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List of discoverers of minor planets credited by the Minor Planet Center From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects).[1] As of January 2022[update], the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1,141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions).
On how a discovery is made, see observations of small Solar System bodies. For a description of the tables below, see § Notes.
Astronomer | Discoveries | DOB–DOD | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cite |
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Hiroshi Abe (astronomer) | 28 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
H. Abe; | H. Abe | (5379) |
Masanao Abe | 2 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
M. Abe; disc: MPC and MPC | M. Abe | (8926) |
Mark Abraham (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Abraham; amateur, Src | M. Abraham | — |
Christopher Aikman | 4 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
G. C. L. Aikman; | G. C. L. Aikman | — |
Makio Akiyama | 16 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
M. Akiyama; Susono Observatory | M. Akiyama | (4904) |
Vladimir Albitsky | 10 | 1891–1952 | ![]() ![]() |
V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatory | V. Albitskij | (1783) |
Gregory Scott Aldering | 4 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
G. Aldering; | G. Aldering | (26533) |
Mike Alexandersen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Alexandersen; | M. Alexandersen | — |
Heikki A. Alikoski | 13 | 1912–1997 | ![]() |
H. Alikoski; Turku Obs. | H. Alikoski | (1567) |
Éric J. Allen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
É. J. Allen; | E. J. Allen | — |
Rhiannon Lynne Allen | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. L. Allen; R. Lynne Jones | R. L. Allen; L. Allen | (10297) |
Martin Altmann | 10 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Altmann; ARI-Gaia, first disc: (552651) | M. Altmann | — |
Jeff T. Alu | 24 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
J. Alu; amateur | J. Alu | (4104) |
Leonard L. Amburgey | 2 | 1945–pres. | ![]() |
L. L. Amburgey; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC | L. L. Amburgey | — |
Joe Anderson (astronomer) | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Anderson; , co-disc. w/ #C. Veillet | J. Anderson | — |
A. David Andrews | 1 | 1933–pres. | ![]() |
A. D. Andrews; | A. D. Andrews | — |
James Annis | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
J. Annis; Fermilab | J. Annis | — |
Milan Antal | 17 | 1935–1999 | ![]() |
M. Antal; | M. Antal | (6717) |
Plinio Antolini | 4 | 1920–2012 | ![]() |
P. Antolini; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Antolini | — |
Pierre Antonini | 35 | 1933–pres. | ![]() |
P. Antonini; amateur | P. Antonini | (12580) |
Masakatsu Aoki | 2 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
M. Aoki; amateur; unrelated to 5337 | M. Aoki | — |
Rolf Apitzsch | 89 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
R. Apitzsch; amateur, (bio-de) | R. Apitzsch | (29214) |
Masaru Arai | 45 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
M. Arai; amateur | M. Arai | (21082) |
Hiroshi Araki | 3 | 1935–pres. | ![]() |
H. Araki; unrelated to 4718 | H. Araki | — |
Sylvain Arend | 51 | 1902–1992 | ![]() |
S. Arend; | S. J. Arend | (1502) |
Claire Armstrong | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Armstrong; amateur, wife of M. Armstrong | C. Armstrong | (15967) |
James D. Armstrong | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. D. Armstrong; | J. D. Armstrong | — |
Mark Armstrong (astronomer) | 2 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
M. Armstrong; amateur, husband of C. Armstrong, unrelated to 6469 | M. Armstrong | — |
Atsuo Asami | 12 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Asami; | A. Asami | — |
David J. Asher | 10 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
D. J. Asher; | D. J. Asher | (6564) |
Georges Attard | 1 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
G. Attard; amateur | G. Attard | (37865) |
Karl Augustesen | 6 | 1945–pres. | ![]() |
K. Augustesen; | K. Augustesen | (5171) |
Walter Baade | 10 | 1893–1960 | ![]() |
W. Baade; | W. Baade | (1501) |
Ulrika Babiaková | 14 | 1976–2002 | ![]() |
U. Babiaková; | U. Babiakova | (32531) |
Paolo Bacci | 1 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
P. Bacci; amateur; (bio-it) | P. Bacci | (108205) |
Hannes Bachleitner | 2 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
H. Bachleitner; also Johannes Bachleitner, amateur, disc: MPC and MPC | H. Bachleitner | (172932) |
Solon Irving Bailey | 1 | 1854–1931 | ![]() |
S. I. Bailey; unrelated to 449922 | S. I. Bailey | — |
David D. Balam | 56 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. D. Balam; | D. D. Balam | (3749) |
Loren C. Ball | 108 | 1948–pres. | ![]() |
L. Ball; amateur | L. Ball | (16095) |
Thomas J. Balonek | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. J. Balonek; | T. J. Balonek; T. Balonek | — |
Odette Bancilhon | 1 | 1908–1998 | ![]() |
O. Bancilhon; disc: List of minor planets: 1001–2000#333 | O. Bancilhon | (1713) |
Susan Banh | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Banh; (bio-it) | S. Banh | — |
Nigel P. Bannister | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. P. Bannister; University of Leicester | N. P. Bannister | — |
Yoshiaki Banno | 1 | 1952–1991 | ![]() |
Y. Banno; | Y. Banno | (3394) |
Evelin Bányai | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Bányai; | E. Banyai | — |
Cesare Barbieri | 11 | 1942–pres. | ![]() |
C. Barbieri; | C. Barbieri | (13992) |
Fabio Barblan | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
F. Barblan; | F. Barblan | — |
John C. Barentine | 6 | 1976–pres. | ![]() |
J. C. Barentine; John Caleb Barentine | J. C. Barentine | (14505) |
Kristina M. Barkume | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. M. Barkume; (bio-it) | K. M. Barkume | — |
Adam Barr | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
A. Barr; | A. Barr | — |
Ewan Barr | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Barr; (bio-it) | E. Barr | — |
Sergio Barros | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Barros; (bio-it) | S. Barros | — |
Sandro Bartolini | 1 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
S. Bartolini; unrelated to 12399 | S. Bartolini | (11337) |
Maria A. Barucci | 3 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
M. A. Barucci; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci | (3485) |
James Bauer (astronomer) | 1 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
J. Bauer; James M. Bauer, James "Gerbs" Bauer | J. Bauer | (16232) |
Ivo Baueršíma | 1 | 1931–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
I. Baueršíma; (bio-de) | I. Bauersima | — |
Johann M. Baur | 15 | 1930–2007 | ![]() |
J. M. Baur; amateur, (bio-de) | J. M. Baur | (11673) |
David E. Beatty | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Beatty; (bio-it); unrelated to 2925 | D. Beatty | — |
Thomas G. Beatty | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. G. Beatty; | T. G. Beatty | — |
D. Beaver | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Beaver; amateur, co-discoverer with J. Dellinger at Needville, TX | D. Beaver | — |
Andrew C. Becker | 644 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
A. C. Becker; (bio-it) | A. C. Becker; A. Becker | (5280) |
Jim Bedient | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Bedient; | J. Bedient | — |
E. S. Beeson | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. S. Beeson; unrelated to 5241 | E. S. Beeson | — |
Raoul Behrend | 14 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
R. Behrend; (bio-fr) | R. Behrend | (18874) |
Bruce Edward Behymer | 1 | 1983–pres. | ![]() |
B. E. Behymer; (bio-it) | B. E. Behymer | — |
Sergey Belyavsky | 36 | 1883–1953 | ![]() |
S. Belyavskyj; | S. Beljavskij | — |
Graham E. Bell | 57 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Bell; | G. Bell | — |
Federico Bellini | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Bellini; (bio-it), unrelated to 18509 | F. Bellini | — |
Yuri A. Belyaev | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
Yu. A. Belyaev; it:Jurij A. Beljaev, fr:Iouri Beliaïev, unrelated to 2030 | Yu. A. Belyaev | — |
Zouhair Benkhaldoun | 1 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
Z. Benkhaldoun; (bio-de) | Z. Benkhaldoun | (133892) |
Denis Bergeron | 2 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
D. Bergeron; (bio-it) | D. Bergeron | — |
Fabrizio Bernardi | 23 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
F. Bernardi; | F. Bernardi | (27983) |
Laurent Bernasconi | 41 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
L. Bernasconi; amateur, (bio-fr) | L. Bernasconi | (13793) |
K. Berney | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. Berney; | K. Berney | — |
Gary M. Bernstein | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Bernstein; C/2014 UN271, UPenn | G. Bernstein | — |
Emanuel Bettelheim | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Bettelheim; | E. Bettelheim | — |
Francesco Biasci | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Biasci; | F. Biasci | — |
Wolf Bickel | 852 | 1942–pres. | ![]() |
W. Bickel; amateur | W. Bickel | (4324) |
Jamie Biggs | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Biggs; | J. Biggs | — |
Guillaume Bigourdan | 1 | 1851–1932 | ![]() |
G. Bigourdan; disc: 390 | G. Bigourdan | — |
Harald Bill | 1 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
H. Bill; amateur | H. Bill | (196035) |
Gary W. Billings | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. W. Billings; amateur, (bio-fr) | G. W. Billings | (73703) |
Richard P. Binzel | 3 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
R. P. Binzel; | R. P. Binzel | (2873) |
Kurt Birkle | 9 | 1939–2010 | ![]() |
K. Birkle; (bio-de) | K. Birkle | (4803) |
Mirel Bîrlan | 2 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
M. Birlan; (bio-ro), co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu | M. Birlan | (10034) |
Peter Birtwhistle | 94 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
P. Birtwhistle; amateur, Src | P. Birtwhistle | (65100) |
Manolo Blasco | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Blasco; (bio-it) | M. Blasco | — |
Laurent Blind | 1 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
L. Blind; | C. R. L. Blind; L. Blind | (90533) |
Adam Block (astrophotographer) | 1 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
A. Block; (bio-it) | A. Block | (172525) |
Andrea Boattini | 296 | 1969–pres. | ![]() |
A. Boattini; | A. Boattini | (8925) |
Hermann Boehnhardt | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Boehnhardt; | H. Boehnhardt | — |
Andreas Boeker | 2 | 1964–2011 | ![]() |
A. Boeker; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it),[2] | A. Boeker | (29483) |
Michel Bœuf | 12 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Boeuf; (bio-it), HP | M. Boeuf | — |
Henri M. J. Boffin | 11 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Boffin; | H. M. J. Boffin; H. Boffin | — |
Alfred Bohrmann | 9 | 1904–2000 | ![]() |
A. Bohrmann; | A. Bohrmann | (1635) |
Tom Boles | 1 | 1944–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
T. Boles; amateur | T. Boles | (7648) |
Dennis Borgman | 1 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
D. Borgman; | D. Borgman | (95219) |
Gennadiy Borisov | 1 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
G. Borisov; discovered 2I/Borisov | G. Borisov | — |
Freimut Börngen | 538 | 1930–2021 | ![]() |
F. Börngen; | F. Borngen | (3859) |
Alphonse Borrelly | 18 | 1842–1926 | ![]() |
A. Borrelly; | A. Borrelly | (1539) |
Josep Maria Bosch | 7 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
J. M. Bosch; amateur, also see (266983) | J. M. Bosch | — |
Grégoire Bourban | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Bourban; disc: MPC and MPC | G. Bourban | — |
Paul Bourgeois | 1 | 1898–1974 | ![]() |
P. Bourgeois; (bio-it) | P. Bourgeois | (1543) |
Edward L. G. Bowell | 571 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
E. Bowell; | E. Bowell | (2246) |
Louis Boyer (astronomer) | 40 | 1901–1999 | ![]() |
L. Boyer; | L. Boyer | (1215) |
Richard P. Boyle | 30 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
R. P. Boyle; disc: MPC and MPC, Src Archived 29 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine | R. P. Boyle; R. P. Boyl | (302849) |
Joseph L. Brady | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. L. Brady; (bio-it) | J. L. Brady | — |
Nigel Brady (astronomer) | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Brady; | N. Brady | — |
Steve Brady (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Brady; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | S. Brady | — |
Alexis Brandeker | 4 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
A. Brandeker; | A. Brandeker | — |
Vanja Brcic | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Brcic; (bio-it) | V. Brcic | — |
John Broughton | 1189 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
J. Broughton; amateur | J. Broughton | (24105) |
Jeffery A. Brown | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. A. Brown; Src | J. A. Brown | — |
Michael E. Brown | 29 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
M. E. Brown; | M. E. Brown | (11714) |
Timothy Brown (astronomer) | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
T. Brown; University of Colorado | T. Brown | — |
Ladislav Brožek | 23 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
L. Brožek; | L. Brozek | — |
Jim Bruton | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Bruton; James Bruton, disc: MPC and MPC, Src | J. Bruton | — |
Dan Bruton | 5 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
W. D. Bruton; (bio-fr) | W. D. Bruton | — |
Jacobus Albertus Bruwer | 4 | 1915–pres. | ![]() |
J. A. Bruwer; (bio-it) | J. A. Bruwer | (1811) |
Emil Buchar | 1 | 1901–1979 | ![]() |
E. Buchar; (bio-it) | E. Buchar | (3141) |
Marc Buie | 1132 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
M. W. Buie; | M. W. Buie | (7553) |
Christian Buil | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Buil; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Buil | (6820) |
Todd Burdullis | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Burdullis; CFHT Src | T. Burdullis | — |
Geoffrey Burks | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Burks; | G. Burks | — |
Matthew R. Burleigh | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. R. Burleigh; | M. R. Burleigh | — |
Bella A. Burnasheva | 13 | 1944–pres. | ![]() |
B. A. Burnasheva; | B. A. Burnasheva | (4427) |
Robert Burnham Jr. | 1 | 1931–1993 | ![]() |
R. Burnham; | R. Burnham | (3467) |
Joseph A. Burns | 1 | 1941–pres. | ![]() |
J. A. Burns; | J. A. Burns | (2708) |
Schelte J. Bus | 1683 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
S. J. Bus; | S. J. Bus | (3254) |
Matthias Busch | 13 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
M. Busch; amateur Src and Src | M. Busch | (7687) |
Philippe Buttani | 1 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
P. Buttani; amateur, (bio-fr) | P. Buttani | (18167) |
Eric Buttini | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
E. Buttini; | E. Buttini | — |
Luca Buzzi | 1 | 1982–pres. | ![]() |
L. Buzzi; amateur, (bio-it) | L. Buzzi | (6517) |
Rodolfo Calanca | 1 | 1953-2021 | ![]() |
R. Calanca; (bio-it) | R. Calanca | — |
R. Campbell (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Campbell; (545933), (obs.697) | R. Campbell | — |
Michael P. Candy | 3 | 1928–1994 | ![]() |
M. P. Candy; (bio-it) | M. P. Candy | (3015) |
Albino Carbognani | 1 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
A. Carbognani; | A. Carbognani | (27269) |
Luigi Carnera | 16 | 1875–1962 | ![]() |
L. Carnera; | L. Carnera | (39653) |
Don W. Carona | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. W. Carona; | D. W. Carona | — |
Alfredo Caronia | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Caronia; (bio-it) | A. Caronia | — |
Rafael Carrasco Garrorena | 1 | 1902–1981 | ![]() |
R. Carrasco; (bio-it), unrelated to 4171 | R. Carrasco | — |
Uri Carsenty | 1 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
U. Carsenty; (bio-fr) | U. Carsenty | (13333) |
Claudio Casacci | 8 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
C. Casacci; | C. Casacci | (4814) |
James Len Casady | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Casady; | L. Casady | — |
Ferrán Casarramona | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Casarramona; (bio-it) | F. Casarramona | — |
Ricard Casas (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Casas; (bio-it) | R. Casas | — |
Flavio Castellani | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Castellani; (bio-it) | F. Castellani | — |
Victor Casula | 2 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
V. Casula; | V. Casula | — |
Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | 200 | 1944–2018 | ![]() |
V. S. Casulli; amateur | V. S. Casulli | (7132) |
Gabriele Cattani | 18 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Cattani; | G. Cattani | — |
Cyril Cavadore | 5 | 1969–pres. | ![]() |
C. Cavadore; (bio-it) | C. Cavadore | (9811) |
Marco Cavagna | 19 | 1958–2005 | ![]() |
M. Cavagna; amateur | M. Cavagna | (10149) |
G. Cavalletti | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Cavalletti; | G. Cavalletti | — |
Anthony J. Cecce | 18 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. J. Cecce; (bio-fr) | A. J. Cecce | — |
Vasco Cecchini | 2 | 1932–pres. | ![]() |
V. Cecchini; amateur, (bio-it) | V. Cecchini | (13798) |
Edvardas Černis | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Černis; | E. Cernis | — |
Kazimieras Černis | 154 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
K. Černis; | K. Cernis; K. Černis | — |
Vincenzo Cerulli | 1 | 1859–1927 | ![]() |
V. Cerulli; disc: MPC | V. Cerulli | (31028) |
Carlos Ulrrico Cesco | 19 | 19XX–1987 | ![]() |
C. U. Cesco; | C. U. Cesco | (1571) |
Mario R. Cesco | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. R. Cesco; son of C. U. Cesco, (bio-it) | M. R. Cesco | — |
Brian C. Chaboyer | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Chaboyer; IAU | B. Chaboyer | — |
Jean Chacornac | 6 | 1823–1873 | ![]() |
J. Chacornac; | J. Chacornac | (1622) |
Marcus Tristan Chamberlin | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. T. Chamberlin; disc: MPC, unrelated to 9250 | M. T. Chamberlin | — |
Zhang Jiaxiang | 1 | 1932–2019 | ![]() |
C.-H. Chang; | C.-H. Chang | (4760) |
Man-Ti Chang | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
M.-T. Chang; | M.-T. Chang | — |
Zhāng Yùzhé | 1 | 1902–1986 | ![]() |
Y. C. Chang; | Y. C. Chang | (2051) |
Auguste Charlois | 99 | 1864–1910 | ![]() |
A. Charlois; | A. Charlois | (1510) |
Robin Chassagne | 1 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
R. Chassagne; (bio-it) | R. Chassagne | (15037) |
Robert Chemin | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Chemin; (bio-it) | R. Chemin | (3913) |
Jun Chen (astronomer) | 11 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
J. Chen; | J. Chen | — |
Tao Chen (astronomer) | 3 | 1980–pres. | ![]() |
T. Chen; disc: MPC, Chen Tao, 陈韬 (天文学家) (bio-it), (bio-zh) | T. Chen | (19873) |
Y.-C. Cheng | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y.-C. Cheng; | Y.-C. Cheng | — |
Lyudmila Chernykh | 267 | 1935–2017 | ![]() ![]() |
L. I. Chernykh; Ludmila I. Chernykh | L. I. Chernykh | (2325) |
Nikolai Chernykh | 537 | 1931–2004 | ![]() ![]() |
N. S. Chernykh; Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh | N. S. Chernykh | (2325) |
Dennis K. Chesney | 38 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. K. Chesney; | D. K. Chesney | — |
Dmitry Chestnov | 23 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Chestnov; Dmitrij Nikolaevič Čestnov | D. Chestnov; D. N. Chestnov | — |
Eugene Chiang | 1 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
E. Chiang; (bio-it) | E. Chiang | — |
Paolo Chiavenna | 15 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Chiavenna; | P. Chiavenna | — |
Jack B. Child | 13 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
J. B. Child; (bio-fr) | J. B. Child | (4580) |
K.-J. Choo | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K.-J. Choo; | K.-J. Choo | — |
Per Rex Christensen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. R. Christensen; (bio-it) | P. R. Christensen | — |
Bernard Christophe | 96 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Christophe; amateur, (bio-fr) | B. Christophe | — |
Joseph Churms | 2 | 1926–1994 | ![]() |
J. Churms; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | J. Churms | — |
Jacqueline Ciffréo | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Ciffréo; disc: 108P/Ciffréo; (fr) | J. Ciffreo | — |
James L. Clem | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. L. Clem; CV Archived 25 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine | J. L. Clem | — |
Roy Clingan | 64 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
R. Clingan; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Clingan | (33747) |
Edwin Foster Coddington | 3 | 1870–1950 | ![]() |
E. F. Coddington; | E. F. Coddington | — |
S. Cofré | 11 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Cofré; | S. Cofre | — |
Jérôme Eugène Coggia | 5 | 1849–1919 | ![]() |
J. Coggia; | J. Coggia | — |
Seth M. Cohen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Cohen; unrelated to MPC | S. Cohen | — |
Robert Francis Coker | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Coker; (bio-it) | R. Coker | — |
François Colas | 2 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
F. Colas; (bio-it) | F. Colas | (9553) |
Simon Collander-Brown | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Collander-Brown; disc: MPC, Src | S. Collander-Brown | — |
Matthew Collier (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Collier; disc: MPC, unrelated to MPC, (bio-fr) | M. Collier | — |
Michael Collins (astronomer) | 51 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Collins; Myke Collins, unrelated to MPC, (bio-fr) | M. Collins | — |
Ermes Colombini | 4 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
E. Colombini; amateur, mentioned: MPC | E. Colombini | (7030) |
Juan Pablo Colque | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. P. Colque; Juan Pablo Colque Saavedra, co-disc. w/ #F. Pozo | J. P. Colque | — |
Enrico Colzani | 1 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
E. Colzani; amateur, Gruppo Astrofili Brianza (bio-it) | E. Colzani | (79847) |
Josep Comas i Solà | 11 | 1868–1937 | ![]() |
J. Comas i Solà; | J. Comas Sola | (1102), (1655) |
Paul G. Comba | 691 | 1926–2017 | ![]() ![]() |
P. G. Comba; amateur | P. G. Comba | (7636) |
Martin Connors | 1 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
M. Connors; | M. Connors | (13700) |
Luca Conversi | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Conversi; | L. Conversi | — |
Walter R. Cooney Jr. | 47 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
W. R. Cooney Jr.; amateur | W. R. Cooney Jr. | (35365) |
Pablo Cottenot | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Cottenot; disc: MPC | P. Cottenot | — |
Fernand Courty | 2 | 1862–1921 | ![]() |
F. Courty; disc: MPC and MPC | F. Courty | — |
Philip Herbert Cowell | 1 | 1870–1949 | ![]() |
P. H. Cowell; | P. H. Cowell | (1898) |
Greg Crawford | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Crawford; at Bagnall Beach Observatory, unrelated to 7327 | G. Crawford | — |
Lucy D. Crespo da Silva | 1 | 1978–2000 | ![]() |
L. Crespo da Silva; Lucy d'Escoffier Crespo da Silva, (bio-it) | L. Crespo da Silva | (96747) |
Kiyoshi Kurosu | 2 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
K. Cross; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | K. Cross | — |
Callie Crowder | 1 | ~1995–pres. | ![]() |
C. Crowder; | C. Crowder | — |
Alex Cruz (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Cruz; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, unrelated to 21502, (bio-it) | A. Cruz | — |
Balázs Csák | 3 | 1979–pres. | ![]() |
B. Csák; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | B. Csak | — |
Tibor Csörgei | 1 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
T. Csörgei; | T. Csorgei | (270472) |
Ignacio de la Cueva | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
I. d. l. Cueva; C85 | I. d. l. Cueva | — |
Steve Cullen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Cullen; LightBuckets | S. Cullen | — |
Leland E. Cunningham | 4 | 1904–1989 | ![]() |
L. E. Cunningham; Leland Erskin Cunningham | L. E. Cunningham | (1754) |
Heber Doust Curtis | 1 | 1872–1942 | ![]() |
H. D. Curtis; unrelated to 3621 | H. D. Curtis | — |
Karl F. J. Cwach | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. F. J. Cwach; amateur, (bio-it) | K. F. J. Cwach | — |
Germano D'Abramo | 3 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
G. D'Abramo; | G. D'Abramo | (16154) |
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | 1 | 1822–1875 | ![]() |
H. d'Arrest; disc: MPC | H. d'Arrest | (9133) |
Ivano Dal Prete | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
I. Dal Prete; amateur, (bio-it) | I. Dal Prete | — |
Gergely Dálya | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Dálya; | G. Dalya | — |
Nichole M. Danzl | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Danzl; (bio-it) | N. Danzl | (10720) |
Juliet C. Datson | 3 | 1980–pres. | ![]() |
J. C. Datson; Juliet Clare Datson, assumed GER nat' | J. C. Datson | (202736) |
E.-M. David | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E.-M. David; | E.-M. David | — |
Donald R. Davis (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Davis; | D. Davis | (3638) |
Richard G. Davis | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. G. Davis; (bio-fr) | R. G. Davis | — |
B. C. Dawson | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. C. Dawson; assumed | B. C. Dawson | — |
Matt Dawson (astronomer) | 6 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
M. Dawson; amateur, Src | M. Dawson | (13750) |
Denis Denisenko | 1 | 1971–pres. | ![]() |
D. Denisenko; | D. Denisenko | — |
Leo Anton Karl de Ball | 1 | 1853–1916 | ![]() ![]() |
K. de Ball; disc: MPC | K. de Ball | — |
Peter De Cat | 23 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. De Cat; (bio-it) | P. De Cat; P. D. Cat | — |
Annibale de Gasparis | 9 | 1819–1892 | ![]() |
A. de Gasparis; | A. de Gasparis | (4279) |
David R. De Graff | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. R. De Graff; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | D. R. DeGraff | — |
Fiore De Luise | 3 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
F. De Luise; Campo Imperadore | F. D. Luise | (84012) |
Miguel de Pascual Martínez | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. de Pascual; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | M. de Pascual | — |
Patrick Martinez (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Martinez; CV, Src | P. Martinez | — |
José De Queiroz | 3 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
J. De Queiroz; amateur | J. De Queiroz | (72042) |
Charles P. de Saint-Aignan | 12 | 1977–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
C. P. de Saint-Aignan; | C. P. de Saint-Aignan | (5995) |
Giovanni de Sanctis | 42 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
G. DeSanctis; | G. De Sanctis | (3268) |
James A. DeYoung | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. DeYoung; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (bio-it) | J. DeYoung | — |
Henri Debehogne | 743 | 1928–2007 | ![]() |
H. Debehogne; | H. Debehogne | (2359) |
Catherine E. Delahodde | 1 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
C. E. Delahodde; | C. E. Delahodde | (15008) |
Ian dell'Antonio | 10 | n.a. | ![]() |
I. dell'Antonio; Ian P. dell'Antonio, Deep Lens Survey | I. Dell'Antonio; I. DellAntonio | — |
Joseph A. Dellinger | 83 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
J. Dellinger; amateur, (bio-it) | J. Dellinger | (78392) |
Eugène Joseph Delporte | 66 | 1882–1955 | ![]() |
E. Delporte; | E. Delporte | (1274) |
Audrey C. Delsanti | 2 | 1976–pres. | ![]() |
A. C. Delsanti; disc: MPC and MPC. Src | A. C. Delsanti; A. Dalsanti | — |
Christophe Demeautis | 13 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Demeautis; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Demeautis | (14141) |
Alíz Derekas | 3 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
A. Derekas; (bio-it) | A. Derekas | — |
Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch | 1 | 1901–1986 | ![]() ![]() |
A. Deutsch; Aleksandr Nikolaevič Dejč, disc: MPC | A. Deutsch | — |
Harlan Devore | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Devore; (bio-it) | H. Devore | — |
Dennis di Cicco | 60 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
D. di Cicco; | D. di Cicco | (3841) |
Aldo Di Clemente | 1 | 1948–pres. | ![]() |
A. Di Clemente; amateur | A. Di Clemente | (91214) |
Mario Di Martino | 2 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
M. Di Martino; Turin Observatory | M. Di Martino | (3247) |
Andrea Di Paola | 20 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
A. Di Paola; | A. Di Paola; A. D. Paola | (27130) |
Mario Di Sora | 5 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
M. Di Sora; amateur, (bio-it) | M. Di Sora; M. DiSora | (21999) |
Wilhelm Dieckvoß | 2 | 1908–1982 | ![]() |
W. Dieckvoß; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de) | W. Dieckvoss | (1706) |
Elizabeth R. Dillon | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. R. Dillon; amateur, (bio-it) | E. R. Dillon | (78393) |
William G. Dillon | 58 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
W. G. Dillon; (bio-it) | W. G. Dillon | (78393) |
Alessandro Dimai | 1 | 1962–2019 | ![]() |
A. Dimai; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Dimai | (25276) |
Bojan Dintinjana | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Dintinjana; | B. Dintinjana | — |
David S. Dixon | 25 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
D. S. Dixon; amateur, at Jornada Observatory (715), (bio-it) | D. S. Dixon | (51741) |
Petar Đurković | 2 | 1908–1981 | ![]() |
P. Đurković; see DMP | P. Djurkovic | — |
Jerzy Dobrzycki | 1 | 1927–2004 | ![]() |
J. Dobrzycki; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | J. Dobrzycki | — |
Fabio Dolfi | 3 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
F. Dolfi; amateur | F. Dolfi | (26177) |
Sauro Donati | 22 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
S. Donati; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Donati | (69977) |
Alain Doressoundiram | 2 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
A. Doressoundiram; (bio-fr) | A. Doressoundiram | (7456) |
Eric Dose | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Dose; Farpoint | E. Dose | — |
François Dossin | 5 | 1927–1998 | ![]() |
F. Dossin; (bio-fr) | F. Dossin | — |
Adam Draginda | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Draginda; CFHT | A. Draginda | — |
Luiz Duczmal | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Duczmal; Luiz Henrique Duczmal, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | L. Duczmal | — |
Raymond Smith Dugan | 16 | 1878–1940 | ![]() |
R. S. Dugan; | R. S. Dugan | (2772) |
R. Scott Dunbar | 10 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. S. Dunbar; Roy Scott Dunbar, (bio-it) | R. S. Dunbar; S. Dunbar | (3718) |
A. Dunlap-Smith | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Dunlap-Smith; | A. Dunlap-Smith | — |
A. Dunn | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Dunn; inferred, unrelated to MPC | A. Dunn | — |
Philippe Dupouy | 2 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
P. Dupouy; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Dupouy; C. R. P. Dupouy | (214485) |
Douglas Tybor Durig | 52 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
D. T. Durig; (bio-it) | D. T. Durig | — |
Chris F. Durman | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. F. Durman; (bio-it), discovery with Bev M. Ewen-Smith | C. F. Durman | — |
Wolfgang J. Duschl | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
W. J. Duschl; | W. J. Duschl | — |
Marino Dusić | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Dusić; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de) | M. Dusic | — |
Gzregorz Duszanowicz | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Duszanowicz; | G. Duszanowicz | — |
Ron Dyvig | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Dyvig; (bio-it) | R. Dyvig | — |
Max Eastman (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Eastman; amateur, (735), Src | M. Eastman | — |
J. Edmonds | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Edmonds; inferred | J. Edmonds | — |
Ilgmārs Eglītis | 29 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
I. Eglītis; (bio-fr) | I. Eglitis; I. Egliti | (320153) |
Norbert Ehring | 5 | 1937–pres. | ![]() |
N. Ehring; amateur, (bio-de),[2] | N. Ehring | — |
Leonid Elenin | 122 | 1981–pres. | ![]() |
L. Elenin; amateur | L. Elenin | — |
James L. Elliot | 29 | 1943–2011 | ![]() |
J. L. Elliot; | J. L. Elliot | (3193) |
Eric Walter Elst | 3870 | 1936–2022 | ![]() |
E. W. Elst; | E. W. Elst; E. Elst | (3936) |
Gary P. Emerson (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Emerson; (bio-it), unrelated to 8225 | G. Emerson | — |
Mark Emmerich | 2 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
M. Emmerich; amateur,[2] Guidestar (A17), disc: MPC and MPC with Sven Melchert | M. Emmerich | — |
Kin Endate | 625 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
K. Endate; amateur | K. Endate | (4282) |
Emil Ernst | 1 | 1889–1942 | ![]() |
E. Ernst; (bio-de) | E. Ernst | — |
Gilbert A. Esquerdo | 2 | 1976–pres. | ![]() |
G. A. Esquerdo; disc: MPC and MPC | G. A. Esquerdo | (14026) |
N. Wyn Evans | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
W. Evans; Src, unrelated to 3032 | W. Evans | — |
Bev M. Ewen-Smith | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. M. Ewen-Smith; (bio-it), co-discovery with Chris F. Durman | B. M. Ewen-Smith | — |
Giancarlo Fagioli | 22 | 1940–pres. | ![]() |
G. Fagioli; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Fagioli | (27959) |
Norman Falla | 22 | n.a | ![]() |
N. Falla; amateur, (bio-it), Src Archived 19 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine | N. Falla | — |
Anikó Farkas–Takács | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Farkas; (546025), Src | A. Farkas | — |
Tony L. Farnham | 3 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
T. L. Farnham; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | T. L. Farnham | (16946) |
K. L. Faul | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. L. Faul; inferred | K. L. Faul | — |
Gina Fedon | 3 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
G. Fedon; (bio-it) | G. Fedon | — |
James Ferguson (American astronomer) | 3 | 1797–1867 | ![]() |
J. Ferguson; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine | J. Ferguson | (1745) |
Antonio Ferragamo | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Ferragamo; (Src) | A. Ferragamo | — |
M. Ferrando | 38 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Ferrando; co-discoverer with R. Ferrando | M. Ferrando | — |
Rafael Ferrando | 235 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
R. Ferrando; | R. Ferrando | (161545) |
Joan Lluís Ferrer | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. L. Ferrer; C85 | J. L. Ferrer | — |
Walter Ferreri | 15 | 1948–pres. | ![]() |
W. Ferreri; | W. Ferreri | (3308) |
Mario A. Ferrero | 2 | 1904–1965 | ![]() |
M. Ferrero; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | M. Ferrero | (7684) |
Ignacio Ramón Ferrín Vázquez | 12 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
I. R. Ferrín; (bio-it) | I. R. Ferrin; I. Ferrin | — |
Martin Fiedler | 5 | 1978–pres. | ![]() |
M. Fiedler; amateur, (bio-de) | M. Fiedler | — |
Greg Fisch | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Fisch; (bio-it) | G. Fisch | — |
Alan Fitzsimmons | 17 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Fitzsimmons; (bio-it); (HP and Src) | A. Fitzsimmons; A. Fitzsimons | (4985) |
Ellen Fletcher | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Fletcher; inferred Src | E. Fletcher | — |
Jean-Christophe Le Floch | 1 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
J.-C. Le Floch; | L. Floch | (145445) |
Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen | 4 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
H. J. Fogh Olsen; (bio-it) | H. J. Fogh Olsen | (5323) |
Sergio Foglia | 3 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
S. Foglia; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, related: (197P/LINEAR-it) | S. Foglia | (13147) |
Wilhelm Julius Foerster | 1 | 1832–1921 | ![]() |
W. Förster; Wilhelm Foerster, MPC-typo: Forster | W. Forster | (6771) |
Peter Forshay | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Forshay; inferred; data analyst, at CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src Archived 8 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine | P. Forshay | — |
Giuseppe Forti | 49 | 1939–2007 | ![]() |
G. Forti; Beppe Forti, at Arcetri Observatory | G. Forti | (6876) |
Filip Fratev | 28 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
F. Fratev; founder (A79) | F. Fratev | — |
Richard Fredrick | 1 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
R. Fredrick; amateur | R. Fredrick | (41943) |
T. F. Fric | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. F. Fric; inferred, co-discovery with R. J. Gilbrech | T. F. Fric | — |
Royal Harwood Frost | 1 | 1879–1950 | ![]() |
R. H. Frost; disc: MPC | R. H. Frost | — |
Hiroshi Fujii | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Fujii; wrong person? | H. Fujii | — |
Tetsuya Fujii | 22 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
T. Fujii; amateur | T. Fujii | (4343) |
Yasuhide Fujita | 3 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
Y. Fujita; amateur, Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory | Y. Fujita | (11974) |
Hideo Fukushima | 2 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
H. Fukushima; (bio-it) | H. Fukushima | (6345) |
Gábor Fűrész | 1 | 1978–pres. | ![]() |
G. Fűrész; (bio-it) | G. Furesz | — |
Toshimasa Furuta | 82 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Furuta; | T. Furuta | — |
Nicola Gentile Fusillo | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
N. Gentile; ESA; inferred | N. Gentile | — |
Fumihiko Futaba | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Futaba; inferred; disc: MPC and MPC | F. Futaba | — |
Marissa Gahran | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Gahran; disc MPC and MPC (bio-it) | M. Gahran | — |
Maksim Maratovich Gabdeev | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Gabdeev; | M. Gabdeev | — |
Steven L. Gaiser | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. L. Gaiser; inferred | S. L. Gaiser | — |
Štefan Gajdoš | 15 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
Š. Gajdoš; (bio-it) | S. Gajdos; S. Gajdoš | (213636) |
Avishay Gal-Yam | 1 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
A. Gal-Yam; (bio-it) | A. Gal-Yam | — |
Adrián Galád | 81 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
A. Galád; | A. Galad; A. Galád | (32008) |
Emanuela Galliani | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Galliani; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Galliani | — |
Paul Garossino | 14 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
P. Garossino; Paul G. A. Garossino | P. Garossino; P. G. A. Garossino | (78394) |
Gordon J. Garradd | 33 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
G. J. Garradd; Gordon John Garradd, amateur | G. J. Garradd | (5066) |
Antonio Garrigós-Sánchez | 1 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
A. Garrigós-Sánchez; amateur, (B37), Src and Src Archived 10 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine | A. Garrigos | — |
Bruce L. Gary | 1 | 1939–pres. | ![]() |
Bruce L. Gary; | B. Gary | — |
Romain Gauderon | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Gauderon; (bio-it), co-discoveries with R. Behrend | R. Gauderon | — |
Michael Geffert | 5 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
M. Geffert; (bio-de), Src, Src, Src Archived 12 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, not to be confused with Martin Geffert | M. Geffert | (12747) |
Tom Gehrels | 4661 | 1925–2011 | ![]() ![]() |
T. Gehrels; | T. Gehrels | (1777) |
Teddy George | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. George; Observing Assistant at CFHT during 2003–2008 Src | T. George | — |
Oleg Geraščenko | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
O. Geraščenko; Oleg Gerashchenko, (bio-it), first: (120405) | O. Gerashchenko | — |
Vladimir Gerke | 13 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Gerke; amateur, Src | V. Gerke | — |
Herta Gessner | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Gessner; (bio-it) | H. Gessner | — |
Pierangelo Ghezzi | 18 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
P. Ghezzi; amateur, variable stars (bio-it) | P. Ghezzi | (46691) |
Alex R. Gibbs | 2 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
A. R. Gibbs; with Catalina Sky Survey, discoverer of comets, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | A. R. Gibbs | (14220) |
James B. Gibson (astronomer) | 27 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Gibson; (bio-it) | J. Gibson | (2742) |
Henry L. Giclas | 17 | 1910–2007 | ![]() |
H. L. Giclas; | H. L. Giclas | (1741) |
Richard Gierlinger | 43 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
R. Gierlinger; amateur at (B21), (bio-it) | R. Gierlinger | (136367) |
Richard J. Gilbrech | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. J. Gilbrech; inferred, co-discovery with T. F. Fric | R. J. Gilbrech | — |
Alan C. Gilmore | 42 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. C. Gilmore; | A. C. Gilmore | (2537) |
Ricardo Gil-Hutton | 1 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
R. Gil-Hutton; co-disc. w/ J. Licandro | R. Gil-Hutton | (4878) |
Valter Giuliani | 22 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
V. Giuliani; (bio-it) | V. Giuliani | — |
Alessio Giunta | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Giunta; INAF | A. Giunta | — |
Brett J. Gladman | 20 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
B. Gladman; | B. Gladman | (7638) |
Mitch Glaze | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Glaze; inferred, amateur, at (649) | M. Glaze | — |
Arianna E. Gleason | 5 | 1980–pres. | ![]() |
A. Gleason; | A. Gleason | (10639) |
Tom Glinos | 21 | 1960-2023 | ![]() |
T. Glinos; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Glinos | (7124) |
Hermann Goldschmidt | 14 | 1802–1866 | ![]() ![]() |
H. Goldschmidt; amateur | H. Goldschmidt | (1614) |
David B. Goldstein (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. B. Goldstein; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | D. B. Goldstein | — |
Josep Juliá Gómez Donet | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. J. Gomez; (bio-it) | J. J. Gomez | (90140) |
François Gonnessiat | 2 | 1856–1934 | ![]() |
F. Gonnessiat; | F. Gonnessiat | (1177) |
Luis E. González | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. E. González; Luis Eduardo González, disc: MPC, MPC, and C/1981 M1, Img, (bio-it) | L. E. Gonzalez | — |
Vittorio Goretti | 32 | 1939–2016 | ![]() |
V. Goretti; Src | V. Goretti | (7801) |
Paul Götz | 20 | 1883–1962 | ![]() |
P. Götz; Max Wolf's assistant | P. Gotz | (2278) |
Andrew Graham (astronomer) | 1 | 1815–1908 | ![]() |
A. Graham; disc: MPC | A. Graham | — |
Albert D. Grauer | 4 | 1942–pres. | ![]() |
A. D. Grauer; (bio-it) | A. D. Grauer | (18871) |
Tommy Grav | 4 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
T. Grav; (bio-de) | T. Grav | (12309) |
Andrea Grazian | 3 | ![]() |
A. Grazian; | A. Grazian | — | |
Mauro Graziani | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Graziani; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, co-discoverer w/ F. Tozzi, (bio-it) | M. Graziani | — |
Roland Gredel | 1 | ![]() |
R. Gredel; | R. Gredel | — | |
Robert Greimel | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Greimel; inferred, Src | R. Greimel | — |
Dave Grennan | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Grennan; disc: MPC, HP, chng Dave to David Grennan | D. Grennan | — |
Markus Griesser (astronomer) | 10 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
M. Griesser; amateur, Eschenberg Observatory, (bio-de) | M. Griesser | (11547) |
Ian P. Griffin | 28 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
I. P. Griffin; (bio-de) | I. P. Griffin; I. Griffin | — |
A. Grigsby | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Grigsby; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC | A. Grigsby | — |
Hannes Gröller | 8 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
H. Gröller; | H. Groeller; H. Gröller | — |
John Gross (astronomer) | 7 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
J. Gross; amateur | J. Gross | (33800) |
Arie William Grossman | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Grossman; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | A. Grossman | — |
Gavril Grueff | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Grueff; (bio-it) | G. Grueff | — |
C. Gualdoni | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Gualdoni; | C. Gualdoni | — |
Joan Guarro i Fló | 5 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
J. Guarro i Fló; (bio-it) | J. Guarro | — |
Daria Guidetti | 2 | 1978–pres. | ![]() |
D. Guidetti; | D. Guidetti | (27005) |
Ernesto Guido | 6 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
E. Guido; | E. Guido | (120361) |
Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis | 2 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
A. Gulbis; disc: MPC (parents) and MPC | A. Gulbis | (9525) |
Sun Guoyou | 2 | 1984–pres. | ![]() |
G. Sun; also Guoyou Sun, amateur, disc: C/2015 F5 (SWAN-XingMing), supernovae, novae, variable/double stars, planetary nebulae at Xingming Obs. | G. Sun | (546756) |
Cynthia Gustava | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Gustava; (bio-it) | C. Gustava | — |
Knut Anton Walter Gyllenberg | 1 | 1886–1952 | ![]() |
K. Gyllenberg; (bio-it) | K. Gyllenberg | — |
Bernhard Häusler | 1 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
B. Häusler; amateur, Src | B. Haeusler | — |
Olivier R. Hainaut | 12 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
O. R. Hainaut; | O. R. Hainaut; O. Hainaut | (14972) |
Mark Hammergren | 2 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
M. Hammergren; (bio-it) | M. Hammergren | (7917) |
Terry Handley | 7 | 1952–2015 | ![]() |
T. Handley; amateur | T. Handley | (16695) |
A. T. Hansen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. T. Hansen; Src | A. T. Hansen | — |
Leif Hansen (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Hansen; (bio-it) | L. Hansen | — |
M. W. Hansen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. W. Hansen; inferred | M. W. Hansen | — |
D. S. Hardage | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. S. Hardage; co-disc. w/ D. T. Durig, Cordell-Lorenz | D. S. Hardage | — |
Karl Ludwig Harding | 1 | 1765–1843 | ![]() |
K. Harding; disc: MPC | K. Harding | (2003) |
Eugene A. Harlan | 2 | 1921–2014 | ![]() |
E. A. Harlan; (bio-it) | E. A. Harlan | — |
Malcolm Hartley | 3 | 1947–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
M. Hartley; cometary discoveries, Siding Spring, UK Schmidt Telescope | M. Hartley | (4768) |
Johannes Franz Hartmann | 3 | 1865–1936 | ![]() |
J. Hartmann; unrelated to MPC | J. Hartmann | — |
Takashi Hasegawa | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Hasegawa; unrelated to MPC | T. Hasegawa | — |
Nariyasu Hashimoto | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Hashimoto; co-discoverer with #T. Sakamoto | N. Hashimoto | — |
Shuji Hayakawa | 41 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
S. Hayakawa; Syuji Hayakawa, (bio-it) | S. Hayakawa | (4647) |
David Healy (astronomer) | 231 | 1936–2011 | ![]() |
D. Healy; | D. Healy | (66479) |
Zsuzsanna Heiner | 15 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
Z. Heiner; (bio-de), (bio-eo), (bio-fr), (bio-it) | Z. Heiner | — |
Aren N. Heinze | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
A. N. Heinze; | A. N. Heinze | — |
Joseph Helffrich | 13 | 1890–1971 | ![]() |
J. Helffrich; | J. Helffrich | (2290) |
Eleanor F. Helin | 903 | 1932–2009 | ![]() |
E. F. Helin; | E. F. Helin | (3267) |
Stephan Hellmich | 9 | 1981–pres. | ![]() |
S. Hellmich; DLR–Asteroids and Comets, Src Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Img Archived 14 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine | S. Hellmich | (322577) |
Karl Ludwig Hencke | 2 | 1793–1866 | ![]() |
K. L. Hencke; | K. L. Hencke | (2005) |
Arne Henden | 1 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
A. Henden; | A. Henden | (33529) |
Prosper-Mathieu Henry | 7 | 1849–1903 | ![]() |
P. M. Henry; | P. M. Henry | — |
Paul-Pierre Henry | 7 | 1848–1905 | ![]() |
P. P. Henry; | P. P. Henry | — |
David R. Herald | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Herald; amateur | D. Herald | (3696) |
Carl W. Hergenrother | 33 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
C. W. Hergenrother; | C. W. Hergenrother | (3099) |
Kenneth E. Herkenhoff | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. Herkenhoff; (bio-it) | K. Herkenhoff | — |
Enrique Herrero | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Herrero; Institute of Space Sciences | E. Herrero | — |
Ejnar Hertzsprung | 2 | 1873–1967 | ![]() |
E. Hertzsprung; | E. Hertzsprung | (1693) |
Merrill Hess | 2 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
M. Hess; amateur | M. Hess | (162158) |
Michael Hibbs | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Hibbs; Mike Hibbs, (545829), Tarleton State University Obs. (I43) | M. Hibbs | — |
David Higgins (astronomer) | 1 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
D. Higgins; David J. Higgins; amateur, disc: MPC | D. Higgins | (33750) |
Richard E. Hill | 7 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
R. Hill; Richard Erik Hill, Richard Rik Hill, (bio-it), Src | R. Hill | (118945) |
John Russell Hind | 10 | 1823–1895 | ![]() |
J. R. Hind; | J. R. Hind | (1897) |
Tsutomu Hioki | 56 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Hioki; (bio-it) | T. Hioki | (5072) |
Masanori Hirasawa | 52 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Hirasawa; | M. Hirasawa | — |
Joe Hobart | 47 | 1944–pres. | ![]() |
J. Hobart; chng to Joseph R. Hobart | J. Hobart | (4225) |
Gabriella Hodosán | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Hodosán; inferred | G. Hodosan | — |
Sebastian F. Hönig | 571 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
S. F. Hönig; (bio-it), Src Archived 11 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine | S. F. Hoenig; S. Hoenig; S. F. Hönig | (51983) |
Cuno Hoffmeister | 5 | 1892–1968 | ![]() |
C. Hoffmeister; | C. Hoffmeister | (1726), (4183) |
Mark Holbrook | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
M. Holbrook; amateur, inferred | M. Holbrook | — |
Mark Hollands | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Hollands; | M. Hollands | — |
William Holliday (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
W. Holliday; inferred | W. Holliday | — |
Matthew J. Holman | 11 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
M. J. Holman; | M. J. Holman | (3666) |
Robert Holmes (astronomer) | 125 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
R. Holmes; Robert E. Holmes Jr., amateur, Astronomical Research Inst. (H21) Src, (bio-it) | R. Holmes | (5477) |
Henry E. Holt | 690 | 1929–2019 | ![]() |
H. E. Holt; | H. E. Holt | (4435) |
Paulo R. Holvorcem | 424 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
P. R. Holvorcem; Paulo Holvorcem | P. R. Holvorcem; P. Holvorcem | (13421) |
Ulrich Hopp | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
U. Hopp; (bio-it) | U. Hopp | — |
H. Hori | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Hori; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC.[3] | H. Hori | — |
Felix Hormuth | 117 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
F. Hormuth; | F. Hormuth | (10660) |
Kamil Hornoch | 1 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
K. Hornoch; amateur | K. Hornoch | (14124) |
Irwin K. Horowitz | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
I. Horowitz; (bio-it) | I. Horowitz | — |
Tara Houlden | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Houlden; with Emily Ross | T. Houlden | — |
Léo Houziaux | 3 | 1932–pres. | ![]() |
L. Houziaux; (bio-fr) | L. Houziaux | (24945) |
Meredith Howard | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Howard; inferred, unrelated to MPC | M. Howard | — |
Ellen Howell | 1 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
former wife of S. J. Bus; discoverer of comet 88P/Howell; DMP | E. Howell | (2735) |
Steve Howell | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Howell; PSI | S. Howell | — |
Xiangyao Hsiao | 17 | n.a. | ![]() |
X. Y. Hsiao; disc: MPC; grandfather 349785 | X. Y. Hsiao; H.-Y. Hsiao | — |
Edwin Hubble | 1 | 1889–1953 | ![]() |
E. Hubble; | E. Hubble | (2069) |
John Huchra | 1 | 1948–2010 | ![]() |
J. Huchra; | J. Huchra | (4656) |
Gary Hug | 340 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Hug; amateur | G. Hug | — |
Joseph Hunaerts | 2 | 1912–1979 | ![]() |
J. Hunaerts; Joseph J. Hunaerts, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-fr) | J. Hunaerts | — |
Kiichirō Furukawa | 92 | 1929–2016 | ![]() |
K. Furukawa; MPC-typo: Hurukawa | K. Hurukawa | (3425) |
Dieter Husar | 1 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
D. Husar; (bio-it) | D. Husar | (211343) |
Robert Hutsebaut | 10 | 1941–pres. | ![]() |
R. Hutsebaut; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Hutsebaut | (117572) |
Ho Seong Hwang | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. S. Hwang; | H. S. Hwang | — |
Giampiero Iatteri | 1 | 1941–2004 | ![]() |
G. Iatteri; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Iatteri | (29561) |
Jorge Iglesias Páramo | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Iglesias-Paramo; Jorge Iglesias-Páramo, co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu | J. Iglesias-Paramo | — |
Yasukazu Ikari | 20 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y. Ikari; (bio-it) | Y. Ikari | — |
Kustaa Aadolf Inkeri | 1 | 1908–1997 | ![]() |
K. Inkeri; (bio-it), unrelated to MPC | K. Inkeri | — |
Shigeru Inoda | 17 | 1955–2008 | ![]() |
S. Inoda; amateur, (bio-de) | S. Inoda | (5484) |
Masaru Inoue (astronomer) | 12 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Inoue; unrelated to 6637, (bio-it) | M. Inoue | — |
Sergei I. Ipatov | 8 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
S. I. Ipatov; Sergij Ivanovič Ipatov, Sergueï Ivanovitch Ipatov | S. I. Ipatov; S. Ipatov | (14360) |
Michael J. Irwin | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. J. Irwin; unrelated to 3959, (bio-fr) | M. J. Irwin; M. Irwin | — |
Koichi Itagaki | 3 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
K. Itagaki; amateur, (bio-it) | K. Itagaki | (14551) |
Kazuyoshi Itō | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. Itō; | K. Ito | — |
Miguel Itzigsohn | 15 | 18XX–1978 | ![]() |
M. Itzigsohn; (bio-es) | M. Itzigsohn | (1596) |
Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Ivanov; (alt. Nikolay Ivanov; Николай Иванов) unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | N. Ivanov | — |
Violeta G. Ivanova | 14 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. G. Ivanova; | V. G. Ivanova; V. Ivanova | (4365) |
Jurij Mykolajovyč Ivaščenko | 21 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
Y. Ivaščenko; Yuri Ivaščenko, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | Y. Ivashchenko | — |
Masayuki Iwamoto | 6 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
M. Iwamoto; | M. Iwamoto | (4951) |
Shun-ei Izumikawa | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Izumikawa; | S. Izumikawa | — |
Gerhard Jackisch | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Jackisch; (bio-it) | G. Jackisch | — |
Cyril Jackson (astronomer) | 72 | 1903–1988 | ![]() ![]() |
C. Jackson; | C. Jackson | (2193) |
Cristóvão Jacques (astronomer) | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Jacques; (bio-it) | C. Jacques | — |
Herve Jacquinot | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Jacquinot; Observatoire des Terres Blanches, (B26) | H. Jacquinot; H. JACQUINOT | — |
Jost Jahn | 9 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
J. Jahn; amateur, discovery of (471926) aka 2013 KN6 at (C95) SATINO Remote Obs.; Src; (bio-it) | J. Jahn | (10340) |
Quentin Jamieson | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
Q. Jamieson; | Q. Jamieson | — |
David James (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. James; first disc. (558168), co-disc. w/ #R. L. Allen | D. James | — |
Robert Jedicke | 9 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
R. Jedicke; 179P/Jedicke, 269P/Jedicke, (bio-it) | R. Jedicke | (5899) |
Hamilton M. Jeffers | 1 | 1893–1976 | ![]() |
H. M. Jeffers; Hamilton Moore Jeffers | H. M. Jeffers | (1934) |
Emmanuël Jehin | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Jehin; TRAPPIST, U Liège | E. Jehin | — |
Peter Jekabsons | 2 | 1943–1990 | ![]() |
P. Jekabsons; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Jekabsons | (3188) |
Benjamin Jekhowsky | 12 | 1881–1975 | ![]() ![]() |
B. Jekhovsky; | B. Jekhovsky | (1606) |
Kåre S. Jensen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. S. Jensen; (bio-it) | K. S. Jensen | — |
Poul Jensen (astronomer) | 98 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Jensen; at Brorfelde Observatory | P. Jensen | (5900) |
Young-Beom Jeon | 45 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y.-B. Jeon; | Y.-B. Jeon | — |
Youngmin JeongAhn | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
Y. JeongAhn; | Y. JeongAhn | — |
David C. Jewitt | 52 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
D. C. Jewitt; | D. C. Jewitt; D. J. Jewitt | (6434) |
Jin Zhangwei | 2 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
Z.-W. Jin; Zhang-Wei Jin, first disc: (263906), (bio-it) | Z.-W. Jin; Z. Jin | (546844) |
Ernest Leonard Johnson | 18 | 18xx–1977 | ![]() |
E. L. Johnson; | E. L. Johnson | — |
Michael L. Johnson | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. L. Johnson; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | M. L. Johnson | — |
David Jones (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Jones; La Palma (IAU, Bio) | D. Jones | — |
Gilbert R. Jones | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. R. Jones; inferred, disc: MPC | G. R. Jones | — |
Richard E. Jones | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. E. Jones; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | R. E. Jones | — |
Amy B. Jordan (astronomer) | 30 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. B. Jordan; | A. B. Jordan | — |
Charles W. Juels | 475 | 1944–2009 | ![]() |
C. W. Juels; amateur | C. W. Juels | (20135) |
Mario Jurić | 125 | 1979–pres. | ![]() |
M. Jurić; | M. Juric | — |
Anlaug Amanda Kaas | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. A. Kaas; | A. A. Kaas | — |
Tetsuo Kagawa | 115 | 1969–pres. | ![]() |
T. Kagawa; at Gekko Observatory | T. Kagawa | (6665) |
Franz Kaiser | 21 | 1891–1962 | ![]() |
F. Kaiser; Heidelberg astronomer | F. Kaiser | (3183) |
Watari Kakei | 3 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
W. Kakei; (bio-fr) | W. Kakei | — |
Dušan Kalmančok | 7 | 1945–pres. | ![]() |
D. Kalmančok; | D. Kalmancok | (29824) |
Lars Kamél | 2 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
L. Kamél; disc: MPC and MPC | L. Kamel | (4254) |
Karl Walter Kamper | 3 | 1941–1998 | ![]() |
K. W. Kamper; (bio-it) | K. W. Kamper | — |
Kiyotaka Kanai | 1 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
K. Kanai; amateur | K. Kanai | (26168) |
Ethan Kandler | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Kandler; (bio-it) | E. Kandler | — |
Jens Kandler | 25 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
J. Kandler; (bio-de) | J. Kandler; J. Kander | (8861) |
Hiroshi Kaneda | 705 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
H. Kaneda; orbit computer | H. Kaneda | (4677) |
David Alexander Kann | 1 | 1977–2023 | ![]() |
A. Kann; | A. Kann | — |
Lyudmila Karachkina | 130 | 1948–pres. | ![]() |
L. G. Karachkina; | L. G. Karachkina | (8019) |
Y. Karavaev | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y. Karavaev; | Y. Karavaev | — |
Stefan Karge | 61 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
S. Karge; amateur | S. Karge | (378917) |
Ádám Kárpáti | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
Á. Kárpáti; disc: MPC and MPC, unrelated to MPC | A. Karpati | — |
Galina Ričardovna Kastelʹ | 9 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
G. R. Kastelʹ; ITA astronomer, (bio-it) | G. R. Kastelʹ | (3982) |
Marc Kaschinski | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Kaschinski; Observatoire des Côtes-de-Meuse | M. Kaschinski | — |
John J. Kavelaars | 11 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
J. J. Kavelaars; | J. J. Kavelaars; J. Kavelaars | (154660) |
Kōyō Kawanishi | 13 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
K. Kawanishi; | K. Kawanishi | (5591) |
Nobuhiro Kawasato | 105 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Kawasato; | N. Kawasato | (4910) |
James Edward Keeler | 2 | 1857–1900 | ![]() |
J. E. Keeler; | J. E. Keeler | (2261) |
János Kelemen | 4 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
J. Kelemen; Piszkéstető Stn., Src, Src Archived 14 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine | J. Kelemen | (545784) |
Stephen Kent (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Kent; | S. Kent | — |
Susan D. Kern | 63 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
S. D. Kern; Susan D. Benecchi (née Kern), at Space Telescope Science Institute, (bio-it) | S. D. Kern; S. Kern | (21458) |
James W. Kessel | 26 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. W. Kessel; | J. W. Kessel | — |
B. Khafizov | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Khafizov; | B. Khafizov | — |
Pamela M. Kilmartin | 41 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. M. Kilmartin; | P. M. Kilmartin | (3907) |
Seung-Lee Kim | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S.-L. Kim; inferred | S.-L. Kim | — |
A. Király | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Király; | A. Kiraly | — |
Randolph L. Kirk | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Kirk; (bio-it) | R. Kirk | — |
Karsten Kirsch | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. Kirsch; co-disc: MPC, MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | K. Kirsch | — |
László L. Kiss | 56 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
L. Kiss; (bio-it) | L. Kiss | (113202) |
Minoru Kizawa | 12 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
M. Kizawa; | M. Kizawa | — |
Marcel Klein | 6 | 1984–pres. | ![]() |
M. Klein; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, Src[2] | M. Klein | — |
Arnold Richard Klemola | 16 | 1931–2019 | ![]() |
A. R. Klemola; (bio-de) | A. R. Klemola | (1723) |
Jan T. Kleyna | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Kleyna; (bio-it) | J. Kleyna | — |
Rainer Kling | 88 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
R. Kling; amateur, (bio-de) | R. Kling | (185639) |
Alain Klotz | 7 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
A. Klotz; amateur, (bio-fr) | A. Klotz | (10222) |
Mary Ellen Knewston | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Knewtson; (vs. Knewston), inferred, amateur | M. Knewtson | — |
Zoran Knežević (astronomer) | 1 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
Z. Knežević; | Z. Knezevic | (3900) |
André Knöfel | 18 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
A. Knöfel; amateur, (bio-de) | A. Knofel; A. Knöfel | (16438) |
Viktor Knorre | 4 | 1840–1919 | ![]() ![]() |
V. Knorre; Victor Karlovich Knorre | V. Knorre | (14339) |
Jurō Kobayashi | 2 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
J. Kobayashi; amateur, (bio-it) | J. Kobayashi | (6022) |
Takao Kobayashi | 2479 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
T. Kobayashi; | T. Kobayashi | (3500) |
Michal Kočer | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Kočer; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | M. Kocer | — |
Bernd Koch | 3 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
B. Koch; amateur, (bio-it) | B. Koch | (191494) |
Peter Kocher | 113 | 1939–pres. | ![]() |
P. Kocher; amateur, (bio-fr), HP | P. Kocher; Peter Kocher | (115950) |
Michael König | 2 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
M. König; amateur, disc: MPC, Src[2] | M. Koenig | — |
Luboš Kohoutek | 76 | 1935–2023 | ![]() |
L. Kohoutek; | L. Kohoutek | (1850) |
Masahiro Koishikawa | 19 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
M. Koishikawa; | M. Koishikawa | (6097) |
Takuo Kojima | 45 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
T. Kojima; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Kojima | (3644) |
Ales Kolář | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Kolář; disc: MPC and MPC, (differs from Jan Kolář MPC, MPC) | A. Kolar | — |
Eberhard Koldewey | 2 | 1937–pres. | ![]() |
E. Koldewey; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | E. Koldewey | (11352) |
Peter Kolény | 35 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Kolény; | P. Koleny | — |
Arthur König (astronomer) | 1 | 1895–1969 | ![]() |
A. König; son of Arthur Peter König, (bio-it) | A. Konig | (3815) |
August Kopff | 68 | 1882–1960 | ![]() |
A. Kopff; | A. Kopff | (1631) |
Korado Korlević | 1295 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
K. Korlević; amateur | K. Korlevic | (10201) |
Leonard Kornoš | 37 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
L. Kornoš; (bio-it) | L. Kornos | (23899) |
Stanislav Alexandrovich Korotkiy | 2 | 1983–pres. | ![]() |
S. Korotkiy; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Korotkiy | (231649) |
Hiroki Kosai | 93 | 1933–pres. | ![]() |
H. Kosai; at Tokyo Astronomical Observatory | H. Kosai | (3370) |
Alexander Kostin | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Kostin; (Houston, TX, U.S.), comets | A. Kostin | — |
Michael C. Kotson | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. C. Kotson; (CV) | M. C. Kotson | — |
Georgiy U. Koval'chuk | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Koval'chuk; disc: MPC and MPC | G. Kovalchuk | — |
Charles T. Kowal | 22 | 1940–2011 | ![]() |
C. T. Kowal; Charles Thomas Kowal | C. T. Kowal | — |
Richard Kowalski | 14 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
R. A. Kowalski; disc: MPC | R. A. Kowalski | (7392) |
Rainer Kracht | 3 | 1948–pres. | ![]() |
R. Kracht; amateur, HP, (bio-it) | R. Kracht | (234761) |
Thilo Kranz | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Kranz; Src Archived 19 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine | T. Kranz | — |
Rainer Kresken | 13 | n.a | ![]() |
R. Kresken; disc: MPC | R. Kresken | — |
Mike Kretlow | 8 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
M. Kretlow; (bio-it)[2] | M. Kretlow | (9938) |
Charles J. Krieger | 1 | 1898–pres. | ![]() |
C. J. Krieger; Charles John Krieger, (bio-it) | C. J. Krieger | — |
A. Kriete | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Kriete; inferred | A. Kriete | — |
Richard Kron | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Kron; | R. Kron | — |
Timur Valer'evič Krjačko | 104 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
T. V. Kryachko; amateur, (bio-it) | T. V. Kryachko; T. Kryachko; c. Kryachko | (269589) |
Marcin Kubiak | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Kubiak; | M. Kubiak | — |
Jeremy Martin Kubica | 22 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Kubica; disc: MPC | J. Kubica | — |
Kazuo Kubokawa | 1 | 1903–1943 | ![]() |
K. Kubokawa; | K. Kubokawa | (6140) |
François Kugel | 410 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
F. Kugel; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix (A77) | F. Kugel; C. R. F. Kugel | (120375) |
Zoltán Kuli | 161 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
Z. Kuli; Zoltán "Zoli" Kuli, amateur astronomer, Src | Z. Kuli | (257211) |
György Kulin | 21 | 1905–1989 | ![]() |
G. Kulin; | G. Kulin | (3019) |
Pratibha Kumar | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Kumar; wife of V. Reddy, disc: MPC, MPC and MPC, Src, Src | P. Kumar | — |
Nikolaj Efimovič Kuročkin | 2 | 1923–2003 | ![]() |
N. E. Kuročkin; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | N. E. Kurochkin | — |
Hirohisa Kurosaki | 13 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
H. Kurosaki; | H. Kurosaki | (23938) |
Stefan Kürti | 9 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
S. Kürti; amateur, Src | S. Kurti | (132798) |
Lothar Kurtze | 1 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
L. Kurtze; amateur,[2] | L. Kurtze | — |
Reiki Kushida | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Kushida; amateur, wife of Y. Kushida, disc: MPC | R. Kushida | (5239) |
Yoshio Kushida | 56 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
Y. Kushida; amateur, husband of R. Kushida | Y. Kushida | (5605) |
Michał Kusiak | 23 | 1986–pres. | ![]() |
M. Kusiak; Src | M. Kusiak | (376574) |
Peter Kušnirák | 294 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
P. Kušnirák; | P. Kusnirak; P. Kušnirák | (17260) |
Jaroslav Květoň | 2 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
J. Květoň; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | J. Kveton | — |
Andrzej Kwiek | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Kwiek; disc: MPC, (bio-fr) | A. Kwiek | — |
Dmytro Kyrylenko | 1 | 1985–pres. | ![]() |
D. Kyrylenko; at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | D. Kyrylenko | (281459) |
Peter Kyrylenko | 15 | 1987–pres. | ![]() |
P. Kyrylenko; at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | P. Kyrylenko | (281459) |
Juan Lacruz | 64 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Lacruz; (bio-it) | J. Lacruz | — |
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist | 146 | 1944–pres. | ![]() |
C.-I. Lagerkvist; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory | C.-I. Lagerkvist; C. Lagerkvist | (2875) |
Joanny-Philippe Lagrula | 1 | 1870–1941 | ![]() |
J. Lagrula; disc: MPC | J. Lagrula | (1412) |
Luciano Lai | 13 | 1948–pres. | ![]() |
L. Lai; (bio-it) | L. Lai | (11100) |
Peter B. Lake | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. B. Lake; amateur | P. B. Lake | — |
Carl Otto Lampland | 1 | 1873–1951 | ![]() |
C. O. Lampland; disc: MPC | C. O. Lampland | (1767) |
Werner Landgraf | 7 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
W. Landgraf; | W. Landgraf | (3132) |
Marco Langbroek | 1 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
M. Langbroek; | M. Langbroek | (183294) |
Jeffrey A. Larsen | 2 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
J. A. Larsen; (bio-fr) | J. A. Larsen | (7657) |
Stephen M. Larson | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. M. Larson; (bio-fr) | S. M. Larson | (3690) |
Tod R. Lauer | 2 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
T. Lauer; Tod Richard Lauer | T. Lauer | (3135) |
Vygandas Laugalys | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Laugalys; (bio-it) | V. Laugalys | — |
Marguerite Laugier | 21 | 1896–1976 | ![]() |
M. Laugier; | M. Laugier | (1597) |
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent | 1 | 1823–1900 | ![]() |
J. J. P. Laurent; "J.J.P." vs "J.", disc: MPC, (bio-fr) | J. J. P. Laurent | (162) |
Stephen P. Laurie | 50 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. P. Laurie; amateur | S. P. Laurie | — |
Kenneth J. Lawrence | 33 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
K. J. Lawrence; of Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey | K. J. Lawrence | (4969) |
Susannah Lazar | 1 | 1982–pres. | ![]() |
S. Lazar; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Lazar | — |
Charles le Morvan | 1 | 1865–1933 | ![]() |
C. le Morvan; disc: MPC, (bio-fr) | C. le Morvan | — |
Carlos Leal (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Leal; unrelated to 19426, (bio-fr) | C. Leal | — |
Byung-Chol Lee | 37 | n.a. | ![]() |
B.-C. Lee; (bio-it) | B.-C. Lee | — |
L. Lee | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Lee; inferred | L. Lee | — |
Ho Lee | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Lee; | H. Lee | — |
Tae-Hyung Lee | 1 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
T. H. Lee; (bio-it) | T. H. Lee | — |
Jonathan P. Leech | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. P. Leech; inferred | J. P. Leech | — |
Gerhard Lehmann | 23 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
G. Lehmann; amateur, (bio-de) | G. Lehmann | (8853) |
Hubert Lehmann | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Lehmann; | H. Lehmann | — |
Cassandra Lejoly | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
C. Lejoly; Spacewatch | C. Lejoly | (199261) |
Gregory J. Leonard | 11 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. J. Leonard; (bio-it) | G. J. Leonard | — |
Riccardo Leoni | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Leoni; | R. Leoni | — |
Otto Lesser | 1 | 1830–1887 | ![]() |
O. Lesser; disc: MPC | O. Lesser | — |
Ken Levin | 11 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
K. Levin; physicist and amateur at BlackBird Obs. (H08) | K. Levin | (99862) |
Stephen Levine (astronomer) | 1 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
S. Levine; Stephen E. Levine | S. Levine | (19123) |
David H. Levy | 65 | 1948–pres. | ![]() |
D. H. Levy; | D. H. Levy; D. Levy | (3673) |
Wendee Levy | 4 | 1948–2022 | ![]() |
W. Levy; Wendee Esther Wallach Levy, wife of D. H. Levy, (bio-it) | W. Levy | (6485) |
Ting X. Liao | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
X. Liao; inferred | X. Liao | — |
Javier Licandro | 1 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
J. Licandro; co-disc. w/ R. Gil-Hutton | J. Licandro | (17919) |
William Liller | 2 | 1927–pres. | ![]() |
W. Liller; | W. Liller | (3222) |
Lin Qisheng (astronomer) | 65 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
C.-S. Lin; a.k.a. Lin Chi-Sheng, (bio-it) | C.-S. Lin; C. S. Lin | (175451) |
Hung-Chin Lin | 88 | n.a. | ![]() |
H.-C. Lin; (林宏欽), | H.-C. Lin | — |
Tyler Linder | 2 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
T. Linder; | T. Linder | — |
B. Linderholm | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Linderholm; also see #R. Linderholm | B. Linderholm | — |
Robert Linderholm | 26 | 1933–2013 | ![]() |
R. Linderholm; | R. Linderholm | — |
Bernadet Linero | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Linero; | B. Linero | — |
V. Linkov | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Linkov; co-disc. #K. Polyakov | V. Linkov | — |
Tim Lister (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Lister; (544116); Las Cumbres Obs.; Src | T. Lister | — |
Karl Lohnert | 4 | 1885–1944 | ![]() |
K. Lohnert; Karl Julius Lohnert, (bio-it) | K. Lohnert | (11434) |
A. Lokalov | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Lokalov; disc: MPC | A. Lokalov | — |
Vladimir O. Lokot' | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Lokot'; disc: MPC and MPC | V. Lokot | — |
Penélope Longa-Peña | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
P. Longa-Pena; Universidad de Antofagasta | P. Longa-Pena | — |
Dinesh Loomba | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Loomba; Src | D. Loomba | — |
Álvaro López-García | 12 | 1941–pres. | ![]() |
Á. López-G.; (bio-it) | A. Lopez | (4657) |
Ángel López Jiménez | 58 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
Á. López J.; (bio-it) | A. Lopez | — |
Jean-Marie Lopez | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
J.-M. Lopez; amateur | J.-M. Lopez; J. M. Lopez; J. Lopez | — |
Joachim Lorenz | 6 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
J. Lorenz; amateur, disc: MPC,[2] | J. Lorenz | — |
Wilhelm Lorenz (astronomer) | 4 | 1886–1918 | ![]() |
W. Lorenz; Karl Wilhelm Lorenz, (bio-it), (bio-de) | W. Lorenz | — |
Miklós Lovas | 2 | 1931–pres. | ![]() |
M. Lovas; at Konkoly Observatory, (bio-it) | M. Lovas | (73511) |
Jessica Lovering | 25 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. R. Lovering; Jessica R. Lovering, co-disc.: (542277) and (542433), CV | J. R. Lovering | — |
Andrew Lowe | 511 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
A. Lowe; amateur, orbit computer, (bio-it), HP | A. Lowe | (4091) |
Percival Lowell | 1 | 1855–1916 | ![]() |
P. Lowell; disc: MPC | P. Lowell | (1886) |
Paul Luckas | 2 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
P. Luckas; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Luckas | (131186) |
Christian B. Luginbuhl | 3 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
C. B. Luginbuhl; (bio-it) | C. B. Luginbuhl | (7393) |
Kjell Lundgren | 2 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
K. Lundgren; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory | K. Lundgren | (11934) |
Federica Luppi | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Luppi; | F. Luppi | — |
Robert Luther | 24 | 1822–1900 | ![]() |
R. Luther; | R. Luther | (1303) |
Jane Luu | 39 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
J. X. Luu; | J. X. Luu | (5430) |
Lucas M. Macri | 1 | 1972–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
L. Macri; (bio-it) | L. Macri | — |
Hiroshi Maeno | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Maeno; (bio-it) | H. Maeno | — |
John Mahony (astronomer) | 10 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Mahony; amateur, Src Archived 14 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine | J. Mahony | — |
Marie Mahrová | 4 | 1947–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
M. Mahrová; (bio-it) | M. Mahrova | — |
Renu Malhotra | 1 | 1961–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
R. Malhotra; | R. Malhotra | (6698) |
Franco Mallia | 15 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
F. Mallia; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Mallia | (21685) |
Francesco Manca | 26 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
F. Manca; amateur | F. Manca | (15460) |
Jan Karel Mánek | 1 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
J. Manek; amateur | J. Manek | (22697) |
Brian G. W. Manning | 19 | 1926–2011 | ![]() |
B. G. W. Manning; amateur | B. G. W. Manning | (3698) |
Massimiliano Mannucci | 1 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
M. Mannucci; amateur, unrelated to MPC; (bio-it) | M. Mannucci | — |
José Manteca | 13 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
J. Manteca; Pepe Manteca, (bio-it) | J. Manteca | (542926) |
Ilan Manulis | 1 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
I. Manulis; inferred | I. Manulis | (13615) |
Frédéric Maréchal | 2 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
F. Maréchal; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Marechal | — |
Wladimiro Marinello | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
W. Marinello; amateur, (bio-it) | W. Marinello | (229836) |
Mark Scott Marley | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. S. Marley; (bio-it) | M. S. Marley | — |
Brian G. Marsden | 1 | 1937–2010 | ![]() |
B. G. Marsden; | B. G. Marsden | (1877) |
Albert Marth | 1 | 1828–1897 | ![]() |
A. Marth; disc: MPC | A. Marth | — |
Axel Martin | 3 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
A. Martin; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Martin | (15924) |
Pierre Martin (astronomer) | 1 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
P. Martin; Rene Pierre Martin, CFHT/WIYN Src | P. Martin | (59964) |
Terry Martin (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Martin; Src Archived 17 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine | T. Martin | — |
Carlos T. Martinez | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. T. Martinez; Src | C. T. Martinez; C. Martinez | — |
Gábor Marton (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Marton; (IAU) | G. Marton | — |
Gianluca Masi | 30 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
G. Masi; discoverer of variable stars | G. Masi | (21795) |
Joseph Masiero | 63 | 1982–pres. | ![]() |
J. Masiero; | J. Masiero | (8255) |
Egisto Masotti | 3 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
E. Masotti; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Masotti | (22401) |
Adam Massinger | 7 | 1888–1914 | ![]() |
A. Massinger; (bio-de) | A. Massinger | (760) |
Giuseppe Massone | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Massone; inferred | G. Massone | — |
Ronald A. Mastaler | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Mastaler; | R. Mastaler; R. A. Mastaler | — |
Mary Alice Mathison | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. A. Mathison; inferred, (bio-it) | M. A. Mathison | — |
Stanislav Matičič | 16 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Matičič; inferred | S. Maticic; S. Matičič | — |
Damir Matković | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Matković; (bio-it) | D. Matkovic | — |
Robert D. Matson | 189 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
R. Matson; Robert Matson, Rob Matson, (bio-it) | R. Matson | (73491) |
Masanori Matsuyama | 19 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
M. Matsuyama; amateur, Japanese: 松山正則, (bio-de) | M. Matsuyama | (4844) |
Daniel Matter | 7 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Matter | (59833) |
Alain Maury | 9 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
A. Maury; | A. Maury | (3780) |
Deronda Mayes | 1 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
D. Mayes; inferred | D. Mayes | (201777) |
Emiliano Mazzoni | 2 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
E. Mazzoni; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Mazzoni | (49469) |
Michele Mazzucato | 6 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
M. Mazzucato; Michele T. Mazzucato, (bio-it) | M. Mazzucato | (35461) |
John V. McClusky | 157 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. V. McClusky; | J. V. McClusky; J. McClusky | — |
Billy D. McCormack | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. D. McCormack; | B. D. McCormack | — |
Jennie McCormick | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. McCormick; | J. McCormick | — |
Alric D. McDermott | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. D. McDermott; | A. D. McDermott | — |
David McDonald (astronomer) | 2 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
D. McDonald; Dave McDonald, amateur | D. McDonald | (21782) |
Stephen W. McDonald | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. McDonald; | S. McDonald | — |
James E. McGaha | 6 | 1946–pres. | ![]() |
J. McGaha; amateur, (bio-it) | J. McGaha | (10036) |
P. McKenzie | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. McKenzie; inferred | P. McKenzie | — |
David McLeish (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. McLeish; (bio-it) | D. McLeish | — |
Robert H. McNaught | 491 | 1956–pres. | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
R. H. McNaught; | R. H. McNaught | (3173) |
Jeffrey S. Medkeff | 10 | 1968–2008 | ![]() |
J. Medkeff; | J. Medkeff | (41450) |
Karen Jean Meech | 15 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
K. J. Meech; | K. J. Meech; K. Meech | (4367) |
Carol Neese | 1 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
C. Neese; Carol Lynn Neese, MPC-typo: Meese | C. Meese | (9211) |
Denis Mégevand | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Megevand; Geneva Obs., HARPS, Src | D. Megevand | — |
Sven Melchert | 2 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
S. Melchert; amateur,[2] Guidestar (A17), disc: MPC and MPC with Mark Emmerich | S. Melchert | — |
Philibert Jacques Melotte | 1 | 1880–1961 | ![]() |
P. Melotte; disc: MPC | P. Melotte | — |
J. Dave Mendenhall | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. D. Mendenhall; (bio-it) | J. D. Mendenhall | — |
Jean-Claude Merlin | 75 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
J.-C. Merlin; (bio-fr) | J.-C. Merlin | (57658) |
Szabolcs Mészáros | 5 | 1981–pres. | ![]() |
S. Mészáros; (bio-it) | S. Meszaros | — |
Joel Hastings Metcalf | 41 | 1866–1925 | ![]() |
J. H. Metcalf; | J. H. Metcalf | (726), (792) |
Natalʹja Vitalʹevna Metlova | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. V. Metlova; (bio-it) | N. V. Metlova | — |
Michel Meunier | 1 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
M. Meunier; amateur, (bio-it), C/1997 J2 (Meunier–Dupouy) | M. Meunier | (37848) |
Erich Meyer | 22 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
E. Meyer; amateur | E. Meyer | (7940) |
Maik Meyer | 16 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
M. Meyer; amateur, (bio-de), Src | M. Meyer | (52005) |
J. Michaud | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Michaud; inferred | J. Michaud | — |
Marco Micheli | 23 | 1983–pres. | ![]() |
M. Micheli; ESA/Pan-STARRS1 (news-it), (bio-it) | M. Micheli | (10277) |
René Michelsen | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Michelsen; | R. Michelsen | (10285) |
Celina Mikolajczak | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Mikolajczak; (bio-it) | C. Mikolajczak | — |
Blaž Mikuž | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh | B. Mikuz; B. Mikuž | — |
Herman Mikuž | 32 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh, (bio-it) | H. Mikuz; H. Mikuž | — |
R. Miles | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Miles; inferred | R. Miles | — |
Robert L. Millis | 129 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Millis; occultation, at Lowell Observatory, (bio-it), (bio-fr) | R. Millis; R. L. Millis | (2659) |
Elia Millosevich | 2 | 1848–1919 | ![]() |
E. Millosevich; | E. Millosevich | (69961) |
Matt Mills (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Mills; inferred | M. Mills | — |
Rudolph Minkowski | 1 | 1895–1976 | ![]() |
R. Minkowski; | R. Minkowski | (11770) |
Alberto Miranda | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Miranda; co-disc #I. P. Griffin | A. Miranda | — |
Marina N. Mishina | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Mishina; | M. Mishina | — |
Tetsuyasu Mitani | 1 | 1927–2004 | ![]() |
T. Mitani; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | T. Mitani | (3289) |
Seidai Miyasaka | 4 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
S. Miyasaka; | S. Miyasaka | (3555) |
Takashi Mizuno (astronomer) | 1 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
T. Mizuno; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Mizuno | (6392) |
Yoshikane Mizuno | 52 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
Y. Mizuno; at Kani Observatory | Y. Mizuno | (4541) |
Teo Močnik | 1 | 1989–pres. | ![]() |
T. Močnik; CV | T. Mocnik | (579890) |
Marko Moilanen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Moilanen; (bio-it) | M. Moilanen | — |
Lawrence Alan Molnar | 86 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
L. A. Molnar; (bio-it) | L. A. Molnar; L. Molnar | (8245) |
Jean Montanne | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Montanne; (bio-it) | J. Montanne | — |
Nico Montigiani | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Montigiani; (bio-it) | N. Montigiani | — |
Didier Morata | 1 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
D. Morata; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Morata | (14643) |
Stéphane Morata | 1 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
S. Morata; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Morata | (14643) |
Zdeněk Moravec | 94 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
Z. Moravec; | Z. Moravec | — |
Hiroshi Mori (astronomer) | 45 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
H. Mori; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Mori | (19190) |
Paul Mortfield | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Mortfield; | P. Mortfield | — |
Nicholas Moskovitz | 1 | 1981–pres. | ![]() |
N. Moskovitz; | N. Moskovitz | (8254) |
Patrick M. Motl | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. M. Motl; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | P. M. Motl | — |
Stefano Mottola | 21 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Mottola; (bio-it) | S. Mottola | (5388) |
Antonín Mrkos | 274 | 1918–1996 | ![]() |
A. Mrkos; at Kleť Observatory | A. Mrkos | (1832) |
Jean Mueller | 13 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
J. E. Mueller; at Second Palomar Sky Survey | J. E. Mueller | (4031) |
Masaru Mukai | 13 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
M. Mukai; unrelated to 4750 | M. Mukai | — |
Gustavo Muler | 25 | 1967–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
G. Muler; | G. Muler | (458063) |
John-Derral Mulholland | 1 | 1934–2008 | ![]() |
J.-D. Mulholland; (bio-it) | J. D. Mulholland | — |
Ulisse Munari | 49 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
U. Munari; at the Astronomical Observatories of Padua and Asiago | U. Munari | (7599) |
J. Muñoz | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Muñoz; inferred, (Manteca-it) | J. Munoz | — |
Osamu Muramatsu | 73 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
O. Muramatsu; | O. Muramatsu | (5606) |
Juan Carlos Muzzio | 2 | 1946–pres. | ![]() |
J. C. Muzzio; at La Plata Institute of Astrophysics, (bio-it) | J. C. Muzzio | (6505) |
Atsushi Nakajima (astronomer) | 15 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Nakajima; disc: MPC | A. Nakajima | — |
Akimasa Nakamura | 112 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
A. Nakamura; at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory | A. Nakamura | (10633) |
Tsuko Nakamura | 3 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
T. Nakamura; (bio-it) | T. Nakamura | (6599) |
Akio Nakanishi | 3 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
A. Nakanishi; amateur | A. Nakanishi | (8702) |
Orlando A. Naranjo | 38 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
O. A. Naranjo; (bio-it) | O. A. Naranjo | — |
Michael Nassir | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Nassir; | M. Nassir | — |
Akira Natori | 32 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
A. Natori; at Nihondaira Observatory, (bio-it) | A. Natori | (5520) |
Ramón Naves | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Naves; amateur at Montcabrer Observatory; not Carl Rod Nave | R. Naves | — |
Edgar Rangel Netto | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. R. Netto; at Valongo Observatory, (bio-de) | E. R. Netto | (3175) |
Grigory Neujmin | 74 | 1885–1946 | ![]() ![]() |
G. N. Neujmin; | G. N. Neujmin | (1129) |
Vitali Nevski | 15 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
V. Nevski; amateur, (B42), image, Comet ISON, alt: Vitaliy Nevskiy and Vitaly Nevsky | V. Nevski | — |
M. Nicholson | 1 | n/a | ![]() |
M. Nicholson; | M. Nicholson | — |
Phil Nicholson | 1 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
P. Nicholson; Philip D. Nicholson, Sycorax | P. Nicholson | (7220) |
Seth Barnes Nicholson | 2 | 1891–1963 | ![]() |
S. B. Nicholson; disc: MPC and MPC | S. B. Nicholson | (1831) |
Tsuneo Niijima | 32 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
T. Niijima; amateur | T. Niijima | (5507) |
Kota Nishiyama | 6 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
K. Nishiyama; Nishiyama Kota, Bisei Spaceguard Center | K. Nishiyama | (23955) |
V. L. Nixon | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. L. Nixon; | V. L. Nixon | — |
Michael C. Nolan | 1 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
M. C. Nolan; at Arecibo Observatory, (bio-it) | M. C. Nolan | (9537) |
Jaume Nomen | 55 | 1960–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
J. Nomen; at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca | J. Nomen | (56561) |
Toshiro Nomura | 13 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
T. Nomura; | T. Nomura | (6559) |
Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | H. U. Norgaard-Nielsen | — |
Artyom Novichonok | 26 | 1988–pres. | ![]() |
A. Novichonok; Comet ISON, Src | A. Novichonok; A. O. Novichonok | — |
Andrew J. Noymer | 7 | 1971–pres. | ![]() |
A. J. Noymer; (bio-it) | A. J. Noymer | (4956) |
Donal O'Ceallaigh | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. O'Ceallaigh; Src | D. O'Ceallaigh | — |
Erwin Obermair | 7 | 1946–2017 | ![]() |
E. Obermair; amateur | E. Obermair | (9236) |
Pieter van Oers | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. v. Oers; | P. v. Oers | — |
Eran O. Ofek | 1 | 1972–pres | ![]() |
E. O. Ofek; HP | E. O. Ofek | (32436) |
Warren B. Offutt | 18 | 1928–2017 | ![]() |
W. Offutt; | W. Offutt | (7639) |
Youhei Ohba | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y. Ohba; at ISAS | Y. Ohba | — |
Okuro Oikawa | 8 | 1896–1980 | ![]() |
O. Oikawa; | O. Oikawa | (2667) |
Gregory Wayne Ojakangas | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Ojakangas; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | G. Ojakangas | — |
Arto Oksanen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Oksanen; amateur | A. Oksanen | — |
Shin-ichiro Okumura | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Okumura; Bisei SG, IAU | S. Okumura | — |
Tomimaru Okuni | 130 | 1931–pres. | ![]() |
T. Okuni; amateur | T. Okuni | (7769) |
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers | 2 | 1758–1840 | ![]() |
H. W. Olbers; | H. W. Olbers | (1002) |
R. M. Olivera | 3 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
R. M. Olivera; amateur, also see § J. M. Bosch | R. M. Olivera; R. Olivera | — |
C. Michelle Olmstead | 46 | 1969–pres. | ![]() |
C. M. Olmstead; at Lowell Observatory | C. M. Olmstead | (3287) |
Andrey Oreshko | 41 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Oreshko; (also see Timur Kryachko and 2012 YQ1 | A. Oreshko | — |
Csilla Orgel | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Orgel; inferred | C. Orgel | — |
José Luis Ortiz Moreno | 2 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
J. L. Ortiz; disc: MPC, unofficial discoverer Haumea | J. L. Ortiz | (4436) |
Michel Ory | 251 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
M. Ory; amateur | M. Ory | (67979) |
Yoshiaki Oshima | 61 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
Y. Oshima; at Gekko Observatory | Y. Oshima | (5592) |
David J. Osip | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. J. Osip; Las Campanas Observatory | D. J. Osip | — |
P. Ostafijchuk | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Ostafijchuk; Andrushivka Observatory | P. Ostafijchuk | — |
Liisi Oterma | 54 | 1915–2001 | ![]() |
L. Oterma; at Turku Observatory | L. Oterma | (1529) |
Iván Oteo Gómez | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
I. Oteo; | I. Oteo | — |
Satoru Otomo | 148 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
S. Otomo; amateur | S. Otomo | (3911) |
Rafael Pacheco | 57 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
R. Pacheco; amateur | R. Pacheco | (25001) |
Deborah Lynne Padgett | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Padgett; inferred | D. Padgett | — |
András Pál (astronomer) | 14 | 1981–pres. | ![]() |
A. Pál; (549663) (549961) | A. Pal; A. Pál | (11459) |
Johann Palisa | 122 | 1848–1925 | ![]() |
J. Palisa; | J. Palisa | (914) |
Ernesto Palomba | 2 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
E. Palomba; disc: MPC and MPC | E. Palomba | (95951) |
Amanda Papadimos | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Papadimos; inferred | A. Papadimos | — |
L. M. Parham | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. M. Parham; inferred | L. M. Parham | — |
Sensi Pastor | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Pastor; La Murta Observatory (J76) | S. Pastor | — |
Praskov'ja Georgievna Parchomenko | 2 | 1886–1970 | ![]() ![]() |
P. Parchomenko; Praskoviya Georgievna Parchomenko, (bio-it) | P. Parchomenko | (1857) |
John Anthony Paquette | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Paquette; inferred | A. Paquette | — |
Yun-Ho Park | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y.-H. Park; (bio-it) | Y.-H. Park | — |
Joel W. Parker | 3 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
J. W. Parker; at Southwest Research Institute, inferred | J. W. Parker; J. Wm. Parker | (13751) |
Quentin A. Parker | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
Q. A. Parker; Quentin Andrew Parker, Siding Spring, disc.: comet 119P/Parker–Hartley Src | Q. A. Parker | — |
Murat Parmaksizoglu | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Parmaksizoglu; | M. Parmaksizoglu | — |
Alois Paroubek | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Paroubek; (bio-it) | A. Paroubek | — |
André Patry | 9 | 1902–1967 | ![]() |
A. Patry; at Nice Observatory | A. Patry | (1601) |
Thierry Pauwels | 152 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
T. Pauwels; at Uccle Observatory | T. Pauwels | (12761) |
Thomas Payer | 4 | 1978–pres. | ![]() |
T. Payer; amateur,[2] | T. Payer | — |
Fernando Pedichini | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Pedichini; | F. Pedichini | — |
Jean-Claude Pelle | 10 | 1942–pres. | ![]() |
J.-C. Pelle; Jean Claude George Pelle, amateur, (bio-fr) | J. C. Pelle | (84011) |
Matthew T. Penny | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. T. Penny; | M. T. Penny | — |
Randy Pepper | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Pepper; amateur, Fort Bend Astronomy Club, (bio-it) | R. Pepper | — |
Zenón M. Pereyra | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
Z. Pereyra; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | Z. Pereyra | — |
Davide Perna | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Perna; | D. Perna | — |
Bernard Pernier | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Pernier; Geneva Obs. | B. Pernier | — |
Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | 6 | 1845–1904 | ![]() |
J. Perrotin; | J. Perrotin | (1515) |
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | 48 | 1813–1890 | ![]() ![]() |
C. H. F. Peters; | C. H. F. Peters | (100007) |
George Henry Peters | 3 | 1863–1947 | ![]() |
G. H. Peters; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine | G. H. Peters | — |
Jean-Marc Petit[dubious – discuss] | 7 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
J.-M. Petit; (bio-fr) | J.-M. Petit; J. Petit | (7740) |
Enrico Pettarin | 1 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
E. Pettarin; amateur | E. Pettarin | (7258) |
Holly Phaneuf | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Phaneuf; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Phaneuf | — |
Jeffrey L. Phinney | 4 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
J. Phinney; disc: MPC, MPC, MPC and MPC | J. Phinney | (46793) |
Franco Piani | 1 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
F. Piani; amateur | F. Piani | (10573) |
Giuseppe Piazzi | 1 | 1746–1826 | ![]() |
G. Piazzi; disc: Ceres | G. Piazzi | (1000) |
Paolo Pietrapiana | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Pietrapriana; amateur, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | P. Pietrapiana | — |
Michael Pietschnig | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Pietschnig; amateur, Src Archived 11 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine | M. Pietschnig | — |
Giuliano Pignata | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Pignata; ADAS | G. Pignata | — |
Jana Pittichová | 9 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
J. Pittichová; inferred | J. Pittichova; J. Pittichová | (20187) |
Guido Pizarro (astronomer) | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Pizarro; brother of Oscar Pizarro, at La Silla, (bio-it) | G. Pizarro | (4609) |
Oscar Pizarro | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
O. Pizarro; brother of Guido Pizarro, (bio-it) | O. Pizarro | (4609) |
Gianpaolo Pizzetti | 4 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
G. P. Pizzetti; amateur, (bio-it) | G. P. Pizzetti; G. Pizzetti | (233559) |
John Platt (computer scientist) | 2 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
J. Platt; | J. Platt | — |
C. E. Plunkett | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. E. Plunkett; inferred | C. E. Plunkett | — |
G. A. Plyugin | 7 | 1925–pres. | ![]() |
G. A. Plyugin; Gurij Antonovič Pljugin, (bio-it) | G. A. Plyugin | — |
Regina Podstanická | 1 | 1928–2000 | ![]() |
R. Podstanická; | R. Podstanicka | — |
N. R. Pogson | 8 | 1829–1891 | ![]() |
N. R. Pogson; Norman Robert Pogson | N. R. Pogson | (1830) |
Radosław Poleski | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Poleski; | R. Poleski | — |
David Polishook | 16 | 1976–pres. | ![]() |
D. Polishook; David L. Polishook, MIT and Tel Aviv University, (bio-it) | D. Polishook | (8464) |
Isidre Pòlit | 1 | 1880–1958 | ![]() ![]() |
I. Pòlit; Isidre Pòlit i Boixareu, (bio-it) | I. Polit | (1708) |
Christian Pollas | 26 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
C. Pollas; at Côte d'Azur Observatory, (bio-fr) | C. Pollas | (4892) |
K. Polyakov | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. Polyakov; co-disc. #V. Linkov | K. Polyakov | — |
Hejno Iogannović Potter | 1 | 1929–2007 | ![]() |
H. Potter; Kheino Potter, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | H. Potter | (7320) |
Francisco Pozo | 1 | 1986–pres. | ![]() |
F. Pozo; Francisco Javier Pozo Núñez, (bio-es), | F. Pozo | — |
Valentino Pozzoli | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Pozzoli; inferred | V. Pozzoli | — |
Alexander Pravda | 52 | 1961–pres. | ![]() |
A. Pravda; (bio-it) | A. Pravda | (60972) |
Petr Pravec | 355 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
P. Pravec; | P. Pravec | (4790) |
Donald P. Pray | 3 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
D. P. Pray; at Carbuncle Hill Obs.Src and Sugarloaf Obs. Src, (bio-it) | D. P. Pray | (35364) |
Christopher J. Pritchet | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
C. J. Pritchet; | C. J. Pritchet | — |
Gerrit Proffe | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Proffe; DLR inferred | G. Proffe | — |
Enrico Prosperi | 1 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
E. Prosperi; Castelmartini Obs. (160) | E. Prosperi | (33010) |
S. Prosperi | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Prosperi; | S. Prosperi | — |
Milorad B. Protić | 7 | 1911–2001 | ![]() |
M. B. Protić; | M. B. Protitch | (22278) |
Timo Prusti | 10 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Prusti; ESA-Gaia, first disc: (552651) | T. Prusti | — |
Andrew W. Puckett | 22 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
A. W. Puckett; Andrew Wayne Puckett | A. W. Puckett | (184011) |
Ulisse Quadri | 1 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
U. Quadri; amateur, (bio-it) | U. Quadri | (10200) |
Herbert Raab | 1 | 1969–pres. | ![]() |
H. Raab; amateur, Src | H. Raab | (3184) |
David L. Rabinowitz | 36 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
D. L. Rabinowitz; | D. L. Rabinowitz; D. Rabinowitz | (5040) |
Petar Radovan | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Radovan; (bio-it) | P. Radovan | — |
Rajgopalan Rajamohan | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Rajamohan; (bio-it) | R. Rajamohan | — |
David Rankin (astronomer) | 1 | 1984–pres. | ![]() |
D. Rankin; amateur | D. Rankin | (62701) |
Yudish Ramanjooloo | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y. Ramanjooloo; | Y. Ramanjooloo | (41458) |
Vishnu Vardhan Reddy | 23 | 1978–pres. | ![]() |
V. Reddy; (bio-it) | V. Reddy | (8068) |
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | 395 | 1892–1979 | ![]() |
K. Reinmuth; | K. Reinmuth | (1111) |
Kevin Reil | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
K. Reil; SLAC National Accelerator Lab; Skyline College | K. Reil | — |
Guy Reiss | 5 | 1904–1964 | ![]() |
G. Reiss; at Algiers Observatory and Nice | G. Reiss | (1577) |
José Antonio Reyes (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. A. Reyes; La Murta Observatory (J76) | J. A. Reyes | — |
Tomáš Rezek (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Rezek; inferred | T. Rezek | — |
Joseph Rheden | 3 | 1873–1946 | ![]() |
J. Rheden; | J. Rheden | — |
Hans Rickman | 2 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
H. Rickman; at Uppsala Observatory, (bio-it) | H. Rickman | (3692) |
Judit Györgyey Ries | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. G. Ries; Src Archived 29 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine | J. G. Ries | — |
Wolfgang Ries | 176 | 1968–pres. | ![]() |
W. Ries; amateur | W. Ries | (266887) |
Jim Riffle | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Riffle; inferred | J. Riffle | — |
Fernand Rigaux | 8 | 1905–1962 | ![]() |
F. Rigaux; at Uccle Observatory | F. Rigaux | (19911) |
Claudine Rinner | 157 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
C. Rinner; amateur, at Ottmarsheim Observatory | C. Rinner | (23999) |
Keith Rivich | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. Rivich; amateur, (bio-it) | K. Rivich | — |
Irving Robbins (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
I. Robbins; Src and Src Archived 31 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine | I. Robbins | — |
Adrienne M. Robbins | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Robbins; Adrienne Makita Robbins, (bio-it) | A. Robbins | — |
Larry Robinson (astronomer) | 18 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Robinson; amateur, at Sunflower Observatory, (bio-it) | L. Robinson | (18873) |
Heiner Roclawski | 1 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
H. Roclawski;[2] | H. Roclawski | — |
Greg Rodgers | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Rodgers; | G. Rodgers | — |
Tim A. Rodriquez | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Rodriquez; (bio-it) | T. Rodriquez | — |
Henry G. Roe | 1 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
H. G. Roe; (bio-it) | H. G. Roe | (28803) |
James M. Roe | 102 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
J. M. Roe; (bio-it) | J. M. Roe | — |
Elizabeth Roemer | 2 | 1929–2016 | ![]() |
E. Roemer; | E. Roemer | (1657) |
John E. Rogers | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. E. Rogers; (bio-it) | J. E. Rogers | (5517) |
Brian P. Roman | 11 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Roman; | B. Roman | (4575) |
Filipp Dmitrievich Romanov | 4 | 1997–pres. | ![]() |
F. D. Romanov; | F. D. Romanov | — |
E. S. Romas | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. S. Romas; first disc: (546732); at Kislovodsk Stn. (C20) | E. S. Romas; E. Romas | — |
Amy E. Rose | 2 | 1987–pres. | ![]() |
A. E. Rose; | A. E. Rose | (175563) |
Perry Rose (astronomer) | 4 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
P. Rose; Perry J. Rose, at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey | P. Rose | (9637) |
Emily Ross | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Ross; inferred; with Tara Houlden | E. Ross | — |
David Rowe (technologist) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Rowe; PlaneWave Instruments | D. Rowe | — |
René Roy (astronomer) | 9 | 1938–pres. | ![]() |
R. Roy; amateur, (bio-fr) | R. Roy | (14533) |
Jiangao Ruan | 2 | 1986–pres. | ![]() |
J. Ruan; (阮建高), Ruan Jiangao; amateur, co-discovery with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, C/2009 G1 (STEREO), 80+ SOHO comets | J. Ruan | (546842) |
Eric P. Rubenstein | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. P. Rubenstein; | E. P. Rubenstein | — |
A. Rudd | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Rudd; disc: MPC and MPC | A. Rudd | — |
Marian Rudnyk | 3 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
M. Rudnyk; (bio-it) | M. Rudnyk | — |
Donald James Rudy | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Rudy; (bio-it) | D. Rudy | — |
Jose Maria Ruiz | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. M. Ruiz; inferred, disc: MPC | J. M. Ruiz | — |
Vasilij Rumyantsev | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Rumyantsev; | V. Rumyantsev | — |
Kenneth S. Russell | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. S. Russell; (bio-it) | K. S. Russell | (3714) |
John Ruthroff | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Ruthroff; (bio-it) | J. Ruthroff | — |
Erin Lee Ryan | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. L. Ryan; IAU Archived 27 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, (547073) and (548758) | E. L. Ryan | — |
William H. Ryan (astronomer) | 28 | 1962–pres. | ![]() |
W. H. Ryan; at MRO, (bio-it) | W. H. Ryan;W. Ryan | (21821) |
Eileen V. Ryan | 1 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
E. V. Ryan; wife and collaborator of William Ryan at MRO; Src | E. V. Ryan; E. Ryan | (9542) |
John Sachs (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Sachs; amateur, disc MPC and MPC, Src, Src, unrelated to MPC | J. Sachs | — |
Tsuyoshi Sakamoto | 11 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
T. Sakamoto; Bisei Spaceguard Center, first disc: (542669) | T. Sakamoto | (23950) |
Giuseppe A. Sala | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. A. Sala; disc: MPC and MPC | G. A. Sala | — |
Paolo Sala (astronomer) | 3 | 1954–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
P. Sala; amateur, disc: MPC, MPC and MPC,[2] | P. Sala | — |
George C. Sallit | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Sallit; (bio-it) | G. Sallit | — |
Stephen L. Salyards | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. L. Salyards; (bio-it) | S. L. Salyards | — |
A. G. Samuel | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. G. Samuel; (bio-it) | A. G. Samuel | — |
Salvador Sánchez (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Sánchez; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | S. Sanchez | — |
Allan Sandage | 1 | 1926–2010 | ![]() |
A. R. Sandage; | A. R. Sandage | (9963) |
Hans-Ullrich Sandig | 1 | 1909–1979 | ![]() |
H.-U. Sandig; (bio-de) | H.-U. Sandig | — |
Robert G. Sandness | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. G. Sandness; amateur, (bio-it) | R. G. Sandness | — |
Luigi Sannino | 2 | 1981–pres. | ![]() |
L. Sannino; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | L. Sannino | (58691) |
Matteo M. M. Santangelo | 21 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. M. M. Santangelo; Matteo Santangelo, (bio-it) | M. M. M. Santangelo | — |
Pablo Santos-Sanz | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Santos-Sanz; | P. Santos-Sanz | — |
Krisztián Sárneczky | 627 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
K. Sárneczky; | K. Sarneczky; K. Sárneczky | (10258) |
Lenka Kotková | 262 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
L. Kotková; Lenka Šarounová (née), at Ondřejov Observatory | L. Sarounova; L. Šarounová | (10390) |
Gordon Eric Sarty | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. E. Sarty; | G. E. Sarty | — |
Goro Sasaki | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Sasaki; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | G. Sasaki | — |
Isao Satō (astronomer) | 9 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
I. Satō; asteroid occultation, (bio-it) | I. Sato | (6338) |
Naoto Satō | 142 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
N. Satō; amateur | N. Sato | (6025) |
Boris Satovski | 42 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Satovski; discovered (541508), different from (212929) | B. Satovski | — |
Paul Sava | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Sava; at Needville | P. Sava | — |
Giulio Scarfì | 1 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
G. Scarfì; amateur Src Archived 23 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, observatories: (126) and (K78) | G. Scarfi | (69565) |
Robert D. Schaldach | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. D. Schaldach; co-discovered 61P/Shajn–Schaldach; (bio-fr) | R. D. Schaldach | — |
Alexandre Schaumasse | 2 | 1882–1958 | ![]() |
A. Schaumasse; | A. Schaumasse | (1797) |
Giovanni Schiaparelli | 1 | 1835–1910 | ![]() |
G. Schiaparelli; disc: MPC | G. Schiaparelli | (4062) |
Christine J. Schiff | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. J. Schiff; amateur, wife of J. L. Schiff, (bio-it) | C. J. Schiff | — |
Joel L. Schiff | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. L. Schiff; amateur, husband of C. J. Schiff, unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | J. L. Schiff | — |
Thomas Schildknecht | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Schildknecht; (bio-it), Src | T. Schildknecht | — |
Frank Schiralli Jr. | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Schiralli Jr.; Src | F. Schiralli Jr. | — |
Lutz D. Schmadel | 245 | 1942–2016 | ![]() |
L. D. Schmadel; ARI-astronomer | L. D. Schmadel; L.D. Schmadel | (2234) |
Brian Schmidt | 1 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
B. Schmidt; w/ High-Z Supernova Search Team | B. Schmidt; Schmidt, B., the High-Z team | (233292) |
Alfred Schmitt | 4 | 1907–1973 | ![]() |
A. Schmitt; at Algiers and Strasbourg observatories | A. Schmitt | (1617) |
Hans Scholl (astronomer) | 56 | 1942–pres. | ![]() |
H. Scholl; ARI-astronomer | H. Scholl | (2959) |
Richard Schorr | 2 | 1867–1951 | ![]() |
R. Schorr; | R. Schorr | (1235) |
Martin Schroedter | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Schroedter; VERITAS | M. Schroedter | — |
Joachim Schubart | 2 | 1928–pres. | ![]() |
J. Schubart; (bio-de), Src | J. Schubart | (1911) |
Lipót Schulhof | 1 | 1847–1921 | ![]() |
L. Schulhof; | L. Schulhof | (2384) |
Hans-Emil Schuster | 25 | 1934–pres. | ![]() |
H.-E. Schuster; at La Silla | H.-E. Schuster | (2018) |
Erwin Schwab | 98 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
E. Schwab; amateur | E. Schwab | (185638) |
Megan Schwamb | 16 | 1984–pres. | ![]() |
M. E. Schwamb; (bio-fr) | M. E. Schwamb; M. Schwamb | (11814) |
Michael B. Schwartz | 254 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
M. Schwartz; amateur, at Tenagra Observatory, (bio-it) | M. Schwartz | (13820) |
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann | 22 | 1870–1964 | ![]() |
A. Schwassmann; | A. Schwassmann | (989) |
James V. Scotti | 1 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
J. V. Scotti; at Spacewatch | J. V. Scotti | (3594) |
George Mary Searle | 1 | 1839–1918 | ![]() |
G. Searle; disc: MPC | G. Searle | — |
William Lawrence Sebok | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
W. Sebok; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | W. Sebok | — |
Bruce A. Segal | 2 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
B. A. Segal; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | B. A. Segal | (21683) |
Carlos Segarra | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Segarra; Algimia-Valencia | C. Segarra | — |
Sadao Sei | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Sei; at Chirorin Observatory (383) | S. Sei | — |
Nalin Samarasinha | 1 | 1958–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
N. Samarasinha; | N. Samarasinha | (12871) |
Tsutomu Seki | 225 | 1930–pres. | ![]() |
T. Seki; | T. Seki | (3426) |
Alexey V. Sergeyev | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Sergeyev; inferred | A. Sergeev; A. Sergeyev | — |
Carl Sexton | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Sexton; inferred, amateur | C. Sexton | — |
Grigory Shajn | 3 | 1892–1956 | ![]() ![]() |
G. Shajn; | G. Shajn | (1648) |
Pelageya Shajn | 19 | 1894–1956 | ![]() ![]() |
P. F. Shajn; | P. F. Shajn | (1190), (1648) |
R. Shank | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Shank; assumed, also R. Shanks (!), co-discoveries with C. Veillet | R. Shank; R. Shanks | — |
Scott S. Sheppard | 27 | 1977–pres. | ![]() |
S. S. Sheppard; | S. S. Sheppard; S. Sheppard | (17898) |
Edwin E. Sheridan | 38 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. E. Sheridan; (bio-it) | E. E. Sheridan; E. Sheridan; E. Sherdian | — |
Jia You Shih | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
C.-Y. Shih; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | C.-Y. Shih | — |
Yoshisada Shimizu | 311 | 1943–pres. | ![]() |
Y. Shimizu; amateur | Y. Shimizu | (7300) |
Hitoshi Shiozawa | 29 | n.a. | ![]() |
H. Shiozawa; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Shiozawa | — |
Seiji Shirai (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Shirai; MPC, MPC, MPC | S. Shirai | — |
Vladimir Shkodrov | 7 | 1930–2010 | ![]() |
V. G. Shkodrov; at the Bulgarian National Observatory | V. G. Shkodrov; V. Shkodrov | (4364) |
Carolyn S. Shoemaker | 377 | 1929–2021 | ![]() |
C. S. Shoemaker; | C. S. Shoemaker | (4446) |
Eugene M. Shoemaker | 183 | 1928–1997 | ![]() |
E. M. Shoemaker; | E. M. Shoemaker | (2074) |
Philip Short (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Short; | P. Short | — |
Sergey E. Shurpakov | 2 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
S. Shurpakov; Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov, amateur | S. Shurpakov | (279274) |
Piero Sicoli | 43 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
P. Sicoli; amateur, at Sormano Observatory | P. Sicoli | (7866) |
Stephen Singer-Brewster | 7 | 1945–pres. | ![]() |
S. Singer-Brewster; at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey | S. Singer-Brewster; S. C. Brewster | (10315) |
Amanjot Singh | 1 | 1988–pres. | ![]() |
A. Singh; | A. Singh | (175562) |
Russell Sipe | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. Sipe; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC | R. Sipe | — |
Brigitta Sipőcz | 46 | 1984–pres. | ![]() |
B. Sipőcz; (bio-de) | B. Sipocz; B. S. ocz; B. Sipőcz | — |
Michael L. Sitko | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. L. Sitko; inferred | M. L. Sitko | — |
Brian A. Skiff | 62 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. A. Skiff; at Lowell Observatory | B. A. Skiff | (2554) |
David R. Skillman | 17 | 1945–pres. | ![]() |
D. R. Skillman; | D. R. Skillman; D. Skillman | (70720) |
Jure Skvarč | 20 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
J. Skvarč; (bio-it) | J. Skvarc; J. Skvarč | (89818) |
Evgenij Fëdorovič Skvorcov | 3 | 1882–1952 | ![]() ![]() |
E. Skvorcov; Evgenij Skvortsov, (bio-it) | E. Skvortsov | (1854) |
Sonia Keys | 1 | 1961–2018 | ![]() |
K. Smalley; Kyle Smalley, amateur, Powell Observatory | K. Smalley | (36445) |
Tamara Smirnova | 135 | 1935–2001 | ![]() |
T. M. Smirnova; | T. M. Smirnova | (5540) |
A. C. Smith | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. C. Smith; | A. C. Smith | — |
Glenn Smith | 1 | 1962–Pres | ![]() |
G. Smith; co-disc. with M. Brown | G. Smith | — |
Suzanne Smrekar | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Smrekar; Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar; (bio-it) | S. Smrekar | — |
Bogdan Sobczuk | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Sobczuk; Src | B. Sobczuk | — |
Adam Sodor | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Sodor; | A. Sodor | — |
Andrea Soffiantini | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Soffiantini; Carezza, Trentino (NASA) | A. Soffiantini | — |
Patrick Sogorb | 6 | 1971–pres. | ![]() |
P. Sogorb; amateur, (bio-fr) | P. Sogorb | — |
Vladimir Jakovlevič Solov'ëv | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
V. Y. Solovyov; (bio-it) | V. Y. Solovyov | — |
Y. Sorimachi (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y. Sorimachi; disc: MPC and MPC | Y. Sorimachi | — |
Giovanni Sostero | 1 | 1964–2012 | ![]() |
G. Sostero; amateur | G. Sostero | (9878) |
Alfredo Sota | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Sota; inferred, at Sierra Nevada Observatory (J86) | A. Sota | — |
Guy Soulié | 2 | 1920–pres. | ![]() |
G. Soulié; amateur, (bio-fr) | G. Soulie | (13226) |
Timothy B. Spahr | 59 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
T. B. Spahr; Timothy Bruce Spahr, at Bigelow Sky Survey | T. B. Spahr | (2975) |
Stefano Sposetti | 166 | 1958–pres. | ![]() |
S. Sposetti; amateur | S. Sposetti; Stefano Sposetti | (22354) |
Tom Stafford (astronomer) | 40 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Stafford; | T. Stafford | — |
Anton Staus | 1 | 1872–1955 | ![]() |
A. Staus; disc: MPC | A. Staus | — |
Duncan Steel | 12 | 1955–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
D. I. Steel; | D. I. Steel | (4713) |
W. A. Stein | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
W. A. Stein; inferred | W. A. Stein | — |
Édouard Stephan | 2 | 1837–1923 | ![]() |
É. Stephan; disc: MPC and MPC | E. Stephan | — |
Peter B. Stetson | 1 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
P. B. Stetson; Peter Brailey Stetson, (bio-it) | P. B. Stetson | (255703) |
Berton L. Stevens | 59 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
B. L. Stevens; amateur, Desert Moon Observatory (448), (bio-it) | B. L. Stevens | (38540) |
Janet A. Stevens | 1 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
J. Stevens; amateur, née Madenberg, wife of B. L. Stevens (bio-it) | J. Stevens | (55561) |
Carlton F. Stewart | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. F. Stewart; (bio-it) | C. F. Stewart | — |
DeLisle Stewart | 1 | 1870–1941 | ![]() |
D. Stewart; disc: MPC | D. Stewart | — |
Lacey Stewart | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Stewart; Src Archived 10 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine | L. Stewart | — |
Jürgen Stock (astronomer) | 3 | 1923–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
J. Stock; | J. Stock | (4388) |
M. Stockmaster | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Stockmaster; inferred | M. Stockmaster | — |
Reiner Michael Stoss | 9 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
R. M. Stoss; amateur, at Starkenburg Observatory | R. M. Stoss; R. Stoss | (7689) |
Luca Strabla | 1 | 1963–pres. | ![]() |
L. Strabla; Luca Pietro Strabla, amateur, (bio-it) | L. Strabla | (35326) |
Louis-Gregory Strolger | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L.-G. Strolger; inferred | L.-G. Strolger | — |
Gyula Strommer | 1 | 1920–1995 | ![]() |
G. Strommer; (bio-it) | G. Strommer | (254876) |
Otto Struve | 2 | 1897–1963 | ![]() |
O. Struve; | O. Struve | (2227) |
Antonio Stucchi | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Stucchi; inferred | A. Stucchi | — |
Jeffrey Sue | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Sue; inferred, at RAS Observatory (H06), Src | J. Sue | — |
Uwe Süßenberger | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
U. Süßenberger; | U. Suessenberger | — |
Judit Szulágyi | 1 | ![]() |
J. Szulágyi; | J. Szulagyi; J. Szulágyi | — | |
Matsuo Sugano | 4 | 1939–pres. | ![]() |
M. Sugano; amateur | M. Sugano | (5872) |
Atsushi Sugie | 122 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Sugie; at Dynic Astronomical Observatory | A. Sugie | (3957) |
Rafael Suvanto | 1 | 1909–1940 | ![]() |
R. Suvanto; (bio-it) | R. Suvanto | (1927) |
Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) | 42 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
K. Suzuki; amateur | K. Suzuki | (5526) |
Shōhei Suzuki | 52 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Suzuki; | S. Suzuki | — |
Steven Roger Swanson | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. R. Swanson; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC | S. R. Swanson | — |
Frédéric Sy | 2 | 1861–1917 | ![]() |
F. Sy; at Algiers and Paris observatories; disc: MPC and MPC | F. Sy | (1714) |
Gyula M. Szabó | 9 | 1979–pres. | ![]() |
G. Szabó; (bio-fr) | G. Szabo | (113203) |
Tamás Szalai (astronomer) | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
T. Szalai; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC | T. Szalai | — |
Dorottya Szám | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Szám; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Szam | — |
Péter Székely (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Székely; Piszkéstető Station | P. Szekely | — |
Attila Szing | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Szing; inferred | A. Szing | — |
D. Taeymans | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Taeymans; inferred | D. Taeymans | — |
Laurence G. Taff | 10 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
L. G. Taff; (bio-fr) | L. G. Taff | — |
Ugo Tagliaferri | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
U. Tagliaferri; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | U. Tagliaferri | — |
Atsushi Takahashi | 22 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
A. Takahashi; amateur, at Kitami Observatory | A. Takahashi | (4842) |
Katalin Takáts | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
K. Takáts; | K. Takats; K. Takáts | — |
Masanori Takeishi | 13 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
M. Takeishi; amateur, (bio-de) | M. Takeishi | (7776) |
A. W. Taylor (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. W. Taylor; (545546), Cordell-Lorenz Obs. (see D. T. Durig) | A. W. Taylor | — |
D. Team (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Team; (545774), Kitt Peak | D. Team | — |
Noéline Teamo | 240 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Teamo; amateur, Hibiscus Observatory (F84) | N. Teamo | — |
Wilhelm Tempel | 5 | 1821–1889 | ![]() |
E. W. Tempel; | E. W. Tempel | (3808) |
Luciano Tesi | 192 | 1931–pres. | ![]() |
L. Tesi; amateur | L. Tesi; L. esi | (15817) |
Augusto Testa | 31 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
A. Testa; amateur | A. Testa | (11667) |
Holger Thiele | 4 | 1878–1946 | ![]() |
H. Thiele; son of Thorvald N. Thiele | H. Thiele | (1586) |
Bernd Thinius | 2 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
B. Thinius; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC,[2] | B. Thinius | — |
David J. Tholen | 68 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
D. J. Tholen; | D. J. Tholen; D. C. Tholen | (3255) |
Norman G. Thomas | 55 | 1930–pres. | ![]() |
N. G. Thomas; | N. G. Thomas | (2555) |
William Thuillot | 1 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
W. Thuillot; inferred | W. Thuillot | (18568) |
Dan Tibbets | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Tibbets; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC | D. Tibbets | — |
Jana Tichá | 119 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
J. Tichá; | J. Ticha; J. Tichá | (5757) |
Miloš Tichý | 240 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
M. Tichý; | M. Tichy; M. Tichý | (3337) |
Jürgen Tiedtke | 1 | 1966–pres. | ![]() |
J. Tiedtke; amateur, co-disc. with M. Klein, FB | J. Tiedtke | — |
Friedrich Tietjen | 1 | 1832–1895 | ![]() |
F. Tietjen; ARI-astronomer, disc: MPC | F. Tietjen | (2158) |
Michael Todd (astronomer) | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Todd; inferred | M. Todd | — |
Clyde Tombaugh | 15 | 1906–1997 | ![]() |
C. W. Tombaugh; | C. W. Tombaugh | (1604) |
Maura Tombelli | 199 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
M. Tombelli; amateur | M. Tombelli | (9904) |
Kōichirō Tomita | 9 | 1925–2006 | ![]() |
K. Tomita; at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory | K. Tomita | (2391) |
Mario Tonincelli | 6 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Tonincelli; inferred | M. Tonincelli; M.Tonincelli | — |
John L. Tonry | 2 | 1953–pres. | ![]() |
J. L. Tonry; University of Hawaii, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de) | J. L. Tonry | (40919) |
Carlos Torres (astronomer) | 37 | 1929–2011 | ![]() |
C. Torres; Carlos Torres R. (not Carlos Guillermo Torres), Src | C. Torres | (1769) |
Y. Torres | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y. Torres; inferred | Y. Torres | — |
Juraj Tóth | 16 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
J. Tóth; at Comenius University | J. Toth | (24976) |
Suzanne W. Tourtellotte | 16 | 1945–2013 | ![]() |
S. Tourtellotte; inferred | S. Tourtellotte | — |
Fabrizio Tozzi | 153 | 1970–pres. | ![]() |
F. Tozzi; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Tozzi | — |
Richard Trentman | 3 | 1939–pres. | ![]() |
R. Trentman; amateur, Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object program; disc: MPC and MPC | R. Trentman | (41279) |
David E. Trilling | 52 | 1972–pres. | ![]() |
D. E. Trilling; disc: MPC and MPC | D. E. Trilling | (20362) |
Paul J. Tristram | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. J. Tristram; MJUO, Src | P. J. Tristram | — |
Chad Trujillo | 65 | 1973–pres. | ![]() |
C. Trujillo; | C. A. Trujillo; C. Trujillo; C. W. Trujillo | (12101) |
Yuan-Sheng Tsai (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
Y.-S. Tsai; inferred | Y.-S. Tsai | — |
Akira Tsuchikawa | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Tsuchikawa; (bio-it) | A. Tsuchikawa | — |
Roy A. Tucker | 737 | 1951–pres. | ![]() |
R. A. Tucker; | R. A. Tucker; R. Tucker; R.A. Tucker | (10914) |
Vlad Tudor | 1 | n.a.–pres. | ![]() |
V. Tudor; | V. Tudor | — |
D. Tuma | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Tuma; inferred | D. Tuma | — |
Horace Parnell Tuttle | 2 | 1837–1923 | ![]() |
H. P. Tuttle; | H. P. Tuttle | (5036) |
Andrzej Udalski | 2 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
A. Udalski; disc: MPC and MPC | A. Udalski | — |
Seiji Ueda | 705 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
S. Ueda; amateur | S. Ueda | (4676) |
Seitaro Urakawa | 4 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
S. Urakawa; at Bisei | S. Urakawa | (23900) |
Takeshi Urata | 642 | 1947–2012 | ![]() |
T. Urata; amateur | T. Urata | (3722) |
Fumiaki Uto | 22 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Uto; | F. Uto; T. Uto | — |
Ovidiu Vaduvescu | 8 | n.a. | ![]() |
O. Vaduvescu; first: (555152) | O. Vaduvescu | — |
Antonio Vagnozzi | 46 | 1950–pres. | ![]() |
A. Vagnozzi; amateur | A. Vagnozzi | (7529) |
Marja Väisälä | 2 | 1916–2011 | ![]() |
M. Väisälä; Marja Ilmatar Väisälä, daughter of Y. Väisälä, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | M. Vaisala | — |
Yrjö Väisälä | 128 | 1891–1971 | ![]() |
Y. Väisälä; at Turku Observatory | Y. Vaisala | (1573), (2804) |
Mallory Vale | 3 | 1986–pres. | ![]() |
M. Vale; | M. Vale | (158899) |
Jan Vales | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Vales; at Črni Vrh, | J. Vales | — |
George Van Biesbroeck | 16 | 1880–1974 | ![]() ![]() |
G. Van Biesbroeck; | G. Van Biesbroeck | (1781) |
Hendrik van Gent | 39 | 1899–1947 | ![]() |
H. van Gent; | H. van Gent | (1666) |
Cornelis Johannes van Houten | 4643 | 1920–2002 | ![]() |
C. J. van Houten; | C. J. van Houten | (1673) |
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | 4644 | 1921–2015 | ![]() |
I. van Houten-Groeneveld; | I. van Houten-Groeneveld; I. Groeneveld | (1674) |
Andre van Staden | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. van Staden; inferred | A. van Staden | — |
Andrew Vanden Heuvel | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Vanden Heuvel; (bio-it) | A. Vanden Heuvel | — |
Jonathan Alexander Quirola Vásquez | 1 | 1990–pres. | ![]() |
J. Vasquez; Jonathan Quirola-Vásquez; J. A. Quirola‐Vásquez; Radboud University | J. Vasquez | — |
Luděk Vašta | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Vašta; inferred | L. Vasta | — |
Zdeňka Vávrová | 115 | 1945–pres. | ![]() |
Z. Vávrová; | Z. Vavrova | (3364) |
Christian Veillet | 161 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
C. Veillet; | C. Veillet | (16984) |
Graziano Ventre | 4 | 1954–pres. | ![]() |
G. Ventre; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Ventre | (22500) |
Krisztián Vida | 1 | 1983–pres. | ![]() |
K. Vida; (IAU), co-disc. #K. Sarneczky | K. Vida | — |
Antoni Vidal | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Vidal; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Vidal | — |
Ester Vigil | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Vigil; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Vigil | — |
Jozef Világi | 12 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Világi; inferred | J. Vilagi; J. Világi | — |
Walter Augustin Villiger | 1 | 1872–1938 | ![]() |
W. Villiger; | W. Villiger | (1310) |
George R. Viscome | 33 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
G. R. Viscome; | G. R. Viscome | (6183) |
David Voglsam | 1 | 1976-pres. | ![]() |
D. Voglsam; Src | D. Voglsam | — |
Heinrich Vogt (astronomer) | 1 | 1890–1968 | ![]() |
H. Vogt; disc: MPC | H. Vogt | (1439) |
Luigi Volta | 5 | 1876–1952 | ![]() |
L. Volta; (bio-it) | L. Volta | (383622) |
Tomáš Vorobjov | 15 | 1984–pres. | ![]() |
T. Vorobjov; amateur | T. Vorobjov | (4858) |
Christel Vuissoz | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Vuissoz; inferred, disc: MPC | C. Vuissoz | — |
Libor Vyskočil | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Vyskočil; inferred | L. Vyskocil | — |
Arno Arthur Wachmann | 3 | 1902–1990 | ![]() |
A. Wachmann; | A. Wachmann | (1704) |
Sahil Wadhwa | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
S. Wadhwa; | S. Wadhwa | — |
Joe Wagner (astronomer) | 6 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
J. Wagner; (bio-it) | J. Wagner | — |
R. Mark Wagner | 9 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. M. Wagner; IAU | R. M. Wagner | — |
Duncan Waldron | 2 | n.a. | ![]() ![]() |
J. D. Waldron; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | J. D. Waldron | — |
Jasper V. Wall | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. V. Wall; (bio-it) | J. V. Wall | — |
Åke Wallenquist | 1 | 1904–1994 | ![]() |
Å. A. E. Wallenquist; at Kvistaberg Station | A. A. E. Wallenquist | (2114) |
Brian D. Warner | 3 | 1952–pres. | ![]() |
B. D. Warner; photometrist, (bio-it), Src | B. D. Warner | (8734) |
Archibald Warnock | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
A. Warnock; (bio-it) | A. Warnock | — |
Lawrence H. Wasserman | 295 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. H. Wasserman; occultation, (bio-it) | L. H. Wasserman | (2660) |
Kazuro Watanabe | 671 | 1955–pres. | ![]() |
K. Watanabe; amateur | K. Watanabe | (4155) |
James Craig Watson | 22 | 1838–1880 | ![]() ![]() |
J. C. Watson; | J. C. Watson | (729) |
Martin Watt | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Watt; (bio-it) | M. Watt | — |
J. Scott Weaver | 2 | 1940–2008 | ![]() |
J. S. Weaver; (bio-it) | J. S. Weaver; S. Weaver | (96344) |
Robert Weber (astronomer) | 8 | 1926–2008 | ![]() |
R. Weber; | R. Weber | (6181) |
Katrina Wefel | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. Wefel; at Baton Rouge, disc: MPC and MPC | K. Wefel | — |
Don J. Wells | 21 | 1965–pres. | ![]() |
D. Wells; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Wells | (99891) |
Lisa Wells (astronomer) | 5 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Wells; inferred; remote observer for CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src | L. Wells | — |
Jim Wentworth | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Wentworth; inferred | J. Wentworth | — |
Wolfgang Wenzel (astronomer) | 1 | 1929–2021 | ![]() |
W. Wenzel; (bio-de) | W. Wenzel | (58607) |
Richard Martin West | 40 | 1941–pres. | ![]() |
R. M. West; | R. M. West | (2022) |
Fred Lawrence Whipple | 1 | 1906–2004 | ![]() |
F. L. Whipple; | F. L. Whipple | (1940) |
Minor White (astronomer) | 45 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. White; (bio-it) | M. White | — |
Robert J. Whiteley | 12 | 1971–pres. | ![]() |
R. J. Whiteley; (bio-it) | R. J. Whiteley | (20460) |
Paul Wiegert | 85 | 1967–pres. | ![]() |
P. A. Wiegert; | P. A. Wiegert | (15068) |
Patrick Wiggins (astronomer) | 5 | 1949–pres. | ![]() |
P. Wiggins; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Wiggins | (4099) |
Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer) | 94 | 1925–2014 | ![]() |
P. Wild; | P. Wild | (1941) |
Peter D. Wilder | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. D. Wilder; (bio-it) | P. D. Wilder | — |
Iwan P. Williams | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
I. P. Williams; (bio-it) | I. P. Williams | (3634) |
James G. Williams | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. G. Williams; Src | J. G. Williams | (2335) |
Kenneth A. Williams | 14 | 1956–pres. | ![]() |
K. A. Williams; (824) Lake Clear N.Y.; astrophotographer | K. A. Williams | (14075) |
Ryan M. Williams | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
R. M. Williams; (bio-it) | R. M. Williams | — |
John E. Willis | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Willis; USNO-astronomer, Src Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (bio-it) | J. Willis | — |
Albert George Wilson | 5 | 1918–2012 | ![]() |
A. G. Wilson; | A. G. Wilson | (4015) |
Carl A. Wirtanen | 8 | 1910–1990 | ![]() |
C. A. Wirtanen; | C. A. Wirtanen | (2044) |
Edith Wirtanen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
E. Wirtanen; Edith Rand Wirtanen, wife of Carl Wirtanen, (bio-it) | E. Wirtanen | (6029) |
Carl Gustav Witt | 2 | 1866–1946 | ![]() |
G. Witt; | G. Witt | (2732) |
David Wittman | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Wittman; David M. Wittman | D. Wittman | — |
Christian Wolf (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Wolf; assumed | C. Wolf | — |
Marek Wolf | 19 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
M. Wolf; | M. Wolf | — |
Max Wolf | 248 | 1863–1932 | ![]() |
M. F. Wolf; | M. F. Wolf | (827) |
Chris Wolfe | 29 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Wolfe; (bio-it) | C. Wolfe | — |
Ulrich Wolff | 2 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
U. Wolff; amateur, Berlin, Src | U. Wolff | — |
Harry Edwin Wood | 12 | 1881–1946 | ![]() |
H. E. Wood; | H. E. Wood | (1660) |
Gao Xing | 8 | 1974–pres. | ![]() |
X. Gao; first disc: (546049), obscode:C42 | X. Gao | (204710) |
Naotaka Yamamoto | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
N. Yamamoto; (bio-it) | N. Yamamoto | — |
Masayuki Yanai | 27 | 1959–pres. | ![]() |
M. Yanai; | M. Yanai | (4260) |
Yang Tingzhang | 12 | n.a. | ![]() |
T.-C. Yang; (bio-it) | T.-C. Yang | — |
Quanzhi Ye | 213 | 1988–pres | ![]() |
Q. Ye; Quanzhi Ye;[4] also: Ye Quanzhi, (bio-it), Src Archived 19 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine | Q. Ye; QZ Ye; Q.-z. Ye | (10280) |
B. Yeung | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
B. Yeung; | B. Yeung | — |
William Kwong Yu Yeung | 2049 | 1960–pres. | ![]() |
W. K. Y. Yeung; amateur, (bio-it) | W. K. Y. Yeung; W. K. Yeung | (40776) |
M. Yoshimi | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Yoshimi; | M. Yoshimi | — |
James Whitney Young | 267 | 1941–pres. | ![]() |
J. W. Young; | J. W. Young; J. Young | (2874) |
Jure Zakrajšek | 7 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Zakrajšek; Src | J. Zakrajsek | — |
O. Zamora | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
O. Zamora; co-disc. #O. Vaduvescu | O. Zamora | — |
Fulvio Zanardini | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
F. Zanardini; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | F. Zanardini | — |
Luciano Zannoni | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
L. Zannoni; | L. Zannoni | — |
Vincenzo Zappalà | 9 | 1945–pres. | ![]() |
V. Zappalà; at Pino Torinese Observatory | V. Zappala | (2813) |
Justas Zdanavičius | 114 | n.a. | ![]() |
J. Zdanavičius; (bio-it) | J. Zdanavicius | — |
Kazimieras Zdanavičius | 1 | 1938–pres. | ![]() |
K. Zdanavičius; (bio-it) | K. Zdanavicius | (203823) |
Kenneth W. Zeigler | 3 | n.a. | ![]() |
K. W. Zeigler; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | K. W. Zeigler | — |
David S. Zelinsky | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
D. Zelinsky; inferred | D. Zelinsky | (3042) |
O. Zeloyniy | 2 | n.a. | ![]() |
O. Zeloyniy; inferred, first: (550982) | O. Zeloyniy | — |
Xu Zhijian | 4 | 1989–pres. | ![]() |
Z. Xu; amateur, (546756), co-discoveries with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, 300+ SOHO comets | Z. Xu | (546843) |
Lyudmila Zhuravleva | 213 | 1946–pres. | ![]() ![]() |
L. V. Zhuravleva; Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva; ITA-astronomer | L. V. Zhuravleva | (26087) |
Massimo Ziboli | 4 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Ziboli; amateur, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | M. Ziboli | — |
Pavel Zigo | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
P. Zigo; inferred | P. Zigo | — |
Ute Zimmer | 24 | 1964–pres. | ![]() |
U. Zimmer; amateur,[2] | U. Zimmer | — |
Michał Żołnowski | 41 | 1975–pres. | ![]() |
M. Żołnowski; amateur, Rantiga Osservatorio | M. Zolnowski; M. Żołnowski; M. Żołnowsk | (384815) |
Frank B. Zoltowski | 229 | 1957–pres. | ![]() |
F. B. Zoltowski; amateur | F. B. Zoltowski | (18292) |
Giovanni Zonaro | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
G. Zonaro; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Zonaro | — |
Cristina Zurita | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
C. Zurita; inferred | C. Zurita | — |
Anna N. Żytkow | 7 | 1947–pres. | ![]() |
A. Żytkow; | A. Zytkow | — |
Institution | Discoveries | Obs. code | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory | 299 | 608, 605 | ![]() |
AMOS; | AMOS |
Altschwendt Observatory | 11 | A44 | ![]() |
Altschwendt Obs.; cite: (117156) | Altschwendt |
Ametlla de Mar Observatory | 12 | 946 | ![]() ![]() |
Ametlla de Mar Obs.; | Ametlla de Mar |
Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | 124 | A50 | ![]() |
Andrushivka Obs.; | Andrushivka |
Apache Point Observatory | 9 | 645 | ![]() |
Apache Point Obs.; | Apache Point |
Argentine National Observatory | 1 | 822 | ![]() |
Argentine National Observatory; Córdoba Obs.; Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba; Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; | Córdoba; Cordoba
|
Asiago Observatory | 8 | 098 | ![]() |
Asiago Obs.; | Cima Ekar |
Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey | 219 | 209 | ![]() ![]() |
ADAS; | Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey; ADAS |
Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System | 2 | T05, T08 M22, W68 |
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ATLAS; Haleakala (ATLAS-HKO) and Mauna Loa (ATLAS-MLO), as well as at Sutherland Observatory (South Africa) and El Sauce Observatory (Chile) | ATLAS; ATLAS-HKO, Haleaka |
Astronomical Research Observatory | 96 | H55, H21 | ![]() |
ARO; Astronomical Research Observatory moved from Charleston (H55) to Westfield (H21) in 2009. Src | Astronomical Research Observatory; Charleston; Westfield |
Astrovirtel | 5 | I03 | ![]() |
Astrovirtel; | ASTROVIRTEL |
Sierra Remote Observatories | 3 | G53, G80 | ![]() |
Sierra Remote Obs.; | Auberry |
Stardome Observatory | 1 | 466, 467 | ![]() |
Stardome Obs.; | Auckland |
Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey | 441 | 300 | ![]() |
BATTeRS; | BATTeRS; Bisei SG Center |
Badlands Observatory | 7 | 918 | ![]() |
Badlands Obs.; | Badlands |
Jonathan B. Postel Observatory | 9 | 201 | ![]() |
Jonathan B. Postel Obs.; | Bareggio |
Bassano Bresciano Observatory | 3 | 565 | ![]() |
Bassano Bresciano Obs.; aka Osservatorio Astronomico (di) Bassano Bresciano, private, it:wiki | Bassano Bresciano |
Bastia Observatory | 1 | 197 | ![]() |
Bastia Obs.; | Bastia |
Highland Road Park Observatory | 1 | 747 | ![]() |
Highland Road Park Obs.; | Baton Rouge |
Bédoin Observatory | 1 | 132 | ![]() |
Bédoin Obs.; Observatoire de Bédoin | Bedoin |
Begues Observatory | 2 | 170 | ![]() ![]() |
Begues Obs.; (Catalan: Observatori Astronòmic de Begues) | Begues |
Bélesta Observatory | 2 | A05 | ![]() |
Bélesta Obs.; (576901) at Bélesta-en-Lauragais, ADAGIO society | Belesta |
Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program | 1304 | 327 | ![]() |
SCAP; | Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program; NAOC Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program |
Bergen-Enkheim Observatory | 1 | A74 | ![]() |
Bergen-Enkheim Obs.; | Bergen-Enkheim |
Bergisch Gladbach Observatory | 11 | 621 | ![]() |
Bergisch Gladbach Obs.; | Bergisch Gladbach |
Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory | 31 | 344 | ![]() |
Bohyunsan Obs.; | Bohyunsan |
Boyden Observatory | 4 | 074 | ![]() |
Boyden Obs.; | Boyden Observatory |
Bulgarian National Observatory | 10 | 071 | ![]() |
Bulgarian National Obs.; | Bulgarian National Observatory |
Cala d'Hort Observatory | 1 | C85 | ![]() |
Cala d'Hort Obs.; (Observatorio Cala d'Hort) | Observatiorio Cala d'Hort |
CBA-East Observatory | 1 | H86 | ![]() |
CBA-East Obs.; | CBA-East |
CERGA Observatory | 24 | 010 | ![]() |
CERGA; Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie | CERGA |
Catalina Sky Survey | 30578 | 703 | ![]() |
CSS; | CSS |
Calar Alto Observatory | 8 | 493 | ![]() |
Calar Alto Obs.; | Calar Alto |
Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory | 114 | G98 | ![]() |
Calvin–Rehoboth Obs.; in NM, cite: MPC, disc: MPC to Prairie School, all others to Calvin College | Calvin College; Prairie School |
Campinas Observatory | 1 | 870 | ![]() |
Campinas Obs.; Observatório de Campinas | Campinas |
Campo Catino Astronomical Observatory | 5 | 468 | ![]() |
Campo Catino Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Campo Catino | Campo Catino |
Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey | 5 | I10 | ![]() |
CAOS; | Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey; San Pedro de CAO; CAO, San Pedro de |
Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey | 1734 | 599 | ![]() |
CINEOS; | CINEOS; Campo Imperatore; Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey |
Canada–France Ecliptic Plane Survey | 2 | 568 | ![]() ![]() |
CFEPS; Src, presumably conducted at CFHT, using generic Mauna Kea obs. code (568) | Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey |
Catalina Station | 1 | 693 | ![]() |
Catalina Stn.; | Catalina Station |
Cavezzo Observatory | 7 | 107 | ![]() |
Cavezzo Obs.; | Cavezzo |
Cavriana Observatory | 2 | 571 | ![]() |
Cavriana Obs.; Osservatorio di Cavriana | Cavriana |
Alianza S4 Observatory | 126 | I08 | ![]() |
Alianza S4 Obs.; | Cerro Burek |
Cerro El Roble Observatory | 1 | 805 | ![]() |
Cerro El Roble Stn.; | Cerro El Roble |
Paranal Observatory | 5 | 309 | ![]() |
Paranal Obs.; | Cerro Paranal |
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory | 249 | 807 | ![]() |
Cerro Tololo Obs.; | Cerro Tololo |
Cerro Tololo-LCO | 1 | W85, W86, W87 | ![]() |
CTIO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) node at CTIO | Cerro Tololo-LCO B |
Chante-Perdrix Observatory | 162 | A77 | ![]() |
Chante-Perdrix Obs.; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix | Chante-Perdrix |
Cielo Profundo Observatory | 1 | J01 | ![]() |
Cielo Profundo Obs.; (541487) | Observatorio Cielo |
Colleverde di Guidonia Observatory | 2 | 596 | ![]() |
Colleverde Obs.; Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia | Colleverde |
Copenhagen University Observatory | 8 | 035 | ![]() |
Copenhagen Obs.; | Copenhagen Observatory |
Cordell–Lorenz Observatory | 30 | 850 | ![]() |
Cordell–Lorenz Obs.; | Cordell-Lorenz |
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | 13 | 095 | ![]() |
Crimean Astrophysical Obs.; | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
Črni Vrh Observatory | 427 | 106 | ![]() |
Črni Vrh; | Crni Vrh |
Dark Energy Camera | 81 | W84 | ![]() |
CTIO-DECam; | DECam; Cerro Tololo-DECam |
Dark Energy Survey | 6 | W84 | ![]() |
CTIO-DES; | Dark Energy Survey |
Dax Observatory | 8 | 958 | ![]() |
Dax Obs.; Observatoire de Dax | Dax |
Deep Ecliptic Survey | 9 | 695 | ![]() |
DES; | Deep Ecliptic Survey |
Deep Lens Survey | 80 | 807 | ![]() ![]() |
DLS; | Deep Lens Survey |
Drebach Observatory | 16 | 113 | ![]() |
Drebach Obs.; | Drebach; Volkssternwarte Drebach |
Doc Greiner Research Observatory | 1 | G48 | ![]() |
Greiner Obs.; | Doc Greiner Research Observatory |
European Near Earth Asteroids Research | 12 | 809 | ![]() |
EURONEAR; | EURONEAR |
Desert Wanderer Observatory | 2 | G78 | ![]() |
Desert Wanderer Obs.; | El Centro |
Farpoint Observatory | 137 | 734 | ![]() |
Farpoint Obs.; cite: MPC, NEKAAL, Kansas | Farpoint; Eskridge |
Walter Hohmann Observatory | 11 | 636 | ![]() |
Walter Hohmann Obs.; | Essen |
European Southern Observatory | 2 | 809 | ![]() |
ESO; | European Southern Observatory |
Everstar Observatory | 3 | 849 | ![]() |
Everstar Obs.; | Everstar |
Eygalayes Observatory | 1 | B44 | ![]() |
Eygalayes Obs.; | Eygalayes |
Farra d'Isonzo Observatory | 225 | 595 | ![]() |
Farra d'Isonzo; | Farra d'Isonzo; CCAF |
Faulkes Telescope Educational Project | 3 | 608 | ![]() |
Faulkes Project; | Faulkes Telescope Educational Project |
Faulkes Telescope North | 5 | F65 | ![]() |
Haleakala-Faulkes; | Haleakala |
Félix Aguilar Observatory | 63 | 808 | ![]() |
Félix Aguilar Obs.; | Felix Aguilar Observatory |
Fountain Hills Observatory | 35 | 678 | ![]() |
Fountain Hills Obs.; | Fountain Hills |
Frasso Sabino Observatory | 2 | 157 | ![]() |
Frasso Sabino Obs.; Osservatorio di Frasso Sabino | Frasso Sabino |
Goodricke-Pigott Observatory | 75 | 683 | ![]() |
Goodricke-Pigott Obs.; | Goodricke-Pigott |
Great Shefford Observatory | 10 | J95 | ![]() |
Great Shefford Obs.; | Great Shefford |
Harvard College Observatory | 55 | 800, 802 | ![]() |
Harvard Obs.; | Harvard Observatory |
Haute-Provence Observatory | 5 | 511 | ![]() |
Haute-Provence Obs.; | Haute Provence; Institute d'Astrophysics |
Hawkeye Observatory | 1 | H52 | ![]() |
Hawkeye Obs.; | Hawkeye |
Herrenberg Observatory | 1 | 240 | ![]() |
Herrenberg Obs.; | Herrenberg |
Hibiscus Observatory | 3 | F84 | ![]() |
Hibiscus Obs.; | Hibiscus |
Hormersdorf Observatory | 6 | A35 | ![]() |
Hormersdorf Obs.; | Hormersdorf |
Hunters Hill Observatory | 1 | E14 | ![]() |
Hunters Hill Obs.; | Hunters Hill |
IAA-AI Atacama | 2 | I16 | ![]() |
IAA-AI; | IAA-AI |
International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey | 8 | 675 | ![]() |
INAS; | INAS |
Infrared Astronomical Satellite | 4 | 500 | ![]() |
IRAS; | IRAS |
International Scientific Optical Network | 10 | H15 | ![]() |
ISON; | ISON |
ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory | 11 | D00 | ![]() |
ASC-Kislovodsk; | ASC-Kislovodsk; ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory |
Indiana Asteroid Program | 119 | 760 | ![]() |
Indiana University; | Indiana University |
Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory | 2 | D44 | ![]() |
Ishigakijima Obs.; disc: MPC and MPC | Ishigakijima |
JATE Asteroid Survey | 1 | 461 | ![]() |
JATE Asteroid Survey; | JATE Asteroid Survey |
Japan Spaceguard Association | 1 | 381 | ![]() |
JSGA; | Japan Spaceguard Association |
Jarnac Observatory | 168 | G92 | ![]() |
Jarnac Obs.; | Jarnac |
John J. McCarthy Observatory | 1 | 932 | ![]() |
John J. McCarthy Obs.; | John J. McCarthy |
Jonathan B. Postel Observatory | 1 | 201 | ![]() |
Jonathan B. Postel Obs.; | Jonathan B. Postel |
Junk Bond Observatory | 53 | 701 | ![]() |
Junk Bond Obs.; | Junk Bond |
Jura Observatory | 6 | 185 | ![]() |
Jura Obs.; (42113) | Vicques |
Kepler (spacecraft) | 1 | C55 | ![]() |
Kepler; | KEPLER |
Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope | 36 | 246 | ![]() |
KLENOT; | KLENOT |
Kachina Observatory | 5 | G89 | ![]() |
Kachina Obs.; | Kachina |
Kambah Observatory | 1 | 415 | ![]() |
Kambah Obs.; | Kambah |
Kiso Observatory | 3 | 381 | ![]() |
Kiso Obs.; | Kiso |
Kitt Peak National Observatory | 104 | 695 | ![]() |
Kitt Peak Obs.; | Kitt Peak |
Kleť Observatory | 301 | 046 | ![]() |
Kleť Obs.; | Klet |
Kvistaberg Observatory | 6 | 049 | ![]() |
Kvistaberg Obs.; | Kvistaberg; Uppsala-Kvistaberg |
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research | 150558 | 704 | ![]() |
LINEAR; | LINEAR |
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search | 22852 | 688 | ![]() |
LONEOS; | LONEOS; Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Survey |
Lulin Sky Survey | 305 | D35 | ![]() |
LUSS; | LUSS |
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory | 39 | 950 | ![]() |
La Palma Obs.; | La Palma |
La Plata Observatory | 5 | 839 | ![]() |
La Plata Obs.; | La Plata |
La Silla Observatory | 27 | I05 | ![]() |
La Silla Obs.; | La Silla |
Mount John University Observatory | 5 | 474 | ![]() |
Mount John Obs.; | Lake Tekapo |
Las Campanas Observatory | 1 | 304 | ![]() |
Las Campanas Obs.; | Las Campanas |
Les Engarouines Observatory | 3 | A14 | ![]() |
Les Engarouines Obs.; Observatoire des Engarouines, Laurent Bernasconi, (541609) | Les Engarouines |
Lick Observatory | 4 | 662 | ![]() |
Lick Obs.; | Lick Observatory |
LightBuckets Observatory | 4 | B10, H11 | ![]() ![]() |
LightBuckets Obs.; | LightBuckets |
Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site | 8 | 704 | ![]() |
Lincoln Lab ETS; | Lincoln Laboratory ETS; Socorro |
Liverpool Telescope | 1 | J13 | ![]() |
La Palma-Liverpool; | La Palma-Liverpool |
Davidschlag Observatory | 5 | 540 | ![]() |
Davidschlag Obs.; Linz Observatory | Linz |
Loiano Observatory | 1 | 598 | ![]() |
Loiano Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico di Loiano | Loiano |
Los Molinos Observatory | 2 | 844 | ![]() |
Los Molinos Obs.; | Los Molinos |
Lowell Observatory | 3 | 690 | ![]() |
Lowell Obs.; | Lowell Observatory |
Lowell Discovery Telescope | 1 | G37 | ![]() |
Lowell Discovery Tel.; | Flagstaff |
Lulin Observatory | 24 | D35 | ![]() |
Lulin Obs.; | Lulin |
OGS Telescope | 203 | J04 | ![]() |
ESA OGS; | ESA OGS |
Lumezzane Observatory | 1 | 130 | ![]() |
Lumezzane Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Serafino Zani | Lumezzane |
Madonna di Dossobuono Observatory | 7 | 560 | ![]() |
Madonna di Dossobuono Obs.; (Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono) | Madonna di Dossobuono |
Majdanak Observatory | 3 | 188 | ![]() |
Majdanak Obs.; | Majdanak |
Málaga Observatory | 1 | J40 | ![]() |
Málaga Obs.; | Malaga |
Consell Observatory | 2 | 176 | ![]() |
Consell Obs.; (Observatorio Astronómico de Consell) | Consell |
Marxuquera Observatory | 1 | 952 | ![]() |
Marxuquera Obs.; Observatori Astronòmic Marxuquera | Marxuquera |
MASTER-SAAO Telescope | 1 | K95 | ![]() |
MASTER; at South African Astronomical Observatory | MASTER |
MASTER-II Observatory | 1 | C41, C94, D54 | ![]() |
MASTER-II Observatories at Kislovodsk, Tunka, and Blagoveshchensk, respectively; | MASTER-II |
Mauna Kea Observatories | 476 | 568 | ![]() |
Mauna Kea Obs.; | Mauna Kea; Maunakea |
iTelescope Observatory | 43 | H06, H10 | ![]() |
iTelescope Obs.; | Mayhill |
McDonald Observatory | 2 | 711, V37 | ![]() |
McDonald Obs.; | McDonald Observatory |
Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 303 | ![]() |
Llano del Hato Obs.; | Mérida |
Mirasteilas Observatory | 1 | B67 | ![]() |
Mirasteilas Obs.; (541318) | Falera |
Modra Observatory | 15 | 118 | ![]() |
Modra Obs.; | Modra |
Molėtai Astronomical Observatory | 43 | 152 | ![]() |
Molėtai Obs.; | Moletai |
Monte Viseggi Observatory | 4 | 126 | ![]() |
Monte Viseggi Obs.; Osservatorio Monte Viseggi | Monte Viseggi |
Moriyama Observatory | 1 | 900 | ![]() |
Moriyama Obs.; | Moriyama |
Mount Lemmon Survey | 89589 | G96 | ![]() |
Mount Lemmon Survey; | Mt. Lemmon Survey; Mount Lemmon Survey |
Mount Lemmon Sky Center | 1 | G84 | ![]() |
Mount Lemmon Sky Center; lowest (542072) | Mount Lemmon SkyCenter; Mount Lemmon SkyCe |
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | 44263 | 566, 644 | ![]() |
NEAT; | NEAT; Haleakala-NEAT/GEO |
Nachi-Katsuura Observatory | 1 | 905 | ![]() |
Nachi-Katsuura Obs.; | Nachi-Katsuura |
SFA Observatory | 4 | 740 | ![]() |
SFA Obs.; | Nacogdoches |
Nakagawa Observatory | 1 | D74 | ![]() |
Nakagawa Obs.; | Nakagawa |
Nanchuan Observatory | 1 | D14 | ![]() |
Nanchuan Obs.; | Nanchuan |
George Observatory | 220 | 735 | ![]() |
Needville Obs.; | Needville |
Network of European Observatories in the North | 1 | J50 | ![]() |
NEON; La Palma Obs. | La Palma-NEON |
New Horizons KBO Search | 2 | 250, 266–269 | ![]() |
New Horizons KBO Search; first discovery (516977); lowest numbered discovery (486958) | New Horizons KBO Search; New Horizons Search Team |
John J. McCarthy Observatory | 3 | 932 | ![]() |
John J. McCarthy Obs.; | New Milford |
Nyrölän observatorio | 1 | 174 | ![]() |
Nyrölä; | Nyrola |
Mount Nyukasa Station | 116 | 408 | ![]() |
Mount Nyukasa Stn.; | Nyukasa |
Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca | 2869 | 620, J75 | ![]() |
OAM Obs.; Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (620), La Sagra Observatory (J75); La Sagra alias inferred not to be L98 due to MPC discovery circumstance changes to 614006, 614007, 614008 | OAM; OAM Observatory; La Sagra |
OCA-Anza Observatory | 1 | 643 | ![]() |
OCA-Anza; Orange County Astronomers - Anza | OCA-Anza |
OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey | 1089 | 910 | ![]() |
ODAS; | ODAS |
Oak Ridge Observatory | 38 | 801 | ![]() |
Oak Ridge Observatory; | Oak Ridge Observatory |
Oakley Observatory | 3 | 916, E09 | ![]() ![]() |
Oakley Obs.; | Oakley |
Observatory Naef Épendes | 24 | A13 | ![]() |
Naef Obs.; | Observatoire Naef |
Montcabre Observatory | 1 | 213 | ![]() |
Montcabre Obs.; Observatorio Montcabre | Observatorio Montcabre |
Sunflower Observatory | 10 | 739, 849 | ![]() |
Olathe; | Olathe |
Ondřejov Observatory | 25 | 557 | ![]() |
Ondřejov Obs.; (Observatoř Ondřejov), cite MPC | Ondrejov |
Nihondaira Observatory Oohira Station | 6 | 385 | ![]() |
Oohira Stn.; | Oohira |
Cima Rest Observatory | 1 | B11 | ![]() |
Cima Rest Obs.; Osservatorio Cima Rest | Osservatorio Cima Rest |
Polino Observatory | 2 | 609 | ![]() |
Polino Obs.; Osservatorio Polino | Osservatorio Polino |
San Vittore Observatory | 99 | 552 | ![]() |
San Vittore Obs.; Osservatorio San Vittore | Osservatorio San Vittore |
Ottmarsheim Observatory | 15 | 224 | ![]() |
Ottmarsheim Obs.; Observatoire d'Ottmarsheim | Ottmarsheim |
Outer Solar System Origins Survey | 40 | 568 | ![]() |
OSSOS; lowest numbered discovery: (496315) | Outer Solar System Origins Survey |
Oukaïmeden Observatory | 1 | J43 | ![]() |
Oukaïmeden Obs.; (541778) | Oukaimeden |
Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey | 20 | 675 | ![]() |
PCAS; | PCAS |
PMO NEO Survey Program | 761 | 330 | ![]() |
PMO NEO; | PMO NEO Survey Program; PMO Neo Survey Program |
Palomar Observatory | 60 | 675 | ![]() |
Palomar Obs.; | Palomar; Palomar Mountain-D; Palomar Mountain |
Palomar Transient Factory | 143 | I41 | ![]() |
PTF; | Palomar Transient Factory |
Pan-STARRS | 23414 | F51 | ![]() |
Pan-STARRS; | Pan-STARRS 1; Pan-STARRS1 |
Pan-STARRS 2 | 52 | F52 | ![]() |
Pan-STARRS 2; first discovery 515767 | Pan-STARRS 2 |
Beijing Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 324, 327 | ![]() |
Peking Obs.; | Peking Observatory |
Perth Observatory | 29 | 319, 322 | ![]() |
Perth Obs.; | Perth Observatory |
Pic du Midi Observatory | 9 | 586 | ![]() |
Pic du Midi Obs.; French: Observatoire du Pic du Midi, cite: MPC | Pic du Midi |
Pises Observatory | 44 | 122 | ![]() |
Pises Obs.; Observatoire des Pises | Pises |
Piszkéstető Station | 5 | 461, 561 | ![]() |
Piszkéstető Stn.; | Piszkesteto |
Pla D'Arguines Observatory | 43 | 941 | ![]() |
Pla D'Arguines Obs.; Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguines | Pla D'Arguines |
Pleiade Observatory | 1 | H96 | ![]() |
Pleiade Obs.; | Pleiade |
Polonia Observatory | 1 | W98 | ![]() |
Polonia Obs.; | Polonia |
Powell Observatory | 22 | 649 | ![]() |
Powell Obs.; | Powell |
Prairie Grass Observatory | 2 | H59 | ![]() |
Prairie Grass Obs.; | Prairie Grass |
Puckett Observatory | 1 | 752, 764 | ![]() |
Puckett Obs.; | Puckett |
Purple Mountain Observatory | 150 | 330 | ![]() |
Purple Mountain Obs.; | Purple Mountain Observatory |
Q. s. observers | 7 | G96, 691, F51, D03 | ![]() |
Q. s. observers; | Q. s. observers; observers, q.-s.; observers, Q. s.; q.-s. observers |
Rantiga Observatory | 1 | D03 | ![]() |
Rantiga Obs.; Rantiga Osservatorio, Carpineti | Tincana |
Reedy Creek Observatory | 1 | 428 | ![]() |
Reedy Creek Obs.; (541609) | Reedy Creek |
Remanzacco Observatory | 9 | 473 | ![]() |
Remanzacco Obs.; | Remanzacco |
Royal Observatory Edinburgh | 7 | 277 | ![]() ![]() |
Edinburgh Obs.; | Royal Observatory Edinburgh |
Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory | 55 | 589 | ![]() |
Santa Lucia Obs.; | Stroncone |
Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory | 3 | B74 | ![]() |
Montmagastrell Obs.; Observatory Santa Maria de Montmagastrell | SM Montmagastrell |
Saint-Sulpice Observatory | 19 | 947 | ![]() |
Saint-Sulpice Obs.; | Saint-Sulpice |
Saji Observatory | 22 | 867 | ![]() |
Saji Obs.; | Saji |
Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory | 36 | 104 | ![]() |
Pistoia Mountains Obs.; Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese | San Marcello |
National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico) | 1 | 679 | ![]() |
OAN Mexico; | San Pedro Martir |
Sandlot Observatory | 6 | H36 | ![]() |
Sandlot Obs.; | Sandlot |
Schiaparelli Observatory | 7 | 204 | ![]() |
Schiaparelli Obs.; | Schiaparelli |
SDSS Collaboration | 706 | 645 (705) | ![]() |
SDSS Collaboration; (544266), (546719), HP | SDSS Collaboration; S. Collaboration |
Shandong University Observatory | 16 | D39 | ![]() |
Shandong University Obs.; | Shandong University |
Shishikui Observatory | 1 | 342 | ![]() |
Shishikui; | Shishikui |
Siding Spring Observatory | 4 | 413 | ![]() |
Siding Spring Obs.; | Siding Spring; Siding Spring-Faul; Spring-Faul, Siding |
Siding Spring Survey | 3505 | E12 | ![]() |
SSS; | Siding Spring Survey |
Sierra Nevada Observatory | 5 | J86 | ![]() |
Sierra Nevada Obs.; | Sierra Nevada |
Sierra Stars Observatory | 8 | G68 | ![]() |
Sierra Stars Obs.; | Sierra Stars |
Silver Spring Observatory | 2 | H85 | ![]() |
Silver Spring Obs.; | Silver Spring |
Simeiz Observatory | 1 | 094 | ![]() |
Simeiz Obs.; | Simeis; Crimea-Simeiz |
Skylive Observatory | 1 | B40 | ![]() |
Skylive Obs.; | Skylive |
Sloan Digital Sky Survey | 1874 | 645 | ![]() |
SDSS; | Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey Linked Object Catalog team |
SONEAR Observatory | 3 | Y00 | ![]() |
SONEAR Obs.; | SONEAR |
Sormano Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 587 | ![]() |
Sormano Obs.; | Sormano |
Spacewatch | 176020 | 691 | ![]() |
Spacewatch; | Spacewatch |
Space Surveillance Telescope | 10 | G45 | ![]() |
Space Surveillance Telescope; lowest numbered discovery MPC: 512234 | Space Surveillance Telescope |
Observatory of Saint-Veran | 45 | 615 | ![]() |
Saint-Véran Obs.; | St. Veran |
Saint Pardon de Conques Observatory | 1 | I93 | ![]() |
St Pardon de Conques Obs.; | St Pardon de Conques |
Starkenburg Observatory | 53 | 611 | ![]() |
Starkenburg Obs.; | Starkenburg; Heppenheim |
Steward Observatory | 1 | 692 | ![]() |
Steward Obs.; if code 691, its Kitt-Peak Spacewatch | Steward |
Stony Ridge Observatory | 2 | 671 | ![]() |
Stony Ridge Obs.; | Stony Ridge |
Sub-Kilometer Asteroid Diameter Survey | 21 | 695 | ![]() |
SKADS; HP | SKADS |
Suno Observatory | 4 | 147 | ![]() |
Suno Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno | Suno; Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno |
Sutherland-LCO | 1 | K91, K92, K93 | ![]() |
SAAO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory at South African Astronomical Observatory | Sutherland-LCO C |
Table Mountain Observatory | 2 | 673, 673 | ![]() |
Table Mountain Obs.; | Wrightwood |
Taunus Observatory | 3 | B01 | ![]() |
Taunus Obs.; | Taunus |
Teide Observatory | 6 | 954 | ![]() |
Teide Obs.; | Teide |
Tenagra Observatory | 6 | 848 | ![]() |
Tenagra Obs.; | Tenagra; Cottage Grove |
Tenagra II Observatory | 117 | 926 | ![]() |
Tenagra II Obs.; | Tenagra II; Nogales |
Oakley Observatory | 1 | H22 | ![]() |
Oakley Obs.; | Terre Haute |
Terskol Observatory | 3 | B18 | ![]() |
Terskol Obs.; | Terskol |
Three Buttes Observatory | 2 | G90 | ![]() |
Three Buttes Obs.; | Three Buttes |
Tiki Observatory | 2 | F85 | ![]() |
Tiki Obs.; Puna'auia (202773) (541566) | Tiki |
TRAPPIST | 1 | I40 | ![]() |
Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST); | TRAPPIST |
Cégep de Trois-Rivières Observatory | 1 | 924 | ![]() |
Cégep de Trois-Rivières Obs.; Observatoire du Cégep de Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivieres |
Turtle Star Observatory | 2 | 628 | ![]() |
Turtle Star Obs.; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, MPC | Turtle Star; Mulheim-Ruhr |
Tzec Maun Observatory | 18 | D25, H10 | ![]() ![]() |
Tzec Maun Obs.; | Tzec Maun |
Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets | 1123 | 809 | ![]() |
UESAC; MPC | UESAC; UESAC, Comets |
Royal Observatory of Belgium | 13 | 012 | ![]() |
Uccle Obs.; | Uccle |
Uenohara Observatory | 2 | 376 | ![]() |
Uenohara Obs.; | Uenohara |
National Astronomical Observatory (Chile) | 3 | 805 | ![]() |
University of Chile; | University of Chile |
Uppsala–DLR Asteroid Survey | 262 | 049 | ![]() ![]() |
UDAS; | Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey |
Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey | 62 | 809 | ![]() ![]() |
UDTS; | Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey |
Valinhos Observatory | 2 | 860 | ![]() |
Valinhos Obs.; | Valinhos |
Vallemare di Borbona Observatory | 2 | A55 | ![]() |
Vallemare di Borbona Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona | Vallemare Borbona |
Valmeca Observatory | 6 | 184 | ![]() |
Valmeca Obs.; | Valmeca |
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope | 7 | 290, G83 | ![]() |
VATT; code 290, prolematic Mt. Gramham also for LBT (G83) | Mount Graham |
Village-Neuf Observatory | 2 | 138 | ![]() |
Village-Neuf Obs.; | Village-Neuf |
Višnjan Observatory | 108 | 120 | ![]() |
Višnjan Obs.; | Visnjan |
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory | 1 | 696 | ![]() |
Whipple Obs.; | Whipple |
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer | 4639 | C51 | ![]() |
WISE; | WISE |
Wildberg Observatory | 1 | 198 | ![]() |
Wildberg Obs.; (541268) | Wildberg |
Wise Observatory | 19 | 097 | ![]() |
Wise Obs.; | Wise |
Xinglong Station (NAOC) | 5 | 327 | ![]() |
Xinglong Stn.; | Xinglong; Peking |
Yamagata Astronomical Observatory | 2 | D89 | ![]() |
Yamagata Obs.; | Yamagata |
Zadko Observatory | 1 | D20 | ![]() |
Zadko Obs.; | Zadko |
Zelenchukskaya Station | 8 | 114 | ![]() |
Zelenchukskaya Stn.; | Zelenchukskaya Stn |
Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory | 2 | A79 | ![]() |
Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs.; | Zvezdno Obshtestvo |
Zwicky Transient Facility | 1 | I41 | ![]() |
ZTF; | Zwicky Transient Facility |
7300 Observatory | 4 | H07 | ![]() |
7300 Obs.; | 7300 |
Discovery site | Obs. codes present | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC |
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Mount Lemmon Observatory | G96 | ![]() |
Mount Lemmon |
The discovery table consist of the following fields: