ASTRONOMER

Masaru Arai

1952 - Today

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Masaru Arai (新井 優, Arai Masaru, born 1952) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 45 minor planets during 1988–1991, all in collaboration with astronomer Hiroshi Mori. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masaru Arai has received more than 14,586 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Masaru Arai is the 602nd most popular astronomer, the 1,953rd most popular biography from Japan and the 22nd most popular Japanese Astronomer.

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  • 39.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Masaru Arai ranks 602 out of 644. Before him are Geoffrey Marcy, Wendy Freedman, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Françoise Combes, Osamu Muramatsu, and Naoto Satō. After him are Hiroshi Mori, Miloš Tichý, Chad Trujillo, James Gunn, William Kwong Yu Yeung, and Frank B. Zoltowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Masaru Arai ranks 698. Before him are Françoise Combes, Hilkka Riihivuori, Angelika Bahmann, Päivi Meriluoto, Harry Anderson, and Gordon McQueen. After him are Walter Mosley, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, John Tooby, Kim Warwick, Jörgen Augustsson, and Stephen South.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masaru Arai ranks 1,953 out of 6,245. Before him are Naoto Satō (1953), Naoto Ohshima (1964), Prince Hisahito of Akishino (2006), Ayana Taketatsu (1989), Nobuhiro Ishizaki (1958), and Ryoko Tani (1975). After him are Kae Araki (1966), Hideaki Tomiyama (1957), No Min-woo (1986), Takashi Fukunishi (1976), Takashi Kuwahara (1948), and Aoi Yūki (1992).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan

Among astronomers born in Japan, Masaru Arai ranks 22. Before him are Kin Endate (1960), Kenzo Suzuki (1950), Masayuki Yanai (1959), Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Alan Hale (1958), and Naoto Satō (1953). After him are Hiroshi Mori (1958), Akimasa Nakamura (1961), Tetsuo Kagawa (1969), and Toshimasa Furuta (2000).

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