Matsuo Sugano

Matsuo Sugano (菅野 松男 Sugano Matsuo?) is a Japanese astronomer.

He has discovered a number of asteroids, including 5881 Akashi (with T. Nomura),[1] 6559 Nomura (with K. Kawanishi),[2] and 8892 Kakogawa (with T. Nomura).[3] He was also a co-discoverer of Comet Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa (C/1983 J1).[4]

The asteroid 5872 Sugano is named after him.[5] Asteroid 6155 Yokosugano was named for his wife, Yoko.[6]

A long-time employee of Akashi Municipal Planetarium in Akashi, Hyōgo, Sugano worked to develop amateur astronomy in Japan.[5]

References

  1. ^ 5881 Akashi. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
  2. ^ 6559 Nomura. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
  3. ^ 8892 Kakogawa. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
  4. ^ IAUC 3803: 1983e; Poss. SN IN NGC 4258. International Astronomical Union Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Accessed 9 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b 5872 Sugano (1989 SL). JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.
  6. ^ 6155 Yokosugano. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.