Masayuki Yanai (箭内 政之, Yanai Masayuki, born 1959) is a Japanese astronomer.[2] He is a prolific co-discoverer of minor planets. One of his co-discoveries is the dark, inner main-belt asteroid 3915 Fukushima.[3] He retired from docent for astronomy at Sapporo Science Center.
see § List of discovered minor planets |
The asteroid 4260 Yanai, discovered by Japanese astronomers Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro Observatory (399) in 1989, was named in his honor on 8 July 1990 (M.P.C. 16593).[2][4]
3867 Shiretoko | 16 April 1988 | list [A] |
3915 Fukushima | 15 August 1988 | list [A] |
4263 Abashiri | 7 September 1989 | list [A] |
4557 Mika | 14 December 1987 | list [A] |
4771 Hayashi | 7 September 1989 | list [A] |
5121 Numazawa | 15 January 1989 | list [A] |
5174 Okugi | 16 April 1988 | list [A] |
5374 Hokutosei[5] | 4 January 1989 | list [A] |
6562 Takoyaki[6][7] | 9 November 1991 | list [A] |
6707 Shigeru | 13 November 1988 | list [A] |
7828 Noriyositosi | 28 September 1992 | list [A] |
8182 Akita | 1 October 1992 | list [A] |
10117 Tanikawa | 1 October 1992 | list [A] |
11280 Sakurai | 9 October 1989 | list [A] |
11494 Hibiki[8] | 2 November 1988 | list [A] |
11546 Miyoshimachi | 28 October 1992 | list [A] |
12746 Yumeginga | 16 November 1992 | list [A] |
13561 Kudogou | 23 September 1992 | list [A] |
13564 Kodomomiraikan | 19 October 1992 | list [A] |
14441 Atakanoseki | 21 September 1992 | list [A] |
14443 Sekinenomatsu | 1 October 1992 | list [A] |
14901 Hidatakayama | 21 September 1992 | list [A] |
17516 Kogayukihito | 28 October 1992 | list [A] |
22346 Katsumatatakashi | 28 September 1992 | list [A] |
(23465) 1989 UA1 | 24 October 1989 | list [A] |
(24757) 1992 VN | 1 November 1992 | list [A] |
(35143) 1992 UF1 | 19 October 1992 | list [A] |
Co-discovery made with: A K. Watanabe |
---|
![]() ![]() ![]() | This article about a Japanese astronomer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |