Satoru Otomo

Satoru Otomo (大友 哲, Ōtomo Satoru, 19 December 1957, Mitaka) is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 148 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

According to the Minor Planet Center, he is credited with the discovery of 148 asteroids between 1991 and 1997, 15 of which were co-discoveries with Osamu Muramatsu.[1] As of 2016, he ranks 81st place just behind Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova in the MPC's asteroid discovery listings.[1]

List of discovered minor planets
5337 Aoki [1]June 6, 1991
5377 Komori [1]March 17, 1991
5379 Abehiroshi [1]April 16, 1991
5488 KiyosatoNovember 13, 1991
5561 IguchiAugust 17, 1991
5605 KushidaFebruary 17, 1993
5606 MuramatsuMarch 1, 1993
5829 Ishidagoro [1]February 11, 1991
5922 ShouichiOctober 21, 1992
5973 TakimotoAugust 17, 1991
6043 AurochsSeptember 9, 1991
(6138) 1991 JH1 [1]May 14, 1991
6336 DodoOctober 21, 1992
6410 FujiwaraNovember 29, 1992
(6494) 1992 NMJuly 8, 1992
6520 Sugawa [1]April 16, 1991
6729 EmikoNovember 4, 1991
6790 PingouinSeptember 28, 1991
6830 Johnbackus [1]May 5, 1991
6860 Sims [1]February 11, 1991
6866 KukaiFebruary 12, 1992
6880 HayamiyuOctober 13, 1994
6910 Ikeguchi [1]March 17, 1991
(6917) 1993 FR2March 29, 1993
6922 YasushiMay 27, 1993
6969 SantaroNovember 4, 1991
6970 SaigusaJanuary 10, 1992
6975 HiroakiAugust 25, 1992
6976 KanatsuMay 23, 1993
7137 AgeoJanuary 4, 1994
7143 HaramuraNovember 17, 1995
7201 KuritarikuOctober 25, 1994
7203 SigekiFebruary 27, 1995
7291 HyakutakeDecember 13, 1991
7592 TakinemachiNovember 23, 1992
7597 ShigemiApril 14, 1993
7769 OkuniNovember 4, 1991
7953 KawaguchiMay 20, 1993
8187 AkiramisawaDecember 15, 1992
8212 NaoshigetaniMarch 6, 1995
8276 Shigei [1]March 17, 1991
8374 HorohataJanuary 10, 1992
8397 ChiakitanakaDecember 8, 1993
8668 Satomimura [1]April 16, 1991
(8708) 1994 DDFebruary 17, 1994
8724 JunkoeharaSeptember 17, 1996
8855 Miwa [1]May 3, 1991
8862 TakayukiotaOctober 18, 1991
9041 Takane [1]February 9, 1991
9044 Kaoru [1]May 18, 1991
9060 ToyokawaSeptember 4, 1992
9191 HokutoDecember 13, 1991
9216 MasuzawaNovember 1, 1995
9407 KimuranaotoNovember 28, 1994
9673 KunishimakotoOctober 25, 1997
9866 KanaimitsuoOctober 15, 1991
9886 AoyagiNovember 8, 1994
9960 SekineNovember 4, 1991
9972 MinoruodaMay 26, 1993
10141 GotenbaNovember 5, 1993
10148 ShiraseApril 14, 1994
10152 UkichiroSeptember 11, 1994
10353 MomotaroDecember 20, 1992
10540 HachigorohNovember 13, 1991
10568 YoshitanakaFebruary 2, 1994
10572 KominejoNovember 8, 1994
10602 MasakazuOctober 16, 1996
(10849) 1995 BO1January 25, 1995
(10859) 1995 GJ7April 1, 1995
(11076) 1992 UROctober 21, 1992
(11110) 1995 VT1November 2, 1995
(11301) 1992 XMDecember 14. 1992
(11527) 1991 VU4November 5, 1991
(11544) 1992 UD3October 26, 1992
(11568) 1993 GLApril 14, 1993
(11910) 1992 KJMay 28, 1992
(12304) 1991 SR1September 19, 1991
(12316) 1992 HGApril 27, 1992
(12338) 1992 XEDecember 14. 1992
(12351) 1993 JDMay 14, 1993
(12371) 1994 GL9April 14, 1994
(12402) 1995 PKAugust 3, 1995
(12417) 1995 TC8October 2, 1995
(12721) 1991 PBAugust 3, 1991
(12733) 1991 TV1October 13, 1991
(12736) 1991 VC3November 13, 1991
(12737) 1991 VW4November 10, 1991
(13078) 1991 WDNovember 17, 1991
(13542) 1991 VC5November 10, 1991
(13563) 1992 UWOctober 21, 1992
(13575) 1993 GNApril 14, 1993
(13614) 1994 VF2November 8, 1994
(13967) 1991 QJAugust 31, 1991
(14001) 1993 KRMay 26, 1993
(14044) 1995 VS1November 1, 1995
(14465) 1993 NBJuly 15, 1993
(14480) 1994 PU1August 11, 1994
(14485) 1994 RK11September 11, 1994
(14488) 1994 TF15October 13, 1994
(14549) 1997 TM27October 8, 1997
(14553) 1997 UD25October 27, 1997
(14554) 1997 UE25October 27, 1997
(14891) 1991 VY4November 5, 1991
(14892) 1991 VE5November 4, 1991
(15297) 1992 CFFebruary 8, 1992
(15307) 1992 XKDecember 15, 1992
(15751) 1991 VN4November 10, 1991
(15758) 1992 FT1March 30, 1992
(15776) 1993 KOMay 20, 1993
(16545) 1991 RN4September 9, 1991
(16580) 1992 HAApril 21, 1992
(16628) 1993 KFMay 16, 1993
(16679) 1994 EQ2March 14, 1994
(16685) 1994 JU8May 8, 1994
(16697) 1995 CQFebruary 1, 1995
(17512) 1992 RNSeptember 4, 1992
(17598) 1995 KE2May 23, 1995
(17619) 1995 VTNovember 1, 1995
(18454) 1995 BF1January 23, 1995
(18512) 1996 SO7September 17, 1996
(19187) 1991 VU2November 4, 1991
(19209) 1992 UW2October 25, 1992
(19242) 1994 CB1February 3, 1994
(19260) 1995 GTApril 4, 1995
(20057) 1993 GCApril 13, 1993
(22328) 1991 VJ1November 4, 1991
(22433) 1996 GC2April 9, 1996
(23521) 1992 US1October 21, 1992
(24703) 1991 PAAugust 3, 1991
(24717) 1991 SASeptember 16, 1991
(24729) 1991 VE3November 13, 1991
(24730) 1991 VM5November 5, 1991
(26114) 1991 QGAugust 31, 1991
(26125) 1992 RGSeptember 3, 1992
(26155) 1994 VL7November 8, 1994
(26161) 1995 BY2January 27, 1995
(26844) 1991 VA4November 12, 1991
(27825) 1993 VPNovember 9, 1993
(27829) 1994 BM4January 21, 1994
(27851) 1994 VG2November 8, 1994
(29310) 1993 VA5November 15, 1993
(32910) 1994 TE15October 13, 1994
(39562) 1992 QKAugust 25, 1992
(42496) 1991 XB1December 13, 1991
(43875) 1994 WT3November 24, 1994
(48525) 1993 GBApril 14, 1993
(65764) 1994 TH15October 13, 1994
(73689) 1991 FK [1]March 17, 1991
1 with O. Muramatsu

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3911) Otomo". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3911) Otomo. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 333. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3900. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
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