Japanese-born U.S. astrophysicist Yoji Kondo (1933– ) headed the astrophysics laboratory during the Apollo mission, directed the IUE Observatory and serves as special advisor to the NASA administrator. Some time president of IAU Division V and Commissions 42 and 44, he has also published seven science fiction novels. (M 39650) _ _.
Discovered on 1-4-1981 in Harvard by Harvard Observatory