.789
Eccentricity: 0.185
Period: 3.756 years
AU 2.416
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

19.1.1993 15:16 Geisei 133e50 33n32 observations 1


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Named in memory of Shotaro Miyamoto (1912-1992), professor of astrophysics at Kyoto University. His interests included relativistic cosmology, planetary nebulae, solar physics, lunar geology and Martian meteorology. He also contributed greatly to the popularization of astronomy through his many books and radio and television broadcasts. Director of the Kwasan and Hida Observatories, he also served as president of the International Lunar Society, vice president of the International Association of Planetology, president of the Astronomical Society of Japan and vice president of the Oriental Astronomical Association. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by K. Sakka and T. Sato.


Avastatud: 19-1-1993 Avastamiskoht: Geisei Avastajad: Seki, T.

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