Satoru Otomo

Satoru Otomo (大友 哲, Ōtomo Satoru^?) is a Japanese astronomer. According to the Minor Planet Center, he is responsible for the discovery of 149 asteroids between 1991 and 1997, 15 of which were co-discoveries with Osamu Muramatsu. As of 1997, he was tied for 48th place with Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova in the MPC's asteroid discovery listings.

Asteroids discovered

Asteroid	Provisional designation	Date of discovery	Discovery Site	Co-discoverer
8855 Miwa	1991 JL	May 3, 1991	Kiyosato	O. Muramatsu
8862 -	1991 UZ	October 18, 1991	Kiyosato
8187 Akiramisawa	1992 XL	December 15, 1992	Kiyosato
8187 Akiramisawa	1992 XL	December 15, 1992	Kiyosato
8212 Naoshigetani	1995 EF1	March 6, 1995	Kiyosato
8276 Shigei	1991 FL	March 17, 1991	Kiyosato	O. Muramatsu
8374 Horohata	1992 AK1	January 10, 1992	Kiyosato
8397 Chiakitanaka	1993 XO	December 8, 1993	Kiyosato
8668 -	1991 HM	April 16, 1991	Kiyosato	O. Muramatsu
8708 -	1994 DD	February 17, 1994	Kiyosato
8724 -	1996 SK8	September 17, 1996	Kiyosato
8855 Miwa	1991 JL	May 3, 1991	Kiyosato	O. Muramatsu
8862 -	1991 UZ	October 18, 1991	Kiyosato
9041 Takane	1991 CX	February 9, 1991	Kiyosato	O. Muramatsu
9044 Kaoru	1991 KA	May 18, 1991	Kiyosato	O. Muramatsu
9060 Toyokawa	1992 RM	September 4, 1992	Kiyosato
9191 -	1991 XU	December 13, 1991	Kiyosato
9216 Masuzawa	1995 VS	November 1, 1995	Kiyosato
9407 Kimuranaoto	1994 WS3	November 28, 1994	Kiyosato
9673 Kunishimakoto	1997 UC25	October 25, 1997	Kiyosato
9866 Kanaimitsuo	1991 TV4	October 15, 1991	Kiyosato
9886 Aoyagi	1994 VM7	November 8, 1994	Kiyosato
9960 Sekine	1991 VE4	November 4, 1991	Kiyosato
9972 Minoruoda	1993 KQ	May 26, 1993	Kiyosato

External links

• Asteroid discovery by name
• Asterod discovers by number of discoveries

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