Yuji Hyakutake

Amateur astronomer, discovered comet Hyakutake (1950–2002)
Person human Q542628
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Yuji Hyakutake

Summary

Yuji Hyakutake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shimabara[2]. He was born on +1950-07-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Kagoshima[4]. He died on +2002-04-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Yuji Hyakutake was born in Shimabara[2].
  • Yuji Hyakutake passed away in Kagoshima[4].
  • Yuji Hyakutake passed away in Kokubu[8].
  • Yuji Hyakutake was born on +1950-07-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yuji Hyakutake died on +2002-04-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Yuji Hyakutake held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's professions included astronomer[6].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's field of work was astronomy[10].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's education included a stint at Kyushu Sangyo University[11].
  • Yuji Hyakutake is recorded as male[12].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's Commons category is recorded as Yuji Hyakutake (astronomer)[14].
  • The cause of death was cardiovascular disease[15].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lbr_[16].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's family name is recorded as Hyakutake[17].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's given name is recorded as Yūji[18].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '百武裕司'}[21].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's name in kana is recorded as ひゃくたけ ゆうじ[22].
  • Yuji Hyakutake's Prabook ID is recorded as 1730839[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Yuji Hyakutake was born in Shimabara[2]. He was born on +1950-07-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Yuji Hyakutake was educated at Kyushu Sangyo University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Yuji Hyakutake's professions included astronomer[6]. His field of work was astronomy[10].

Death and Burial

Yuji Hyakutake died on +2002-04-10T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Kagoshima[4], a core city of Japan[24], in Japan[25], founded in 1889[26] and Kokubu[8], a dissolved municipality of Japan[27], in Japan[28], founded in 1889[29]. The cause of death was cardiovascular disease[15].

Why It Matters

Yuji Hyakutake ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

He is credited with the discovery of Comet Hyakutake[32], a non-periodic comet[33].

FAQs

Where was Yuji Hyakutake born?

Yuji Hyakutake was born in Shimabara[2].

Where did Yuji Hyakutake die?

Yuji Hyakutake died in Kagoshima[4].

What did Yuji Hyakutake do for work?

Yuji Hyakutake worked as astronomer[6].

Where did Yuji Hyakutake go to school?

Yuji Hyakutake was educated at Kyushu Sangyo University[11].

What did Yuji Hyakutake discover?

Yuji Hyakutake is credited as discoverer of Comet Hyakutake[32].

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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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