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Makio Akiyama

1950 - Today

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Makio Akiyama (秋山 万喜夫, Akiyama Makio, born 1950) is a Japanese astronomer affiliated with the Susono Observatory (886). He is a discoverer of minor planets, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 16 numbered minor planets during 1989–1999. In 1992 he discovered the asteroid 6251 Setsuko in collaboration with astronomer Toshimasa Furuta, and named it after his wife Setsuko Akiyama (b. 1953) in May 1996 (M.P.C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Makio Akiyama has received more than 17,993 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Makio Akiyama is the 561st most popular astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Makio Akiyama ranks 561 out of 644. Before him are Thomas Romney Robinson, Richard A. Proctor, Mary Ward, Bruce C. Murray, John August Anderson, and Irwin I. Shapiro. After him are Alfred Bohrmann, Thomas Bopp, Robert Herman, David L. Rabinowitz, Kazuro Watanabe, and Peter Goldreich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Makio Akiyama ranks 589. Before him are Libor Radimec, Hans-Werner Gessmann, Erkki Liikanen, Alex Chilton, John McNaughton, and Mark Mothersbaugh. After him are Mario Soto, José Carlos Serrão, Theresa Kachindamoto, Graham Parker, Masami Kuwashima, and Timothy M. Dolan.

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