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Masayuki Yanai

1959 - Today

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Masayuki Yanai (箭内 政之, Yanai Masayuki; born 1959) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific co-discoverer of minor planets. One of his co-discoveries is the dark, inner main-belt asteroid 3915 Fukushima. He retired from docent for astronomy at Sapporo Science Center. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Masayuki Yanai is the 614th most popular astronomer (down from 584th in 2019), the 2,588th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,809th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Japanese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Masayuki Yanai ranks 614 out of 644. Before her are Geoffrey Marcy, Miloš Tichý, Andrea Boattini, Frank B. Zoltowski, Vicky Kalogera, and Brett J. Gladman. After her are Jeff T. Alu, Hiroshi Mori, Sara Seager, Martha P. Haynes, Dale Frail, and Akimasa Nakamura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Masayuki Yanai ranks 690. Before her are Ronald Pofalla, Takeaki Matsumoto, Larry Nance, David Shulkin, Oskar Roehler, and Catherine Mary Stewart. After her are Göran Hägglund, Paul Gross, Mark Aguirre, Władysław Pasikowski, Andrew Hoy, and Jill Bolte Taylor.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masayuki Yanai ranks 2,588 out of 6,245. Before her are Jin Akanishi (1984), Aoi Miyazaki (1985), Junko Iwao (1970), Wataru Ikenaga (1991), Shinichi Fujita (1973), and Masahiro Ishikawa (1990). After her are Takuma Koga (1969), Daisuke Oku (1976), Junya Ito (1993), Takekazu Suzuki (1956), Kentaro Nakata (1989), and Hiromitsu Isogai (1969).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan

Among astronomers born in Japan, Masayuki Yanai ranks 22. Before her are Takao Kobayashi (1961), Kazuro Watanabe (1955), Kin Endate (1960), Naoto Satō (1953), Masaru Arai (1952), and Alan Hale (1958). After her are Hiroshi Mori (1958), Akimasa Nakamura (1961), Tetsuo Kagawa (1969), and Toshimasa Furuta (2000).

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