astronomy

Kōichirō Tomita

Kōichirō Tomita is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kōichirō Tomita rather than just read about it. In short: Kōichirō Tomita (冨田弘一郎, Tomita Kōichirō; 16 February 1925 – 22 May 2006) was a Japanese astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and comets. The fireball passed over west Japan and was recorded by photos and a sketch.

Key takeaways

Kōichirō Tomita belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kōichirō Tomita to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kōichirō Tomita from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kōichirō Tomita (冨田弘一郎, Tomita Kōichirō; 16 February 1925 – 22 May 2006) was a Japanese astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and comets. The fireball passed over west Japan and was recorded by photos and a sketch. Kōichirō Tomita identified that it was the Kosmos 133 spacecraft (30 November 1966). He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 9 numbered minor planets during 1978–1982, such as 2252 CERGA, 3056 INAG, 3765 Texereau, 4051 Hatanaka. He is the author of at least one astronomy book (in Japanese) about comets (which was translated and published in Russian in 1982). The Nysa asteroid 2391 Tomita is named after him.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kōichirō Tomita

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kōichirō Tomita claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kōichirō Tomita before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kōichirō Tomita ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kōichirō Tomita

In research: Kōichirō Tomita appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kōichirō Tomita in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kōichirō Tomita is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1925 births, 2006 deaths, 20th-century Japanese astronomers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kōichirō Tomita outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kōichirō Tomita in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kōichirō Tomita means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Kōichirō Tomita out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kōichirō Tomita in simple terms?

Why does Kōichirō Tomita matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kōichirō Tomita?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kōichirō Tomita.