Tomimaru Okuni

Tomimaru Okuni (大国 富丸 Ōkuni Tomimaru?, born 1931[1]) is a Japanese astronomer.

He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He has discovered 127 asteroids.[2]

The 7769 Okuni asteroid is named in his honour.

References

  1. ^ 7769 Okuni asteroid
  2. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 26 August 2010.