About Minoru Honda
Lived 1913 – 1990 (aged 77). Minoru Honda was a Japanese astronomer.
was a Japanese astronomer. Starting in 1937, Honda worked for Issei Yamamoto at the Zodiacal Light Observatory in Hiroshima.
He discovered twelve comets between 1940 and 1968, including the periodic comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková.
He discovered on FH Serpentis (Nova Serpentis 1970) on February 13, 1970 from Kurashiki, Japan.
He was the first to report the very bright V1500 Cygni (Nova Cygni 1975) at magnitude 3.0 on August 29, 1975; it peaked at 2.0, and many hundreds of independent discoveries were subsequently made by others.
The asteroid 3904 Honda is named after him, 8485 Satoru is named after his wife, and 11442 Seijin-Sanso is named after his astronomical observatory.
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Who was Minoru Honda?
Japanese astronomer (1913–1990)
When was Minoru Honda born?
Minoru Honda was born on 26 February 1913 in Tottori Prefecture.
When did Minoru Honda die?
Minoru Honda died on 26 August 1990 in Kurashiki.
What was Minoru Honda's occupation?
Minoru Honda was an astronomer.
What nationality was Minoru Honda?
Minoru Honda was Japanese.
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