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Masayuki Yanai (箭内 政之,Yanai Masayuki; born 1959) is a Japaneseastronomer.[2] He is a prolific co-discoverer of minor planets. One of his co-discoveries is the dark, innermain-beltasteroid3915 Fukushima.[3] He retired from docent for astronomy atSapporo Science Center.
The asteroid4260 Yanai, discovered by Japanese astronomersSeiji Ueda andHiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro Observatory (399) in 1989, was named in his honor on 8 July 1990 (M.P.C. 16593).[2][4]
| 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 Yamashitakouhei | 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: AK. Watanabe | ||
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