Misawa

(1991 SM1 )
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30.9.1991 00:00 Kitami 143e47 43n46 observations 1


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Named in memory of Katsue Misawa (1885-1937). Although he received only a limited education, through his own efforts he became a junior-high-school geography teacher. His unique teaching practices are highly appreciated in the history of Japanese education. In astronomy, he was the real pioneer of sunspot observation in Japan, systematically observing sunspots from 1921 until 1934, when failing eyesight prevented it. His data were invaluable because in those days foreign data arrived in Japan only after a long delay. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by K. Gomi, T. Sato, K. Fujimori and A. Fujii.


Discovered on 30-9-1991 in Kitami by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.

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