is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has discovered 600 asteroids (571 with Kazuro Watanabe and 29 separately ), placing him among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets. His discoveries include the Trojan asteroid (5648) 1990 VU1 and the Mars-crossing asteroid 6500 Kodaira. He also recorded the first known precovery images of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with his private diameter telescope on March 15, 1993, 10 days before the official discovery of the comet. (Kin, who was looking specifically for asteroids, did not know of the comet in his images until after the official discovery.)

Kin Endate (jap. , Endate Kin; * 15. Dezember 1960 in Iwaizumi, Präfektur Iwate) ist ein japanischer Astronom.

Kin Endate (円館金) est un astronome japonais. Son prénom peut également être lu comme Kane, cependant il utilise Kin.

Kin Endate (円館金) (ur. 1960) - jest japońskim astronomem. Wspólnie z Kazuo Watanabe odkrył 571 planetoid a samodzielnie 11. Asteroida 4282 Endate została nazwana w uznaniu jego zasług.