Yoshiaki Banno
Japanese astronomer (1952–1991)
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Yoshiaki Banno (番野 善明, Banno Yoshiaki; 1952–1991) was a Japanese astronomer and co-discover of 4200 Shizukagozen, an asteroid of the main-belt.[2]
| 4200 Shizukagozen[A] | 28 November 1983 | MPC |
| A co-discovered with Takeshi Urata | ||
|---|---|---|
Banno is considered to be one of Japan's pioneering amateur astronomer. He died in a traffic accident in 1991. The main-belt asteroid 3394 Banno was named in his memory on 10 November 1992 (M.P.C. 21130).[3][4]
