Asteroids named after people called Yasushi

(8271) Imai

Yasushi Imai (b. 1949) was the president of a planetarium manufacturing company from 1998 to 2009. His tireless and distinguished efforts encouraged wide-ranging product development in this field.Discovered 2 July 1989 by E. F. Helin, Palomar

(9869) Yadoumaru

Yasushi Yadoumaru (b. 1965) is a research fellow at the Misato Observatory. His primary field of study is spectroscopic observations of planetary nebulae. His doctoral dissertation was on the evolution of planetary nebulae, focusing on their expansion velocities.Discovered 9 February 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami