(37729) Akiratakao = 1996 TK54
Akira Takao (b. 1952) is a Japanese physician in neurology and
amateur astronomer. He is actively engaged in searching for novae
from the "veranda observatory" at his home near the center of Kita-Kyushu
city and has found four novae since 2003.
A complete set of naming citations of the numbered minor planets is available in the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, edited by Lutz Schmadel.