Masanori Hirasawa


Masanori Hirasawa 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

14036 Yasuhirotoyama5 March 1995
14037 Takakikasahara5 March 1995
14425 Fujimimachi13 October 1991
6 January 1995
9 November 1997
22 October 1993
11 November 1994
22 October 1993
14 November 1993
3 February 1995
25 October 1997
7 March 1995
5 March 1995
14 March 1994
19254 Shojitomoko11 November 1994
26 October 1995
22385 Fujimoriboshi14 March 1994
26 October 1995
25 October 1997
22 November 1993