Hiroshi Kaneda


Hiroshi Kaneda is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets from Sapporo, in the northernmost prefecture of Japan.
Kaneda ranks among the world's most prolific individual discoverers of minor planets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the co-discovery of 705 numbered minor planets, between 1987 and 2000, all of them in collaboration with astronomer Seiji Ueda. Along with being an astronomer, Kaneda works as a computer programmer and is a developer of astronomical software.
The main-belt asteroid 4677 Hiroshi, discovered by Atsushi Takahashi and Kazurō Watanabe at Kitami in 1990, is named after him.

List of discovered minor planets

His many minor planet discoveries include 1990 TR, a near-Earth object of the Amor group,, an asteroid from the main-belt, 1992 AX, a Mars-crossing asteroid, 1994 CO, a Jupiter trojan, as well as the three named main-belt asteroids 4672 Takuboku, 5176 Yoichi and 6235 Burney. As of 2016, most of his numbered discoveries remain unnamed . All minor planets were co-discovered with Seiji Ueda.
3720 Hokkaido28 October 1987
4000 Hipparchus4 January 1989
4096 Kushiro15 November 1987
4127 Kyogoku25 January 1988
4155 Watanabe25 October 1987
4215 Kamo14 November 1987
4260 Yanai4 January 1989
4282 Endate28 October 1987
4284 Kaho16 March 1988
4343 Tetsuya10 January 1988
4350 Shibecha26 October 1989
4410 Kamuimintara17 December 1989
4454 Kumiko2 November 1988
4455 Ruriko2 December 1988
4494 Marimo13 October 1988
4500 Pascal3 February 1989
4631 Yabu22 November 1987
4672 Takuboku17 April 1988
4719 Burnaby21 November 1990
4720 Tottori19 December 1990
4747 Jujo19 November 1989
4774 Hobetsu14 February 1991
4842 Atsushi21 November 1989
4844 Matsuyama23 January 1991
4863 Yasutani13 November 1987

14 November 1988
16 February 1990
13 January 1989
4 February 1989
4 January 1992
25 January 1988
28 October 1992
13 September 1988
23 December 1989
31 October 1991
18 October 1991
31 October 1991
2 January 1992
15 January 1988
4 November 1991
9 November 1991
9 November 1991
11 November 1991
29 September 1991
18 October 1991
4 November 1991
4 November 1991
12 March 1993
5608 Olmos12 March 1993
11 October 1990

30 January 1990
11 March 1994
18 October 1991
18 October 1991
29 October 1991
16 April 1993
4 February 1989
30 December 1991
28 October 1991
6207 Bourvil24 January 1988
6235 Burney14 November 1987
24 March 1992
20 October 1993
2 March 1992
2 November 1988
12 March 1989
11 October 1990
28 March 1992
20 October 1993
7 November 1993
7 November 1993
7 November 1993
28 January 1995
3 February 1995
19 November 1989

1 September 1994
7 November 1994
25 December 1994
16 April 1988
13 October 1988
11 November 1991
6973 Karajan27 April 1992
31 October 1994
28 November 1994
28 January 1995
28 January 1995
25 February 1992
2 May 1992
28 November 1994
25 December 1994
7063 Johnmichell18 October 1991
30 December 1994
25 December 1994
28 January 1995
23 March 1992
4 November 1991
15 January 1994
4 November 1991
12 November 1990
11 November 1993

9 October 1996
7 November 1996
13 October 1988
18 October 1991
11 November 1991
22 January 1993
15 February 1993
1 March 1997
7708 Fennimore11 April 1994
16 October 1988
7777 Consadole15 February 1993
14 May 1993
22 December 1994
7 March 1991
11 November 1991
15 November 1987
18 November 1992
28 November 1994
8031 Williamdana7 March 1992
8032 Michaeladams8 March 1992
26 March 1992
12 January 1994
18 November 1992
28 November 1994
28 January 1992

13 October 1988
22 October 1990
4 November 1991
30 December 1991
16 November 1992
10 February 1993
3 November 1996
20 November 1989
12 November 1990
31 October 1991
18 November 1995
25 November 1995
7 November 1996
7 November 1996
9 January 1997
31 October 1991
25 March 1993
20 September 1995
16 November 1995
13 October 1988
3 October 1988
14 January 1992
25 March 1993
25 October 1994
27 January 1995

27 January 1995
4 April 1995
8 May 1996
4 November 1991
28 March 1995
20 September 1995
7 March 1991
4 November 1991
9 November 1991
4 December 1991
26 October 1989
19 October 1992
7 November 1994
9 October 1996
1 November 1997
1 November 1997
12 November 1998
11 April 1991
7 November 1993
31 October 1994
9 October 1996
23 October 1997
24 November 1997
28 January 1990
12 November 1990

4 December 1991
18 November 1992
9 January 1997
12 October 1998
12 November 1998
25 January 1988
22 September 1988
3 October 1988
8 November 1988
21 November 1989
31 October 1991
28 January 1992
26 March 1992
28 September 1992
15 February 1993
21 February 1993
31 October 1994
31 October 1994
28 November 1994
27 April 1995
12 February 1996
13 April 1996
7 November 1996
6 December 1996
1 March 1997

12 November 1998
17 November 1987
12 November 1990
4 November 1991
8 March 1992
19 October 1992
25 October 1994
25 October 1994
26 October 1994
18 November 1995
16 November 1995
10 March 1996
20 October 1998
18 November 1998
18 October 1991
31 October 1991
31 October 1991
22 October 1992
21 November 1992
16 November 1992
25 October 1994
27 April 1995
3 October 1988
18 October 1988
29 September 1989

2 April 2000
20 November 1989
4 November 1991
9 November 1991
4 November 1991
18 November 1992
31 October 1994
7 December 1988
7 March 1992
25 October 1994
20 September 1995
24 August 1996
12 November 1996
23 December 1997
28 October 1987
8 November 1988
2 November 1989
21 January 1990
29 October 1991
4 November 1991
9 November 1991
2 March 1992
3 April 1992
21 February 1993
25 March 1993

13 January 1996
9 October 1996
7 November 1996
7 November 1996
7 November 1996
21 March 1998
18 November 1998
21 February 1993
28 November 1994
12 February 1996
9 October 1996
18 November 1998
29 October 1991
16 November 1992
31 October 1994
28 November 1994
20 September 1995
9 October 1996
7 November 1996
2 November 1988
31 October 1991
18 October 1991
19 October 1992
11 November 1993
31 October 1994

4 November 1991
19 October 1992
28 October 1992
5 January 1994
7 November 1994
21 September 1995
16 November 1995
18 November 1998
25 October 1987
28 January 1992
28 November 1994
13 October 1988
28 October 1991
25 February 1992
16 November 1992
12 November 1998
12 November 1998
29 October 1991
31 October 1991
4 November 1991
13 January 1993
25 March 1993
12 January 1994
31 October 1994
27 January 1995

28 March 1995
16 November 1995
9 October 1996
7 November 1996
23 October 1997
16 January 1999
4 January 1989
26 February 1992
26 March 1992
27 October 1995
16 March 1988
4 December 1991
13 January 1993
11 November 1993
11 November 1993
11 November 1993
1 November 1997
16 January 1999
13 October 1988
18 October 1991
29 October 1991
11 November 1993
7 November 1996
28 November 1994
16 November 1995

29 October 1991
31 October 1991
4 December 1991
16 November 1992
16 November 1992
7 November 1994
19 February 1995
27 October 1995
27 October 1995
16 November 1995
18 November 1998
18 November 1992
20 September 1995
9 October 1996
9 October 1996
24 November 1997
12 November 1998
18 November 1998
14 November 1988
18 November 1992
25 October 1994
1 November 1997
18 November 1998
12 November 1990
19 October 1992