Hyakutake graduated from the Kyushu Sangyo University as a photography major and started working at a newspaper in Fukuoka.[1] He first became interested in astronomy after seeing Comet Ikeya–Seki in 1965.[2] He began searching for comets in 1989. In 1993, he moved to Hayato for because “the skies were much clearer there” and so he could better continue his search for comets.[1] His first discovery was Comet C/1995 Y1, on December 26, 1995.[3]
Hyakutake discovered C/1996 B2 while looking for C/1995 Y1, a comet he had discovered a few weeks before.[4][5]
^"(7291) Hyakutake / 1991 XC1". IAU Minor Planet Center. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
External linksEdit
Sky and Telescope obituary
Media related to Yuji Hyakutake (astronomer) at Wikimedia Commons
October 15, 2023
yuji, hyakutake, 百武, 裕司, hyakutake, yūji, july, 1950, shimabara, nagasaki, april, 2002, kokubu, kagoshima, japanese, amateur, astronomer, discovered, comet, 1996, also, known, comet, hyakutake, january, 1996, while, using, binoculars, born, 1950, july, 1950shi. Yuji Hyakutake 百武 裕司 Hyakutake Yuji July 7 1950 Shimabara Nagasaki April 10 2002 Kokubu Kagoshima was a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered Comet C 1996 B2 also known as Comet Hyakutake on January 31 1996 while using 25 150 binoculars Yuji HyakutakeBorn 1950 07 07 July 7 1950Shimabara Nagasaki JapanDiedApril 10 2002 2002 04 10 aged 51 Kokubu Kagoshima JapanNationalityJapaneseHyakutake graduated from the Kyushu Sangyo University as a photography major and started working at a newspaper in Fukuoka 1 He first became interested in astronomy after seeing Comet Ikeya Seki in 1965 2 He began searching for comets in 1989 In 1993 he moved to Hayato for because the skies were much clearer there and so he could better continue his search for comets 1 His first discovery was Comet C 1995 Y1 on December 26 1995 3 Hyakutake discovered C 1996 B2 while looking for C 1995 Y1 a comet he had discovered a few weeks before 4 5 He died in Kokubu Kagoshima in 2002 at age 51 of an aneurysm which had led to internal bleeding 2 Asteroid 7291 Hyakutake is named after him 6 7 References Edit a b Comet discoverer Hyakutake dies The Japan Times Online April 12 2002 ISSN 0447 5763 Retrieved September 1 2019 a b International Comet Quarterly Vol 23 24 Department of Physics and Astronomy Appalachian State University 2001 p 236 Burnham Robert Comet Hale Bopp Find and Enjoy the Great Comet pages 51 52 Cambridge University Press Jan 28 1997 ISBN 0521586364 Ferris Timothy December 18 2012 Seeing in the Dark How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering the Wonder Simon and Schuster ISBN 9781476711751 Levy David December 11 2012 Comets Creators And Destroyers Simon and Schuster ISBN 9781471109584 7291 Hyakutake 1991 XC1 JPL Small Body Database Browser ssd jpl nasa gov Retrieved September 1 2019 7291 Hyakutake 1991 XC1 IAU Minor Planet Center Retrieved September 1 2019 External links EditSky and Telescope obituary nbsp Media related to Yuji Hyakutake astronomer at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yuji Hyakutake amp oldid 1132847397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
