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Minoru Honda | |
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本田 実 | |
| Born | (1913-02-26)February 26, 1913 |
| Died | August 26, 1990(1990-08-26) (aged 77) |
| Known for | Discovered twelve comets between 1940 and 1968 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Zodiacal Light Observatory |
Minoru Honda (本田 実,Honda Minoru; February 26, 1913 – August 26, 1990) was a Japaneseastronomer. Starting in 1937, Honda worked forIssei Yamamoto at theZodiacal Light Observatory in Hiroshima.[1]
He discoveredtwelve comets between 1940 and 1968, including the periodic comet45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková.
He discovered onFH Serpentis (Nova Serpentis 1970) on February 13, 1970 from Kurashiki, Japan.[2][3]
He was the first to report the very brightV1500 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.[4]
The asteroid3904 Honda is named after him,8485 Satoru is named after his wife, and11442 Seijin-Sanso is named after his astronomical observatory.[5]
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