Biography:Kazuro Watanabe

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Short description: Japanese astronomer
Minor planets discovered: 671 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Kazurō Watanabe (渡辺 和郎, Watanabe Kazurō, born May 1, 1955) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.[2] He was born in Hokkaidō, Japan and is a member of the Astronomical Society of Japan as well as of the Oriental Astronomical Association.

Through publications and the direction of junior associates, this asteroid hunter has been responsible for the discovery of nearly 700 asteroids.[1] He is the author or the co-author of the Japanese publications Asteroid Hunter (小惑星ハンター), Celestial Body Photography Manual (天体写真マニュアル), The Celestial Sky of Our Dreams (僕らの夢の星空), as well as others. He also is a frequent contributor to the Japanese periodical Monthly Astronomical Guide (月刊天文ガイド).

The minor planet 4155 Watanabe has been named in his honor.[2]

Discoveries

Names of some asteroids

  • Mamiya (間宮, 12127) – Named after the famous Edo-period detective, Mamiya Rinzō.
  • Tentaikojo (天体工場, 12713) – Named after the museum of that name in Sapporo.

List of discovered asteroids

Kazuro Watanabe is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 671 minor planets made between 1987 and 2000.[1]

Some of his discoveries include (in alphabetical order) the minor planets 4263 Abashiri (Florian asteroid), 4585 Ainonai, 46610 Bésixdouze, 5331 Erimomisaki, 3915 Fukushima, 5474 Gingasen (Vestian binary), 9971 Ishihara, 11949 Kagayayutaka, 5481 Kiuchi, 6498 Ko (slow rotator), 6500 Kodaira (a Mars-crosser), 6980 Kyusakamoto (Koronian asteroid), 4607 Seilandfarm (rare-type binary), 5357 Sekiguchi and 5692 Shirao.

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4585 Ainonai 16 May 1990 list[B]
4607 Seilandfarm 25 November 1987 list[B]
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4641 Ayako 30 August 1990 list[B]
4644 Oumu 16 September 1990 list[D]
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(22352) 1992 UP3 26 October 1992 list[B]
22355 Yahabananshozan 16 November 1992 list[B]
22394 Kondouakira 2 October 1994 list[B]
22395 Ourakenji 2 October 1994 list[B]
(22397) 1994 VV2 4 November 1994 list[B]
(22409) 1995 SU3 20 September 1995 list[B]
(22416) 1995 UC47 28 October 1995 list[B]
(22453) 1996 VC9 7 November 1996 list[B]
(22480) 1997 GU3 3 April 1997 list[B]
(23448) 1988 BG 18 January 1988 list[C]
(23465) 1989 UA1 24 October 1989 list[A]
(23471) 1990 TH3 15 October 1990 list[B]
(23475) 1990 VM2 13 November 1990 list[B]
(23495) 1991 UQ1 29 October 1991 list[D]
(23524) 1993 BF3 23 January 1993 list[B]
(23543) 1993 UK 16 October 1993 list[B]
(23562) 1994 TR1 2 October 1994 list[B]
(23662) 1997 ES17 3 March 1997 list[B]
(23676) 1997 GR25 4 April 1997 list[B]
(24673) 1989 SB1 28 September 1989 list[B]
(24726) 1991 VY 2 November 1991 list[D]
(24753) 1992 UU5 28 October 1992 list[B]
(24757) 1992 VN 1 November 1992 list[A]
(24808) 1994 TN1 2 October 1994 list[B]
(24816) 1994 VU6 1 November 1994 list[B]
(24825) 1995 QB2 21 August 1995 list[B]
(24830) 1995 ST3 20 September 1995 list[B]
(24841) 1995 UY8 30 October 1995 list[B]
(24844) 1995 VM1 15 November 1995 list[B]
24911 Kojimashigemi 27 February 1997 list[B]
24919 Teruyoshi 3 March 1997 list[B]
(24960) 1997 TV17 6 October 1997 list[B]
(26104) 1990 VV1 11 November 1990 list[B]
(26171) 1996 BY2 17 January 1996 list[B]
(26213) 1997 UV8 25 October 1997 list[B]
(26828) 1989 WZ1 29 November 1989 list[B]
(26852) 1992 UK2 19 October 1992 list[B]
(26855) 1992 WN1 17 November 1992 list[B]
(26886) 1994 TJ2 2 October 1994 list[B]
(27749) 1991 BJ2 23 January 1991 list[B]
(27787) 1992 UO6 28 October 1992 list[B]
(27809) 1993 HS1 20 April 1993 list[B]
(27815) 1993 SA1 16 September 1993 list[B]
(27816) 1993 TH2 15 October 1993 list[B]
(27844) 1994 TG1 2 October 1994 list[B]
(27861) 1995 BL4 28 January 1995 list[B]
(27882) 1996 EJ1 10 March 1996 list[B]
(27887) 1996 GU1 12 April 1996 list[B]
(27920) 1996 VV8 7 November 1996 list[B]
(29144) 1988 FB 16 March 1988 list[C]
(29159) 1989 GB 2 April 1989 list[E]
(29167) 1989 WC2 29 November 1989 list[B]
(29251) 1992 UH4 26 October 1992 list[B]
(29299) 1993 TW1 15 October 1993 list[B]
29374 Kazumitsu 13 April 1996 list[B]
(29408) 1996 VJ5 3 November 1996 list[B]
(29474) 1997 UT8 25 October 1997 list[B]
(30805) 1989 UO2 21 October 1989 list[B]
(30886) 1992 WJ1 17 November 1992 list[B]
(30924) 1993 RC2 15 September 1993 list[B]
(30925) 1993 RD2 15 September 1993 list[B]
(30943) 1994 ED2 12 March 1994 list[B]
(30944) 1994 GD1 8 April 1994 list[B]
(32815) 1991 GK1 14 April 1991 list[B]
(32854) 1992 SC13 30 September 1992 list[B]
(32909) 1994 TS 2 October 1994 list[B]
(32919) 1995 CJ1 3 February 1995 list[B]
(33008) 1997 EU17 3 March 1997 list[B]
(33059) 1997 VS 1 November 1997 list[B]
(35141) 1992 SH1 23 September 1992 list[B]
(35143) 1992 UF1 19 October 1992 list[A]
(35169) 1993 SP2 19 September 1993 list[B]
(35170) 1993 TM 8 October 1993 list[B]
(35171) 1993 TF1 15 October 1993 list[B]
(35172) 1993 TA3 11 October 1993 list[B]
(35231) 1995 GH7 4 April 1995 list[B]
(35298) 1996 VH5 3 November 1996 list[B]
(35299) 1996 VK8 7 November 1996 list[B]
(35343) 1997 GV36 3 April 1997 list[B]
(37565) 1988 VL3 3 November 1988 list[E]
(37586) 1991 BP2 23 January 1991 list[C]
(37625) 1993 SR1 16 September 1993 list[B]
(37626) 1993 SG2 19 September 1993 list[B]
(37669) 1994 TH1 2 October 1994 list[B]
(37693) 1995 VQ1 15 November 1995 list[B]
(37764) 1997 GT3 2 April 1997 list[B]
(39703) 1996 TD13 14 October 1996 list[B]
(39723) 1996 VJ8 7 November 1996 list[B]
(42527) 1994 TO2 2 October 1994 list[B]
(43851) 1993 TL1 15 October 1993 list[B]
(43870) 1994 TX 2 October 1994 list[B]
(43899) 1995 VH1 15 November 1995 list[B]
(43926) 1996 EL1 10 March 1996 list[B]
(46588) 1992 WR 16 November 1992 list[B]
(46589) 1992 WU 16 November 1992 list[B]
(46590) 1992 WP1 17 November 1992 list[B]
(46608) 1993 RA2 12 September 1993 list[B]
(46609) 1993 SQ1 16 September 1993 list[B]
46610 Bésixdouze 15 October 1993 list[B]
(46631) 1994 TQ3 5 October 1994 list[B]
(46634) 1994 VR2 1 November 1994 list[B]
(46649) 1995 SN4 20 September 1995 list[B]
(48433) 1989 US1 29 October 1989 list[D]
(48448) 1990 WR2 21 November 1990 list[B]
(48590) 1994 TY2 2 October 1994 list[B]
(48591) 1994 TB3 2 October 1994 list[B]
(48635) 1995 SU52 20 September 1995 list[B]
(48680) 1996 BU 17 January 1996 list[B]
(48686) 1996 EM1 10 March 1996 list[B]
(48739) 1997 EV17 3 March 1997 list[B]
(48748) 1997 GV3 3 April 1997 list[B]
(48802) 1997 UU8 25 October 1997 list[B]
(52345) 1993 FG1 20 March 1993 list[B]
(52382) 1993 HE1 16 April 1993 list[B]
(52402) 1993 TL 8 October 1993 list[B]
(52443) 1994 TW 2 October 1994 list[B]
(52444) 1994 TQ2 2 October 1994 list[B]
(55791) 1993 SA2 19 September 1993 list[B]
(58181) 1991 CG1 7 February 1991 list[B]
(58261) 1993 SD1 16 September 1993 list[B]
(58262) 1993 ST2 19 September 1993 list[B]
(58374) 1995 SF5 20 September 1995 list[B]
(58485) 1996 TH13 14 October 1996 list[B]
(58540) 1997 ET17 3 March 1997 list[B]
(58541) 1997 EA18 3 March 1997 list[B]
(58625) 1997 VE2 1 November 1997 list[B]
(65776) 1995 SW3 20 September 1995 list[B]
important;
(65786) 1995 UV8 28 October 1995 list[B]
(65791) 1995 UE45 28 October 1995 list[B]
(69270) 1989 BB 29 January 1989 list[B]
(69371) 1994 TA1 2 October 1994 list[B]
(73705) 1991 UR2 31 October 1991 list[D]
(73781) 1994 TW2 2 October 1994 list[B]
(73807) 1995 SZ29 22 September 1995 list[B]
(79249) 1994 TL 2 October 1994 list[B]
(85178) 1990 TQ 10 October 1990 list[B]
(85295) 1994 TY 2 October 1994 list[B]
(90935) 1997 TW17 6 October 1997 list[B]
(96221) 1993 TC2 15 October 1993 list[B]
(100083) 1992 SA13 30 September 1992 list[B]
(100139) 1993 TS 11 October 1993 list[B]
(100272) 1994 VX6 1 November 1994 list[B]
(100557) 1997 GW3 3 April 1997 list[B]
(100637) 1997 VF2 1 November 1997 list[B]
(100644) 1997 VV6 1 November 1997 list[B]
(120506) 1993 TO1 15 October 1993 list[B]
(129454) 1991 UQ2 31 October 1991 list[D]
(162072) 1997 TT17 6 October 1997 list[B]
Co-discovery made with:
A M. Yanai
B K. Endate
C M. Matsuyama
D A. Takahashi
E T. Fujii

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(4155) Watanabe". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4155) Watanabe. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 355. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4127. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.