*anese astronomerFor the *anese swimmer, see Kazuo Watanabe (swimmer).

Kazurō Watanabe (渡辺 和郎, Watanabe Kazurō, born May 1, 1955) is a *anese amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets. He was born in Hokkaidō, *an and is a member of the Astronomical Society of *an as well as of the Oriental Astronomical *ociation.

Through publications and the direction of junior *ociates, this a* hunter has been responsible for the discovery of nearly 700 a*s. He is the author or the co-author of the *anese publications A* 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 *anese periodical Monthly Astronomical Guide (月刊天文ガイド).

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

Contents

• 1 Discoveries
  • 1.1 Names of some a*s
  • 1.2 List of discovered a*s
• 2 References

Discoveries

Names of some a*s

See also: Meanings of a* names

• 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 a*s

See also: Category:Discoveries by Kazuro Watanabe

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

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

References