Minoru Kizawa

Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢 稔, Kizawa Minoru, born 1947) is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.

Asteroids discovered: 12 [1]

4094 Aoshima	August 26, 1987	MPC ^[1]
4507 Petercollins	March 19, 1990	MPC ^[2]
5292 Mackwell	January 12, 1991	MPC ^[2]
5513 Yukio	November 27, 1988	MPC ^[1]^[3]
(6178) 1986 DA	February 16, 1986	MPC
(6393) 1990 HM1	April 29, 1990	MPC ^[2]
(6785) 1990 VA7	November 12, 1990	MPC ^[2]
(7338) 1990 VJ3	November 12, 1990	MPC ^[2]
(7574) 1989 WO1	November 20, 1989	MPC ^[1]^[3]
(9765) 1991 XZ	December 14, 1991	MPC ^[2]
(17464) 1990 VX1	November 11, 1990	MPC ^[2]
(19171) 1991 FS	March 17, 1991	MPC ^[2]
^1 with W. Kakei, ^2 with H. Shiozawa, ^3 with T. Urata

Between 1986 and 1991, he has discovered or co-discovered 16 of asteroids at the Nihondaira Observatory in Shimizu, Japan.[1] He is credited as sole discoverer of (6178) 1986 DA, a 3-kilometer near-Earth object belonging to the group of Amor asteroids.[2] His co-discoverers were the Japanese astronomers Takeshi Urata, Watari Kakei and Hitoshi Shiozawa (see adjunct table).

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
2. "6178 (1986 DA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 February 2016.