Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer)

Kenzo Suzuki (鈴木 憲蔵 Suzuki Kenzō?) is a Japanese astronomer from Toyota, Aichi, Japan.[1] Between 1984 and 1992, he, along with Takeshi Urata, discovered 34 minor planets.[2]

He is the discoverer of asteroid 3533 Toyota and it is named after his home town.[1][3]

Asteroid 5526 Kenzo is named after him.

References

  1. ^ a b "愛知県に関連した小惑星" (in Japanese). Aichi Department of Education. http://www.aichi-c.ed.jp/contents/rika/syotou/syo1/wakusei/syouwakusei.html. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  2. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. 2011-02-19. http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
  3. ^ "3533 Toyota". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2003-08-29. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=3533+Toyota. Retrieved 2011-03-02.