Minoru Kizawa

Discovered asteroids : 14
Number and name	Discovery date
(4094) Aoshima 1	August 26, 1987
(4507) Petercollins 2	March 19, 1990
(5292) Mackwell 2	January 12, 1991
(5513) Yukio 1, 3	November 27, 1988
(5741) Akanemaruta 1, 3	2nd December 1989
(5821) Yukiomaeda 1, 3	November 4th 1989
(6178) 1986 DA	February 16, 1986
(6393) 1990 HM 1 2	April 29, 1990
(6785) 1990 VA 7 2	November 12, 1990
(7338) 1990 PY 3 2	November 12, 1990
(7574) 1989 WO 1 1 3	November 20, 1989
(9765) 1991 XZ 2	December 14, 1991
(17464) 1990 VX 1 2	November 11, 1990
(19171) 1991 FS 2	March 17, 1991
[1] together with Watari Kakei [2] together with Hitoshi Shiozawa [3] together with Takeshi Urata

Minoru Kizawa ( Japanese 鬼 沢 稔 , Kizawa Minoru ; * 1947 ) is a Japanese astronomer .

Kizawa is the discoverer or co-discoverer of currently 16 asteroids. He made most of his discoveries with Takeshi Urata and Watari Kakei at the Nihondaira Observatory .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
2. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5th edition. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .