Hiroshi Mori (astronomer)

Hiroshi Mori (森 弘, Mori Hiroshi; born 1958) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.^[2]

Minor planets discovered: 45^[1]

see § List of discovered minor planets

The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 45 numbered minor planets in collaboration with amateur astronomer Masaru Arai at Yorii Observatory during 1988–1991.^[1]

The main-belt asteroid 19190 Morihiroshi, discovered by Japanese astronomers Tsutomu Hioki and Shuji Hayakawa in 1992, was named in his honor.^[2] Naming citation was published on 6 January 2003 (M.P.C. 47301).^[3]

List of discovered minor planets

See also: Category:Discoveries by Hiroshi Mori (astronomer)

3823 Yorii	10 March 1988	list[A]
3996 Fugaku	5 December 1988	list[A]
4262 DeVorkin	5 February 1989	list[A]
4291 Kodaihasu	2 November 1989	list[A]
4495 Dassanowsky	6 November 1988	list[A]
4901 Ó Briain	3 November 1988	list[A]
(5732) 1988 WC	29 November 1988	list[A]
(5746) 1991 CK	5 February 1991	list[A]
(5913) 1990 BU	21 January 1990	list[A]
6299 Reizoutoyoko	5 December 1988	list[A]
(6325) 1991 EA1	14 March 1991	list[A]
6380 Gardel	10 February 1988	list[A]
(6638) 1989 CA	2 February 1989	list[A]
(6703) 1988 CH	10 February 1988	list[A]
(6704) 1988 CJ	10 February 1988	list[A]
6709 Hiromiyuki	2 February 1989	list[A]
(6823) 1988 ED1	12 March 1988	list[A]
(6900) 1988 XD1	2 December 1988	list[A]
(7409) 1990 BS	21 January 1990	list[A]
(7417) 1990 YE	19 December 1990	list[A]
(7522) 1991 AJ	9 January 1991	list[A]
(7570) 1989 CP	5 February 1989	list[A]
(7576) 1990 BN	21 January 1990	list[A]
(7643) 1988 VQ1	6 November 1988	list[A]
(8484) 1988 VM2	10 November 1988	list[A]

(8506) 1991 CN	5 February 1991	list[A]
(9952) 1991 AK	9 January 1991	list[A]
10776 Musashitomiyo	12 February 1991	list[A]
(11038) 1989 EE1	8 March 1989	list[A]
11515 Oshijyo	12 February 1991	list[A]
(12255) 1988 XR1	7 December 1988	list[A]
13017 Owakenoomi	18 March 1988	list[A]
(15737) 1991 CL	5 February 1991	list[A]
(16431) 1988 VH1	6 November 1988	list[A]
(16432) 1988 VL2	10 November 1988	list[A]
(16526) 1991 DC	17 February 1991	list[A]
(19979) 1989 VJ	2 November 1989	list[A]
(20001) 1991 CM	5 February 1991	list[A]
(21017) 1988 VP	3 November 1988	list[A]
(23479) 1991 CG	5 February 1991	list[A]
(39537) 1990 VV2	12 November 1990	list[A]
(43773) 1989 AJ	4 January 1989	list[A]
(48436) 1989 VK	2 November 1989	list[A]
(52269) 1988 CU	13 February 1988	list[A]
(65677) 1989 EB1	1 March 1989	list[A]
Co-discovery made with: A M. Arai

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers § H. Mori