Yuji Hyakutake

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Yuji Hyakutake (百武裕司, Hyakutake Yūji, July 7, 1950, Shimabara, Nagasaki – April 10, 2002, Kagoshima) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered Comet Hyakutake on January 31, 1996 while using 25×150 binoculars.

His only other discovery was comet C/1995 Y1. The media has stated that Hyakutake became interested in astronomy after seeing Comet Ikeya-Seki in 1965.

He died in 2002, at age 51, of an aneurysm.

Asteroid 7291 Hyakutake is named after him.

External links

Sky and Telescope obituary

Persondata
Name	Hyakutake, Yuji
Alternative names
Short description	Amateur astronomer, discovered comet Hyakutake
Date of birth	July 7, 1950
Place of birth	Shimabara, Nagasaki
Date of death	April 10, 2002
Place of death	Kagoshima

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