Yoshisada Shimizu

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]

Minor planets discovered: 311[1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

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

See also

References

  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(7300) Yoshisada". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (7300) Yoshisada. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 589. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6411. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

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