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.
Discovering astronomers
edit| Astronomer | Discoveries | DOB–DOD | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Manuel Díaz Alfaro | 1 | n.a.–pres. | 
|
M. D. Alfaro; National Solar Observatory | M. Diaz-Alfaro | — |
| 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 ( |
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; J. D. 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 | — |
| Michael Harvanek | 1 | n.a.–pres. |
|
M. Harvanek; UC Boulder; Lowell; Apace Point | M. Harvanek | — |
| 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 | — |
| Kōichi 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; ( |
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 | — |
| Rose G. Matheny | 1 | n.a.–pres. |
|
R. G. Matheny; University of Arizona; Catalina Sky Survey | R. G. Matheny | — |
| 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: |
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) |
| Kuo-Chuan Pan | 1 | n.a.–pres. |
|
K. Pan; National Tsing Hua University | K. Pan | — |
| 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; |
