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Takao Kobayashi

1961 - Today

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Takao Kobayashi (小林 隆男, Kobayashi Takao; born 1961) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets who currently works at the Ōizumi Observatory. The asteroid 3500 Kobayashi is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takao Kobayashi is the 557th most popular astronomer (down from 497th in 2019), the 1,661st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,417th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Takao Kobayashi ranks 557 out of 644. Before him are Charles W. Juels, Thomas Brisbane, Madge Adam, Irwin I. Shapiro, Seiji Ueda, and Tomimaru Okuni. After him are Scott S. Sheppard, Kazimierz Kordylewski, John Dobson, Lawrence H. Aller, Carlos Torres, and Kazuro Watanabe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Takao Kobayashi ranks 390. Before him are Arnór Guðjohnsen, Johanna ter Steege, Vissarion, Todd McFarlane, Maria do Carmo Silveira, and Brad Gilbert. After him are Liu Gang, Javier Hernández, Tiina Lillak, Nancy Travis, Andrea Carnevale, and Daniel Johnston.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takao Kobayashi ranks 1,661 out of 6,245. Before him are Ryota Takahashi (1986), Yoshioka Yayoi (1871), Minato Yoshida (1992), Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (1966), and Futaba Kioka (1965). After him are Tsuyoshi Nakao (1983), Midori Ito (1969), Takeshi Watanabe (1972), Norio Sasaki (1958), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), and Yuji Takada (1954).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan

Among astronomers born in Japan, Takao Kobayashi ranks 16. Before him are Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Yuji Hyakutake (1950), Kiichirō Furukawa (1929), Kenzo Suzuki (1950), Seiji Ueda (1952), and Tomimaru Okuni (1931). After him are Kazuro Watanabe (1955), Kin Endate (1960), Naoto Satō (1953), Masaru Arai (1952), Alan Hale (1958), and Masayuki Yanai (1959).

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