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Akimasa Nakamura

1961 - Today

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Akimasa Nakamura (中村 彰正, Nakamura Akimasa; fl. 1990s) (born 1961) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific observer of asteroids and comets, as well as a discoverer of minor planets. He has worked extensively at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory near Kuma, Ehime Prefecture, where he remains a staff member. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Akimasa Nakamura is the 621st most popular astronomer (down from 619th in 2024), the 2,829th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,287th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Akimasa Nakamura ranks 621 out of 644. Before him are Masayuki Yanai, Jeff T. Alu, Hiroshi Mori, Sara Seager, Martha P. Haynes, and Dale Frail. After him are Stéphane Udry, Anja Cetti Andersen, Eva Grebel, José Gabriel Funes, Peter Kušnirák, and Linda A. Morabito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Akimasa Nakamura ranks 888. Before him are Tomislav Paškvalin, Carlo Rota, Robert William Fisher, José Luíz Barbosa, Dale Frail, and Ronald Florijn. After him are Ryan Zinke, Kimberly Foster, Isabel Gemio, Ronnie Whelan, Dominique Bijotat, and Luis Flores.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Akimasa Nakamura ranks 2,829 out of 6,245. Before him are Mariko Mori (1967), An Yong-hak (1978), Kozo Hosokawa (1971), Junya Higashi (1997), Tao Okamoto (1985), and Yoshiyuki Morisaki (1976). After him are Shiho Onodera (1973), Maki Horikita (1988), Yasuyuki Konno (1983), Hideyuki Imakura (1972), Yuki Kotera (1986), and Yoshi Tatsu (1977).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan

Among astronomers born in Japan, Akimasa Nakamura ranks 24. Before him are Kin Endate (1960), Naoto Satō (1953), Masaru Arai (1952), Alan Hale (1958), Masayuki Yanai (1959), and Hiroshi Mori (1958). After him are Tetsuo Kagawa (1969), and Toshimasa Furuta (2000).

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