Atsushi Takahashi

Atsushi Takahashi (Japanese高桥 笃 史, Atsushi Takahashi, * 1965) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer.

He lives in Kitami on the island of Hokkaido and observed asteroids and comets as a member of Hokkaidō Suisei Shōwakusei Kaigi (北海道 彗星·小 惑星 会议, " Conference on comets and asteroids Hokkaido ") at Kitami Temmondai (English Hokkaido Kitami Observatory, IAU code 400 ). Together with his colleague Kazuo Watanabe he discovered between 1989 and 1991 a total of 22 asteroids.

The asteroid ( 4842 ) Atsushi was named to the proposal of his colleague Kazuo Watanabe after him.