Biography:Minoru Kizawa

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Short description: Japanese astronomer
Asteroids discovered: 12 [1]
4094 Aoshima August 26, 1987 MPC[1]
4507 Petercollins     March 19, 1990 MPC[2]
5292 Mackwell January 12, 1991 MPC[2]
5513 Yukio November 27, 1988 MPC[1][3]
(6178) 1986 DA February 16, 1986 MPC
(6393) 1990 HM1 April 29, 1990 MPC[2]
(6785) 1990 VA7 November 12, 1990 MPC[2]
(7338) 1990 VJ3 November 12, 1990 MPC[2]
(7574) 1989 WO1 November 20, 1989 MPC[1][3]
(9765) 1991 XZ December 14, 1991 MPC[2]
(17464) 1990 VX1 November 11, 1990 MPC[2]
(19171) 1991 FS March 17, 1991 MPC[2]

1 with W. Kakei, 2 with H. Shiozawa, 3 with T. Urata

Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢 稔, Kizawa Minoru, born 1947) is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.

Between 1986 and 1991, he has discovered or co-discovered 16 of asteroids at the Nihondaira Observatory in Shimizu, Japan.[1] He is credited as sole discoverer of (6178) 1986 DA, a 3-kilometer near-Earth object belonging to the group of Amor asteroids.[2] His co-discoverers were the Japanese astronomers Takeshi Urata, Watari Kakei and Hitoshi Shiozawa (see adjunct table).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 28 December 2015. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 25 February 2016. 
  2. "6178 (1986 DA)". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=6178. Retrieved 25 February 2016.