Kin Endate

Kin Endate
円館 金
Born (1960-12-15) December 15, 1960
Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture
OccupationAmateur astronomer
Known forDiscovering 5648 Axius, 6500 Kodaira
Awards4282 Endate was named after him
Minor planets discovered: 624
see § List of discovered minor planets

Kin Endate (円館 金, Endate Kin; born December 15, 1960) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has discovered hundreds of asteroids, most of them in collaboration with Kazuro Watanabe, placing him among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets.

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