Matsuo Sugano

Matsuo Sugano (Japanese: 菅野 松男, Hepburn: Sugano Matsuo, born 1939) is a Japanese astronomer.

He has discovered a number of asteroids, including 5881 Akashi (with T. Nomura),[1] 6559 Nomura (with K. Kawanishi),[2] and 8892 Kakogawa (with T.

[3] He was also a co-discoverer of Comet Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa (C/1983 J1).

[5] Asteroid 6155 Yokosugano was named for his wife, Yoko.

[6] A long-time employee of Akashi Municipal Planetarium in Akashi, Hyōgo, Sugano worked to develop amateur astronomy in Japan.