# Tetsuo Kagawa

Tetsuo Kagawa (香川 哲男, Kagawa Tetsuo, born 1969) is a Japanese astronomer, staff member at the Gekko Observatory and discoverer of asteroids. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 115 minor planets between 1997 and 2000.
The outer main-belt asteroid 6665 Kagawa was named in his honor on 6 January 2003 (M.P.C. 47295).

## List of discovered minor planets

| 9123 Yoshiko | March 24, 1998 |
| (9992) 1997 TG19 | October 8, 1997 |
| 10227 Izanami | November 4, 1997 |
| (10393) 1997 RF$_8$ | September 4, 1997 |
| 10619 Ninigi | November 27, 1997 |
| (10899) 1997 WN$_{13}$ | November 24, 1997 |
| (11153) 1997 YB$_{10}$ | December 25, 1997 |
| (11362) 1998 EN$_9$ | March 6, 1998 |
| (11403) 1999 BW | January 16, 1999 |
| (11676) 1998 CQ$_2$ | February 6, 1998 |
| (13791) 1998 VC | November 1, 1998 |
| (14205) 1999 BC$_4$ | January 18, 1999 |
| (14216) 1999 VW$_1$ | November 4, 1999 |
| (14547) 1997 TF$_{19}$ | November 4, 1999 |
| (14982) 1997 TH$_{19}$ | October 8, 1997 |
| (15024) 1998 TB | October 2, 1998 |
| (15401) 1997 VE$_4$ | November 4, 1997 |
| (16981) 1999 AU$_7$ | November 4, 1997 |
| 17746 Haigha | January 30, 1998 |
| (18641) 1998 EG$_{10}$ | March 8, 1998 |
| (19371) 1997 YP$_{11}$ | December 27, 1997 |
| (19621) 1999 RE$_1$ | September 4, 1999 |
| (20263) 1998 FF$_{16}$ | March 25, 1998 |
| (21982) 1999 XL$_8$ | December 4, 1999 |
| (22762) 1998 YM$_{12}$ | December 27, 1998 |
| (24195) 1999 XD$_{36}$ | December 6, 1999 |
| (25236) 1998 UT$_6$ | October 18, 1998 |
| (25249) 1998 UV$_{22}$ | October 31, 1998 |
| (25261) 1998 VX$_5$ | November 11, 1998 |
| (25385) 1999 UC$_3$ | October 20, 1999 |
| (25446) 1999 XF$_2$ | December 4, 1999 |
| (26330) 1998 WN$_5$ | November 20, 1998 |
| (26967) 1997 RZ$_7$ | September 4, 1997 |
| (26974) 1997 TJ$_{19}$ | October 8, 1997 |
| (28006) 1997 XM$_5$ | December 3, 1997 |
| (28215) 1998 YE$_1$ | December 16, 1998 |
| (29635) 1998 VP$_5$ | November 9, 1998 |
| (29721) 1999 AC$_{21}$ | January 13, 1999 |
| (29733) 1999 BA$_4$ | January 18, 1999 |
| (30104) 2000 FA$_3$ | March 27, 2000 |
| (31119) 1997 RP$_1$ | September 3, 2000 |
| (31222) 1998 BD$_{30}$ | January 26, 1998 |
| (31353) 1998 TE | October 2, 1998 |
| (31386) 1998 YG$_1$ | December 16, 1998 |
| (31607) 1999 GQ$_5$ | April 15, 1999 |
| (33356) 1999 AM$_3$ | January 9, 1999 |
| (33378) 1999 CE$_{14}$ | February 13, 1999 |
| (35395) 1997 XM$_{10}$ | December 4, 1997 |
| (35475) 1998 EP$_9$ | March 6, 1998 |
| (38087) 1999 JN | May 6, 1999 |
| (39975) 1998 HY$_6$ | April 20, 1998 |
| (40411) 1999 RM$_3$ | September 6, 1999 |
| (40757) 1999 TS$_8$ | October 5, 1999 |
| (40758) 1999 TT$_8$ | October 5, 1999 |
| (41041) 1999 VV$_1$ | November 4, 1999 |
| (44448) 1998 UU$_{22}$ | October 31, 1998 |
| (44477) 1998 WL$_5$ | November 20, 1998 |
| (44553) 1999 CH$_5$ | February 12, 1999 |
| (45070) 1999 XA$_{36}$ | December 6, 1999 |
| (45262) 2000 AG$_2$ | January 3, 2000 |
| (47028) 1998 VG$_{31}$ | November 12, 1998 |
| (47222) 1999 VR$_8$ | November 8, 1999 |
| (49267) 1998 UU$_6$ | October 18, 1998 |
| (49299) 1998 VU$_5$ | November 11, 1998 |
| (49301) 1998 VD$_6$ | November 11, 1998 |
| (49342) 1998 WE$_3$ | November 18, 1998 |
| (49434) 1998 YB$_1$ | December 16, 1998 |
| (49435) 1998 YH$_1$ | December 16, 1998 |
| (49437) 1998 YY$_3$ | December 17, 1998 |
| (49444) 1998 YO$_7$ | December 22, 1998 |
| (49498) 1999 CO$_5$ | February 12, 1999 |
| (49706) 1999 VB$_{21}$ | November 10, 1999 |
| (49862) 1999 XC$_{104}$ | December 9, 1999 |
| (49988) 2000 AE$_5$ | January 3, 2000 |
| (50309) 2000 CO$_{40}$ | February 4, 2000 |
| (53027) 1998 WM$_5$ | November 20, 1998 |
| (53120) 1999 AE$_{21}$ | January 13, 1999 |
| (53554) 2000 CH$_2$ | February 2, 2000 |
| (56069) 1998 YL$_5$ | December 17, 1998 |
| (56080) 1999 AN$_3$ | January 9, 1999 |
| (56217) 1999 HH$_3$ | April 25, 1999 |
| (59120) 1998 XT$_8$ | December 11, 1998 |
| (59177) 1999 AT$_7$ | January 11, 1999 |
| (59359) 1999 DV | February 16, 1999 |
| (59801) 1999 PY$_4$ | August 8, 1999 |
| (66204) 1999 BA$_{26}$ | January 28, 1999 |
| (74313) 1998 US$_6$ | October 18, 1998 |
| (74823) 1999 TD$_{15}$ | October 1, 1999 |
| (79769) 1998 UH$_8$ | October 22, 1998 |
| (79792) 1998 VQ$_5$ | November 9, 1998 |
| (79793) 1998 VR$_5$ | November 9, 1998 |
| (79914) 1999 CK$_3$ | February 7, 1999 |
| (80103) 1999 PA | August 2, 1999 |
| (80665) 2000 BD$_{11}$ | January 28, 2000 |
| (85873) 1999 CE$_1$ | February 5, 1999 |
| (85968) 1999 GB$_2$ | April 8, 1999 |
| (96613) 1999 CG$_5$ | February 12, 1999 |
| (96745) 1999 PB | August 2, 1999 |
| (100750) 1998 EX$_8$ | March 6, 1998 |
| (101401) 1998 VD | November 7, 1998 |
| (101408) 1998 VC$_6$ | November 11, 1998 |
| (101460) 1998 WH$_7$ | November 23, 1998 |
| (101565) 1999 AD$_{21}$ | January 13, 1999 |
| (101601) 1999 CM | February 4, 1999 |
| (101900) 1999 QH | August 18, 1999 |
| (101904) 1999 RD$_1$ | September 4, 1999 |
| (103014) 1999 XD$_{104}$ | December 9, 1999 |
| (120972) 1998 WE$_4$ | November 20, 1998 |
| (121208) 1999 PZ$_4$ | August 8, 1999 |
| (129753) 1999 DG$_3$ | February 21, 1999 |
| (137045) 1998 VE | November 7, 1998 |
| (168441) 1998 WD$_3$ | November 18, 1998 |
| (185731) 1998 VO$_5$ | November 8, 1998 |
| (222055) 1998 WF$_3$ | November 18, 1998 |
| (312971) 1998 VE$_{34}$ | November 15, 1998 |
| $^1$ with T. Urata ||