Yuji Hyakutake

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yuji Hyakutake
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Jul 7, 1950(1950-07-07)
Age	74
Date Of Death	April 10, 2002, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Birthplace	Shimabara
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Cancer

Yuji Hyakutake Biography

Yuji Hyakutake is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on July 7, 1950 in Shimabara, Japan.

Hyakutake graduated from the Kyushu Sangyo University as a photography major and started working at a newspaper in Fukuoka. He first became interested in astronomy after seeing Comet Ikeya–Seki in 1965. He began searching for comets in 1989. In 1993, he moved to Hayato for because “the skies were much clearer there” and so he could better continue his search for comets. His first discovery was Comet C/1995 Y1, on December 26, 1995.

Hyakutake discovered C/1996 B2 while looking for C/1995 Y1, a comet he had discovered a few weeks before.

Yuji Hyakutake Net Worth

Yuji Hyakutake is one of the richest Astronomer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yuji Hyakutake 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yuji Hyakutake (百武 裕司 , Hyakutake Yūji, July 7, 1950, Shimabara, Nagasaki – April 10, 2002, Kagoshima) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered Comet C/1996 B2, also known as Comet Hyakutake on January 31, 1996 while using 25×150 binoculars.

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Facts & Trivia

Allison Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yuji Hyakutake celebrates birthday on July 7 of every year.

How old is Hyakutake?

Renowned amateur astronomer and comet discoverer Yuji Hyakutake died on Wednesday night from internal bleeding caused by an aortic aneurysm. He was 51 years old. Hyakutake is most remembered for his 1996 comet that bore his name.

What did Yuji Hyakutake used when he discovered Comet Hyakutake?

He was using a powerful set of binoculars with 150 mm (6 in) objective lenses to scan the skies on the night of the discovery. This comet was actually the second Comet Hyakutake; Hyakutake had discovered comet C/1995 Y1 several weeks earlier.

Which comet has longest orbit?

As far as the longest period comets go, the current leaders are Comet Hyakutake with an orbital period of 70,000 years, Comet C/2006 P1 with an orbital period of about 92,000 years and Comet West with an orbital period of about 250,000 years.

How did Hyakutake get its name?

Discoverer of Comet Hyakutake. I am a 45-year old amateur astronomer from Kagoshima, Japan. My name, Hyakutake, means “100 samurai, or chivalry,” in Japanese.

How do you pronounce Hyakutake?

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