Japanese astronomer
Takeshi Urata (浦田 武, Urata Takeshi, 1947 – December 15, 2012)[2] was a Japanese astronomer. He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at Nihondaira Observatory.
In 1978 he became the first amateur to discover a minor planet (2090 Mizuho) in over fifty years, which he named after his daughter, Mizuho.[3] His pioneering feat led to an upsurge in such discoveries. In the ten years that followed, amateurs from Japan discovered 160 minor planets.[4][5] Urata shared his observation data with peer astronomers in Japan on a periodical called "Tenkai" (the Heavens),[6][7][8][9][10] as well as contributed to academic journals such as Advances in Space Research[11] and participated in poster presentations at astronomical conferences.[12]
Urata co-discovered the periodic comet 112P/Urata-Niijima in 1986. One of the most active amateur astronomers in Japan, he was also an editor of the Japanese Ephemerides of Minor Planets. The 1927-discovered asteroid 3722 Urata is named after him.[13]
List of discovered minor planets
List of minor planets discovered by Takeshi Urata |
Name | Discovery Date | Listing | (16773) 1996 VO1 | 6 November 1996 | list [K] | (16774) 1996 VP1 | 6 November 1996 | list [K] | (16786) 1997 AT1 | 2 January 1997 | list [K] | (16789) 1997 AU3 | 3 January 1997 | list | (16821) 1997 VZ4 | 5 November 1997 | list [K] | (16822) 1997 VA5 | 5 November 1997 | list [K] | (16830) 1997 WQ7 | 19 November 1997 | list [K] | (16863) 1997 YJ16 | 31 December 1997 | list [K] | (16875) 1998 BD4 | 20 January 1998 | list [K] | (16885) 1998 BX25 | 25 January 1998 | list [K] | (17406) 1987 DO | 25 February 1987 | list [D] | 17472 Dinah | 17 March 1991 | list [D] | 17518 Redqueen | 18 December 1992 | list [G] | 17612 Whiteknight | 20 October 1995 | list [M] | 17627 Humptydumpty | 27 January 1996 | list | (17648) 1996 UU | 16 October 1996 | list [K] | 17670 Liddell | 8 December 1996 | list | 17681 Tweedledum | 6 January 1997 | list | 17712 Fatherwilliam | 19 November 1997 | list [K] | (17719) 1997 XV1 | 2 December 1997 | list [K] | 17746 Haigha | 30 January 1998 | list [N] | 17759 Hatta | 17 February 1998 | list [K] | 17768 Tigerlily | 3 March 1998 | list | (17918) 1999 GE6 | 14 April 1999 | list [K] | 17942 Whiterabbit | 11 May 1999 | list [K] | (18402) 1992 YU2 | 26 December 1992 | list | 18469 Hakodate | 20 October 1995 | list [M] | (18474) 1995 WV3 | 18 November 1995 | list [K] | (18488) 1996 AY3 | 13 January 1996 | list [M] | (18533) 1996 XJ6 | 3 December 1996 | list [K] | (18538) 1996 XY18 | 6 December 1996 | list [K] | (18552) 1997 AM21 | 13 January 1997 | list [K] | (18558) 1997 CO19 | 6 February 1997 | list | (18569) 1997 UC11 | 26 October 1997 | list | (18594) 1998 BJ | 16 January 1998 | list [K] | (18651) 1998 FP11 | 22 March 1998 | list [K] | (19238) 1994 AV1 | 9 January 1994 | list [L] | (19312) 1996 VR7 | 15 November 1996 | list [K] | (19371) 1997 YP11 | 27 December 1997 | list [N] | (19377) 1998 BE4 | 21 January 1998 | list [K] | (20041) 1992 YH | 18 December 1992 | list [G] | (20104) 1995 OU | 24 July 1995 | list [K] | (20122) 1995 WH17 | 28 November 1995 | list [K] | (20125) 1995 YK | 17 December 1995 | list | (20318) 1998 GZ | 3 April 1998 | list | (20674) 1999 VT1 | 4 November 1999 | list | (20999) 1987 BF | 28 January 1987 | list [D] | (21051) 1990 UM | 20 October 1990 | list | (21053) 1990 VE | 10 November 1990 | list [G] | (21060) 1991 JC | 2 May 1991 | list | (21061) 1991 JD | 3 May 1991 | list | (21122) 1992 YK | 23 December 1992 | list [G] | (21227) 1995 QS | 16 August 1995 | list [K] | (21251) 1995 YX3 | 31 December 1995 | list | (21288) 1996 VW | 3 November 1996 | list | (21592) 1998 VJ5 | 8 November 1998 | list [K] | (21596) 1998 WG7 | 23 November 1998 | list | (21896) 1999 VM6 | 7 November 1999 | list | (22018) 1999 XK105 | 8 December 1999 | list [K] | (22357) 1992 YJ | 22 December 1992 | list [G] | (22393) 1994 QV | 29 August 1994 | list [K] | (22407) 1995 SK2 | 17 September 1995 | list [K] | (22444) 1996 TK12 | 15 October 1996 | list [K] | (22504) 1997 TD17 | 6 October 1997 | list [K] | (22522) 1998 EF6 | 2 March 1998 | list [K] | (23095) 1999 XP144 | 15 December 1999 | list | (23476) 1990 VE4 | 15 November 1990 | list [D] | (23586) 1995 TA1 | 13 October 1995 | list [M] | (23594) 1995 VJ2 | 13 November 1995 | list [K] | (23611) 1996 BO3 | 27 January 1996 | list | (23642) 1997 AD15 | 9 January 1997 | list | (23654) 1997 CC26 | 13 February 1997 | list | (23664) 1997 EP25 | 5 March 1997 | list | (23703) 1997 RJ1 | 3 September 1997 | list | (23711) 1997 UT2 | 25 October 1997 | list | (24169) 1999 WQ11 | 29 November 1999 | list | (24185) 1999 XM14 | 3 December 1999 | list [K] | (24793) 1993 UT | 22 October 1993 | list | (24855) 1995 YM4 | 22 December 1995 | list [K] | (24895) 1997 AC13 | 9 January 1997 | list [K] | (24963) 1997 UB11 | 26 October 1997 | list | (25260) 1998 VN5 | 8 November 1998 | list [K] | (25400) 1999 VU20 | 9 November 1999 | list [K] | (26129) 1993 DK | 19 February 1993 | list | (26153) 1994 UY | 31 October 1994 | list [K] | (26218) 1997 WJ13 | 24 November 1997 | list [K] | (26361) 1999 AJ5 | 10 January 1999 | list [K] | (26830) 1990 BB | 17 January 1990 | list [A] | (26872) 1993 YR | 18 December 1993 | list [K] | (26890) 1995 BC4 | 27 January 1995 | list [K] | (26902) 1995 YR | 17 December 1995 | list [M] | (26967) 1997 RZ7 | 4 September 1997 | list [N] | (26974) 1997 TJ19 | 8 October 1997 | list [N] | (26989) 1997 WO7 | 19 November 1997 | list [K] | (26994) 1997 XU1 | 2 December 1997 | list [K] | (26995) 1997 XS11 | 5 December 1997 | list [K] | (27223) 1999 GC5 | 7 April 1999 | list [K] | (27831) 1994 DF | 18 February 1994 | list | (27847) 1994 UT | 31 October 1994 | list [K] | (27848) 1994 UZ | 31 October 1994 | list [K] | (27954) 1997 QB4 | 27 August 1997 | list [K] | (27965) 1997 SH25 | 29 September 1997 | list [K] | (28006) 1997 XM5 | 3 December 1997 | list [N] | (28008) 1997 XR11 | 5 December 1997 | list [K] | (28024) 1998 BT14 | 25 January 1998 | list [K] | (28032) 1998 DZ23 | 17 February 1998 | list [K] | (28181) 1998 WW5 | 19 November 1998 | list [K] | (28230) 1999 AH5 | 10 January 1999 | list [K] | (28231) 1999 AL5 | 10 January 1999 | list [K] | (28362) 1999 GP5 | 7 April 1999 | list [K] | (28405) 1999 TG13 | 10 October 1999 | list | (29192) 1990 VK2 | 11 November 1990 | list | (29312) 1994 BL4 | 21 January 1994 | list [L] | (29343) 1995 CK10 | 1 February 1995 | list [K] | (29468) 1997 UC | 20 October 1997 | list | (29469) 1997 UV2 | 25 October 1997 | list | (29479) 1997 VJ1 | 1 November 1997 | list | (29494) 1997 WL7 | 19 November 1997 | list [K] | (29496) 1997 WE8 | 19 November 1997 | list [K] | (29564) 1998 ED6 | 2 March 1998 | list [K] | (29636) 1998 VH6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (29754) 1999 CE5 | 12 February 1999 | list | (29821) 1999 DP1 | 17 February 1999 | list [K] | (29823) 1999 DS3 | 20 February 1999 | list [K] | (29871) 1999 GE5 | 7 April 1999 | list [K] | (30885) 1992 UU4 | 30 October 1992 | list [G] | (30965) 1994 XW | 2 December 1994 | list [K] | (30996) 1995 UH4 | 20 October 1995 | list | (31111) 1997 PN5 | 11 August 1997 | list [K] | (31119) 1997 RP1 | 3 September 1997 | list [N] | (31176) 1997 XL9 | 2 December 1997 | list [K] | (31193) 1997 YP16 | 31 December 1997 | list [K] | (31222) 1998 BD30 | 26 January 1998 | list [N] | (31260) 1998 EE6 | 2 March 1998 | list [K] | (31365) 1998 WF7 | 23 November 1998 | list | (31542) 1999 DR3 | 20 February 1999 | list [K] | (31610) 1999 GC6 | 14 April 1999 | list [K] | (32775) 1986 WP2 | 29 November 1986 | list [A] | (32976) 1996 VK | 3 November 1996 | list | (33030) 1997 QB2 | 27 August 1997 | list [K] | (33041) 1997 TG17 | 6 October 1997 | list [K] | (33045) 1997 UF1 | 21 October 1997 | list [K] | (33046) 1997 UF2 | 21 October 1997 | list [K] | (33055) 1997 UB15 | 26 October 1997 | list [K] | (33106) 1997 YG16 | 31 December 1997 | list | (33107) 1997 YL16 | 31 December 1997 | list [K] | (33540) 1999 JH3 | 7 May 1999 | list [K] | (33541) 1999 JF6 | 11 May 1999 | list [K] | (34438) 2000 SV44 | 26 September 2000 | list [K] | (35301) 1996 XE | 1 December 1996 | list | (35323) 1997 CD26 | 13 February 1997 | list | (35393) 1997 XJ5 | 2 December 1997 | list [K] | (35395) 1997 XM10 | 4 December 1997 | list [N] | (35428) 1998 BS2 | 19 January 1998 | list [K] | (35572) 1998 HW6 | 19 April 1998 | list [K] | (35681) 1999 BC2 | 16 January 1999 | list [K] | (35771) 1999 JE6 | 11 May 1999 | list [K] | (37794) 1997 WP7 | 19 November 1997 | list [K] | (37796) 1997 WK13 | 24 November 1997 | list [K] | (37816) 1998 BT2 | 19 January 1998 | list [K] | (37817) 1998 BV2 | 19 January 1998 | list [K] | (37824) 1998 BU14 | 25 January 1998 | list [K] | (39637) 1995 EG | 1 March 1995 | list [D] | (39664) 1995 WW4 | 20 November 1995 | list [D] | (39667) 1995 YU2 | 22 December 1995 | list | (39688) 1996 RG5 | 3 September 1996 | list [L] | (39721) 1996 VU7 | 15 November 1996 | list [K] | (39729) 1996 XD | 1 December 1996 | list | (39826) 1998 BY2 | 19 January 1998 | list [K] | (39828) 1998 BH4 | 21 January 1998 | list [K] | (39866) 1998 DB24 | 17 February 1998 | list [K] | (39879) 1998 EK8 | 3 March 1998 | list [K] | (40237) 1998 VM6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (40407) 1999 QT2 | 31 August 1999 | list | (41040) 1999 VR | 2 November 1999 | list | (42532) 1995 OR | 24 July 1995 | list [K] | (42561) 1996 XK6 | 3 December 1996 | list [K] | (43018) 1999 VY2 | 4 November 1999 | list [K] | (43021) 1999 VT5 | 4 November 1999 | list [K] | (43147) 1999 XO105 | 8 December 1999 | list [L] | (43795) 1991 AK1 | 15 January 1991 | list [E] | (43900) 1995 VH2 | 13 November 1995 | list [K] | (43904) 1995 WO | 16 November 1995 | list | (43909) 1995 WB9 | 28 November 1995 | list [K] | (43919) 1996 BG3 | 18 January 1996 | list [M] | (43946) 1997 AR6 | 7 January 1997 | list | (43959) 1997 CB26 | 12 February 1997 | list [K] | (44006) 1997 TF17 | 6 October 1997 | list [K] | (44029) 1998 BK4 | 21 January 1998 | list [K] | (44354) 1998 SS2 | 16 September 1998 | list [K] | (44850) 1999 UR1 | 17 October 1999 | list | (44888) 1999 VJ5 | 4 November 1999 | list [K] | (45144) 1999 XA104 | 7 December 1999 | list [K] | (45145) 1999 XN105 | 8 December 1999 | list [L] | (45179) 1999 XQ144 | 15 December 1999 | list | (46555) 1990 VH3 | 11 November 1990 | list | (46647) 1995 QP3 | 28 August 1995 | list [K] | (46654) 1995 UB8 | 26 October 1995 | list [K] | (46735) 1997 UG1 | 21 October 1997 | list [K] | (46738) 1997 VF1 | 1 November 1997 | list | (47019) 1998 VM5 | 8 November 1998 | list [K] | (47413) 1999 XR144 | 15 December 1999 | list | (48809) 1997 VX4 | 4 November 1997 | list [K] | (49461) 1999 AK5 | 10 January 1999 | list [K] | (49623) 1999 GB5 | 7 April 1999 | list [K] | (49766) 1999 WS | 18 November 1999 | list | (51341) 2000 QP26 | 23 August 2000 | list [K] | (52427) 1994 PH | 2 August 1994 | list [K] | (52458) 1995 BK1 | 26 January 1995 | list | (52469) 1995 QV1 | 20 August 1995 | list [K] | (52479) 1995 TZ | 13 October 1995 | list [M] | (52592) 1997 QC2 | 27 August 1997 | list [K] | (52593) 1997 QF2 | 27 August 1997 | list [K] | (52617) 1997 VH1 | 1 November 1997 | list | (52621) 1997 VW4 | 4 November 1997 | list [K] | (53028) 1998 WX5 | 20 November 1998 | list [K] | (53031) 1998 WE7 | 23 November 1998 | list | (53149) 1999 BZ14 | 22 January 1999 | list | (53153) 1999 BZ25 | 25 January 1999 | list | (53289) 1999 GD5 | 7 April 1999 | list [K] | (53447) 1999 XL105 | 8 December 1999 | list [K] | (55871) 1997 UE1 | 21 October 1997 | list [K] | (55877) 1997 VZ6 | 4 November 1997 | list [K] | (56086) 1999 AA21 | 13 January 1999 | list [K] | (56112) 1999 CK5 | 12 February 1999 | list | (56162) 1999 DX2 | 20 February 1999 | list | (56284) 1999 LA2 | 5 June 1999 | list [K] | (58147) 1986 WK | 29 November 1986 | list [D] | (58355) 1995 FN | 26 March 1995 | list [K] | (58410) 1995 YS | 17 December 1995 | list [M] | (58589) 1997 SF25 | 29 September 1997 | list [K] | (58676) 1997 YN16 | 31 December 1997 | list [K] | (58688) 1998 BJ4 | 21 January 1998 | list [K] | (59070) 1998 VG6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (59243) 1999 CZ4 | 12 February 1999 | list | (59361) 1999 DW2 | 20 February 1999 | list | (61469) 2000 QJ35 | 23 August 2000 | list [K] | (65782) 1995 UG | 16 October 1995 | list [K] | (65822) 1996 VO5 | 14 November 1996 | list | (65874) 1997 WL13 | 24 November 1997 | list [K] | (66268) 1999 JJ3 | 7 May 1999 | list [K] | (66940) 1999 WM11 | 29 November 1999 | list [L] | (66941) 1999 WO11 | 29 November 1999 | list [L] | (67161) 2000 AA205 | 8 January 2000 | list [K] | (69411) 1995 UR8 | 21 October 1995 | list [M] | (69470) 1996 XH | 1 December 1996 | list | (69488) 1997 AV3 | 3 January 1997 | list | (69505) 1997 CX21 | 11 February 1997 | list | (69590) 1998 EL8 | 3 March 1998 | list [K] | (69951) 1998 VK6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (71004) 1999 XF38 | 3 December 1999 | list [K] | (71103) 1999 XN144 | 11 December 1999 | list | (73892) 1997 ER25 | 5 March 1997 | list | (73956) 1997 VQ6 | 5 November 1997 | list [K] | (75011) 1999 UQ1 | 17 October 1999 | list | (75055) 1999 VX2 | 4 November 1999 | list [K] | (75237) 1999 WK8 | 29 November 1999 | list | (75241) 1999 WL11 | 29 November 1999 | list [L] | (75242) 1999 WP11 | 29 November 1999 | list [L] | (75309) 1999 XE38 | 3 December 1999 | list [K] | (79791) 1998 VK5 | 8 November 1998 | list [K] | (79794) 1998 VN6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (80183) 1999 VT20 | 9 November 1999 | list [K] | (80242) 1999 WT | 18 November 1999 | list | (80339) 1999 XB104 | 7 December 1999 | list [K] | (85180) 1990 UW5 | 26 October 1990 | list | (85329) 1995 PQ | 2 August 1995 | list [K] | (85513) 1997 UE11 | 31 October 1997 | list | (85517) 1997 VL1 | 1 November 1997 | list | (85532) 1997 WD21 | 23 November 1997 | list [K] | (85980) 1999 HG3 | 20 April 1999 | list | (90877) 1996 VQ5 | 14 November 1996 | list | (90881) 1996 XN6 | 3 December 1996 | list [K] | (90949) 1997 VB5 | 6 November 1997 | list [K] | (90995) 1998 AK | 2 January 1998 | list [K] | (91218) 1999 AM5 | 10 January 1999 | list [K] | (92160) 1999 XO144 | 15 December 1999 | list | (96253) 1995 BY1 | 28 January 1995 | list | (96350) 1997 UA15 | 26 October 1997 | list [K] | (96449) 1998 GA1 | 3 April 1998 | list | (96877) 1999 TF13 | 10 October 1999 | list | (97032) 1999 UL3 | 20 October 1999 | list | (97065) 1999 VV20 | 9 November 1999 | list [K] | (100389) 1995 WU8 | 24 November 1995 | list [M] | (100480) 1996 UK | 16 October 1996 | list [K] | (100542) 1997 ES25 | 9 March 1997 | list | (100612) 1997 SL25 | 29 September 1997 | list [K] | (100626) 1997 UE2 | 21 October 1997 | list [K] | (100642) 1997 VV4 | 4 November 1997 | list [K] | (100674) 1997 XX1 | 2 December 1997 | list [K] | (101409) 1998 VQ6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (101496) 1998 XM3 | 9 December 1998 | list [K] | (101616) 1999 CL9 | 12 February 1999 | list | (101617) 1999 CM9 | 13 February 1999 | list | (102620) 1999 VX23 | 9 November 1999 | list [K] | (120576) 1995 QK2 | 25 August 1995 | list [K] | (120671) 1996 XT25 | 12 December 1996 | list | (129609) 1997 YO16 | 31 December 1997 | list [K] | (134676) 1999 WN11 | 29 November 1999 | list [L] | 136743 Echigo | 16 November 1995 | list [M] | (136847) 1998 BC4 | 20 January 1998 | list [K] | (137046) 1998 VE6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (137630) 1999 WV | 18 November 1999 | list | (162034) 1995 XT1 | 15 December 1995 | list | (164670) 1996 XM6 | 3 December 1996 | list [K] | (164771) 1999 CB5 | 12 February 1999 | list | (168394) 1998 BX2 | 19 January 1998 | list [K] | (171521) 1999 CH3 | 7 February 1999 | list [K] | (190315) 1997 VY4 | 5 November 1997 | list [K] | (192887) 1999 XZ103 | 3 December 1999 | list [K] | (219132) 1998 VP6 | 11 November 1998 | list [K] | (231717) 1999 CK9 | 12 February 1999 | list | (337046) 1996 TM12 | 15 October 1996 | list | (390526) 1996 XW25 | 12 December 1996 | list | (480822) 1998 YM4 | 19 December 1998 | list | Co-discovery made with: A K. Suzuki B M. Inoue C O. Muramatsu D T. Niijima E S. Inoda F Y. Banno G A. Natori H W. Kakei J M. Kizawa K Y. Shimizu L H. Shiozawa M N. Satō N T. Kagawa | |
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