▁the ▁results ▁of ▁their ▁observation . ▁ ▁JS GA ▁based ▁its ▁project ▁headquarters ▁in ▁its ▁observ atory ▁called ▁B ise i ▁Space guard ▁Center , ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Japan ▁Space ▁Forum . ▁An ▁optical ▁teles cope ▁on ▁the ▁Can ary ▁island ▁has ▁been ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Ast ro physics ▁Research ▁Institute ▁at ▁John ▁Moore ▁University ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁and ▁images ▁were ▁transm itted ▁to ▁each ▁class room ▁via ▁internet ▁connection . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁▁ ▁The ▁outer ▁main - b elt ▁astero id ▁ 5 5 9 2 ▁O sh ima ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁The ▁naming ▁c itation ▁also ▁mentions ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ation ▁at ▁the ▁N ih ond ai ra ▁Observ atory . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁discovered ▁minor ▁plan ets ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁O sh ima ▁discovered ▁( 7 7 5 3 ) ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁X B , ▁a ▁near - E arth ▁object ▁and ▁potentially ▁ha z ard ous ▁astero id ▁that ▁approaches ▁the ▁orbit ▁of ▁Earth ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁ 2 . 5 ▁lun ar ▁distances . ▁He ▁also ▁discovered ▁, ▁a ▁ 6 4 - kil ometer ▁s ized ▁Jup iter ▁tro jan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁discovered ▁ 4 3 8 3 ▁Sur uga ▁a ▁binary ▁with ▁a ▁minor - plan et ▁moon . ▁All ▁discover ies ▁he ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁G ek ko ▁Observ atory ▁( see ▁table