| 2252 CERGA | 1 November 1978 |
| 3056 INAG | 1 November 1978 |
| 3765 Texereau | 16 September 1982 |
| 4051 Hatanaka | 1 November 1978 |
| 8788 Labeyrie | 1 November 1978 |
| 8986 Kineyayasuyo | 1 November 1978 |
| 11258 Aoyama | 1 November 1978 |
| (32738) 1978 VT1 | 1 November 1978 |
| (69234) 1978 VO2 | 1 November 1978 |
Kōichirō Tomita (冨田 弘一郎,Tomita Kōichirō; February 16, 1925 – May 22, 2006) was a Japaneseastronomer,discoverer of minor planets andcomets.[2]
The fireball passed over westJapan and was recorded by photos and a sketch. Kōichirō Tomita identified that it was theKosmos 133 spacecraft (30 November 1966).[3]
He is credited by theMinor Planet Center with the discovery of 9 numbered minor planets during 1978–1982,[1] such as2252 CERGA,3056 INAG,3765 Texereau,4051 Hatanaka.
He is the author of at least one astronomy book (in Japanese) about comets (which was translated and published in Russian in 1982).
The Nysa asteroid2391 Tomita is named after him.[2]
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