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
editAstronomer | 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 | — | |
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; |