Koyo Kawanishi

Discovered asteroids : 13
Number and name	Discovery date
(4106) Nada	March 6, 1989	[1]
(4797) Ako	September 30, 1989	[1]
(5401) Minamioda	March 6, 1989	[1]
(5685) Sanenobufukui	December 8, 1990	[1]
(5737) Itoh	September 30, 1989	[1]
(5872) Sugano	September 30, 1989	[1]
(6155) Yokosugano	November 11, 1990	[1]
(6557) Yokonomura	November 11, 1990	[1]
(6559) Nomura	May 3, 1991	[2]
(7178) Ikuookamoto	November 11, 1990	[1]
(9580) Tarumi	October 8, 1989	[1]
(10318) Sumaura	October 15, 1990	[1]
(14873) Shoyo	October 28, 1990	[2]
[1] with Toshirō Nomura [2] with Matsuo Sugano

Kōyō Kawanishi ( Japanese 川西 浩 陽 , Kawanishi Kōyō ; * January 18, 1959 ) is a Japanese dentist and amateur astronomer .

Kawanishi is the discoverer or co-discoverer of currently 13 asteroids . Most of his discoveries he made together with Toshirō Nomura . Today he lives with his wife and daughter in Akō in Hyōgo prefecture .

The asteroid (5591) Koyo was named after him.

literature

• Schmadel, Lutz D .: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3540002383 (English) ( preview on Google Book Search )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers