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Yuji Hyakutake (百武裕司) ( 1950 – April 10, 2002) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who, discovered Comet Hyakutake on January 30 1996 while using 25×150 binoculars.He had also discovered Comet C/1995 Y1 . The media has stated that Hyakutake became interested in astronomy after seeing Comet Ikeya-Seki.
He died of an aneurysm.
Asteroid 7291 Hyakutake is named after him.
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