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Masayuki Yanai

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Minor planets discovered: 27 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Masayuki Yanai (箭内やない 政之まさゆき, Yanai Masayuki, born 1959) is a Japanese astronomer.[2] He is a prolific co-discoverer of minor planets. One of his co-discoveries is the dark, inner main-belt asteroid 3915 Fukushima.[3] He retired from docent for astronomy at Sapporo Science Center.

The asteroid 4260 Yanai, discovered by Japanese astronomers Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro Observatory (399) in 1989, was named in his honor on 8 July 1990 (M.P.C. 16593).[2][4]

List of discovered minor planets

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3867 Shiretoko 16 April 1988 list [A]
3915 Fukushima 15 August 1988 list [A]
4263 Abashiri 7 September 1989 list [A]
4557 Mika 14 December 1987 list [A]
4771 Hayashi 7 September 1989 list [A]
5121 Numazawa 15 January 1989 list [A]
5174 Okugi 16 April 1988 list [A]
5374 Hokutosei[5] 4 January 1989 list [A]
6562 Takoyaki[6][7][user-generated source] 9 November 1991 list [A]
6707 Shigeru 13 November 1988 list [A]
7828 Noriyositosi 28 September 1992 list [A]
8182 Akita 1 October 1992 list [A]
10117 Tanikawa 1 October 1992 list [A]
11280 Sakurai 9 October 1989 list [A]
11494 Hibiki[8] 2 November 1988 list [A]
11546 Miyoshimachi 28 October 1992 list [A]
12746 Yumeginga 16 November 1992 list [A]
13561 Kudogou 23 September 1992 list [A]
13564 Kodomomiraikan 19 October 1992 list [A]
14441 Atakanoseki 21 September 1992 list [A]
14443 Sekinenomatsu 1 October 1992 list [A]
14901 Hidatakayama 21 September 1992 list [A]
17516 Kogayukihito 28 October 1992 list [A]
22346 Katsumatatakashi 28 September 1992 list [A]
(23465) 1989 UA1 24 October 1989 list [A]
(24757) 1992 VN 1 November 1992 list [A]
(35143) 1992 UF1 19 October 1992 list [A]
Co-discovery made with:
A K. Watanabe

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(4260) Yanai". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4260) Yanai. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 365. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4222. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. ^ "3915 Fukushima (1988 PA1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ It was named after a long distance coach run by Japan Railway."日本人にっぽんじんが提案ていあんして命名めいめいされた小惑星しょうわくせいのリスト（番号ばんごう順じゅん）M.P.C.25976-28090 (1995年ねん11月～1996年ねん10月がつ)" [Minor planets discovered by Japanese, M.P.C. 25976-28090 (November 1995-October 1996] (in Japanese). OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ^ 子供こどもたちの提案ていあんによる小惑星しょうわくせい「たこやき」、誕生たんじょう（国立こくりつ天文台てんもんだい・天文てんもんニュース550号ごう） [A minor planet was named "takoyaki" by children at an observatory]. AstroArts news (in Japanese). AstroArts. 16 May 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ^ "たこやき (小惑星しょうわくせい)" [Takoyaki, a minor planet]. 通信つうしん用語ようごの基礎きそ知識ちしき検索けんさくシステム WDIC Explorer (in Japanese). WDIC Creators club. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2016.[user-generated source]
  8. ^ "こどもたちの提案ていあんによる小惑星しょうわくせい「ひびき」の誕生たんじょう" [Hibiki, a new minor planet named by children]. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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