Toru Kobayashi
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is/was a Japanese astronomer
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He was active in the 1970s, working at Imadate
in Fukui Prefecture
, Japan
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He co-discovered Comet C/1975 N1 (Kobayashi-Berger-Milon).
He should not be confused with another Japanese astronomer, Takao Kobayashi
, who discovered the periodic comet P/1997 B1
(Kobayashi), as well as more than 2000 asteroid
s.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
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He was active in the 1970s, working at Imadate
Imadate, Fukui
was a town located in Imadate District, Fukui, Japan.Established in Shōwa 31 , Imadate was a fairly well-renowned center of Japanese paper making, or washi...
in Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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He co-discovered Comet C/1975 N1 (Kobayashi-Berger-Milon).
He should not be confused with another Japanese astronomer, Takao Kobayashi
Takao Kobayashi
is an amateur Japanese astronomer who currently works at the Ōizumi Observatory.- Accomplishment :Kobayashi has discovered more than 2000 asteroids using CCD technology, including the Amor asteroids 7358 Oze, , and about nine Trojan asteroids...
, who discovered the periodic comet P/1997 B1
P/1997 B1
On January 30 and January 31, 1997, Takao Kobayashi observed an object, P/1997 B1 , which was initially thought to be a minor planet and was reported to the IAU as such by S. Nakano. Over the next few days, the object was observed to be in a cometary orbit. W...
(Kobayashi), as well as more than 2000 asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
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