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Osamu Muramatsu (村松 修, Muramatsu Osamu, born 1949) is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 73 minor planets. He also co-discovered 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu, a periodic comet.

Muramatsu works at the planetarium in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. The inner main-belt asteroid 5606 Muramatsu, discovered by astronomer and college Satoru Otomo, was named in his honor on 28 July 1999 (M.P.C. 35483).

References

1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(5606) Muramatsu". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (5606) Muramatsu. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 476. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5321. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
3. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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• The discovery of 147P

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