Kaoru Ikeya
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 82 |
| Date of birth | November 30,1943 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Discovered | Comet Ikeya–Seki |
| 153P/Ikeya–Zhang | |
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| ID | 3250130 |
Kaoru Ikeya Life story
Kaoru Ikeya is a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered a number of comets. As a young adult, Ikeya lived near Lake Hamana and worked for a piano factory. During his employment there, he made his first discovery in 1963 with an optical telescope he built himself within his low budget.