Asteroids named after people called Kazuya
(26213) Ayani
Kazuya Ayani (b. 1959) is the director of Bisei Astronomical Observatory. He revealed the structure of gas clouds around the nucleus of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4388 by spectroscopy. He has observed novae and supernovae spectroscopically for confirmation since 1995. Recently, he has been concentrating on popularizing astronomy.Discovered 25 October 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami