Tsuneo Niijima (新島 恒男, Niijima Tsuneo, March 16, 1955) is a Japanese astronomer.
He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids.[1]
He co-discovered the periodic comet 112P/Urata-Niijima.
Asteroid 5507 Niijima is named after him.
References
- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers". IAU Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 January 2011.