Biography:Hiroshi Araki

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Short description: Japanese astronomer
Minor planets discovered: 3 [1]
26887 Tokyogiants 14 October 1994 list · [A]
46632 RISE 14 October 1994 list · [A]
100267 JAXA 14 October 1994 list · [A][B]
co-discovered with: A I. Satō, B M. Abe

Hiroshi Araki (荒木 博志, Araki Hiroshi) is a Japanese astronomer. He works at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's Mizusawa VLBI observatory in Ōshū, and was the Science Team sub-Leader of the MUSES-C mission. He has discovered three asteroids.[1] With colleagues at the observatory, he has created a detailed topographic map of the Moon.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 23 September 2016. 
  2. "New light on Moon's far side". Institute of Physics. 12 February 2009. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2009/feb/12/new-light-on-moons-far-side. Retrieved 29 February 2016. 

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