Matsuo Sugano
| Asteroids discovered: 4 | |
|---|---|
| 5881 AkashiTemplate:Ref label | September 27, 1992 |
| 6559 NomuraTemplate:Ref label | May 3, 1991 |
| 14873 ShoyoTemplate:Ref label | October 28, 1990 |
| 8892 KakogawaTemplate:Ref label | September 11, 1994 |
Template:Nihongo is a Japanese astronomer.
He has discovered a number of asteroids, including 5881 Akashi (with T. Nomura),<ref>5881 Akashi. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.</ref> 6559 Nomura (with K. Kawanishi),<ref>6559 Nomura. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.</ref> and 8892 Kakogawa (with T. Nomura).<ref>8892 Kakogawa. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.</ref> He was also a co-discoverer of Comet Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa (C/1983 J1).<ref>IAUC 3803: 1983e; Poss. SN IN NGC 4258. International Astronomical Union Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Accessed 9 February 2010.</ref>
The asteroid 5872 Sugano is named after him.<ref name=JPL>5872 Sugano (1989 SL). JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.</ref> Asteroid 6155 Yokosugano was named for his wife, Yoko.<ref>6155 Yokosugano. JPL Small-Body Database. Accessed 9 February 2010.</ref>
A long-time employee of Akashi Municipal Planetarium in Akashi, Hyōgo, Sugano worked to develop amateur astronomy in Japan.<ref name=JPL/>