Rafael Pacheco

Rafael Pacheco Hernández (born 1954 in Madrid) is a Spanish astronomer of Catalan origin and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of numerous minor planets mostly in collaboration with astronomer Álvaro López-García.^[1][2]

The asteroid 25001 Pacheco was named in his honor.^[2]

List of discovered minor planets

See also: Category:Discoveries by Rafael Pacheco

Rafael Pacheco discovered 57 minor planets.^[1]

List of minor planets discovered by Rafael Pacheco

Name Discovery Date Listing 9453 Mallorca 19 March 1998 list [A] 11350 Teresa 29 August 1997 list [A] 13424 Margalida 8 November 1999 list [A] 14097 Capdepera 11 August 1997 list [A] 14967 Madrid 6 August 1997 list [A] 16852 Nuredduna 21 December 1997 list [A] (19506) 1998 MN4 18 June 1998 list [A] (19756) 2000 EW50 9 March 2000 list [A] (21654) 1999 PZ 5 August 1999 list [A] (22526) 1998 FV15 22 March 1998 list [A] (23700) 1997 OZ 25 July 1997 list [A] (25010) 1998 PL1 14 August 1998 list [A] (26965) 1997 RW2 3 September 1997 list [A] 27952 Atapuerca 11 August 1997 list [A] (29452) 1997 RV2 3 September 1997 list [A] (29453) 1997 RU6 5 September 1997 list [A] (31102) 1997 NP2 4 July 1997 list [A] (31103) 1997 OE2 29 July 1997 list [A] (31116) 1997 QM4 29 August 1997 list [A] (31651) 1999 HH2 19 April 1999 list [A] (31782) 1999 KM6 21 May 1999 list [A] 35725 Tramuntana 27 March 1999 list [A] (37777) 1997 GE32 12 April 1997 list [A] (40039) 1998 KW26 21 May 1998 list [A] (41058) 1999 VC24 8 November 1999 list [A] (44906) 1999 VF23 8 November 1999 list [A] (47096) 1999 AX25 15 January 1999 list [A] (48860) 1998 HG24 24 April 1998 list [A] (48961) 1998 QS26 22 August 1998 list [A] Name Discovery Date Listing (55866) 1997 PV4 11 August 1997 list [A] (56216) 1999 HJ2 19 April 1999 list [A] (58565) 1997 OC2 29 July 1997 list [A] (58720) 1998 DD11 19 February 1998 list [A] (59495) 1999 JB6 6 May 1999 list [A] (66175) 1998 WD4 20 November 1998 list [A] (69556) 1997 SA31 27 September 1997 list [A] (74090) 1998 QU 18 August 1998 list [A] (74566) 1999 NE5 10 July 1999 list [A] (75078) 1999 VG23 8 November 1999 list [A] (79401) 1997 HT2 25 April 1997 list [A] (79425) 1997 OA1 25 July 1997 list [A] (100753) 1998 FN1 19 March 1998 list [A] (102618) 1999 VJ23 8 November 1999 list [A] (129586) 1997 TE18 3 October 1997 list [A] (129649) 1998 MM4 18 June 1998 list [A] (137507) 1999 VH23 8 November 1999 list [A] (147367) 2003 CA20 9 February 2003 list [A] (152638) 1997 OD2 29 July 1997 list [A] (152827) 1999 VA24 8 November 1999 list [A] (170276) 2003 QH92 30 August 2003 list (178383) 1997 PD4 5 August 1997 list [A] (189422) 1997 OB2 29 July 1997 list [A] (200129) 1997 SZ30 27 September 1997 list [A] (213831) 2003 QG92 30 August 2003 list (221994) 1997 PT4 11 August 1997 list [A] (231764) 1999 VB24 8 November 1999 list [A] (243580) 1997 PG1 5 August 1997 list [A] Co-discovery made with: A Á. López-G.

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(25001) Pacheco [2.60, 0.28, 19.0]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (25001) Pacheco, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 188. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2202. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.

• Brief biography of Rafael Pacheco (in Catalan)