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Hiroshi Mori

1958 - Today

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Hiroshi Mori (森 弘, Mori Hiroshi; born 1958) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 45 numbered minor planets in collaboration with amateur astronomer Masaru Arai at Yorii Observatory during 1988–1991. The main-belt asteroid 19190 Morihiroshi, discovered by Japanese astronomers Tsutomu Hioki and Shuji Hayakawa in 1992, was named in his honor. Naming citation was published on 6 January 2003 (M.P.C. 47301). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiroshi Mori is the 616th most popular astronomer (down from 603rd in 2019), the 2,671st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,965th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Hiroshi Mori ranks 616 out of 644. Before him are Andrea Boattini, Frank B. Zoltowski, Vicky Kalogera, Brett J. Gladman, Masayuki Yanai, and Jeff T. Alu. After him are Sara Seager, Martha P. Haynes, Dale Frail, Akimasa Nakamura, Anja Cetti Andersen, and Eva Grebel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Hiroshi Mori ranks 712. Before him are Luan Jujie, Lena Ek, Vasil Yakusha, Nikolay Fyodorov, Dirk Hafemeister, and Armando Manzo. After him are Nadhim Shaker, Tanya Tucker, Eufemio Cabral, Dale Mitchell, Dagmar Švubová, and Béla Fleck.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hiroshi Mori ranks 2,671 out of 6,245. Before him are Shin Koyamada (1982), Junko Minagawa (1975), Misaki Ito (1977), Ryuji Sato (1977), Yōsuke Nishi (1983), and Michel Miyazawa (1963). After him are Hirokazu Yagi (1959), Tatsuki Noda (1998), Tatsuhiko Kubo (1976), Hitomi (1976), Ryuji Michiki (1973), and Hikaru Kuba (1990).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan

Among astronomers born in Japan, Hiroshi Mori ranks 23. Before him are Kazuro Watanabe (1955), Kin Endate (1960), Naoto Satō (1953), Masaru Arai (1952), Alan Hale (1958), and Masayuki Yanai (1959). After him are Akimasa Nakamura (1961), Tetsuo Kagawa (1969), and Toshimasa Furuta (2000).

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