is a Japanese amateur astronomer, discoverer of supernovas such as 1991bg (the first visual discovery made by a female astronomer), and co-discoverer of 4875 Ingalls, a Flora asteroid from the main-belt. Reiki Kushida is married to astronomer Yoshio Kushida co-discoverer of 4875 Ingalls and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets himself. The asteroid 5239 Reiki, discovered by astronomer Shun-ei Izumikawa, was named in her honor on 6 February 1993 (). References External links http://www.nayoro-star.jp/photo/tenmondai-houmon/kushida.html Discoverers of asteroids 20th-century Japanese astronomers Living people Women astronomers Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese women scientists