Yoshisada Shimizu

Minor planets discovered: 311 

see § List of discovered minor planets

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.

The central main-belt asteroid 7300 Yoshisada, discovered by astronomer Takeshi Urata in 1992, was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published on 18 August 1997 (M.P.C. 30478).

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]
(18863) 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]
(23863) 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