Biography:Yoshiaki Banno

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Short description: Japanese astronomer
Minor planets discovered: 1 [1]
4200 Shizukagozen[A] 28 November 1983 MPC
A co-discovered with Takeshi Urata

Yoshiaki Banno (番野 善明, Banno Yoshiaki, 1952–1991) was a Japanese astronomer and co-discover of 4200 Shizukagozen, an asteroid of the main-belt.[2]

Banno is considered to be one of Japan's pioneering amateur astronomer. He died in a traffic accident in 1991. The main-belt asteroid 3394 Banno was named in his memory on 10 November 1992 (M.P.C. 21130).[3][4]

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