Hiroshi Abe (astronomer)

Japanese astronomer

Hiroshi Abe (安部 裕史, Abe Hiroshi, born 1958) is a Japanese amateur astronomer affiliated with the Yatsuka Observatory.^[2] He is noted for numerous discoveries, including his 2007 discovery of the Nova Vulpeculae,^[3] and 28 numbered minor planets during 1993–1999.^[1]

The main-belt asteroid 5379 Abehiroshi, discovered by Osamu Muramatsu in 1991 is named in his honor.^[4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 28 July 1999 (M.P.C. 35482).^[5]

List of discovered minor planets

See also

• List of astronomers § H. Abe
• List of minor planet discoverers § H. Abe

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
2. Takei, Dai; Tsujimoto, Masahiro; Drake, Jeremy; Ness, Jan-Uwe; Kitamoto, Shunji (July 13–20, 2008). "Suzaku Observations of the V458 Vulpeculae". 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Montréal, Canada. p. 3131. Bibcode:2008cosp...37.3131T.
3. Martin Mobberley (2008). Cataclysmic Cosmic Events and How to Observe Them. Springer. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-387-79945-2.
4. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(5379) Abehiroshi". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (5379) Abehiroshi. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 460. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5172. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
5. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 21 July 2016.