Fumiaki Uto

Minor planets discovered: 21 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Fumiaki Uto (宇都 文昭 Uto Fumiaki) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.

He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 21 numbered minor planets between 1992 and 1999.[1] Among his discoveries are the named asteroids 7253 Nara,[2] 7895 Kaseda,[3] 8041 Masumoto [4] and 9648 Gotouhideo.[5]

List of discovered minor planets

7253 Nara February 13, 1993
7895 Kaseda February 22, 1995
8041 Masumoto November 15, 1993
9648 Gotouhideo October 30, 1995
(12844) 1997 JE10 May 9, 1997
(14931) 1994 WR3 November 27, 1994
(18489) 1996 BV2 January 26, 1996
(21810) 1999 TK19 October 9, 1999
(22904) 1999 TL19 October 9, 1999
(22976) 1999 VY23 November 13, 1999
(24756) 1992 VF November 2, 1992
(25296) 1998 WD20 November 26, 1998
(27182) 1999 CL3 February 8, 1999
(35254) 1996 BW2 January 26, 1996
(44487) 1998 WC20 November 26, 1998
(49442) 1998 YD7 December 20, 1998
(49497) 1999 CM3 February 8, 1999
(49707) 1999 VZ23 November 13, 1999
(56097) 1999 BC12 January 21, 1999
(59834) 1999 RE37 September 9, 1999
(100327) 1995 QX August 22, 1995

References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7253 Nara
  3. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7895 Kaseda
  4. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 8041 Masumoto
  5. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 9648 Gotouhideo


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