Minoru Kizawa
| 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] |
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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[edit]
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "6178 (1986 DA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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