Yoshiaki Ōshima

Yoshiaki Ōshima ( Japanese 大 島 良 明 , Ōshima Yoshiaki ; * 1952 ) is a Japanese astronomer .

In the years 1987 to 1989 saw Ōshima 61 asteroids , including the near-Earth asteroid (7753) 1988 XB , of the Apollo-type part and an orbit cruiser is.

The asteroid (5592) Oshima was named after him.

The asteroids discovered by Ōshima

Number / name	designation	Date of discovery
(3843) OISCA	1987 DM	February 28, 1987
(4157) Izu	1988 XD2	December 11, 1988
(4261) Gekko	1989 BJ	January 28, 1989
(4293) Masumi	1989 VT	November 1, 1989
(4383) Suruga	1989 XP	December 1, 1989
(4403) Kuniharu	1987 EA	March 2nd 1987
(4715) 1989 TS1	-	October 9, 1989
(4840) Otaynang	1989 UY	October 23, 1989
(5123) 1989 BL	-	January 28, 1989
(5206) Kodomonomori	1988 ED	March 7, 1988
(5258) 1989 AU1	-	January 1, 1989
(5282) Yamatotakeru	1988 VT	November 2nd, 1988
(5353) 1989 YT	-	December 20, 1989
(5397) 1988 VB5	-	November 14, 1988
(5730) Yonosuke	1988 TP1	October 13, 1988
(5740) Toutoumi	1989 WM3	November 29, 1989
(5810) 1988 EN	-	March 10, 1988
(6903) 1989 XM	-	2nd December 1989
(7284) 1989 VW	-	November 4th 1989
(7569) 1989 BK	-	January 28, 1989
(7753) 1988 XB	-	4th December 1988
(35074) 1989 UF1	-	October 25, 1989
(37570) 1989 UD1	-	October 25, 1989
(37571) 1989 UE1	-	October 25, 1989

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• Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Springer 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 , p. 475 ( limited online version at Google Books )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers