Masakatsu Aoki

Babban abin sha'awar sa yana cikin supernovae wanda ya gano jimlar 13,irin wannan SN 1999eu da SN 2000db da SN 2000di.A cikin 2016,ya gano supernova SN 2016C a cikin NGC 5247.A cikin bincikensa, ya kuma gano asteroids guda biyu a cikin 1996-1997.Ya sanya wa asteroid suna 58627 Rieko don girmama matarsa.