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Fumiaki Uto

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Minor planets discovered: 22 [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

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7253 Nara 13 February 1993 list
7895 Kaseda 22 February 1995 list
8041 Masumoto 15 November 1993 list
9648 Gotouhideo 30 October 1995 list
(12844) 1997 JE10 9 May 1997 list
(14931) 1994 WR3 27 November 1994 list
(18489) 1996 BV2 26 January 1996 list
(19309) 1996 UK1 20 October 1996 list
(21810) 1999 TK19 9 October 1999 list
(22904) 1999 TL19 9 October 1999 list
(22976) 1999 VY23 13 November 1999 list
(24756) 1992 VF 2 November 1992 list
(25296) 1998 WD20 26 November 1998 list
(27182) 1999 CL3 8 February 1999 list
(35254) 1996 BW2 26 January 1996 list
(44487) 1998 WC20 26 November 1998 list
(49442) 1998 YD7 20 December 1998 list
(49497) 1999 CM3 8 February 1999 list
(49707) 1999 VZ23 13 November 1999 list
(56097) 1999 BC12 21 January 1999 list
(59834) 1999 RE37 9 September 1999 list
(100327) 1995 QX 22 August 1995 list

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7253 Nara (1993 CL)" (2018-10-22 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7895 Kaseda (1995 DK1)" (2018-09-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 8041 Masumoto (1993 VR2)" (2018-10-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 9648 Gotouhideo (1995 UB9)" (2018-08-08 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 February 2019.