Yuji Hyakutake, who discovered 'Comet Hyakutake,' dies at 51

Yuji Hyakutake, who discovered 'Comet Hyakutake,' dies at 51

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuji Hyakutake, an amateur astronomer, died April 10 in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, from internal bleeding due to a heart aneurysm, his family said April 11. He was 51. He discovered ''Comet Hyakutake'' on Jan. 30, 1996, using powerful binoculars in the town of Hayato in Kagoshima.

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