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.

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