Biography:Takeshi Urata

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Short description: Japanese astronomer
Minor planets discovered: 642 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Takeshi Urata (浦田 武, Urata Takeshi, 1947 – December 15, 2012)[2] was a Japanese astronomer. He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at Nihondaira Observatory.

In 1978 he became the first amateur to discover a minor planet (2090 Mizuho) in over fifty years, which he named after his daughter, Mizuho.[3] His pioneering feat led to an upsurge in such discoveries. In the ten years that followed, amateurs from Japan discovered 160 minor planets.[4][5] Urata shared his observation data with peer astronomers in Japan on a periodical called "Tenkai" (the Heavens),[6][7][8][9][10] as well as contributed to academic journals such as Advances in Space Research[11] and participated in poster presentations at astronomical conferences.[12]

Urata co-discovered the periodic comet 112P/Urata-Niijima in 1986. One of the most active amateur astronomers in Japan, he was also an editor of the Japanese Ephemerides of Minor Planets. The 1927-discovered asteroid 3722 Urata is named after him.[13]

List of discovered minor planets

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. 
  2. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). AstroArts. December 28, 2012. http://www.astroarts.co.jp/news/2012/12/28yearend/index-j.shtml. 
  3. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2090) Mizuho". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2090) Mizuho. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 169. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2091. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 
  4. ↑ Kosai, H.; Urata, T.; Nakamura, T.. "Activities of Asteroid Studies by Amateur Astronomers in Japan". Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. 63. Sagamihara near Tokyo, Japan; San Francisco. Bibcode: 1994ASPC...63..297K. 
  5. ↑ Liller, William (1992-10-30). The Cambridge Guide To Astronomical Discovery. Cambridge University Press. pp. 37, 222. ISBN 978-0-521-41839-3. 
  6. ↑ Urata, Takeshi (1966). "キルストン彗星の写真" (in ja). 天界 Tenkai (The Heavens) 47 (497): 275–276. ISSN 0287-6906. https://ndlopac.ndl.go.jp/F/?func=find-c&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&ccl_term=001%20%3D%208312074&adjacent=N&x=0&y=0&con_lng=eng&pds_handle=&pds_handle=. 
  7. ↑ Urata, Takeshi (1979). "1970LDの近日点軌道も役立ちました" (in ja). 天界 Tenkai (The Heavens) 60 (652): 235–237. https://ndlopac.ndl.go.jp/F/?func=find-c&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&ccl_term=001%20%3D%202063686&adjacent=N&x=0&y=0&con_lng=eng&pds_handle=&pds_handle=. 
  8. ↑ Hasegawa, Ichirō; Urata, Takeshi (1980). "小惑星の絶対光度の統計" (in ja). 天界 Tenkai (The Heavens) 60 (655): 324–326. https://ndlopac.ndl.go.jp/F/?func=find-c&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&ccl_term=001%20%3D%202071285&adjacent=N&x=0&y=0&con_lng=eng&pds_handle=&pds_handle=. 
  9. ↑ Urata, Takeshi (1980). "ランダム・ドット・ステレオグラムと小惑星" (in ja). 天界 Tenkai (The Heavens) 74 (818): 324–326. https://ndlopac.ndl.go.jp/F/?func=find-c&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&ccl_term=001%20%3D%203834089&adjacent=N&x=0&y=0&con_lng=eng&pds_handle=&pds_handle=. 
  10. ↑ Urata, Takeshi (1994). "私のCCD観測事始め" (in ja). 天文月報 Tenmon Geppō 87 (2): 67–72. https://ndlopac.ndl.go.jp/F/?func=find-c&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&amp=&ccl_term=001%20%3D%203834089&adjacent=N&x=0&y=0&con_lng=eng&pds_handle=&pds_handle=. 
  11. ↑ "A new 1 m telescope for space debris survey observations". Advances in Space Research. Vol. 34, Iss. 5, 2004, pp 917–920
  12. ↑ Urata, Takeshi; Urakawa, Seitarō; Okumura, Shin'ichirō; Nishiyama, Kouta (1994). contributors include Tsuyoshi Sakamoto, Atsuo Asami, Tuguyasu Hashimoto, Noritsugu Takahashi, Makoto Yoshikawa, sponsored by Japan Spaceguard Association, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). "美星スペースガードセンターにおける小惑星観測". Autumn 2007 Proceedings 2 (87): 67–72. doi:10.14909/jsps.2007f.0.109.0. 
  13. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (5th ed.). Springer. p. 314. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 



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