Kazuro Watanabe

Kazuro Watanabe (Japanese渡 辺 和 郎, Watanabe Kazuro; born May 1, 1955 in Kushiro, Hokkaidō ) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and member of the Astronomical Society of Japan.

Watanabe is a discoverer of more than 500 asteroids. He is the author or co-author of the Japanese publications Shōwakusei Hunter (小惑星 ハンター, shōwakusei Hanta, dt " Asteroid Hunter") Tentai Shashin Manual (天体 写真 マニュアル, Tentai shashin manyuaru, dt " celestial bodies Photography Guide"), Bokura no Yume no Hoshizora (僕ら の 夢 の 星空, GV " The starry sky of our dreams " ) and others. In addition, he frequently writes articles in the monthly Japanese magazine Gekkan Tenmon Guide (月刊 天文 ガイド, Gekkan Tenmon Gaido, dt "Monthly Astronomy leader ").

Some asteroids that have been designated by Kazuro Watanabe

  • ( 6562 ) Takoyaki (たこ焼き, named after Tako- yaki )
  • ( 7241 ) Kuroda (黒 田)
  • ( 12127 ) Mamiya (间 宫, named after Mamiya Rinzo )
  • ( 12713 ) Tentaikojo (天体 工场, Tentai Kojo, dt "celestial body factory", a museum in Sapporo )
  • ( 46610 ) Bésixdouze
  • Astronomer ( 20th century)
  • Astronomer ( 21st century)
  • Japanese
  • Born in 1955
  • Man
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