Kaoru Ikeya

This article is about the astronomer. For the film director, see Kaoru Ikeya (director).

Kaoru Ikeya (池谷 薫 Ikeya Kaoru, born 1943) is a Japanese amateur astronomer[1] who discovered a number of comets.

As a young adult, Ikeya lived near Lake Hamana and worked for a piano factory. During his employment there, he made his first discovery in 1963 with an optical telescope he built himself within his low budget.[2] Two years later, he discovered the bright comet C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki). Ikeya discovered the periodic comet 153P/Ikeya-Zhang on February 1, 2002 in Mori, Hokkaidō.[3][4] The asteroid 4037 Ikeya is also named after Ikeya. On November 13, 2010, Ikeya discovered the P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami) comet using an optical telescope, rare in an era with access to digital imaging technology.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ikeya-Murakami: The New Comet on the Cosmic Block". NASA. November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Astronomy: Splendor in the Night". Time. October 22, 1965. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  3. ↑ "2002 Comet Awards Announced". Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. July 1, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Astronomy Picture of the Day: Comet Ikeya-Zhang". NASA. February 21, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
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