Asteroids named after people called Yuji
馃懚 Yuji as a baby name馃惗 Yuji as a dog name
(6306) Nishimura
Yuji Nishimura (b. 1946) is manager of one of the leading manufacturers of optical telescopes in Japan.Discovered 30 October 1989 by A. Sugie, Dynic
(7291) Hyakutake
Yuji Hyakutake (b. 1950) discovered comets C/1995 Y1 and C/1996 B2 visually from the town of Aira, in Kagoshima prefecture. He later became a curator at the astronomical museum in Aira. The name was suggested by H. Hayasi.Discovered 13 December 1991 by S. Otomo, Kiyosato
(8301) Haseyuji
Yuji Hase (1964-2002), an instructor of material technology at Kumamoto technical high school, played a leading role in amateur astronomical computing and was an active founding member of Kumamoto Civil Astronomical Observatory.Discovered 30 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
(9415) Yujiokimura
Yuji Okimura (b. 1932), Hiroshima University professor emeritus, is a paleontologist and biostratigrapher of the Late Paleozoic smaller foraminifera. He presented a paleobiographic map for the Tethys-Sea area. He has been very active in popularizing geological sciences.Discovered 1 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
(11086) Nagatayuji
Yuji Nagata (b. 1953), former director of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society, has interests in comets and solar eclipses.Discovered 11 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami