Hiroshi Kaneda

Hiroshi Kaneda (金田 宏 Kaneda Hiroshi?, born 1953[1]) is a Japanese astronomer. He is the eighth most prolific individual discoverer of asteroids.[2] Between 1987 and 2000, Kaneda (in collaboration with Seiji Ueda) discovered 705 asteroids.[2] Asteroid 4677 Hiroshi, discovered in 1990, is named after him.[1] Along with being an astronomer, Kaneda has worked as a computer programmer who "has written much astrological software".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). New York: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. p. 403. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2010-02-07. 
  2. ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers". Cambridge, Massachusetts: Minor Planet Center. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
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