Shin Hirayama
Shin Hirayama (平山 信, Hirayama Shin, 1868–1945) was the first Japanese astronomer to discover an asteroid. In 1900 he discovered 498 Tokio and 727 Nipponia.[1]
The crater Hirayama on the Moon is jointly named after him and Kiyotsugu Hirayama.
References
- "The Monthly Newsletter of Royal Astronomical Society, 1947, Vol 107, pages 44-46 Obituary Shin Hirayama". articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
- 月の命名は？ at www12.plala.or.jp (in Japanese)
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