Tsuneo Niijima
| Asteroids discovered: 32 | |
|---|---|
| 3565 Ojima[1] | December 22, 1986 |
| 3585 Goshirakawa[1] | January 28, 1987 |
| 3686 Antoku[1] | March 3, 1987 |
| 4375 Kiyomori[1] | February 28, 1987 |
| 4376 Shigemori[1] | March 20, 1987 |
| 4377 Koremori[1] | April 4, 1987 |
| 4402 Tsunemori[1] | February 25, 1987 |
| 4574 Yoshinaka[1] | December 20, 1986 |
| 4767 Sutoku[1] | April 4, 1987 |
| 4896 Tomoegozen[1] | December 20, 1986 |
| 5578 Takakura[1] | January 28, 1987 |
| 5830 Simohiro[1] | March 9, 1991 |
| 5912 Oyatoshiyuki[1] | December 20, 1989 |
| 6158 Shosanbetsu[1] | November 12, 1991 |
| 7139 Tsubokawa[1] | February 14, 1994 |
| (7202) 1995 DX1[1] | February 19, 1995 |
| (7748) 1987 TA[1] | October 12, 1987 |
| 7752 Otauchunokai[2] | February 19, 1995 |
| 8344 Babette[1] | January 25, 1987 |
| (8565) 1995 WB6[1] | November 24, 1995 |
| 10162 Issunboushi[1] | January 2, 1995 |
| 10727 Akitsushima[1] | February 25, 1987 |
| (13148) 1995 EF[1] | March 1, 1995 |
| (17406) 1987 DO[1] | February 25, 1987 |
| 17472 Dinah[1] | March 17, 1991 |
| (20999) 1987 BF[1] | January 28, 1987 |
| (23476) 1990 VE4[1] | November 15, 1990 |
| 26168 Kanaikiyotaka | November 24, 1995 |
| 26170 Kazuhiko | January 24, 1996 |
| (39637) 1995 EG[1] | March 1, 1995 |
| (39664) 1995 WW4[1] | November 20, 1995 |
| (58147) 1986 WK[1] | November 29, 1986 |
Tsuneo Niijima (新島 恒男 Niijima Tsuneo) is a Japanese astronomer.
He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids[1] and co-discovered the periodic comet 112P/Urata-Niijima.
Asteroid 5507 Niijima is named after him.
References
- ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers". IAU Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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