Masayuki Yanai
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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese astronomer.<ref name="springer" /> He is a prolific co-discoverer of minor planets. One of his co-discoveries is the dark, inner main-belt asteroid 3915 Fukushima.<ref name="MPC-Fukushima" /> 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 (Template:Small) in 1989, was named in his honor on 8 July 1990 (Template:Small).<ref name="springer" /><ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />
List of discovered minor planets
| 3867 Shiretoko | 16 April 1988 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 3915 Fukushima | 15 August 1988 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 4263 Abashiri | 7 September 1989 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 4557 Mika | 14 December 1987 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 4771 Hayashi | 7 September 1989 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 5121 Numazawa | 15 January 1989 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 5174 Okugi | 16 April 1988 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 5374 Hokutosei<ref>It was named after a long distance coach run by Japan Railway.Template:Cite web</ref> | 4 January 1989 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 6562 Takoyaki<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:User-generated source</ref>Template:User-generated source | 9 November 1991 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 6707 Shigeru | 13 November 1988 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 7828 Noriyositosi | 28 September 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 8182 Akita | 1 October 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 10117 Tanikawa | 1 October 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 11280 Sakurai | 9 October 1989 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 11494 Hibiki<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 2 November 1988 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 11546 Miyoshimachi | 28 October 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 12746 Yumeginga | 16 November 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 13561 Kudogou | 23 September 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 13564 Kodomomiraikan | 19 October 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 14441 Atakanoseki | 21 September 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 14443 Sekinenomatsu | 1 October 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 14901 Hidatakayama | 21 September 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 17516 Kogayukihito | 28 October 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 22346 Katsumatatakashi | 28 September 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| 23465 Yamashitakouhei | 24 October 1989 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| Template:Mp | 1 November 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| Template:Mp | 19 October 1992 | Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label |
| Co-discovery made with: Template:Note label K. Watanabe | ||
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