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is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer.

The central main-belt asteroid 7300 Yoshisada, discovered by astronomer Takeshi Urata in 1992, was named in his honor. The official was published on 18 August 1997 ().

List of discovered minor planets

List of minor planets discovered by Yoshisada Shimizu Name Discovery Date Listing 6160 Minakata 15 May 1993 6834 Hunfeld 11 May 1993 6838 Okuda 30 October 1995 7031 Kazumiyoshioka 31 October 1994 7032 Hitchcock 3 November 1994 7036 Kentarohirata 29 January 1995 7037 Davidlean 29 January 1995 5 November 1993 7259 Gaithersburg 6 March 1994 7264 Hirohatanaka 26 March 1995 7307 Takei 13 April 1994 7308 Hattori 31 January 1995 7502 Arakida 15 November 1996 7533 Seiraiji 25 October 1995 26 October 1995 7536 Fahrenheit 21 November 1995 18 November 1995 13 January 1997 3 September 1994 29 January 1995 18 November 1995 8 September 1994 12 October 1995 29 August 1994 14 October 1994 18 November 1995 31 October 1994 2 December 1994 23 February 1995 5 September 1997 11 May 1993 31 January 1995 26 March 1995 8215 Zanonato 31 March 1995 5 October 1996 15 October 1996 16 October 1996 6 October 1997 25 August 1995 8564 Anomalocaris 17 October 1995 24 July 1995 26 July 1995 27 October 1995 8889 Mockturtle 31 July 1994 2 August 1995 24 August 1995 8903 Paulcruikshank 26 October 1995 24 August 1995 26 October 1995 3 February 1997 18 November 1995 12 July 1994 13 October 1994 2 September 1994 26 November 1994 9777 Enterprise 31 July 1994 9780 Bandersnatch 25 September 1994 9781 Jubjubbird 31 October 1994 9986 Hirokun 12 July 1996 10209 Izanaki 24 August 1997 19 November 1997 10385 Amaterasu 15 October 1996 5 September 1997 10412 Tsukuyomi 21 December 1997 24 July 1995 10613 Kushinadahime 4 September 1997 21 October 1997 10627 Ookuninushi 19 January 1998 3 September 1996 5 October 1996 10877 Jiangnan Tianchi 16 October 1996 10888 Yamatano-orochi 6 December 1996 26 October 1997 17 February 1998 22 March 1998 14 April 1999 19 October 1993 31 October 1994 17 October 1995 18 November 1995 2 January 1998 17 September 1995 18 November 1995 16 August 1995 18 November 1995 23 December 1995 12 December 1996 7 January 1997 13 January 1997 29 January 1997 21 January 1998 22 March 1998 7 May 1999 3 August 1994 25 October 1995 12 November 1995 18 November 1998 29 January 1997 27 August 1997 20 November 1998 3 November 1994 29 September 1997 8 November 1998 1 April 1995 27 August 1997 4 July 1994 31 October 1994 5 September 1997 29 September 1997 11 November 1998 11 November 1998 31 October 1994 26 November 1994 27 August 1997 29 September 1997 3 November 1994 27 January 1995 26 October 1997 26 October 1997 20 January 1999 26 March 1995 19 November 1997 20 February 1999 29 January 1995 20 October 1995 5 October 1996 3 December 1996 5 November 1997 2 December 1997 18 October 1998 24 November 1995 18 August 1996 22 August 1996 16 October 1996 6 November 1996 6 November 1996 2 January 1997 5 November 1997 5 November 1997 19 November 1997 31 December 1997 20 January 1998 25 January 1998 16 October 1996 17712 Fatherwilliam 19 November 1997 2 December 1997 17759 Hatta 17 February 1998 14 April 1999 17942 Whiterabbit 11 May 1999 18 November 1995 3 December 1996 6 December 1996 13 January 1997 16 January 1998 22 March 1998 15 November 1996 21 January 1998 Name Discovery Date Listing 24 July 1995 28 November 1995 16 August 1995 8 November 1998 8 December 1999 29 August 1994 17 September 1995 15 October 1996 6 October 1997 2 March 1998 13 November 1995 3 December 1999 22 December 1995 9 January 1997 8 November 1998 9 November 1999 31 October 1994 24 November 1997 10 January 1999 18 December 1993 27 January 1995 19 November 1997 2 December 1997 5 December 1997 7 April 1999 31 October 1994 31 October 1994 27 August 1997 29 September 1997 5 December 1997 25 January 1998 17 February 1998 19 November 1998 10 January 1999 10 January 1999 7 April 1999 1 February 1995 19 November 1997 19 November 1997 2 March 1998 11 November 1998 17 February 1999 20 February 1999 7 April 1999 2 December 1994 11 August 1997 2 December 1997 31 December 1997 2 March 1998 20 February 1999 14 April 1999 27 August 1997 6 October 1997 21 October 1997 21 October 1997 26 October 1997 31 December 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November 1997 4 November 1999 3 December 1999 8 November 1998 11 November 1998 9 November 1999 7 December 1999 2 August 1995 23 November 1997 3 December 1996 6 November 1997 2 January 1998 10 January 1999 26 October 1997 9 November 1999 16 October 1996 29 September 1997 21 October 1997 4 November 1997 2 December 1997 11 November 1998 9 December 1998 9 November 1999 25 August 1995 31 December 1997 20 January 1998 11 November 1998 3 December 1996 19 January 1998 7 February 1999 5 November 1997 3 December 1999 11 November 1998 Co-discovery made with: T. Urata

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