Tsuneo Niijima Explained

Minor planets discovered: 32 

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is a Japanese farmer and amateur astronomer.

He is a prolific discoverer of minor planets, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 32 numbered minor planets between 1986 and 1996. He also co-discovered 112P/Urata-Niijima, a periodic comet of the Jupiter family in 1986.

The main-belt asteroid 5507 Niijima, discovered by Takeshi Urata and Kenzo Suzuki, was named in his honor. Naming citation was published on 1 September 1993 .

List of discovered minor planets

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	22 December 1986	 
	28 January 1987	 
	3 March 1987	 
	28 February 1987	 
	20 March 1987	 
	4 April 1987	 
	25 February 1987	 
	20 December 1986	 
	4 April 1987	 
	20 December 1986	 
	28 January 1987	 
	9 March 1991	 

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	20 December 1989	 
	12 November 1991	 
	14 February 1994	 
	19 February 1995	 
	12 October 1987	 
	31 October 1988	 
	25 January 1987	 
	24 November 1995	 
	2 January 1995	 
	25 February 1987	 
	1 March 1995	 
	25 February 1987	 

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	17 March 1991	 
	28 January 1987	 
	15 November 1990	 
	24 November 1995
	24 January 1996
	1 March 1995	 
	20 November 1995	 
	29 November 1986	 
Co-discovery made with: T. Urata K. Kanai