Claim: Kōichirō Tomita is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of nine numbered minor planets, namely, 3765 Texereau in September 16, 1982 and eight more minor planets in November 1, 1978.
Evidence: He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 9 numbered minor planets during 1978–1982, such as 2252 CERGA, 3056 INAG, 3765 Texereau, 4051 Hatanaka. 3765 Texereau 16 September 1982 2252 CERGA 1 November 1978 3056 INAG 1 November 1978 4051 Hatanaka 1 November 1978 8788 Labeyrie 1 November 1978 8986 Kineyayasuyo 1 November 1978 11258 Aoyama 1 November 1978 (32738) 1978 VT1 1 November 1978 (69234) 1978 VO2 1 November 1978