# Yoshisada Shimizu

Minor planets discovered: 311 :
* see § List of discovered minor planets
Yoshisada Shimizu (清水 義定, Shimizu Yoshisada, born 1943) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer.
The central main-belt asteroid 7300 Yoshisada, discovered by astronomer Takeshi Urata in 1992, was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published on 18 August 1997 (M.P.C. 30478).

## List of discovered minor planets

List of minor planets discovered by Yoshisada Shimizu :
| Name | Discovery Date | Listing |
| 6160 Minakata | 15 May 1993 | list |
| 6834 Hunfeld | 11 May 1993 | list |
| 6838 Okuda | 30 October 1995 | list |
| 7031 Kazumiyoshioka | 31 October 1994 | list |
| 7032 Hitchcock | 3 November 1994 | list |
| 7036 Kentarohirata | 29 January 1995 | list |
| 7037 Davidlean | 29 January 1995 | list |
| (7135) 1993 VO | 5 November 1993 | list |
| 7259 Gaithersburg | 6 March 1994 | list |
| 7264 Hirohatanaka | 26 March 1995 | list |
| 7307 Takei | 13 April 1994 | list |
| 7308 Hattori | 31 January 1995 | list |
| 7502 Arakida | 15 November 1996 | list |
| 7533 Seiraiji | 25 October 1995 | list |
| (7534) 1995 UA$_7$ | 26 October 1995 | list |
| 7536 Fahrenheit | 21 November 1995 | list |
| (7609) 1995 WX$_3$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (7619) 1997 AP$_{21}$ | 13 January 1997 | list |
| (7662) 1994 RM$_1$ | 3 September 1994 | list |
| (7667) 1995 BL$_3$ | 29 January 1995 | list |
| (7676) 1995 WN$_8$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (7709) 1994 RN$_1$ | 8 September 1994 | list |
| (7712) 1995 TB$_1$ | 12 October 1995 | list |
| (7785) 1994 QW | 29 August 1994 | list |
| (7786) 1994 TB$_{15}$ | 14 October 1994 | list |
| (7792) 1995 WZ$_3$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (7841) 1994 UE$_1$ | 31 October 1994 | list |
| (7893) 1994 XY | 2 December 1994 | list |
| (7964) 1995 DD$_2$ | 23 February 1995 | list |
| (7969) 1997 RP$_3$ | 5 September 1997 | list |
| (8038) 1993 JG | 11 May 1993 | list |
| (8107) 1995 BR$_4$ | 31 January 1995 | list |
| (8213) 1995 FE | 26 March 1995 | list |
| 8215 Zanonato | 31 March 1995 | list |
| (8226) 1996 TF$_7$ | 5 October 1996 | list |
| (8312) 1996 TJ$_{12}$ | 15 October 1996 | list |
| (8415) 1996 UT | 16 October 1996 | list |
| (8427) 1997 TH$_{17}$ | 6 October 1997 | list |
| (8559) 1995 QM$_2$ | 25 August 1995 | list |
| 8564 Anomalocaris | 17 October 1995 | list |
| (8714) 1995 OT | 24 July 1995 | list |
| (8715) 1995 OX$_1$ | 26 July 1995 | list |
| (8718) 1995 UC$_8$ | 27 October 1995 | list |
| 8889 Mockturtle | 31 July 1994 | list |
| (8894) 1995 PV | 2 August 1995 | list |
| (8896) 1995 QG$_2$ | 24 August 1995 | list |
| 8903 Paulcruikshank | 26 October 1995 | list |
| (9085) 1995 QH$_2$ | 24 August 1995 | list |
| (9089) 1995 UC$_7$ | 26 October 1995 | list |
| (9113) 1997 CN$_5$ | 3 February 1997 | list |
| (9219) 1995 WO$_8$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (9390) 1994 NJ$_1$ | 12 July 1994 | list |
| (9401) 1994 TS$_3$ | 13 October 1994 | list |
| (9643) 1994 RX | 2 September 1994 | list |
| (9644) 1994 WQ$_3$ | 26 November 1994 | list |
| 9777 Enterprise | 31 July 1994 | list |
| 9780 Bandersnatch | 25 September 1994 | list |
| 9781 Jubjubbird | 31 October 1994 | list |
| 9986 Hirokun | 12 July 1996 | list |
| 10209 Izanaki | 24 August 1997 | list |
| (10229) 1997 WR$_3$ | 19 November 1997 | list |
| 10385 Amaterasu | 15 October 1996 | list |
| (10391) 1997 RR$_3$ | 5 September 1997 | list |
| 10412 Tsukuyomi | 21 December 1997 | list |
| (10580) 1995 OV | 24 July 1995 | list |
| 10613 Kushinadahime | 4 September 1997 | list |
| (10614) 1997 UH$_1$ | 21 October 1997 | list |
| 10627 Ookuninushi | 19 January 1998 | list |
| (10868) 1996 RF$_5$ | 3 September 1996 | list |
| (10871) 1996 TG$_7$ | 5 October 1996 | list |
| 10877 Jiangnan Tianchi | 16 October 1996 | list |
| 10888 Yamatano-orochi | 6 December 1996 | list |
| (10896) 1997 UZ$_{14}$ | 26 October 1997 | list |
| (10933) 1998 DC$_{24}$ | 17 February 1998 | list |
| (10936) 1998 FN$_{11}$ | 22 March 1998 | list |
| (10945) 1999 GS$_9$ | 14 April 1999 | list |
| (11088) 1993 UN | 19 October 1993 | list |
| (11097) 1994 UD$_1$ | 31 October 1994 | list |
| (11106) 1995 UK$_3$ | 17 October 1995 | list |
| (11113) 1995 WW$_3$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (11157) 1998 AJ | 2 January 1998 | list |
| (11327) 1995 SL$_2$ | 17 September 1995 | list |
| (11330) 1995 WZ$_6$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (11599) 1995 QR | 16 August 1995 | list |
| (11608) 1995 WU$_4$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (11613) 1995 YN$_4$ | 23 December 1995 | list |
| (11634) 1996 XU$_{30}$ | 12 December 1996 | list |
| (11641) 1997 AP$_{12}$ | 7 January 1997 | list |
| (11642) 1997 AN$_{21}$ | 13 January 1997 | list |
| (11649) 1997 BR$_6$ | 29 January 1997 | list |
| (11671) 1998 BG$_4$ | 21 January 1998 | list |
| (11683) 1998 FO$_{11}$ | 22 March 1998 | list |
| (11742) 1999 JZ$_5$ | 7 May 1999 | list |
| (11961) 1994 PO | 3 August 1994 | list |
| (11982) 1995 UF$_6$ | 25 October 1995 | list |
| (12425) 1995 VG$_2$ | 12 November 1995 | list |
| (12570) 1998 WV$_5$ | 18 November 1998 | list |
| (12831) 1997 BS$_6$ | 29 January 1997 | list |
| (12849) 1997 QD$_2$ | 27 August 1997 | list |
| (12921) 1998 WZ$_5$ | 20 November 1998 | list |
| (13139) 1994 VD$_2$ | 3 November 1994 | list |
| (13228) 1997 SJ$_{25}$ | 29 September 1997 | list |
| (13371) 1998 VH$_5$ | 8 November 1998 | list |
| (13621) 1995 GC$_7$ | 1 April 1995 | list |
| (13685) 1997 QG$_4$ | 27 August 1997 | list |
| (14017) 1994 NS | 4 July 1994 | list |
| (14029) 1994 UC$_1$ | 31 October 1994 | list |
| (14099) 1997 RQ$_3$ | 5 September 1997 | list |
| (14102) 1997 SG$_{25}$ | 29 September 1997 | list |
| (14170) 1998 VF$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (14171) 1998 VO$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (14489) 1994 UW | 31 October 1994 | list |
| (14493) 1994 WP$_3$ | 26 November 1994 | list |
| (14534) 1997 QE$_2$ | 27 August 1997 | list |
| (14545) 1997 SK$_{25}$ | 29 September 1997 | list |
| (14924) 1994 VZ | 3 November 1994 | list |
| (14936) 1995 BU$_2$ | 27 January 1995 | list |
| (14992) 1997 UY$_{14}$ | 26 October 1997 | list |
| (14993) 1997 UC$_{15}$ | 26 October 1997 | list |
| (15070) 1999 BK$_8$ | 20 January 1999 | list |
| (15357) 1995 FM | 26 March 1995 | list |
| (15405) 1997 WJ$_7$ | 19 November 1997 | list |
| (15496) 1999 DQ$_3$ | 20 February 1999 | list |
| (15831) 1995 BG$_3$ | 29 January 1995 | list |
| (15844) 1995 UQ$_5$ | 20 October 1995 | list |
| (15873) 1996 TH$_7$ | 5 October 1996 | list |
| (15879) 1996 XH$_6$ | 3 December 1996 | list |
| (15926) 1997 VP$_6$ | 5 November 1997 | list |
| (15932) 1997 XL$_5$ | 2 December 1997 | list |
| (15981) 1998 UP$_6$ | 18 October 1998 | list |
| (16722) 1995 WG$_7$ | 24 November 1995 | list |
| (16751) 1996 QG$_1$ | 18 August 1996 | list |
| (16752) 1996 QP$_1$ | 22 August 1996 | list |
| (16767) 1996 US | 16 October 1996 | list |
| (16773) 1996 VO$_1$ | 6 November 1996 | list |
| (16774) 1996 VP$_1$ | 6 November 1996 | list |
| (16786) 1997 AT$_1$ | 2 January 1997 | list |
| (16821) 1997 VZ$_4$ | 5 November 1997 | list |
| (16822) 1997 VA$_5$ | 5 November 1997 | list |
| (16830) 1997 WQ$_7$ | 19 November 1997 | list |
| (16863) 1997 YJ$_{16}$ | 31 December 1997 | list |
| (16875) 1998 BD$_4$ | 20 January 1998 | list |
| (16885) 1998 BX$_{25}$ | 25 January 1998 | list |
| (17648) 1996 UU | 16 October 1996 | list |
| 17712 Fatherwilliam | 19 November 1997 | list |
| (17719) 1997 XV$_1$ | 2 December 1997 | list |
| 17759 Hatta | 17 February 1998 | list |
| (17918) 1999 GE$_6$ | 14 April 1999 | list |
| 17942 Whiterabbit | 11 May 1999 | list |
| (18474) 1995 WV$_3$ | 18 November 1995 | list |
| (18533) 1996 XJ$_6$ | 3 December 1996 | list |
| (18538) 1996 XY$_{18}$ | 6 December 1996 | list |
| (18552) 1997 AM$_{21}$ | 13 January 1997 | list |
| (18594) 1998 BJ | 16 January 1998 | list |
| (18651) 1998 FP$_{11}$ | 22 March 1998 | list |
| (19312) 1996 VR$_7$ | 15 November 1996 | list |
| (19377) 1998 BE$_4$ | 21 January 1998 | list |
| Name | Discovery Date | Listing |
| (20104) 1995 OU | 24 July 1995 | list |
| (20122) 1995 WH$_{17}$ | 28 November 1995 | list |
| (21227) 1995 QS | 16 August 1995 | list |
| (21592) 1998 VJ$_5$ | 8 November 1998 | list |
| (22018) 1999 XK$_{105}$ | 8 December 1999 | list |
| (22393) 1994 QV | 29 August 1994 | list |
| (22407) 1995 SK$_2$ | 17 September 1995 | list |
| (22444) 1996 TK$_{12}$ | 15 October 1996 | list |
| (22504) 1997 TD$_{17}$ | 6 October 1997 | list |
| (22522) 1998 EF$_6$ | 2 March 1998 | list |
| (23594) 1995 VJ$_2$ | 13 November 1995 | list |
| (24185) 1999 XM$_{14}$ | 3 December 1999 | list |
| (24855) 1995 YM$_4$ | 22 December 1995 | list |
| (24895) 1997 AC$_{13}$ | 9 January 1997 | list |
| (25260) 1998 VN$_5$ | 8 November 1998 | list |
| (25400) 1999 VU$_{20}$ | 9 November 1999 | list |
| (26153) 1994 UY | 31 October 1994 | list |
| (26218) 1997 WJ$_{13}$ | 24 November 1997 | list |
| (26361) 1999 AJ$_5$ | 10 January 1999 | list |
| (26872) 1993 YR | 18 December 1993 | list |
| (26890) 1995 BC$_4$ | 27 January 1995 | list |
| (26989) 1997 WO$_7$ | 19 November 1997 | list |
| (26994) 1997 XU$_1$ | 2 December 1997 | list |
| (26995) 1997 XS$_{11}$ | 5 December 1997 | list |
| (27223) 1999 GC$_5$ | 7 April 1999 | list |
| (27847) 1994 UT | 31 October 1994 | list |
| (27848) 1994 UZ | 31 October 1994 | list |
| (27954) 1997 QB$_4$ | 27 August 1997 | list |
| (27965) 1997 SH$_{25}$ | 29 September 1997 | list |
| (28008) 1997 XR$_{11}$ | 5 December 1997 | list |
| (28024) 1998 BT$_{14}$ | 25 January 1998 | list |
| (28032) 1998 DZ$_{23}$ | 17 February 1998 | list |
| (28181) 1998 WW$_5$ | 19 November 1998 | list |
| (28230) 1999 AH$_5$ | 10 January 1999 | list |
| (28231) 1999 AL$_5$ | 10 January 1999 | list |
| (28362) 1999 GP$_5$ | 7 April 1999 | list |
| (29343) 1995 CK$_{10}$ | 1 February 1995 | list |
| (29494) 1997 WL$_7$ | 19 November 1997 | list |
| (29496) 1997 WE$_8$ | 19 November 1997 | list |
| (29564) 1998 ED$_6$ | 2 March 1998 | list |
| (29636) 1998 VH$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (29821) 1999 DP$_1$ | 17 February 1999 | list |
| (29823) 1999 DS$_3$ | 20 February 1999 | list |
| (29871) 1999 GE$_5$ | 7 April 1999 | list |
| (30965) 1994 XW | 2 December 1994 | list |
| (31111) 1997 PN$_5$ | 11 August 1997 | list |
| (31176) 1997 XL$_9$ | 2 December 1997 | list |
| (31193) 1997 YP$_{16}$ | 31 December 1997 | list |
| (31260) 1998 EE$_6$ | 2 March 1998 | list |
| (31542) 1999 DR$_3$ | 20 February 1999 | list |
| (31610) 1999 GC$_6$ | 14 April 1999 | list |
| (33030) 1997 QB$_2$ | 27 August 1997 | list |
| (33041) 1997 TG$_{17}$ | 6 October 1997 | list |
| (33045) 1997 UF$_1$ | 21 October 1997 | list |
| (33046) 1997 UF$_2$ | 21 October 1997 | list |
| (33055) 1997 UB$_{15}$ | 26 October 1997 | list |
| (33107) 1997 YL$_{16}$ | 31 December 1997 | list |
| (33540) 1999 JH$_3$ | 7 May 1999 | list |
| (33541) 1999 JF$_6$ | 11 May 1999 | list |
| (34438) 2000 SV$_{44}$ | 26 September 2000 | list |
| (35393) 1997 XJ$_5$ | 2 December 1997 | list |
| (35428) 1998 BS$_2$ | 19 January 1998 | list |
| (35572) 1998 HW$_6$ | 19 April 1998 | list |
| (35681) 1999 BC$_2$ | 16 January 1999 | list |
| (35771) 1999 JE$_6$ | 11 May 1999 | list |
| (37794) 1997 WP$_7$ | 19 November 1997 | list |
| (37796) 1997 WK$_{13}$ | 24 November 1997 | list |
| (37816) 1998 BT$_2$ | 19 January 1998 | list |
| (37817) 1998 BV$_2$ | 19 January 1998 | list |
| (37824) 1998 BU$_{14}$ | 25 January 1998 | list |
| (39721) 1996 VU$_7$ | 15 November 1996 | list |
| (39826) 1998 BY$_2$ | 19 January 1998 | list |
| (39828) 1998 BH$_4$ | 21 January 1998 | list |
| (39866) 1998 DB$_{24}$ | 17 February 1998 | list |
| (39879) 1998 EK$_8$ | 3 March 1998 | list |
| (40237) 1998 VM$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (42532) 1995 OR | 24 July 1995 | list |
| (42561) 1996 XK$_6$ | 3 December 1996 | list |
| (43018) 1999 VY$_2$ | 4 November 1999 | list |
| (43021) 1999 VT$_5$ | 4 November 1999 | list |
| (43900) 1995 VH$_2$ | 13 November 1995 | list |
| (43909) 1995 WB$_9$ | 28 November 1995 | list |
| (43959) 1997 CB$_{26}$ | 12 February 1997 | list |
| (44006) 1997 TF$_{17}$ | 6 October 1997 | list |
| (44029) 1998 BK$_4$ | 21 January 1998 | list |
| (44354) 1998 SS$_2$ | 16 September 1998 | list |
| (44888) 1999 VJ$_5$ | 4 November 1999 | list |
| (45144) 1999 XA$_{104}$ | 7 December 1999 | list |
| (46647) 1995 QP$_3$ | 28 August 1995 | list |
| (46654) 1995 UB$_8$ | 26 October 1995 | list |
| (46735) 1997 UG$_1$ | 21 October 1997 | list |
| (47019) 1998 VM$_5$ | 8 November 1998 | list |
| (48809) 1997 VX$_4$ | 4 November 1997 | list |
| (49461) 1999 AK$_5$ | 10 January 1999 | list |
| (49623) 1999 GB$_5$ | 7 April 1999 | list |
| (51341) 2000 QP$_{26}$ | 23 August 2000 | list |
| (52427) 1994 PH | 2 August 1994 | list |
| (52469) 1995 QV$_1$ | 20 August 1995 | list |
| (52592) 1997 QC$_2$ | 27 August 1997 | list |
| (52593) 1997 QF$_2$ | 27 August 1997 | list |
| (52621) 1997 VW$_4$ | 4 November 1997 | list |
| (53028) 1998 WX$_5$ | 20 November 1998 | list |
| (53289) 1999 GD$_5$ | 7 April 1999 | list |
| (53447) 1999 XL$_{105}$ | 8 December 1999 | list |
| (55871) 1997 UE$_1$ | 21 October 1997 | list |
| (55877) 1997 VZ$_6$ | 4 November 1997 | list |
| (56086) 1999 AA$_{21}$ | 13 January 1999 | list |
| (56284) 1999 LA$_2$ | 5 June 1999 | list |
| (58355) 1995 FN | 26 March 1995 | list |
| (58589) 1997 SF$_{25}$ | 29 September 1997 | list |
| (58676) 1997 YN$_{16}$ | 31 December 1997 | list |
| (58688) 1998 BJ$_4$ | 21 January 1998 | list |
| (59070) 1998 VG$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (61469) 2000 QJ$_{35}$ | 23 August 2000 | list |
| (65782) 1995 UG | 16 October 1995 | list |
| (65874) 1997 WL$_{13}$ | 24 November 1997 | list |
| (66268) 1999 JJ$_3$ | 7 May 1999 | list |
| (67161) 2000 AA$_{205}$ | 8 January 2000 | list |
| (69590) 1998 EL$_8$ | 3 March 1998 | list |
| (69951) 1998 VK$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (71004) 1999 XF$_{38}$ | 3 December 1999 | list |
| (73956) 1997 VQ$_6$ | 5 November 1997 | list |
| (75055) 1999 VX$_2$ | 4 November 1999 | list |
| (75309) 1999 XE$_{38}$ | 3 December 1999 | list |
| (79791) 1998 VK$_5$ | 8 November 1998 | list |
| (79794) 1998 VN$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (80183) 1999 VT$_{20}$ | 9 November 1999 | list |
| (80339) 1999 XB$_{104}$ | 7 December 1999 | list |
| (85329) 1995 PQ | 2 August 1995 | list |
| (85532) 1997 WD$_{21}$ | 23 November 1997 | list |
| (90881) 1996 XN$_6$ | 3 December 1996 | list |
| (90949) 1997 VB$_5$ | 6 November 1997 | list |
| (90995) 1998 AK | 2 January 1998 | list |
| (91218) 1999 AM$_5$ | 10 January 1999 | list |
| (96350) 1997 UA$_{15}$ | 26 October 1997 | list |
| (97065) 1999 VV$_{20}$ | 9 November 1999 | list |
| (100480) 1996 UK | 16 October 1996 | list |
| (100612) 1997 SL$_{25}$ | 29 September 1997 | list |
| (100626) 1997 UE$_2$ | 21 October 1997 | list |
| (100642) 1997 VV$_4$ | 4 November 1997 | list |
| (100674) 1997 XX$_1$ | 2 December 1997 | list |
| (101409) 1998 VQ$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (101496) 1998 XM$_3$ | 9 December 1998 | list |
| (102620) 1999 VX$_{23}$ | 9 November 1999 | list |
| (120576) 1995 QK$_2$ | 25 August 1995 | list |
| (129609) 1997 YO$_{16}$ | 31 December 1997 | list |
| (136847) 1998 BC$_4$ | 20 January 1998 | list |
| (137046) 1998 VE$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| (164670) 1996 XM$_6$ | 3 December 1996 | list |
| (168394) 1998 BX$_2$ | 19 January 1998 | list |
| (171521) 1999 CH$_3$ | 7 February 1999 | list |
| (190315) 1997 VY$_4$ | 5 November 1997 | list |
| (192887) 1999 XZ$_{103}$ | 3 December 1999 | list |
| (219132) 1998 VP$_6$ | 11 November 1998 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: $^A$ T. Urata |||