| Asteroids discovered: 2 | |
|---|---|
| (16769) 1996 UN1 | October 29, 1996 |
| (58627) 1997 VG5 | November 8, 1997 |
| Supernovae discovered: 12 | |
| SN 1996an | 1996-07-28 |
| SN 1996aq | 1996-08-17 |
| SN 1996ca | 1996-12-15 |
| SN 1996cb | 1996-12-16 |
| SN 1997X | 1997-02-02 |
| SN 1997dd | 1997-08-20 |
| SN 1997dq | 1997-11-03 |
| SN 1997eg | 1997-11-03 |
| SN 1997ei | 1997-12-24 |
| SN 1999eu | 1997-12-24 |
| SN 2000db | 2000-08-06[1] |
| SN 2000di | 2000-08-23[2] |
Masakatsu Aoki (青木 昌勝 Aoki Masakatsu, 1957-) is a Japanese amateur astronomer whose main interest lies in supernovae. He operates from the Aoki Astronomical Observatory, IAU code 908. In the course of his search, he has discovered a couple of asteroids in addition to 12 supernovae.