Japanese astronomer
Yoshisada Shimizu (清水 義定 , Shimizu Yoshisada , born 1943) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer .[1] [2]
The central main-belt asteroid 7300 Yoshisada , discovered by astronomer Takeshi Urata in 1992, was named in his honor.[2] The official naming citation was published on 18 August 1997 (M.P.C. 30478 ).[3]
List of discovered minor planets
List of minor planets discovered by Yoshisada Shimizu
Name
Discovery Date
Listing
6160 Minakata
15 May 1993
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6834 Hunfeld
11 May 1993
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6838 Okuda
30 October 1995
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7031 Kazumiyoshioka
31 October 1994
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7032 Hitchcock
3 November 1994
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7036 Kentarohirata
29 January 1995
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7037 Davidlean
29 January 1995
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(7135) 1993 VO
5 November 1993
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7259 Gaithersburg
6 March 1994
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7264 Hirohatanaka
26 March 1995
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7307 Takei
13 April 1994
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7308 Hattori
31 January 1995
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7502 Arakida
15 November 1996
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7533 Seiraiji
25 October 1995
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(7534) 1995 UA7
26 October 1995
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7536 Fahrenheit
21 November 1995
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(7609) 1995 WX3
18 November 1995
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(7619) 1997 AP21
13 January 1997
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(7662) 1994 RM1
3 September 1994
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(7667) 1995 BL3
29 January 1995
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(7676) 1995 WN8
18 November 1995
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(7709) 1994 RN1
8 September 1994
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(7712) 1995 TB1
12 October 1995
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(7785) 1994 QW
29 August 1994
list A
(7786) 1994 TB15
14 October 1994
list A
(7792) 1995 WZ3
18 November 1995
list A
(7841) 1994 UE1
31 October 1994
list A
(7893) 1994 XY
2 December 1994
list A
(7964) 1995 DD2
23 February 1995
list A
(7969) 1997 RP3
5 September 1997
list A
(8038) 1993 JG
11 May 1993
list A
(8107) 1995 BR4
31 January 1995
list A
(8213) 1995 FE
26 March 1995
list A
8215 Zanonato
31 March 1995
list A
(8226) 1996 TF7
5 October 1996
list A
(8312) 1996 TJ12
15 October 1996
list A
(8415) 1996 UT
16 October 1996
list A
(8427) 1997 TH17
6 October 1997
list A
(8559) 1995 QM2
25 August 1995
list A
8564 Anomalocaris
17 October 1995
list A
(8714) 1995 OT
24 July 1995
list A
(8715) 1995 OX1
26 July 1995
list A
(8718) 1995 UC8
27 October 1995
list A
8889 Mockturtle
31 July 1994
list A
(8894) 1995 PV
2 August 1995
list A
(8896) 1995 QG2
24 August 1995
list A
8903 Paulcruikshank
26 October 1995
list A
(9085) 1995 QH2
24 August 1995
list A
(9089) 1995 UC7
26 October 1995
list A
(9113) 1997 CN5
3 February 1997
list A
(9219) 1995 WO8
18 November 1995
list A
(9390) 1994 NJ1
12 July 1994
list A
(9401) 1994 TS3
13 October 1994
list A
(9643) 1994 RX
2 September 1994
list A
(9644) 1994 WQ3
26 November 1994
list A
9777 Enterprise
31 July 1994
list A
9780 Bandersnatch
25 September 1994
list A
9781 Jubjubbird
31 October 1994
list A
9986 Hirokun
12 July 1996
list A
10209 Izanaki
24 August 1997
list A
(10229) 1997 WR3
19 November 1997
list A
10385 Amaterasu
15 October 1996
list A
(10391) 1997 RR3
5 September 1997
list A
10412 Tsukuyomi
21 December 1997
list A
(10580) 1995 OV
24 July 1995
list A
10613 Kushinadahime
4 September 1997
list A
(10614) 1997 UH1
21 October 1997
list A
10627 Ookuninushi
19 January 1998
list A
(10868) 1996 RF5
3 September 1996
list A
(10871) 1996 TG7
5 October 1996
list A
10877 Jiangnan Tianchi
16 October 1996
list A
10888 Yamatano-orochi
6 December 1996
list A
(10896) 1997 UZ14
26 October 1997
list A
(10933) 1998 DC24
17 February 1998
list A
(10936) 1998 FN11
22 March 1998
list A
(10945) 1999 GS9
14 April 1999
list A
(11088) 1993 UN
19 October 1993
list A
(11097) 1994 UD1
31 October 1994
list A
(11106) 1995 UK3
17 October 1995
list A
(11113) 1995 WW3
18 November 1995
list A
(11157) 1998 AJ
2 January 1998
list A
(11327) 1995 SL2
17 September 1995
list A
(11330) 1995 WZ6
18 November 1995
list A
(11599) 1995 QR
16 August 1995
list A
(11608) 1995 WU4
18 November 1995
list A
(11613) 1995 YN4
23 December 1995
list A
(11634) 1996 XU30
12 December 1996
list A
(11641) 1997 AP12
7 January 1997
list A
(11642) 1997 AN21
13 January 1997
list A
(11649) 1997 BR6
29 January 1997
list A
(11671) 1998 BG4
21 January 1998
list A
(11683) 1998 FO11
22 March 1998
list A
(11742) 1999 JZ5
7 May 1999
list A
(11961) 1994 PO
3 August 1994
list A
(11982) 1995 UF6
25 October 1995
list A
(12425) 1995 VG2
12 November 1995
list A
(12570) 1998 WV5
18 November 1998
list A
(12831) 1997 BS6
29 January 1997
list A
(12849) 1997 QD2
27 August 1997
list A
(12921) 1998 WZ5
20 November 1998
list A
(13139) 1994 VD2
3 November 1994
list A
(13228) 1997 SJ25
29 September 1997
list A
(13371) 1998 VH5
8 November 1998
list A
(13621) 1995 GC7
1 April 1995
list A
(13685) 1997 QG4
27 August 1997
list A
(14017) 1994 NS
4 July 1994
list A
(14029) 1994 UC1
31 October 1994
list A
(14099) 1997 RQ3
5 September 1997
list A
(14102) 1997 SG25
29 September 1997
list A
(14170) 1998 VF6
11 November 1998
list A
(14171) 1998 VO6
11 November 1998
list A
(14489) 1994 UW
31 October 1994
list A
(14493) 1994 WP3
26 November 1994
list A
(14534) 1997 QE2
27 August 1997
list A
(14545) 1997 SK25
29 September 1997
list A
(14924) 1994 VZ
3 November 1994
list A
(14936) 1995 BU2
27 January 1995
list A
(14992) 1997 UY14
26 October 1997
list A
(14993) 1997 UC15
26 October 1997
list A
(15070) 1999 BK8
20 January 1999
list A
(15357) 1995 FM
26 March 1995
list A
(15405) 1997 WJ7
19 November 1997
list A
(15496) 1999 DQ3
20 February 1999
list A
(15831) 1995 BG3
29 January 1995
list A
(15844) 1995 UQ5
20 October 1995
list A
(15873) 1996 TH7
5 October 1996
list A
(15879) 1996 XH6
3 December 1996
list A
(15926) 1997 VP6
5 November 1997
list A
(15932) 1997 XL5
2 December 1997
list A
(15981) 1998 UP6
18 October 1998
list A
(16722) 1995 WG7
24 November 1995
list A
(16751) 1996 QG1
18 August 1996
list A
(16752) 1996 QP1
22 August 1996
list A
(16767) 1996 US
16 October 1996
list A
(16773) 1996 VO1
6 November 1996
list A
(16774) 1996 VP1
6 November 1996
list A
(16786) 1997 AT1
2 January 1997
list A
(16821) 1997 VZ4
5 November 1997
list A
(16822) 1997 VA5
5 November 1997
list A
(16830) 1997 WQ7
19 November 1997
list A
(16863) 1997 YJ16
31 December 1997
list A
(16875) 1998 BD4
20 January 1998
list A
(16885) 1998 BX25
25 January 1998
list A
(17648) 1996 UU
16 October 1996
list A
17712 Fatherwilliam
19 November 1997
list A
(17719) 1997 XV1
2 December 1997
list A
17759 Hatta
17 February 1998
list A
(17918) 1999 GE6
14 April 1999
list A
17942 Whiterabbit
11 May 1999
list A
(18474) 1995 WV3
18 November 1995
list A
(18533) 1996 XJ6
3 December 1996
list A
(18538) 1996 XY18
6 December 1996
list A
(18552) 1997 AM21
13 January 1997
list A
(18594) 1998 BJ
16 January 1998
list A
(18651) 1998 FP11
22 March 1998
list A
(19312) 1996 VR7
15 November 1996
list A
(19377) 1998 BE4
21 January 1998
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