Yoshikane Mizuno

Yoshikane Mizuno (in Japanese水 野 义 兼, Mizuno Yoshikane; * 1954) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer.

Together with Toshimasa Furuta he discovered at the observatory at his residence Kani between 1989 and 1993 a total of 52 asteroids.

The asteroid ( 4541 ) Mizuno was named after him.

Kani (Gifu) (4541) Mizuno Lutz D. Schmadel
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