Yoshisada Shimizu
Yoshisada Shimizu ( Japanese 清水 義 定 , Shimizu Yoshisada ; * 1943 ) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer .
Together with his colleague Takeshi Urata , he discovered a total of 311 asteroids at the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory ( IAU code 905) in Nachi-Katsuura in Wakayama Prefecture between 1993 and 2000.
The asteroid (7300) Yoshisada was named after him.
literature
- Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) Preview on Google Book Search
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shimizu, Yoshisada |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 清水 義 定 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |