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: Category:Discoveries by Yoshisada Shimizu

List of minor planets discovered by Yoshisada Shimizu

Name Discovery Date Listing 6160 Minakata 15 May 1993 list[A] 6834 Hunfeld 11 May 1993 list[A] 6838 Okuda 30 October 1995 list[A] 7031 Kazumiyoshioka 31 October 1994 list[A] 7032 Hitchcock 3 November 1994 list[A] 7036 Kentarohirata 29 January 1995 list[A] 7037 Davidlean 29 January 1995 list[A] (7135) 1993 VO 5 November 1993 list[A] 7259 Gaithersburg 6 March 1994 list[A] 7264 Hirohatanaka 26 March 1995 list[A] 7307 Takei 13 April 1994 list[A] 7308 Hattori 31 January 1995 list[A] 7502 Arakida 15 November 1996 list[A] 7533 Seiraiji 25 October 1995 list[A] (7534) 1995 UA7 26 October 1995 list[A] 7536 Fahrenheit 21 November 1995 list[A] (7609) 1995 WX3 18 November 1995 list[A] (7619) 1997 AP21 13 January 1997 list[A] (7662) 1994 RM1 3 September 1994 list[A] (7667) 1995 BL3 29 January 1995 list[A] (7676) 1995 WN8 18 November 1995 list[A] (7709) 1994 RN1 8 September 1994 list[A] (7712) 1995 TB1 12 October 1995 list[A] (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 list[A] Name Discovery Date Listing (20104) 1995 OU 24 July 1995 list[A] (20122) 1995 WH17 28 November 1995 list[A] (21227) 1995 QS 16 August 1995 list[A] (21592) 1998 VJ5 8 November 1998 list[A] (22018) 1999 XK105 8 December 1999 list[A] (22393) 1994 QV 29 August 1994 list[A] (22407) 1995 SK2 17 September 1995 list[A] (22444) 1996 TK12 15 October 1996 list[A] (22504) 1997 TD17 6 October 1997 list[A] (22522) 1998 EF6 2 March 1998 list[A] (23594) 1995 VJ2 13 November 1995 list[A] (24185) 1999 XM14 3 December 1999 list[A] (24855) 1995 YM4 22 December 1995 list[A] (24895) 1997 AC13 9 January 1997 list[A] (25260) 1998 VN5 8 November 1998 list[A] (25400) 1999 VU20 9 November 1999 list[A] (26153) 1994 UY 31 October 1994 list[A] (26218) 1997 WJ13 24 November 1997 list[A] (26361) 1999 AJ5 10 January 1999 list[A] (26872) 1993 YR 18 December 1993 list[A] (26890) 1995 BC4 27 January 1995 list[A] (26989) 1997 WO7 19 November 1997 list[A] (26994) 1997 XU1 2 December 1997 list[A] (26995) 1997 XS11 5 December 1997 list[A] (27223) 1999 GC5 7 April 1999 list[A] (27847) 1994 UT 31 October 1994 list[A] (27848) 1994 UZ 31 October 1994 list[A] (27954) 1997 QB4 27 August 1997 list[A] (27965) 1997 SH25 29 September 1997 list[A] (28008) 1997 XR11 5 December 1997 list[A] (28024) 1998 BT14 25 January 1998 list[A] (28032) 1998 DZ23 17 February 1998 list[A] (28181) 1998 WW5 19 November 1998 list[A] (28230) 1999 AH5 10 January 1999 list[A] (28231) 1999 AL5 10 January 1999 list[A] (28362) 1999 GP5 7 April 1999 list[A] (29343) 1995 CK10 1 February 1995 list[A] (29494) 1997 WL7 19 November 1997 list[A] (29496) 1997 WE8 19 November 1997 list[A] (29564) 1998 ED6 2 March 1998 list[A] (29636) 1998 VH6 11 November 1998 list[A] (29821) 1999 DP1 17 February 1999 list[A] (29823) 1999 DS3 20 February 1999 list[A] (29871) 1999 GE5 7 April 1999 list[A] (30965) 1994 XW 2 December 1994 list[A] (31111) 1997 PN5 11 August 1997 list[A] (31176) 1997 XL9 2 December 1997 list[A] (31193) 1997 YP16 31 December 1997 list[A] (31260) 1998 EE6 2 March 1998 list[A] (31542) 1999 DR3 20 February 1999 list[A] (31610) 1999 GC6 14 April 1999 list[A] (33030) 1997 QB2 27 August 1997 list[A] (33041) 1997 TG17 6 October 1997 list[A] (33045) 1997 UF1 21 October 1997 list[A] (33046) 1997 UF2 21 October 1997 list[A] (33055) 1997 UB15 26 October 1997 list[A] (33107) 1997 YL16 31 December 1997 list[A] (33540) 1999 JH3 7 May 1999 list[A] (33541) 1999 JF6 11 May 1999 list[A] (34438) 2000 SV44 26 September 2000 list[A] (35393) 1997 XJ5 2 December 1997 list[A] (35428) 1998 BS2 19 January 1998 list[A] (35572) 1998 HW6 19 April 1998 list[A] (35681) 1999 BC2 16 January 1999 list[A] (35771) 1999 JE6 11 May 1999 list[A] (37794) 1997 WP7 19 November 1997 list[A] (37796) 1997 WK13 24 November 1997 list[A] (37816) 1998 BT2 19 January 1998 list[A] (37817) 1998 BV2 19 January 1998 list[A] (37824) 1998 BU14 25 January 1998 list[A] (39721) 1996 VU7 15 November 1996 list[A] (39826) 1998 BY2 19 January 1998 list[A] (39828) 1998 BH4 21 January 1998 list[A] (39866) 1998 DB24 17 February 1998 list[A] (39879) 1998 EK8 3 March 1998 list[A] (40237) 1998 VM6 11 November 1998 list[A] (42532) 1995 OR 24 July 1995 list[A] (42561) 1996 XK6 3 December 1996 list[A] (43018) 1999 VY2 4 November 1999 list[A] (43021) 1999 VT5 4 November 1999 list[A] (43900) 1995 VH2 13 November 1995 list[A] (43909) 1995 WB9 28 November 1995 list[A] (43959) 1997 CB26 12 February 1997 list[A] (44006) 1997 TF17 6 October 1997 list[A] (44029) 1998 BK4 21 January 1998 list[A] (44354) 1998 SS2 16 September 1998 list[A] (44888) 1999 VJ5 4 November 1999 list[A] (45144) 1999 XA104 7 December 1999 list[A] (46647) 1995 QP3 28 August 1995 list[A] (46654) 1995 UB8 26 October 1995 list[A] (46735) 1997 UG1 21 October 1997 list[A] (47019) 1998 VM5 8 November 1998 list[A] (48809) 1997 VX4 4 November 1997 list[A] (49461) 1999 AK5 10 January 1999 list[A] (49623) 1999 GB5 7 April 1999 list[A] (51341) 2000 QP26 23 August 2000 list[A] (52427) 1994 PH 2 August 1994 list[A] (52469) 1995 QV1 20 August 1995 list[A] (52592) 1997 QC2 27 August 1997 list[A] (52593) 1997 QF2 27 August 1997 list[A] (52621) 1997 VW4 4 November 1997 list[A] (53028) 1998 WX5 20 November 1998 list[A] (53289) 1999 GD5 7 April 1999 list[A] (53447) 1999 XL105 8 December 1999 list[A] (55871) 1997 UE1 21 October 1997 list[A] (55877) 1997 VZ6 4 November 1997 list[A] (56086) 1999 AA21 13 January 1999 list[A] (56284) 1999 LA2 5 June 1999 list[A] (58355) 1995 FN 26 March 1995 list[A] (58589) 1997 SF25 29 September 1997 list[A] (58676) 1997 YN16 31 December 1997 list[A] (58688) 1998 BJ4 21 January 1998 list[A] (59070) 1998 VG6 11 November 1998 list[A] (61469) 2000 QJ35 23 August 2000 list[A] (65782) 1995 UG 16 October 1995 list[A] (65874) 1997 WL13 24 November 1997 list[A] (66268) 1999 JJ3 7 May 1999 list[A] (67161) 2000 AA205 8 January 2000 list[A] (69590) 1998 EL8 3 March 1998 list[A] (69951) 1998 VK6 11 November 1998 list[A] (71004) 1999 XF38 3 December 1999 list[A] (73956) 1997 VQ6 5 November 1997 list[A] (75055) 1999 VX2 4 November 1999 list[A] (75309) 1999 XE38 3 December 1999 list[A] (79791) 1998 VK5 8 November 1998 list[A] (79794) 1998 VN6 11 November 1998 list[A] (80183) 1999 VT20 9 November 1999 list[A] (80339) 1999 XB104 7 December 1999 list[A] (85329) 1995 PQ 2 August 1995 list[A] (85532) 1997 WD21 23 November 1997 list[A] (90881) 1996 XN6 3 December 1996 list[A] (90949) 1997 VB5 6 November 1997 list[A] (90995) 1998 AK 2 January 1998 list[A] (91218) 1999 AM5 10 January 1999 list[A] (96350) 1997 UA15 26 October 1997 list[A] (97065) 1999 VV20 9 November 1999 list[A] (100480) 1996 UK 16 October 1996 list[A] (100612) 1997 SL25 29 September 1997 list[A] (100626) 1997 UE2 21 October 1997 list[A] (100642) 1997 VV4 4 November 1997 list[A] (100674) 1997 XX1 2 December 1997 list[A] (101409) 1998 VQ6 11 November 1998 list[A] (101496) 1998 XM3 9 December 1998 list[A] (102620) 1999 VX23 9 November 1999 list[A] (120576) 1995 QK2 25 August 1995 list[A] (129609) 1997 YO16 31 December 1997 list[A] (136847) 1998 BC4 20 January 1998 list[A] (137046) 1998 VE6 11 November 1998 list[A] (164670) 1996 XM6 3 December 1996 list[A] (168394) 1998 BX2 19 January 1998 list[A] (171521) 1999 CH3 7 February 1999 list[A] (190315) 1997 VY4 5 November 1997 list[A] (192887) 1999 XZ103 3 December 1999 list[A] (219132) 1998 VP6 11 November 1998 list[A] Co-discovery made with: A T. Urata

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers § Y. Shimizu