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.

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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.{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 4 January 1989|| Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
6562 Takoyaki<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}Template: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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=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
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Co-discovery made with: Template:Note label K. Watanabe

See also

• List of minor planets: 17001–18000
• National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

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