Haseda Kastumi (b. 1945) is an amateur astronomer in Aichi prefecture. During 2000-2002 he discovered the four novae V463 Sct, V1178 Sco, V2540 Oph and V4743 Sgr. He has also discovered 65 new variables, including some Wolf-Rayet stars.
Discovered on 31-12-1997 in Oizumi by Kobayashi, T.