Named in honor of Kazuya Yoshida (1960– ). An authority in robot engineering at Tohoku University, Yoshida is now developing a robotic system to explore the minor planets. He is an excellent astrophotographer and a member of Mt. Nyukasa Station, where this minor planet was discovered. (M 34343) _ _.
Discovered on 6-1-1995 in Nyukasa by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S.