Toshiro Nomura

Toshiro Nomura (野村 敏郎, Nomura Toshirō; born 1954) is a Japanese astronomer and co-discoverer of 13 asteroids with astronomers Kōyō Kawanishi and Matsuo Sugano.

He is also an earth-science teacher of Nada Junior and High School. The main-belt asteroid 6559 Nomura is named in his honor.

Minor planets discovered: 13
4106 Nada March 6, 1989 [1]
4797 Ako September 30, 1989 [1]
5401 Minamioda March 6, 1989 [1]
5685 Sanenobufukui December 8, 1990 [1]
5737 Itoh September 30, 1989 [1]
5872 Sugano September 30, 1989 [1]
5881 Akashi September 27, 1992 [2]
6155 Yokosugano November 11, 1990 [1]
6557 Yokonomura November 11, 1990 [1]
7178 Ikuookamoto November 11, 1990 [1]
8892 Kakogawa September 11, 1994 [2]
9580 Tarumi October 4, 1989 [1]
10318 Sumaura October 15, 1990 [1]
  1. 1 with K. Kawanishi
  2. 2 with M. Sugano
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