Masanori Hirasawa

Masanori Hirasawa
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Waseda University
Known for	discoverer of minor planets
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	Fujimori High School in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Fuchie Senior High School in Adachi, Tokyo

Masanori Hirasawa (平沢 正規, Hirasawa Masanori) is a Japanese astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Between 1991 and 1998, he discovered 52 minor planets in collaboration with fellow observer Shohei Suzuki at Mount Nyukasa Station. Both astronomers are graduates of Waseda University, after which they named the asteroid 9350 Waseda in 1991. Hirasawa is also a teacher.

List of discovered minor planets

6416 Nyukasayama	14 November 1993	list [A]
6499 Michiko	27 October 1992	list [A]
6918 Manaslu	20 March 1993	list [A]
7028 Tachikawa	5 December 1993	list [A]
7067 Kiyose	4 December 1993	list [A]
7353 Kazuya	6 January 1995	list [A]
7891 Fuchie	11 November 1994	list [A]
7892 Musamurahigashi	27 November 1994	list [A]
8100 Nobeyama	4 December 1993	list [A]
8200 Souten	7 January 1994	list [A]
8530 Korbokkur	25 October 1992	list [A]
8551 Daitarabochi	11 November 1994	list [A]
8702 Nakanishi	14 November 1993	list [A]
9197 Endo	24 November 1992	list [A]
9350 Waseda	13 October 1991	list [A]
9386 Hitomi	5 December 1993	list [A]
10171 Takaotengu	7 March 1995	list [A]
10617 Takumi	25 October 1997	list [A]
10837 Yuyakekoyake	6 March 1994	list [A]
13162 Ryokkochigaku	22 October 1995	list [A]

14036 Yasuhirotoyama	5 March 1995	list [A]
14037 Takakikasahara	5 March 1995	list [A]
14425 Fujimimachi	13 October 1991	list [A]
(14495) 1995 AK1	6 January 1995	list [A]
(14999) 1997 VX8	9 November 1997	list [A]
(15336) 1993 UC3	22 October 1993	list [A]
(15352) 1994 VB7	11 November 1994	list [A]
(15797) 1993 UD3	22 October 1993	list [A]
(15798) 1993 VZ4	14 November 1993	list [A]
(15833) 1995 CL1	3 February 1995	list [A]
(15919) 1997 UA22	25 October 1997	list [A]
(16704) 1995 ED8	7 March 1995	list [A]
(18457) 1995 EX7	5 March 1995	list [A]
(19246) 1994 EL7	14 March 1994	list [A]
19254 Shojitomoko	11 November 1994	list [A]
(20114) 1995 UQ44	26 October 1995	list [A]
22385 Fujimoriboshi	14 March 1994	list [A]
(23591) 1995 UP44	26 October 1995	list [A]
(26982) 1997 UY21	25 October 1997	list [A]
(27826) 1993 WQ	22 November 1993	list [A]

27827 Ukai	9 December 1993	list [A]
(28223) 1998 YR27	27 December 1998	list [A]
(29342) 1995 CF1	3 February 1995	list [A]
(30962) 1994 VH7	11 November 1994	list [A]
(30968) 1995 AM1	6 January 1995	list [A]
(32914) 1995 AG1	6 January 1995	list [A]
35371 Yokonozaki	25 October 1997	list [A]
(37675) 1995 AJ1	6 January 1995	list [A]
(39612) 1993 XE1	5 December 1993	list [A]
(39659) 1995 UO44	26 October 1995	list [A]
(42599) 1997 UT22	25 October 1997	list [A]
(58284) 1993 VW3	14 November 1993	list [A]
Co-discovery made with: A S. Suzuki

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers § M. Hirasawa