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Takeshi Urata

1947 - 2012

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Takeshi Urata (浦田 武, Urata Takeshi, 1947 – December 15, 2012) was a Japanese astronomer. He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at Nihondaira Observatory. In 1978 he became the first amateur to discover a minor planet (2090 Mizuho) in over fifty years, which he named after his daughter, Mizuho. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takeshi Urata has received more than 23,172 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Takeshi Urata is the 451st most popular astronomer (down from 384th in 2019), the 1,240th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,045th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Takeshi Urata ranks 451 out of 531. Before him are Agnes Mary Clerke, Alexander Voeikov, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Michel Giacobini, Patrick Moore, and Harold D. Babcock. After him are Stephen P. Synnott, William Frederick Denning, Benjamin Banneker, Guillermo Haro, Lipót Schulhof, and Margaret Lindsay Huggins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Takeshi Urata ranks 501. Before him are Bill Smitrovich, Meredith Baxter, Alexander Yakushev, Ilanit, Richard J. Evans, and Camille Keaton. After him are Jane Curtin, Liz Torres, Mazie Hirono, Amos Biwott, Michèle Pierre-Louis, and Gregory Chaitin. Among people deceased in 2012, Takeshi Urata ranks 310. Before him are Geoffrey Hughes, Hal David, Patrick Moore, Hans Nowak, Rufina Gasheva, and Amnon Lipkin-Shahak. After him are William Grut, Art Larsen, José Guardiola, Juan Pereda, Joe South, and Chad Everett.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takeshi Urata ranks 1,240 out of 6,048. Before him are Akihiko Hoshide (1968), Hiroyuki Sawano (1980), Kenyu Horiuchi (1957), Daisuke Ono (1978), Romi Park (1972), and Yu Suzuki (1958). After him are Sumi Shimamoto (1954), Sachiko Hidari (1930), Bunzō Hayata (1874), Yukito Kishiro (1967), Wataru Takagi (1966), and Mazie Hirono (1947).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan

Among astronomers born in Japan, Takeshi Urata ranks 4. Before him are Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874), Tsutomu Seki (1930), and Chushiro Hayashi (1920). After him are Yuji Hyakutake (1950), Hisashi Kimura (1870), Hiroki Kosai (1933), Seiji Ueda (1952), Kiichirō Furukawa (1929), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), and Takao Kobayashi (1961).

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