# Masayuki Iwamoto

> Masayuki Iwamoto  is a Japanese astronomer from Awa in the Tokushima Prefecture. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the co-discovery of 6 asteroids made together with Japanese astronomer Toshimasa Furuta at the Tokushima-Kainan Astronomical Observatory (872) in 1988 and 1989. He also received the Edgar Wilson Award in 2013 for the discovery of comet C/2013 E2, in 2019 for the discovery of the comets C/2018 V1 and C/2018 Y1, and in 2020 for the discovery of C/2020 A2.

*Japanese astronomer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1954
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.9 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

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