Matsuo Sugano
| Asteroids discovered: 4 | |
|---|---|
| 5881 Akashi[1] | September 27, 1992 |
| 6559 Nomura[2] | May 3, 1991 |
| 14873 Shoyo[2] | October 28, 1990 |
| 8892 Kakogawa[2] | September 11, 1994 |
| |
Matsuo Sugano (Japanese: 菅野 松男, Hepburn: Sugano Matsuo, born 1939) is a Japanese astronomer.
He has discovered a number of asteroids, including 5881 Akashi (with T. Nomura),[1] 6559 Nomura (with K. Kawanishi),[2] and 8892 Kakogawa (with T. Nomura).[3] He was also a co-discoverer of Comet Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa (C/1983 J1).[4]
The asteroid 5872 Sugano is named after him.[5] Asteroid 6155 Yokosugano was named for his wife, Yoko.[6]
A long-time employee of Akashi Municipal Planetarium in Akashi, Hyōgo, Sugano worked to develop amateur astronomy in Japan.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 5881 Akashi. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
- ^ 6559 Nomura. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
- ^ 8892 Kakogawa. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
- ^ IAUC 3803: 1983e; Poss. SN IN NGC 4258. International Astronomical Union Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Accessed 9 February 2010.
- ^ a b 5872 Sugano (1989 SL). JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
- ^ 6155 Yokosugano. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.