Okuro Oikawa

Short description: Japanese astronomer

Minor planets discovered: 8 [1] 1088 Mitaka | 17 November 1927 | MPC

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1089 Tama | 17 November 1927 | MPC
1090 Sumida | 20 February 1928 | MPC
1098 Hakone | 5 September 1928 | MPC
1139 Atami1 | 1 December 1929 | MPC
1185 Nikko | 17 November 1927 | MPC
1266 Tone | 23 January 1927 | MPC
1584 Fuji | 7 February 1927 | MPC

* 1 co-discovered with K. Kubokawa

Okuro Oikawa (及川 奥郎, Oikawa Okurō; 1896–1970)[2] was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.[3]

He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovered 8 asteroids between 1927 and 1929.[1]

The outer main-belt asteroid 2667 Oikawa was named in his memory.[3] Naming citation was published on 1 June 1996 (M.P.C. 27329).[4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
2. ↑ 板倉聖宣 (2014). 事典 日本の科学者: 科学技術を築いた5000人. 日外アソシエーツ. p. 138. ISBN 9784816924859.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2667) Oikawa". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2667) Oikawa. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 218. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2668. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
4. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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