Yoshiaki Oshima

Japanese amateur astronomer
Person human Q1370332
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Yoshiaki Oshima

Summary

Yoshiaki Oshima is a human[1]. He was born on +1952-11-23T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an amateur astronomer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Yoshiaki Oshima was born on +1952-11-23T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima held citizenship in Japan[5].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima's professions included amateur astronomer[3].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima was employed by Gekko Observatory[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Yoshiaki Oshima is discoverer of asteroids[7].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima is recorded as male[8].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0391jk[10].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima's family name is recorded as Ōshima[11].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima's given name is recorded as Yoshiaki[12].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '大島 良明'}[13].
  • Yoshiaki Oshima's name in kana is recorded as おおしま よしあき[14].

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Origins and Family

Yoshiaki Oshima was born on +1952-11-23T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Yoshiaki Oshima worked as an amateur astronomer[3]. He was employed by Gekko Observatory[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Yoshiaki Oshima is discoverer of asteroids[7].

Why It Matters

Yoshiaki Oshima ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

He is credited with the discovery of 5258 Rhoeo[17], an asteroid[18]; (9940) 1988 VM3[19], an asteroid[20]; (27721) 1989 WJ[21], an asteroid[22]; (12251) 1988 TO1[23], an asteroid[24]; 5740 Toutoumi[25], an asteroid[26]; and 5282 Yamatotakeru[27], an asteroid[28].

FAQs

What did Yoshiaki Oshima do for work?

Yoshiaki Oshima worked as amateur astronomer[3].

What did Yoshiaki Oshima discover?

Yoshiaki Oshima is credited as discoverer of 5258 Rhoeo[17], (9940) 1988 VM3[19], (27721) 1989 WJ[21], and (12251) 1988 TO1[23].

References

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  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . Japanese Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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