Masanori Hirasawa
# Masanori Hirasawa

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 |
| - | - | - |
| 6499 Michiko | 27 October 1992 | list |
| 6918 Manaslu | 20 March 1993 | list |
| 7028 Tachikawa | 5 December 1993 | list |
| 7067 Kiyose | 4 December 1993 | list |
| 7353 Kazuya | 6 January 1995 | list |
| 7891 Fuchie | 11 November 1994 | list |
| 7892 Musamurahigashi | 27 November 1994 | list |
| 8100 Nobeyama | 4 December 1993 | list |
| 8200 Souten | 7 January 1994 | list |
| 8530 Korbokkur | 25 October 1992 | list |
| 8551 Daitarabochi | 11 November 1994 | list |
| 8702 Nakanishi | 14 November 1993 | list |
| 9197 Endo | 24 November 1992 | list |
| 9350 Waseda | 13 October 1991 | list |
| 9386 Hitomi | 5 December 1993 | list |
| 10171 Takaotengu | 7 March 1995 | list |
| 10617 Takumi | 25 October 1997 | list |
| 10837 Yuyakekoyake | 6 March 1994 | list |
| 13162 Ryokkochigaku | 22 October 1995 | list |
| 14036 Yasuhirotoyama | 5 March 1995 | list |
| (14037) 1995 $EZ_7$ | 5 March 1995 | list |
| 14425 Fujimimachi | 13 October 1991 | list |
| (14495) 1995 $AK_1$ | 6 January 1995 | list |
| (14999) 1997 $VX_8$ | 9 November 1997 | list |
| (15336) 1993 $UC_3$ | 22 October 1993 | list |
| (15352) 1994 $VB_7$ | 11 November 1994 | list |
| (15797) 1993 $UD_3$ | 22 October 1993 | list |
| (15798) 1993 $VZ_4$ | 14 November 1993 | list |
| (15833) 1995 $CL_1$ | 3 February 1995 | list |
| (15919) 1997 $UA_{22}$ | 25 October 1997 | list |
| (16704) 1995 $ED_8$ | 7 March 1995 | list |
| (18457) 1995 $EX_7$ | 5 March 1995 | list |
| (19246) 1994 $EL_7$ | 14 March 1994 | list |
| (19254) 1994 $VD_7$ | 11 November 1994 | list |
| (20114) 1995 $UQ_{44}$ | 26 October 1995 | list |
| 22385 Fujimoriboshi | 14 March 1994 | list |
| (23591) 1995 $UP_{44}$ | 26 October 1995 | list |
| (26982) 1997 $UY_{21}$ | 25 October 1997 | list |
| (27826) 1993 WQ | 22 November 1993 | list |
| 27827 Ukai | 9 December 1993 | list |
| (28223) 1998 $YR_{27}$ | 27 December 1998 | list |
| (29342) 1995 $CF_1$ | 3 February 1995 | list |
| (30962) 1994 $VH_7$ | 11 November 1994 | list |
| (30968) 1995 $AM_1$ | 6 January 1995 | list |
| (32914) 1995 $AG_1$ | 6 January 1995 | list |
| 35371 Yokonozaki | 25 October 1997 | list |
| (37675) 1995 $AJ_1$ | 6 January 1995 | list |
| (39612) 1993 $XE_1$ | 5 December 1993 | list |
| (39659) 1995 $UO_{44}$ | 26 October 1995 | list |
| (42599) 1997 $UT_{22}$ | 25 October 1997 | list |
| (58284) 1993 $VW_3$ | 14 November 1993 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: $^A$ S. Suzuki |||
