Japanese amateur astronomer Masaaki Tanaka (b. 1952) uses a Schmidt camera and binoculars to observe comets. He was one of the observers who rediscovered comet 122P/de Vico on 1995 Sept. 17.
Avastatud: 3-1-1997 Avastamiskoht: Chichibu Avastajad: Sato, N.