List of minor planet discoverers
This is a list of all astronomers who are credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of one or several minor planets.[1] A second table lists all institutional discoverers of minor planets such as observatories and surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions). As of November 2016, the MPC credits a total of 480,806 numbered minor planets to 1,007 astronomers and 235 dedicated institutions, respectively.
For a detailed description of the table's content, see § Notes.
Discovering astronomers
| Astronomer | Discoveries | DOB–DOD | Country | Link-label; info, links and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Abe (astronomer) | 28 | 1958–pres. |  |
H. Abe; cite: MPC | H. Abe |  |
| Masanao Abe | 2 | n.a. | |
M. Abe; disc: MPC and MPC | M. Abe |  |
| Mark Abraham (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. |  |
M. Abraham; amateur, Src | M. Abraham | |
| Christopher Aikman | 4 | n.a. |  |
G. C. L. Aikman; | G. C. L. Aikman | |
| Makio Akiyama | 16 | 1950–pres. | |
M. Akiyama; Susono Observatory, MPC | M. Akiyama | |
| Vladimir Albitsky | 10 | 1891–1951 |   |
V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatory, MPC | V. Albitskij |  |
| Gregory Scott Aldering | 4 | 1962–pres. | |
G. Aldering; cite: MPC | G. Aldering | |
| Heikki A. Alikoski | 13 | 1912–1997 |  |
H. Alikoski; Turku Obs., cite: MPC | H. Alikoski | |
| Éric J. Allen | 1 | n.a. | |
É. J. Allen; disc: MPC | E. J. Allen | |
| Rhiannon Lynne Allen | 3 | n.a. | |
R. L. Allen; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | R. L. Allen; L. Allen | |
| Jeff T. Alu | 24 | 1966–pres. | |
J. Alu; amateur, cite: MPC | J. Alu | |
| Leonard L. Amburgey | 2 | 1945–pres. | |
L. L. Amburgey; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC | L. L. Amburgey | |
| A. David Andrews | 1 | 1933–pres. |  |
A. D. Andrews; disc: MPC | A. D. Andrews | |
| Milan Antal | 17 | 1935–1999 |  |
M. Antal; cite: MPC | M. Antal | |
| Plinio Antolini | 4 | 1920–2012 |  |
P. Antolini; it:wiki, amateur | P. Antolini | |
| Pierre Antonini | 35 | n.a. |  |
P. Antonini; amateur, MPC | P. Antonini | |
| Masakatsu Aoki | 2 | 1957–pres. | |
M. Aoki; amateur | M. Aoki | |
| Rolf Apitzsch | 72 | 1943–pres. |  |
R. Apitzsch; amateur, de:wiki, MPC | R. Apitzsch | |
| Masaru Arai | 45 | 1952–pres. | |
M. Arai; | M. Arai | |
| Hiroshi Araki | 3 | n.a. | |
H. Araki; | H. Araki | |
| Sylvain Arend | 51 | 1902–1992 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
S. Arend; MPC | S. J. Arend | |
| Claire Armstrong | 1 | n.a. | |
C. Armstrong; amateur, wife of M. Armstrong, disc: MPC | C. Armstrong | |
| Mark Armstrong (astronomer) | 2 | 1958–pres. | |
M. Armstrong; amateur, husband of C. Armstrong | M. Armstrong | |
| Atsuo Asami | 7 | n.a. | |
A. Asami; | A. Asami | |
| David J. Asher | 10 | 1966–pres. | |
D. J. Asher; MPC | D. J. Asher | |
| Karl Augustesen | 6 | 1945–pres. |  |
K. Augustesen; MPC | K. Augustesen | |
| Walter Baade | 10 | 1893–1960 | |
W. Baade; MPC | W. Baade | |
| Ulrika Babiaková | 14 | 1976–2002 | |
U. Babiaková; MPC | U. Babiakova | |
| Paolo Bacci | 1 | 1968–pres. | |
P. Bacci; cite: MPC | P. Bacci | |
| Hannes Bachleitner | 2 | 1965–pres. |  |
H. Bachleitner; also Johannes Bachleitner, amateur, cite: MPC, disc: MPC and MPC | H. Bachleitner | |
| Solon Irving Bailey | 1 | 1854–1931 | |
S. I. Bailey; disc: MPC | S. I. Bailey | |
| David D. Balam | 55 | n.a. | |
D. D. Balam; MPC | D. D. Balam | |
| Loren C. Ball | 107 | 1948–pres. | |
L. Ball; amateur | L. Ball | |
| Thomas J. Balonek | 9 | n.a. | |
T. J. Balonek; | T. J. Balonek; T. Balonek | |
| Odette Bancilhon | 1 | 1908–1998 | |
O. Bancilhon; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | O. Bancilhon | |
| Susan Banh | 1 | n.a. | |
S. Banh; disc: MPC, it:wiki | S. Banh | |
| Nigel P. Bannister | 1 | n.a. | |
N. P. Bannister; (University of Leicester), disc: MPC | N. P. Bannister | |
| Yoshiaki Banno | 1 | 1952–1991 | |
Y. Banno; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | Y. Banno | |
| Cesare Barbieri | 7 | 1942–pres. | |
C. Barbieri; cite: MPC | C. Barbieri | |
| John C. Barentine | 1 | 1976–pres. | |
J. C. Barentine; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | J. C. Barentine | |
| Kristina M. Barkume | 1 | n.a. | |
K. M. Barkume; disc: MPC, it:wiki | K. M. Barkume | |
| Ewan Barr | 5 | n.a. | |
E. Barr; it:wiki | E. Barr | |
| Sergio Barros | 7 | n.a. |  |
S. Barros; it:wiki | S. Barros | |
| Sandro Bartolini | 1 | n.a. | |
S. Bartolini; disc: MPC | S. Bartolini | |
| Maria A. Barucci | 3 | n.a. | |
M. A. Barucci; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, MPC, MPC | M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci | |
| Ivo Baueršíma | 1 | 1931–pres. |   |
I. Baueršíma; disc: MPC, de:wiki | I. Bauersima | |
| Johann M. Baur | 15 | 1930–2007 | |
J. M. Baur; amateur, cite: MPC, de:wiki | J. M. Baur | |
| David E. Beatty | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Beatty; disc: MPC, it:wiki | D. Beatty | |
| Andrew C. Becker | 605 | 1973–pres. | |
A. C. Becker; cite: MPC, it:wiki | A. C. Becker | |
| Jim Bedient | 6 | n.a. | |
J. Bedient; | J. Bedient | |
| E. S. Beeson | 1 | n.a. | |
E. S. Beeson; disc: MPC | E. S. Beeson | |
| Raoul Behrend | 12 | 1964–pres. | |
R. Behrend; cite: MPC, fr:wiki | R. Behrend | |
| Bruce Edward Behymer | 1 | 1983–pres. | |
B. E. Behymer; disc: MPC, it:wiki | B. E. Behymer | |
| Sergey Belyavsky | 36 | 1883–1953 | |
S. Belyavskyj; | S. Beljavskij | |
| Graham E. Bell | 56 | n.a. | |
G. Bell; | G. Bell | |
| Federico Bellini | 3 | n.a. | |
F. Bellini; it:wiki | F. Bellini | |
| Yuri A. Belyaev | 7 | n.a. | |
Yu. A. Belyaev; it:Jurij A. Beljaev, fr:Iouri Beliaïev, | Yu. A. Belyaev | |
| Denis Bergeron | 2 | 1956–pres. | |
D. Bergeron; it:wiki | D. Bergeron | |
| Fabrizio Bernardi | 7 | 1972–pres. | |
F. Bernardi; MPC | F. Bernardi | |
| Laurent Bernasconi | 12 | 1966–pres. | |
L. Bernasconi; amateur, MPC, fr:wiki | L. Bernasconi | |
| K. Berney | 1 | n.a. | |
K. Berney; MPC | K. Berney | |
| Gary M. Bernstein | 3 | n.a. | |
G. Bernstein; | G. Bernstein | |
| Emanuel Bettelheim | 1 | n.a. | |
E. Bettelheim; disc: MPC | E. Bettelheim | |
| Francesco Biasci | 1 | n.a. | |
F. Biasci; disc: MPC | F. Biasci | |
| Wolf Bickel | 658 | 1942–pres. | |
W. Bickel; amateur, MPC | W. Bickel | |
| Jamie Biggs | 1 | n.a. |  |
J. Biggs; disc: MPC | J. Biggs | |
| Guillaume Bigourdan | 1 | 1851–1932 | |
G. Bigourdan; disc: MPC | G. Bigourdan | |
| Gary W. Billings | 6 | n.a. | |
G. W. Billings; MPC, amateur, fr:wiki | G. W. Billings | |
| Richard P. Binzel | 3 | 1958–pres. | |
R. P. Binzel; MPC | R. P. Binzel | |
| Kurt Birkle | 9 | 1939–2010 | |
K. Birkle; MPC, de:wiki | K. Birkle | |
| Peter Birtwhistle | 85 | 1958–pres. | |
P. Birtwhistle; MPC, amateur, Src | P. Birtwhistle | |
| Manolo Blasco | 5 | n.a. |  |
M. Blasco; it:wiki | M. Blasco | |
| Adam Block (astronomer) | 1 | 1973–pres. | |
A. Block; disc: MPC, it:wiki | A. Block | |
| Andrea Boattini | 1 | 1969–pres. | |
A. Boattini; MPC | A. Boattini | |
| Hermann Boehnhardt | 1 | n.a. | |
H. Boehnhardt; disc: MPC | H. Boehnhardt | |
| Andreas Boeker | 2 | 1964–2011 | |
A. Boeker; amateur,[2] cite: MPC, disc: MPC and MPC, it:wiki | A. Boeker | |
| Michel Bœuf | 12 | n.a. | |
M. Boeuf; it:wiki | M. Boeuf | |
| Henri M. J. Boffin | 11 | n.a. | |
H. Boffin; | H. M. J. Boffin; H. Boffin | |
| Alfred Bohrmann | 9 | 1904–2000 | |
A. Bohrmann; MPC | A. Bohrmann | |
| Tom Boles | 1 | 1944–pres. |  |
T. Boles; amateur, cite: MPC, disc: MPC | T. Boles | |
| Dennis Borgman | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Borgman; disc: MPC | D. Borgman | |
| Freimut Börngen | 538 | 1930–pres. | |
F. Börngen; MPC | F. Borngen | |
| Alphonse Borrelly | 18 | 1842–1926 | |
A. Borrelly; MPC→DoMP | A. Borrelly | |
| Grégoire Bourban | 2 | n.a. | |
G. Bourban; disc: MPC and MPC | G. Bourban | |
| Paul Bourgeois | 1 | 1898–1974 | |
P. Bourgeois; it:wiki, disc: MPC | P. Bourgeois | |
| Edward L. G. Bowell | 571 | 1943–pres. | |
E. Bowell; MPC | E. Bowell | |
| Louis Boyer (astronomer) | 40 | 1901–1999 | |
L. Boyer; MPC | L. Boyer | |
| Richard P. Boyle | 2 | 1943–pres. | |
R. P. Boyle; Src, disc: MPC and MPC | R. P. Boyle | |
| Joseph L. Brady | 1 | n.a. | |
J. L. Brady; disc: MPC,it:wiki | 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, it:wiki | S. Brady | |
| Alexis Brandeker | 4 | 1974–pres. |  |
A. Brandeker; | A. Brandeker | |
| Vanja Brcic | 2 | n.a. |  |
V. Brcic; it:wiki | V. Brcic | |
| John Broughton | 1171 | 1952–pres. | |
J. Broughton; amateur, MPC | J. Broughton | |
| Jeffery A. Brown | 1 | n.a. | |
J. A. Brown; Src, disc: MPC | J. A. Brown | |
| Michael E. Brown | 23 | 1965–pres. | |
M. E. Brown; MPC | M. E. Brown | |
| Ladislav Brožek | 23 | 1952–pres. | |
L. Brožek; | L. Brozek | |
| Jim Bruton | 2 | n.a. | |
J. Bruton; MPC, MPC, (James Bruton), Src | J. Bruton | |
| Dan Bruton | 5 | 1967–pres. | |
W. D. Bruton; fr:wiki | W. D. Bruton | |
| Jacobus Albertus Bruwer | 4 | 1915–pres. |  |
J. A. Bruwer; MPC, it:wiki | J. A. Bruwer | |
| Emil Buchar | 1 | 1901–1979 | |
E. Buchar; MPC, it:wiki | E. Buchar | |
| Marc W. Buie | 880 | 1958–pres. | |
M. W. Buie; MPC | M. W. Buie | |
| Christian Buil | 5 | n.a. | |
C. Buil; amateur, MPC, fr:wiki | C. Buil | |
| Geoffrey Burks | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Burks; disc: MPC | G. Burks | |
| Matthew R. Burleigh | 1 | n.a. | |
M. R. Burleigh; disc: MPC | M. R. Burleigh | |
| Bella A. Burnasheva | 13 | 1944–pres. | |
B. A. Burnasheva; MPC | B. A. Burnasheva | |
| Robert Burnham Jr. | 1 | 1931–1993 | |
R. Burnham; MPC | R. Burnham | |
| Joseph A. Burns | 1 | 1941–pres. | |
J. A. Burns; disc: MPC | J. A. Burns | |
| Schelte J. Bus | 1680 | 1956–pres. | |
S. J. Bus; MPC | S. J. Bus | |
| Matthias Busch | 11 | 1968–pres. | |
M. Busch; amateur[2] | M. Busch | |
| Philippe Buttani | 1 | 1966–pres. | |
P. Buttani; amateur, disc: MPC, fr:wiki | P. Buttani | |
| Luca Buzzi | 7 | 1982–pres. | |
L. Buzzi; it:wiki | L. Buzzi | |
| Rodolfo Calanca | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Calanca; disc: MPC, it:wiki | R. Calanca | |
| Michael P. Candy | 3 | 1928–1994 | |
M. P. Candy; it:wiki | M. P. Candy | |
| Albino Carbognani | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Carbognani; disc: MPC | A. Carbognani | |
| Luigi Carnera | 16 | 1875–1962 | |
L. Carnera; | L. Carnera | |
| Don W. Carona | 1 | n.a. | |
D. W. Carona; disc: MPC | D. W. Carona | |
| Alfredo Caronia | 4 | n.a. | |
A. Caronia; it:wiki | A. Caronia | |
| Rafael Carrasco Garrorena | 1 | 1902–1981 | |
R. Carrasco; it:wiki | R. Carrasco | |
| Uri Carsenty | 1 | 1942–pres. |  |
U. Carsenty; disc: MPC, fr:wiki | U. Carsenty | |
| Claudio Casacci | 4 | 1958–pres. | |
C. Casacci; | C. Casacci | |
| James Len Casady | 3 | n.a. | |
L. Casady; | L. Casady | |
| Ferrán Casarramona | 2 | n.a. | |
F. Casarramona; it:wiki | F. Casarramona | |
| Ricard Casas (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | |
R. Casas; it:wiki | R. Casas | |
| Flavio Castellani | 6 | n.a. | |
F. Castellani; it:wiki | F. Castellani | |
| Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | 192 | 1944–pres. | |
V. S. Casulli; amateur, MPC | V. S. Casulli | |
| Gabriele Cattani | 18 | n.a. | |
G. Cattani; | G. Cattani | |
| Cyril Cavadore | 4 | 1969–pres. | |
C. Cavadore; MPC, it:wiki | C. Cavadore | |
| Marco Cavagna | 19 | 1958–2005 | |
M. Cavagna; amateur, MPC | M. Cavagna | |
| G. Cavalletti | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Cavalletti; MPC | G. Cavalletti | |
| Anthony J. Cecce | 18 | n.a. | |
A. J. Cecce; fr:wiki | A. J. Cecce | |
| Vasco Cecchini | 2 | 1932–pres. | |
V. Cecchini; amateur, it:wiki | V. Cecchini | |
| E. Černis | 1 | n.a. |  |
E. Černis; disc: MPC | E. Cernis | |
| Kazimieras Černis | 111 | 1958–pres. | |
K. Černis; | K. Cernis | |
| Vincenzo Cerulli | 1 | 1859–1927 | |
V. Cerulli; MPC | V. Cerulli | |
| Carlos Ulrrico Cesco | 19 | 19XX–1987 |  |
C. U. Cesco; | C. U. Cesco | |
| Mario R. Cesco | 6 | n.a. | |
M. R. Cesco; it:wiki, son of C. U. Cesco | M. R. Cesco | |
| Brian C. Chaboyer | 1 | n.a. | |
B. Chaboyer; IAU, disc: MPC | B. Chaboyer | |
| Jean Chacornac | 6 | 1823–1873 | |
J. Chacornac; | J. Chacornac | |
| Marcus Tristan Chamberlin | 2 | n.a. | |
M. T. Chamberlin; MPC | M. T. Chamberlin | |
| Zhang Jiaxiang | 1 | 1932–pres. |  |
C.-H. Chang; disc: MPC | C.-H. Chang | |
| Man-Ti Chang | 5 | n.a. | |
M.-T. Chang; | M.-T. Chang | |
| Zhāng Yùzhé | 1 | 1902–1986 | |
Y. C. Chang; disc: MPC | Y. C. Chang | |
| Auguste Charlois | 99 | 1864–1910 | |
A. Charlois; | A. Charlois | |
| Robin Chassagne | 1 | 1962–pres. | |
R. Chassagne; disc: MPC, it:wiki | R. Chassagne | |
| Robert Chemin | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Chemin; disc: MPC, it:wiki | R. Chemin | |
| Jun Chen | 10 | n.a. | |
J. Chen; | J. Chen | |
| Tao Chen (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. |  |
T. Chen; MPC | T. Chen | |
| Lyudmila Chernykh | 267 | 1935–pres. | |
L. I. Chernykh; | L. I. Chernykh | |
| Nikolai Chernykh | 537 | 1931–2004 | |
N. S. Chernykh; full: Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh | N. S. Chernykh | |
| Dennis K. Chesney | 38 | n.a. | |
D. K. Chesney; | D. K. Chesney | |
| Dimitry Chestnov | 18 | n.a. | |
D. Chestnov; | D. Chestnov; D. N. Chestnov | |
| Eugene Chiang | 1 | n.a. | |
E. Chiang; MPC | E. Chiang | |
| Paolo Chiavenna | 15 | n.a. | |
P. Chiavenna; | P. Chiavenna | |
| Jack B. Child | 13 | 1951–pres. | |
J. B. Child; fr:wiki | J. B. Child | |
| K.-J. Choo | 1 | n.a. |  |
K.-J. Choo; MPC | K.-J. Choo | |
| Per Rex Christensen | 1 | n.a. | |
P. R. Christensen; it:wiki, MPC | P. R. Christensen | |
| Bernard Christophe | 86 | n.a. | |
B. Christophe; fr:wiki | B. Christophe | |
| Joseph Churms | 2 | 1926–1994 | |
J. Churms; it:wiki | J. Churms | |
| Jacqueline Ciffréo | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Ciffréo; disc: MPC, fr:wiki | J. Ciffreo | |
| James L. Clem | 1 | n.a. | |
J. L. Clem; disc: MPC, CV | J. L. Clem | |
| Roy Clingan | 59 | 1950–pres. | |
R. Clingan; it:wiki | R. Clingan | |
| 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; disc: MPC | S. Cohen | |
| Robert Francis Coker | 4 | n.a. | |
R. Coker; it:wiki | R. Coker | |
| François Colas | 1 | n.a. | |
F. Colas; disc: MPC, it:wiki | F. Colas | |
| Simon Collander-Brown | 2 | n.a. | |
S. Collander-Brown; MPC, Src | S. Collander-Brown | |
| Matthew Collier (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | |
M. Collier; fr:wiki, MPC | M. Collier | |
| Michael Collins (astronomer) | 50 | n.a. | |
M. Collins; fr:wiki; aka Myke Collins | M. Collins | |
| Ermes Colombini | 4 | n.a. | |
E. Colombini; amateur, MPC | E. Colombini | |
| Enrico Colzani | 1 | n.a. | |
E. Colzani; amateur, disc: MPC, it:wiki | E. Colzani | |
| Josep Comas i Solà | 11 | 1868–1937 |  |
J. Comas i Solà; | J. Comas Sola | |
| Paul G. Comba | 682 | 1926–pres. | |
P. G. Comba; amateur | P. G. Comba | |
| Martin Connors | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Connors; disc: MPC | M. Connors | |
| Walter R. Cooney Jr. | 47 | n.a. | |
W. R. Cooney Jr.; | W. R. Cooney Jr. | |
| Pablo Cottenot | 1 | n.a. | |
P. Cottenot; MPC | P. Cottenot | |
| Fernand Courty | 2 | 1862–1921 | |
F. Courty; | F. Courty | |
| Philip Herbert Cowell | 1 | 1870–1949 | |
P. H. Cowell; disc: MPC | P. H. Cowell | |
| Greg Crawford | 3 | n.a. | |
G. Crawford; at Bagnall | G. Crawford | |
| Lucy D. Crespo da Silva | 1 | 1978–2000 | |
L. Crespo da Silva; it:wiki, MPC | L. Crespo da Silva | |
| Kiyoshi Kurosu | 2 | 1965–pres. | |
K. Cross; it:wiki | K. Cross | |
| Alex Cruz (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | |
A. Cruz; amateur, MPC, it:wiki | A. Cruz | |
| Balázs Csák | 2 | n.a. |  |
B. Csák; it:wiki | B. Csak | |
| Steve Cullen | 1 | n.a. | |
S. Cullen; LightBuckets, disc: MPC | S. Cullen | |
| Leland E. Cunningham | 4 | 1904–1989 | |
L. E. Cunningham; | L. E. Cunningham | |
| Heber Doust Curtis | 1 | 1872–1942 | |
H. D. Curtis; disc: MPC | H. D. Curtis | |
| Karl F. J. Cwach | 1 | n.a. | |
K. F. J. Cwach; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | K. F. J. Cwach | |
| Germano D'Abramo | 3 | 1973–pres. | |
G. D'Abramo; | G. D'Abramo | |
| Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | 1 | 1822–1875 | |
H. d'Arrest; disc: MPC | H. d'Arrest | |
| Ivano Dal Prete | 1 | n.a. | |
I. Dal Prete; amateur, disc: MPC, it:wiki | I. Dal Prete | |
| Nichole M. Danzl | 6 | n.a. | |
N. Danzl; MPC, it:wiki | N. Danzl | |
| E.-M. David | 1 | n.a. | |
E.-M. David; disc: MPC | E.-M. David | |
| Donald R. Davis | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Davis; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | D. Davis | |
| Richard G. Davis | 4 | n.a. | |
R. G. Davis; fr:wiki | R. G. Davis | |
| Matt Dawson (astronomer) | 6 | 1959–pres. |  |
M. Dawson; MPC, amateur, Src | M. Dawson | |
| Leo Anton Karl de Ball | 1 | 1853–1916 | |
K. de Ball; disc: MPC | K. de Ball | |
| Peter De Cat | 18 | n.a. | |
P. De Cat; it:wiki | P. De Cat | |
| Annibale de Gasparis | 9 | 1819–1892 | |
A. de Gasparis; | A. de Gasparis | |
| David R. De Graff | 2 | n.a. | |
D. R. De Graff; it:wiki | D. R. DeGraff | |
| Miguel de Pascual Martínez | 1 | n.a. | |
M. de Pascual; disc: MPC, it:wiki | M. de Pascual | |
| José De Queiroz | 3 | 1954–pres. | |
J. De Queiroz; amateur | J. De Queiroz | |
| Charles P. de Saint-Aignan | 12 | 1977–pres. | |
C. P. de Saint-Aignan; | C. P. de Saint-Aignan | |
| Giovanni de Sanctis | 42 | 1949–pres. | |
G. DeSanctis; | G. De Sanctis | |
| James A. DeYoung | 1 | n.a. | |
J. DeYoung; disc: MPC, it:wiki | J. DeYoung | |
| Henri Debehogne | 741 | 1928–2007 | |
H. Debehogne; MPC | H. Debehogne | |
| Catherine E. Delahodde | 1 | 1974–pres. | |
C. E. Delahodde; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | C. E. Delahodde | |
| Joseph A. Dellinger | 74 | 1961–pres. | |
J. Dellinger; it:wiki, amateur | J. Dellinger | |
| Eugène Joseph Delporte | 66 | 1882–1955 | |
E. Delporte; | E. Delporte | |
| Audrey C. Delsanti | 2 | 1976–pres. | |
A. C. Delsanti; Src, disc: MPC and MPC | A. C. Delsanti; A. Dalsanti | |
| Christophe Demeautis | 9 | n.a. | |
C. Demeautis; it:wiki, amateur | C. Demeautis | |
| Alíz Derekas | 3 | 1977–pres. | |
A. Derekas; | A. Derekas | |
| Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch | 1 | 1901–1986 |  |
A. Deutsch; disc: MPC | A. Deutsch | |
| Harlan Devore | 1 | n.a. | |
H. Devore; disc: MPC, Src | H. Devore | |
| Dennis di Cicco | 60 | 1950–pres. | |
D. di Cicco; | D. di Cicco | |
| Aldo Di Clemente | 1 | 1948–pres. | |
A. Di Clemente; amateur, disc: MPC | A. Di Clemente | |
| Andrea Di Paola | 11 | 1970–pres. | |
A. Di Paola; | A. Di Paola | |
| Mario Di Sora | 4 | 1961–pres. | |
M. Di Sora; it:wiki, amateur | M. Di Sora | |
| Wilhelm Dieckvoß | 2 | 1908–1982 | |
W. Dieckvoß; it:wiki | W. Dieckvoss | |
| Elizabeth R. Dillon | 1 | n.a. | |
E. R. Dillon; amateur, disc: MPC, it:wiki | E. R. Dillon | |
| William G. Dillon | 53 | 1957–pres. | |
W. G. Dillon; it:wiki | W. G. Dillon | |
| Alessandro Dimai | 1 | 1962–pres. | |
A. Dimai; amateur, MPC, it:wiki | A. Dimai | |
| David S. Dixon | 23 | 1947–pres. | |
D. S. Dixon; it:wiki | D. S. Dixon | |
| Petar Đurković | 2 | 1908–1981 |  |
P. Đurković; | P. Djurkovic | |
| Jerzy Dobrzycki | 1 | 1927–2004 |  |
J. Dobrzycki; disc: MPC, it:wiki | J. Dobrzycki | |
| Fabio Dolfi | 3 | 1966–pres. | |
F. Dolfi; MPC, amateur | F. Dolfi | |
| Sauro Donati | 22 | 1959–pres. | |
S. Donati; it:wiki, amateur | S. Donati | |
| Alain Doressoundiram | 1 | 1968–pres. | |
A. Doressoundiram; disc: MPC, fr:wiki | A. Doressoundiram | |
| François Dossin | 5 | 1927–1998 | |
F. Dossin; fr:wiki | F. Dossin | |
| Luiz Duczmal | 2 | n.a. |  |
L. Duczmal; MPC, MPC | L. Duczmal | |
| Raymond Smith Dugan | 16 | 1878–1940 | |
R. S. Dugan; MPC | R. S. Dugan | |
| R. Scott Dunbar | 10 | n.a. | |
R. S. Dunbar; it:wiki | R. S. Dunbar; S. Dunbar | |
| A. Dunn | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Dunn; disc: MPC, inferred | A. Dunn | |
| Philippe Dupouy | 2 | 1952–pres. | |
P. Dupouy; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | P. Dupouy | |
| Douglas Tybor Durig | 47 | 1961–pres. | |
D. T. Durig; it:wiki | D. T. Durig | |
| Chris F. Durman | 1 | n.a. | |
C. F. Durman; disc: MPC, it:wiki | C. F. Durman | |
| Marino Dusić | 2 | n.a. | |
M. Dusić; de:wiki | M. Dusic | |
| Ron Dyvig | 16 | n.a. | |
R. Dyvig; it:wiki | R. Dyvig | |
| Max Eastman (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. | |
M. Eastman; amateur, c.735, Src | M. Eastman | |
| J. Edmonds | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Edmonds; disc: MPC, inferred | J. Edmonds | |
| Ilgmārs Eglītis | 13 | 1951–pres. | |
I. Eglītis; fr:wiki | I. Eglitis | |
| Norbert Ehring | 5 | 1937–pres. | |
N. Ehring; amateur, age,[2] de:wiki | N. Ehring | |
| Leonid Elenin | 15 | 1981–pres. | |
L. Elenin; amateur | L. Elenin | |
| James L. Elliot | 1 | 1943–2011 | |
J. L. Elliot; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | J. L. Elliot | |
| Eric Walter Elst | 3867 | 1936–pres. | |
E. W. Elst; MPC | E. W. Elst | |
| Gary P. Emerson (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Emerson; it:wiki | G. Emerson | |
| Mark Emmerich | 2 | 1967–pres. | |
M. Emmerich; amateur, Guidestar (A17), MPC, MPC age [2] | M. Emmerich | |
| Kin Endate | 623 | 1960–pres. | |
K. Endate; amateur, MPC | K. Endate | |
| Emil Ernst | 1 | 1889–1942 | |
E. Ernst; de:wiki | E. Ernst | |
| Gilbert A. Esquerdo | 2 | 1976–pres. | |
G. A. Esquerdo; cite: MPC, disc: MPC,MPC | G. A. Esquerdo | |
| N. Wyn Evans | 1 | n.a. | |
W. Evans; Src, disc: MPC | W. Evans | |
| Bev M. Ewen-Smith | 1 | n.a. | |
B. M. Ewen-Smith; disc: MPC, it:wiki | B. M. Ewen-Smith | |
| Giancarlo Fagioli | 15 | 1940–pres. | |
G. Fagioli; it:wiki, amateur | G. Fagioli | |
| Norman Falla | 7 | n.a | |
N. Falla; MPC | N. Falla | |
| Tony L. Farnham | 3 | 1964–pres. | |
T. L. Farnham; MPC, disc: MPC, MPC, MPC | T. L. Farnham | |
| K. L. Faul | 1 | n.a. | |
K. L. Faul; inferred, MPC | K. L. Faul | |
| Gina Fedon | 3 | n.a. | |
G. Fedon; it:wiki | G. Fedon | |
| James Ferguson (American astronomer) | 3 | 1797–1867 | |
J. Ferguson; | J. Ferguson | |
| M. Ferrando | 7 | n.a. | |
M. Ferrando; assumed ESP | M. Ferrando | |
| Rafael Ferrando | 195 | 1966–pres. | |
R. Ferrando; | R. Ferrando | |
| Walter Ferreri | 15 | 1948–pres. | |
W. Ferreri; | W. Ferreri | |
| Mario A. Ferrero | 2 | 1904–1965 | |
M. Ferrero; disc: MPC and MPC, it:wiki | M. Ferrero | |
| Ignacio Ramón Ferrín Vázquez | 12 | 1943–pres. |  |
I. R. Ferrín; it:wiki | I. R. Ferrin; I. Ferrin | |
| Martin Fiedler | 5 | 1978–pres. | |
M. Fiedler; de:wiki, amateur | M. Fiedler | |
| Greg Fisch | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Fisch; disc: MPC, it:wiki | G. Fisch | |
| Alan Fitzsimmons | 15 | n.a. | |
A. Fitzsimmons; MPC, it:wiki, Src | A. Fitzsimmons | |
| Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen | 4 | 1943–pres. | |
H. J. Fogh Olsen; it:wiki | H. J. Fogh Olsen | |
| Sergio Foglia | 2 | n.a. | |
S. Foglia; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, related: it:wiki | S. Foglia | |
| Wilhelm Julius Foerster | 1 | 1832–1921 | |
W. Förster; MPC, (typo MPC: Foerster/Förster, not Forster) | W. Forster | |
| Giuseppe Forti | 49 | 1939–2007 | |
G. Forti; | G. Forti | |
| Filip Fratev | 23 | n.a. |  |
F. Fratev; founder A79 | F. Fratev | |
| Richard Fredrick | 1 | 1953–pres. | |
R. Fredrick; amateur, MPC | R. Fredrick | |
| T. F. Fric | 1 | n.a. | |
T. F. Fric; inferred, MPC | 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 | |
| Yasuhide Fujita | 3 | 1961–pres. | |
Y. Fujita; amateur, first name Yutaka?, MPC | Y. Fujita | |
| Hideo Fukushima | 2 | 1953–pres. | |
H. Fukushima; it:wiki | H. Fukushima | |
| Gábor Fűrész | 1 | 1978–pres. | |
G. Fűrész; disc: MPC, it:wiki | G. Furesz | |
| Toshimasa Furuta | 82 | n.a. | |
T. Furuta; | T. Furuta | |
| Fumihiko Futaba | 2 | n.a. | |
F. Futaba; assumed country | F. Futaba | |
| Marissa Gahran | 2 | n.a. | |
M. Gahran; it:wiki | M. Gahran | |
| Steven L. Gaiser | 1 | n.a. | |
S. L. Gaiser; inferred MPC | S. L. Gaiser | |
| Štefan Gajdoš | 12 | 1959–pres. | |
Š. Gajdoš; it:wiki, MPC | S. Gajdos | |
| Avishay Gal-Yam | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Gal-Yam; disc: MPC, assumed ISR, it:wiki | A. Gal-Yam | |
| Adrián Galád | 80 | n.a. | |
A. Galád; | A. Galad | |
| Emanuela Galliani | 1 | n.a. | |
E. Galliani; amateur, disc: MPC, it:wiki | E. Galliani | |
| Paul Garossino | 11 | n.a. | |
P. Garossino; assumed country per it:wiki, also "Paul G. A. Garossino" | P. Garossino | |
| Gordon J. Garradd | 31 | 1959–pres. | |
G. J. Garradd; amateur | G. J. Garradd | |
| Antonio Garrigós-Sánchez | 1 | 1961–pres. | |
A. Garrigós-Sánchez; amateur, disc: MPC, Src and Src | A. Garrigos | |
| Romain Gauderon | 4 | n.a. | |
R. Gauderon; it:wiki | R. Gauderon | |
| Michael Geffert | 5 | 1953–pres. | |
M. Geffert; fr:wiki, based on source, Koelner Stadt Anzeiger, MPC | M. Geffert | |
| Tom Gehrels | 4644 | 1925–2011 |  |
T. Gehrels; MPC | T. Gehrels | |
| Oleg Geraščenko | 1 | n.a. |  |
O. Geraščenko; disc: MPC, it:wiki | O. Gerashchenko | |
| Vladimir Gerke | 1 | n.a. | |
V. Gerke; amateur, disc: MPC, Src | V. Gerke | |
| Herta Gessner | 1 | n.a. | |
H. Gessner; it:wiki, MPC | H. Gessner | |
| Pierangelo Ghezzi | 18 | n.a. | |
P. Ghezzi; it:wiki, amateur | P. Ghezzi | |
| Alex R. Gibbs | 1 | 1967–pres. | |
A. R. Gibbs; amateur, disc: MPC, it:wiki | A. R. Gibbs | |
| James B. Gibson (astronomer) | 27 | n.a. | |
J. Gibson; it:wiki, MPC→DoMP | J. Gibson | |
| Henry L. Giclas | 17 | 1910–2007 | |
H. L. Giclas; MPC | H. L. Giclas | |
| Richard Gierlinger | 37 | 1967–pres. | |
R. Gierlinger; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | R. Gierlinger | |
| Richard J. Gilbrech | 1 | n.a. | |
R. J. Gilbrech; disc: MPC, inferred | R. J. Gilbrech | |
| Alan C. Gilmore | 42 | n.a. | |
A. C. Gilmore; MPC | A. C. Gilmore | |
| Valter Giuliani | 22 | 1960–pres. | |
V. Giuliani; it:wiki | V. Giuliani | |
| Brett J. Gladman | 18 | 1966–pres. | |
B. Gladman; MPC | B. Gladman | |
| Mitch Glaze | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Glaze; amateur, disc: MPC, inferred | M. Glaze | |
| Arianna E. Gleason | 5 | 1980–pres. | |
A. Gleason; MPC | A. Gleason | |
| Tom Glinos | 12 | 1960–pres. | |
T. Glinos; it:wiki, amateur | T. Glinos | |
| Hermann Goldschmidt | 14 | 1802–1866 | |
H. Goldschmidt; amateur | H. Goldschmidt |  |
| David B. Goldstein (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
D. B. Goldstein; disc: MPC, it:wiki | D. B. Goldstein | |
| Josep Juliá Gómez Donet | 1 | n.a. | |
J. J. Gomez; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, it:wiki | J. J. Gomez | |
| François Gonnessiat | 2 | 1856–1934 | |
F. Gonnessiat; | F. Gonnessiat | |
| Luis E. González | 2 | n.a. | |
L. E. González; it:wiki | L. E. Gonzalez | |
| Vittorio Goretti | 32 | 1939–2016 | |
V. Goretti; MPC, Src | V. Goretti | |
| Paul Götz | 20 | 1883–1962 | |
P. Götz; | P. Gotz | |
| Andrew Graham (astronomer) | 1 | 1815–1908 |  |
A. Graham; disc: MPC | A. Graham | |
| Albert D. Grauer | 4 | 1942–pres. | |
A. D. Grauer; it:wiki | A. D. Grauer | |
| Tommy Grav | 3 | 1973–pres. |  |
T. Grav; de:wiki, MPC | T. Grav | |
| Mauro Graziani | 2 | n.a. | |
M. Graziani; based on it:wiki | M. Graziani | |
| Robert Greimel | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Greimel; disc: MPC, Src, inferred | R. Greimel | |
| Dave Grennan | 2 | n.a. | |
D. Grennan; , MPC, HP, chng Dave to David Grennan | D. Grennan | |
| Markus Griesser (astronomer) | 10 | 1949–pres. | |
M. Griesser; amateur, MPC, de:wiki, Eschenberg Obs. | M. Griesser | |
| Ian P. Griffin | 26 | 1958–pres. | |
I. P. Griffin; de:wiki | I. P. Griffin | |
| A. Grigsby | 2 | n.a. | |
A. Grigsby; inferred, MPC, MPC | A. Grigsby | |
| John Gross (astronomer) | 7 | n.a. | |
J. Gross; MPC | J. Gross | |
| Arie William Grossman | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Grossman; disc: MPC, it:wiki | A. Grossman | |
| Gavril Grueff | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Grueff; disc: MPC, it:wiki | G. Grueff | |
| C. Gualdoni | 1 | n.a. | |
C. Gualdoni; disc: MPC, deduced country | C. Gualdoni | |
| Joan Guarro i Fló | 5 | n.a. | |
J. Guarro i Fló; it:wiki | J. Guarro | |
| Daria Guidetti | 2 | n.a. | |
D. Guidetti; | D. Guidetti | |
| Ernesto Guido | 6 | n.a. | |
E. Guido; | E. Guido | |
| Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis | 2 | n.a. | |
A. Gulbis; MPC | A. Gulbis | |
| Cynthia Gustava | 3 | n.a. | |
C. Gustava; it:wiki | C. Gustava | |
| Knut Anton Walter Gyllenberg | 1 | 1886–1952 | |
K. Gyllenberg; disc: MPC, it:wiki | K. Gyllenberg | |
| Bernhard Häusler | 1 | 1958–pres. | |
B. Häusler; amateur, disc: MPC, Src | B. Haeusler | |
| Olivier R. Hainaut | 2 | 1966–pres. | |
O. R. Hainaut; MPC | O. R. Hainaut | |
| Mark Hammergren | 2 | 1964–pres. | |
M. Hammergren; it:wiki, MPC | M. Hammergren | |
| Terry Handley | 7 | n.a. | |
T. Handley; MPC | T. Handley | |
| A. T. Hansen | 1 | n.a. | |
A. T. Hansen; disc: MPC, Src | A. T. Hansen | |
| Leif Hansen (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
L. Hansen; disc: MPC, it:wiki | L. Hansen | |
| M. W. Hansen | 1 | n.a. | |
M. W. Hansen; disc: MPC, inferred | M. W. Hansen | |
| Karl Ludwig Harding | 1 | 1765–1843 | |
K. Harding; cite: MPC→DoMP, disc: MPC | K. Harding | |
| Eugene A. Harlan | 2 | 1921–2014 | |
E. A. Harlan; it:wiki | E. A. Harlan | |
| Malcolm Hartley | 3 | 1947–pres. | |
M. Hartley; MPC, fr:wiki | M. Hartley | |
| Johannes Franz Hartmann | 3 | 1865–1936 | |
J. Hartmann; | J. Hartmann | |
| Takashi Hasegawa | 1 | n.a. | |
T. Hasegawa; disc: MPC | T. Hasegawa | |
| Shuji Hayakawa | 41 | n.a. | |
S. Hayakawa; it:wiki | S. Hayakawa | |
| David Healy (astronomer) | 212 | 1936–2011 | |
D. Healy; | D. Healy | |
| Zsuzsanna Heiner | 14 | 1949–pres. | |
Z. Heiner; it:wiki | Z. Heiner | |
| Joseph Helffrich | 13 | 1890–1971 | |
J. Helffrich; | J. Helffrich | |
| Eleanor F. Helin | 903 | 1932–2009 | |
E. F. Helin; MPC | E. F. Helin | |
| Karl Ludwig Hencke | 2 | 1793–1866 | |
K. L. Hencke; | K. L. Hencke | |
| Arne Henden | 1 | 1950–pres. | |
A. Henden; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | A. Henden | |
| 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; MPC | D. Herald | |
| Carl W. Hergenrother | 32 | 1973–pres. | |
C. W. Hergenrother; | C. W. Hergenrother | |
| Kenneth E. Herkenhoff | 2 | n.a. | |
K. Herkenhoff; it:wiki | K. Herkenhoff | |
| Ejnar Hertzsprung | 2 | 1873–1967 | |
E. Hertzsprung; | E. Hertzsprung | |
| Merrill Hess | 2 | 1955–pres. | |
M. Hess; MPC, amateur | M. Hess | |
| David Higgins (astronomer) | 1 | 1961–pres. | |
D. Higgins; amateur, cite: MPC, disc: MPC | D. Higgins | |
| Richard E. Hill | 7 | 1949–pres. | |
R. Hill; it:wiki, Richard Erik Hill, Richard "Rik" Hill, Src | R. Hill | |
| John Russell Hind | 10 | 1823–1895 | |
J. R. Hind; | J. R. Hind | |
| Tsutomu Hioki | 56 | n.a. | |
T. Hioki; it:wiki, MPC | T. Hioki | |
| Masanori Hirasawa | 52 | n.a. | |
M. Hirasawa; | M. Hirasawa | |
| Joe Hobart | 35 | n.a. | |
J. Hobart; MPC | J. Hobart | |
| Sebastian F. Hönig | 563 | 1977–pres. | |
S. F. Hönig; MPC, it:wiki, Src | S. F. Hoenig | |
| Cuno Hoffmeister | 5 | 1892–1968 | |
C. Hoffmeister; | C. Hoffmeister | |
| William Holliday (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
W. Holliday; disc: MPC, inferred | W. Holliday | |
| Matthew J. Holman | 10 | 1967–pres. | |
M. J. Holman; MPC | M. J. Holman | |
| Robert Holmes (astronomer) | 14 | n.a. | |
R. Holmes; it:wiki, amateur, full: Robert E. Holmes Jr. | R. Holmes | |
| Henry E. Holt | 689 | 1929–pres. | |
H. E. Holt; MPC | H. E. Holt | |
| Paulo R. Holvorcem | 197 | 1967–pres. | |
P. R. Holvorcem; amateur | P. R. Holvorcem; P. Holvorcem | |
| Ulrich Hopp | 1 | n.a. | |
U. Hopp; disc: MPC, it:wiki | U. Hopp | |
| H. Hori | 3 | n.a. | |
H. Hori; MPC | H. Hori | |
| Felix Hormuth | 78 | 1975–pres. | |
F. Hormuth; MPC | F. Hormuth | |
| Kamil Hornoch | 1 | 1972–pres. | |
K. Hornoch; amateur, disc: MPC | K. Hornoch | |
| Irwin K. Horowitz | 1 | n.a. | |
I. Horowitz; disc: MPC, it:wiki | I. Horowitz | |
| Tara Houlden | 1 | n.a. | |
T. Houlden; disc: MPC | T. Houlden | |
| Léo Houziaux | 3 | 1932–pres. | |
L. Houziaux; fr:wiki | L. Houziaux | |
| Meredith Howard | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Howard; disc: MPC, inferred from it:wiki | M. Howard | |
| Ellen Suzanne Howell | 1 | 1961–pres. | |
E. Howell Bus; wife of S. J. Bus, disc: MPC, it:wiki | E. Howell Bus | |
| Xiangyao Hsiao | 10 | n.a. | |
X. Y. Hsiao; MPC | X. Y. Hsiao; H.-Y. Hsiao | |
| Edwin Hubble | 1 | 1889–1953 | |
E. Hubble; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | E. Hubble |  |
| John Huchra | 1 | 1948–2010 | |
J. Huchra; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | J. Huchra | |
| Gary Hug | 297 | n.a. | |
G. Hug; amateur | G. Hug | |
| Joseph Hunaerts | 2 | 1913–pres. | |
J. Hunaerts; fr:wiki, full: Joseph J. Hunaerts | J. Hunaerts | |
| Kiichirō Furukawa | 92 | 1929–2016 | |
K. Furukawa; Hurukawa to Furukawa, MPC | K. Hurukawa | |
| Dieter Husar | 1 | 1947–pres. | |
D. Husar; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, it:wiki | D. Husar | |
| Robert Hutsebaut | 10 | 1941–pres. | |
R. Hutsebaut; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | R. Hutsebaut | |
| Giampiero Iatteri | 1 | 1941–2004 | |
G. Iatteri; amateur, cite: MPC, disc: MPC, it:wiki | G. Iatteri | |
| Yasukazu Ikari | 20 | n.a. | |
Y. Ikari; it:wiki | Y. Ikari | |
| Kustaa Aadolf Inkeri | 1 | 1908–1997 | |
K. Inkeri; disc: MPC, it:wiki | K. Inkeri | |
| Shigeru Inoda | 17 | 1955–2008 | |
S. Inoda; de:wiki, MPC, amateur | S. Inoda | |
| Masaru Inoue (astronomer) | 12 | n.a. | |
M. Inoue; it:wiki | M. Inoue | |
| Sergei I. Ipatov | 8 | 1952–pres. | |
S. I. Ipatov; it:wiki, full: Sergij Ivanovič Ipatov / Sergueï Ivanovitch Ipatov | S. I. Ipatov; S. Ipatov | |
| Michael J. Irwin | 8 | n.a. | |
M. J. Irwin; fr:wiki | M. J. Irwin | |
| Koichi Itagaki | 3 | 1947–pres. | |
K. Itagaki; it:wiki, MPC, amateur | K. Itagaki | |
| Kazuyoshi Itō | 1 | n.a. | |
K. Itō; disc: MPC | K. Ito | |
| Miguel Itzigsohn | 15 | 18XX–1978 | |
M. Itzigsohn; es:wiki | M. Itzigsohn | |
| Nikolaj Ivanov | 3 | n.a. | |
N. Ivanov; it:wiki | N. Ivanov | |
| Violeta G. Ivanova | 14 | n.a. | |
V. G. Ivanova; MPC | V. G. Ivanova; V. Ivanova | |
| Jurij Mykolajovyč Ivaščenko | 2 | 1961–pres. | |
Y. Ivaščenko; it:wiki, MPC, use "Yuri" for English translit. | Y. Ivashchenko | |
| Masayuki Iwamoto | 6 | 1954–pres. | |
M. Iwamoto; MPC | M. Iwamoto | |
| Shun-ei Izumikawa | 2 | n.a. | |
S. Izumikawa; | S. Izumikawa | |
| Gerhard Jackisch | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Jackisch; disc: MPC, it:wiki | G. Jackisch | |
| Cyril Jackson (astronomer) | 72 | 1903–1988 | |
C. Jackson; | C. Jackson | |
| Cristóvão Jacques (astronomer) | 6 | n.a. | |
C. Jacques; it:wiki | C. Jacques | |
| Quentin Jamieson | 3 | n.a. | |
Q. Jamieson; | Q. Jamieson | |
| Hamilton M. Jeffers | 1 | 1893–1976 | |
H. M. Jeffers; it:wiki, full: Hamilton Moore Jeffers, cite: MPC, disc: MPC | H. M. Jeffers | |
| Peter Jekabsons | 2 | 1943–1990 | |
P. Jekabsons; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | P. Jekabsons | |
| Benjamin Jekhowsky | 12 | 1881–1975 | |
B. Jekhovsky; MPC | B. Jekhovsky | |
| Kåre S. Jensen | 1 | n.a. | |
K. S. Jensen; it:wiki, MPC | K. S. Jensen | |
| Poul Jensen (astronomer) | 98 | n.a. | |
P. Jensen; | P. Jensen | |
| Young-Beom Jeon | 43 | n.a. | |
Y.-B. Jeon; | Y.-B. Jeon | |
| David C. Jewitt | 45 | 1958–pres. | |
D. C. Jewitt; | D. C. Jewitt | |
| Zhang-Wei Jin | 1 | n.a. | |
Z.-W. Jin; MPC inferred | Z.-W. Jin | |
| Ernest Leonard Johnson | 18 | 18xx–1977 | |
E. L. Johnson; | E. L. Johnson | |
| Michael L. Johnson | 2 | n.a. | |
M. L. Johnson; it:wiki, MPC | M. L. Johnson | |
| Gilbert R. Jones | 5 | n.a. | |
G. R. Jones; MPC, inferred | G. R. Jones | |
| Richard E. Jones | 2 | n.a. | |
R. E. Jones; it:wiki, MPC | R. E. Jones | |
| Amy B. Jordan (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
A. B. Jordan; MPC | A. B. Jordan | |
| Charles W. Juels | 475 | 1944–2009 | |
C. W. Juels; amateur | C. W. Juels | |
| Mario Jurić | 125 | 1979–pres. | |
M. Jurić; | M. Juric | |
| Anlaug Amanda Kaas | 1 | n.a. | |
A. A. Kaas; MPC | A. A. Kaas | |
| Tetsuo Kagawa | 115 | 1969–pres. | |
T. Kagawa; MPC | T. Kagawa | |
| Franz Kaiser | 21 | 1891–1962 | |
F. Kaiser; MPC | F. Kaiser | |
| Watari Kakei | 3 | 1947–pres. | |
W. Kakei; fr:wiki | W. Kakei | |
| Dušan Kalmančok | 7 | 1945–pres. | |
D. Kalmančok; MPC | D. Kalmancok | |
| Lars Kamél | 2 | 1960–pres. | |
L. Kamél; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, MPC, Src | L. Kamel | |
| Karl Walter Kamper | 3 | 1941–1998 | |
K. W. Kamper; it:wiki | K. W. Kamper | |
| Kiyotaka Kanai | 1 | 1951–pres. | |
K. Kanai; MPC, amateur | K. Kanai | |
| Ethan Kandler | 3 | n.a. | |
E. Kandler; it:wiki | E. Kandler | |
| Jens Kandler | 25 | 1973–pres. | |
J. Kandler; de:wiki, MPC | J. Kandler; J. Kander | |
| Hiroshi Kaneda | 705 | 1953–pres. | |
H. Kaneda; MPC | H. Kaneda | |
| Lyudmila Karachkina | 130 | 1948–pres. | |
L. G. Karachkina; MPC | L. G. Karachkina | |
| Stefan Karge | 51 | 1963–pres. | |
S. Karge; amateur, MPC | S. Karge | |
| Ádám Kárpáti | 2 | n.a. | |
Á. Kárpáti; | A. Karpati | |
| Galina Ričardovna Kastel' | 9 | n.a. | |
G. R. Kastel'; MPC, it:wiki, fix cat: "Gregor" (wrong) | G. R. Kastel' | |
| John J. Kavelaars | 7 | 1966–pres. | |
J. J. Kavelaars; MPC | J. J. Kavelaars | |
| Kōyō Kawanishi | 13 | 1959–pres. | |
K. Kawanishi; MPC | K. Kawanishi | |
| Nobuhiro Kawasato | 105 | n.a. | |
N. Kawasato; MPC | N. Kawasato | |
| James Edward Keeler | 2 | 1857–1900 | |
J. E. Keeler; MPC | J. E. Keeler | |
| János Kelemen | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Kelemen; MPC, Src, Src | J. Kelemen | |
| Susan D. Kern | 8 | 1977–pres. | |
S. D. Kern; it:wiki, MPC | S. D. Kern | |
| James W. Kessel | 26 | n.a. | |
J. W. Kessel; | J. W. Kessel | |
| B. Khafizov | 1 | n.a. |  |
B. Khafizov; MPC, inferred country | B. Khafizov | |
| Pamela M. Kilmartin | 41 | n.a. | |
P. M. Kilmartin; MPC | P. M. Kilmartin | |
| Seung-Lee Kim | 1 | n.a. | |
S.-L. Kim; inferred, MPC | S.-L. Kim | |
| Randolph L. Kirk | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Kirk; it:wiki, MPC | R. Kirk | |
| K. Kirsch | 3 | n.a. | |
K. Kirsch; it:wiki | K. Kirsch | |
| László L. Kiss | 50 | 1972–pres. | |
L. Kiss; it:wiki MPC | L. Kiss | |
| Minoru Kizawa | 12 | 1947–pres. | |
M. Kizawa; | M. Kizawa | |
| Marcel Klein | 2 | 1984–pres. | |
M. Klein; amateur,[2] MPC, MPC, Src | M. Klein | |
| Arnold Richard Klemola | 16 | 1931–pres. | |
A. R. Klemola; de:wiki, MPC | A. R. Klemola | |
| Jan T. Kleyna | 6 | n.a. | |
J. Kleyna; it:wiki | J. Kleyna | |
| Rainer Kling | 75 | 1952–pres. | |
R. Kling; amateur, de:wiki, MPC | R. Kling | |
| Alain Klotz | 7 | 1947–pres. | |
A. Klotz; fr:wiki, MPC, amateur | A. Klotz | |
| Mary Ellen Knewston | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Knewtson; amateur, inferred, MPC | M. Knewtson | |
| Zoran Knežević (astronomer) | 1 | 1949–pres. | |
Z. Knežević; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | Z. Knezevic | |
| André Knöfel | 15 | 1963–pres. | |
A. Knöfel; de:wiki, MPC, amateur | A. Knofel | |
| Viktor Knorre | 4 | 1840–1919 | |
V. Knorre; | V. Knorre | |
| Jurō Kobayashi | 2 | 1949–pres. | |
J. Kobayashi; it:wiki MPC | J. Kobayashi | |
| Takao Kobayashi | 2479 | 1961–pres. | |
T. Kobayashi; MPC | T. Kobayashi | |
| Michal Kočer | 9 | n.a. | |
M. Kočer; it:wiki, MPC | M. Kocer | |
| Bernd Koch | 3 | 1955–pres. | |
B. Koch; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | B. Koch | |
| Peter Kocher | 93 | n.a. | |
P. Kocher; fr:wiki, amateur, HP | P. Kocher | |
| Michael König | 2 | 1966–pres. | |
M. König; amateur,[2] MPC, Src | M. Koenig | |
| Luboš Kohoutek | 76 | 1935–pres. | |
L. Kohoutek; MPC | L. Kohoutek | |
| Masahiro Koishikawa | 19 | 1952–pres. | |
M. Koishikawa; MPC | M. Koishikawa | |
| Takuo Kojima | 45 | 1955–pres. | |
T. Kojima; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | T. Kojima | |
| Ales Kolář | 2 | n.a. | |
A. Kolář; disc: MPC, MPC, (differs from Jan Kolář MPC, MPC) | A. Kolar | |
| Eberhard Koldewey | 2 | 1937–pres. | |
E. Koldewey; it:wiki, MPC | E. Koldewey | |
| Peter Kolény | 35 | n.a. | |
P. Kolény; | P. Koleny | |
| Arthur König (astronomer) | 1 | 1895–1969 | |
A. König; son of Arthur Peter König, disc and cite: MPC, it:wiki | A. Konig | |
| August Kopff | 68 | 1882–1960 | |
A. Kopff; MPC | A. Kopff | |
| Korado Korlević | 1294 | 1958–pres. | |
K. Korlević; amateur, MPC | K. Korlevic | |
| Leonard Kornoš | 37 | 1956–pres. | |
L. Kornoš; it:wiki, MPC | L. Kornos | |
| Stanislav Alexandrovich Korotkiy | 2 | n.a. | |
S. Korotkiy; it:wiki, MPC | S. Korotkiy | |
| Hiroki Kosai | 93 | 1933–pres. | |
H. Kosai; MPC | H. Kosai | |
| Georgiy U. Koval'chuk | 2 | n.a. | |
G. Koval'chuk; disc: MPC, MPC | G. Kovalchuk | |
| Charles T. Kowal | 22 | 1940–2011 | |
C. T. Kowal; full: Charles Thomas Kowal | C. T. Kowal | |
| Richard Kowalski | 1 | 1963–pres. | |
R. A. Kowalski; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | R. A. Kowalski | |
| Rainer Kracht | 3 | 1948–pres. | |
R. Kracht; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | R. Kracht | |
| Thilo Kranz | 1 | n.a. | |
T. Kranz; MPC with Christian Wolf, Src | T. Kranz | |
| Rainer Kresken | 11 | n.a | |
R. Kresken; MPC | R. Kresken | |
| Mike Kretlow | 8 | 1967–pres. | |
M. Kretlow; it:wiki, MPC, age[2] | M. Kretlow | |
| Charles J. Krieger | 1 | 1898–pres. | |
C. J. Krieger; it:wiki, MPC, full: Charles John Krieger | C. J. Krieger | |
| A. Kriete | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Kriete; inferred from MPC | A. Kriete | |
| Timur Valer'evič Krjačko | 60 | 1970–pres. | |
T. V. Kryachko; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | T. V. Kryachko; T. Kryachko | |
| Marcin Kubiak | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Kubiak; MPC | M. Kubiak | |
| Jeremy Martin Kubica | 15 | n.a. | |
J. Kubica; MPC | J. Kubica | |
| Kazuo Kubokawa | 1 | 1903–1943 | |
K. Kubokawa; MPC | K. Kubokawa | |
| François Kugel | 351 | 1959–pres. | |
F. Kugel; MPC, Observatoire Chante-Perdrix (A77) | F. Kugel | |
| Zoltán Kuli | 33 | n.a. | |
Z. Kuli; inferred from it:wiki | Z. Kuli | |
| György Kulin | 21 | 1905–1989 | |
G. Kulin; MPC | G. Kulin | |
| Pratibha Kumar | 3 | n.a. |  |
P. Kumar; wife of V. Reddy, MPC, MPC, MPC, Src, Src | P. Kumar | |
| Nikolaj Efimovič Kuročkin | 2 | 1923–2003 | |
N. E. Kuročkin; it:wiki | N. E. Kurochkin | |
| Hirohisa Kurosaki | 1 | 1970–pres. | |
H. Kurosaki; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | H. Kurosaki | |
| Stefan Kürti | 7 | n.a. | |
S. Kürti; HP | S. Kurti | |
| Lothar Kurtze | 1 | 1972–pres. | |
L. Kurtze; amateur,[2] disc: MPC | L. Kurtze | |
| Reiki Kushida | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Kushida; amateur, MPC, MPC, wife of Y. Kushida | R. Kushida | |
| Yoshio Kushida | 56 | 1957–pres. | |
Y. Kushida; MPC, husband of R. Kushida | Y. Kushida | |
| Michal Kusiak | 2 | n.a. | |
M. Kusiak; Src, diarcritics: Michał Kusiak | M. Kusiak | |
| Peter Kušnirák | 291 | 1974–pres. | |
P. Kušnirák; | P. Kusnirak | |
| Jaroslav Květoň | 2 | n.a. | |
J. Květoň; it:wiki, MPC | J. Kveton | |
| Andrzej Kwiek | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Kwiek; fr:wiki, MPC | A. Kwiek | |
| Peter Kyrylenko | 1 | 1987–pres. | |
P. Kyrylenko; MPC | P. Kyrylenko | |
| Juan Lacruz | 59 | n.a. | |
J. Lacruz; it:wiki | J. Lacruz | |
| Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist | 146 | 1944–pres. | |
C.-I. Lagerkvist; MPC | C.-I. Lagerkvist; C. Lagerkvist | |
| Joanny-Philippe Lagrula | 1 | 1870–1941 | |
J. Lagrula; MPC, MPC | J. Lagrula | |
| Luciano Lai | 13 | 1948–pres. | |
L. Lai; it:wiki, MPC | L. Lai | |
| Carl Otto Lampland | 1 | 1873–1951 | |
C. O. Lampland; MPC | C. O. Lampland | |
| Werner Landgraf | 7 | 1959–pres. | |
W. Landgraf; MPC | W. Landgraf | |
| Jeffrey A. Larsen | 2 | 1967–pres. | |
J. A. Larsen; fr:wiki, MPC | J. A. Larsen | |
| Stephen M. Larson | 2 | n.a. | |
S. M. Larson; fr:wiki, MPC | S. M. Larson | |
| Tod Richard Lauer | 1 | 1957–pres. | |
T. Lauer; MPC | T. Lauer | |
| Vygandas Laugalys | 1 | n.a. | |
V. Laugalys; it:wiki, MPC | V. Laugalys | |
| Marguerite Laugier | 21 | 1896–1976 | |
M. Laugier; MPC | M. Laugier | |
| A. Laurent | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Laurent; fr:wiki, MPC and MPC, spcl. case, also "J.J.P." vs "J." | J. J. P. Laurent | |
| Stephen P. Laurie | 50 | n.a. | |
S. P. Laurie; amateur | S. P. Laurie | |
| Kenneth J. Lawrence | 32 | 1964–pres. | |
K. J. Lawrence; | K. J. Lawrence | |
| Susannah Lazar | 1 | 1982–pres. | |
S. Lazar; it:wiki, MPC, amateur | S. Lazar | |
| Charles le Morvan | 1 | 1865–1933 | |
C. le Morvan; fr:wiki, MPC | C. le Morvan | |
| Carlos Leal (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. | |
C. Leal; fr:wiki | C. Leal | |
| Byung-Chol Lee | 37 | n.a. | |
B.-C. Lee; it:wiki | B.-C. Lee | |
| L. Lee | 1 | n.a. | |
L. Lee; inferred, MPC | L. Lee | |
| Tae-Hyung Lee | 1 | 1964–pres. | |
T. H. Lee; it:wiki, MPC | T. H. Lee | |
| Jonathan P. Leech | 1 | n.a. | |
J. P. Leech; inferred MPC | J. P. Leech | |
| Gerhard Lehmann | 21 | 1960–pres. | |
G. Lehmann; amateur, de:wiki, MPC | G. Lehmann | |
| Gregory J. Leonard | 11 | n.a. | |
G. J. Leonard; it:wiki | G. J. Leonard | |
| Otto Lesser | 1 | 1830–1887 | |
O. Lesser; MPC | O. Lesser | |
| Ken Levin | 5 | n.a. | |
K. Levin; MPC | K. Levin | |
| Stephen Levine (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
S. Levine; MPC, inferred | S. Levine | |
| David H. Levy | 60 | 1948–pres. | |
D. H. Levy; MPC | D. H. Levy; D. Levy | |
| Wendee Levy | 4 | 1948–pres. | |
W. Levy; it:wiki, full: Wendee Esther Wallach Levy, MPC, wife of D. H. Levy | W. Levy | |
| William Liller | 2 | 1927–pres. | |
W. Liller; MPC | W. Liller | |
| Lin Qisheng (astronomer) | 62 | 1964–pres. | |
C.-S. Lin; it:wiki | C.-S. Lin; C. S. Lin | |
| Hung-Chin Lin | 76 | n.a. | |
H.-C. Lin; (林宏欽), | H.-C. Lin | |
| Robert Linderholm | 26 | 1933–2013 | |
R. Linderholm; | R. Linderholm | |
| Karl Lohnert | 4 | 1885–1944 | |
K. Lohnert; it:wiki, full: Karl Julius Lohnert, MPC | K. Lohnert | |
| A. Lokalov | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Lokalov; MPC | A. Lokalov | |
| Vladimir O. Lokot’ | 2 | n.a. | |
V. Lokot’; disc: MPC, MPC | V. Lokot | |
| Álvaro López-García | 71 | 1941–pres. | |
Á. López-G.; amateur, MPC, it:wiki | A. Lopez | |
| Juan M. Lopez | 3 | n.a. | |
J.-M. López; assumed ESP, Src | J.-M. Lopez; J. M. Lopez | |
| Joachim Lorenz | 4 | 1955–pres. | |
J. Lorenz; amateur,[2] disc: MPC | J. Lorenz | |
| Wilhelm Lorenz (astronomer) | 4 | 1886–1918 | |
W. Lorenz; it:wiki, full: Karl Wilhelm Lorenz (change), | W. Lorenz | |
| Miklós Lovas | 2 | 1931–pres. | |
M. Lovas; it:wiki, MPC | M. Lovas | |
| Andrew Lowe | 499 | 1959–pres. | |
A. Lowe; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | A. Lowe | |
| Percival Lowell | 1 | 1855–1916 | |
P. Lowell; MPC, MP missing in body of article | P. Lowell | |
| Paul Luckas | 2 | 1962–pres. | |
P. Luckas; it:wiki, MPC, amateur | P. Luckas | |
| Christian B. Luginbuhl | 3 | 1955–pres. | |
C. B. Luginbuhl; it:wiki, MPC | C. B. Luginbuhl | |
| Kjell Lundgren | 2 | 1950–pres. | |
K. Lundgren; MPC | K. Lundgren | |
| Federica Luppi | 1 | n.a. | |
F. Luppi; MPC | F. Luppi | |
| Robert Luther | 24 | 1822–1900 | |
R. Luther; MPC | R. Luther | |
| Jane Luu | 35 | 1963–pres. | |
J. X. Luu; MPC | J. X. Luu | |
| Lucas M. Macri | 1 | 1972–pres. | |
L. Macri; it:wiki, MPC | L. Macri | |
| Hiroshi Maeno | 7 | n.a. | |
H. Maeno; it:wiki | H. Maeno | |
| John Mahony (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. | |
J. Mahony; amateur, Src | J. Mahony | |
| Marie Mahrová | 4 | 1947–pres. | |
M. Mahrová; it:wiki | M. Mahrova | |
| Renu Malhotra | 1 | 1961–pres. | |
R. Malhotra; MPC, MPC | R. Malhotra | |
| Franco Mallia | 14 | 1961–pres. | |
F. Mallia; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | F. Mallia | |
| Francesco Manca | 26 | 1966–pres. | |
F. Manca; amateur, MPC | F. Manca | |
| Jan Karel Mánek | 1 | 1961–pres. | |
J. Manek; amateur, MPC, MPC | J. Manek | |
| Brian G. W. Manning | 19 | 1926–2011 | |
B. G. W. Manning; | B. G. W. Manning | |
| Massimiliano Mannucci | 1 | 1970–pres. | |
M. Mannucci; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | M. Mannucci | |
| José Manteca | 13 | n.a. | |
J. Manteca; it:wiki, aka "Pepe Manteca" | J. Manteca | |
| Ilan Manulis | 1 | n.a. | |
I. Manulis; disc: MPC, inferred | I. Manulis | |
| Frédéric Maréchal | 2 | 1952–pres. | |
F. Maréchal; it:wiki, amateur | F. Marechal | |
| Wladimiro Marinello | 3 | n.a. | |
W. Marinello; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | W. Marinello | |
| Mark Scott Marley | 1 | n.a. | |
M. S. Marley; it:wiki, MPC | M. S. Marley | |
| Brian G. Marsden | 1 | 1937–2010 | |
B. G. Marsden; cite: MPC, disc: MPC | B. G. Marsden | |
| Albert Marth | 1 | 1828–1897 | |
A. Marth; MPC | A. Marth | |
| Axel Martin | 3 | n.a. | |
A. Martin; it:wiki,MPC | A. Martin | |
| Terry Martin (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
T. Martin; MPC, Src | T. Martin | |
| Carlos T. Martinez | 5 | n.a. | |
C. T. Martinez; Src | C. T. Martinez | |
| Gianluca Masi | 26 | 1972–pres. | |
G. Masi; MPC | G. Masi | |
| Joseph Masiero | 47 | 1982–pres. | |
J. Masiero; MPC | J. Masiero | |
| Egisto Masotti | 3 | 1947–pres. | |
E. Masotti; it:wiki, MPC | E. Masotti | |
| Adam Massinger | 7 | 1888–1914 | |
A. Massinger; de:wiki, MPC | A. Massinger | |
| Giuseppe Massone | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Massone; MPC, inferred | G. Massone | |
| Mary Alice Mathison | 1 | n.a. | |
M. A. Mathison; disc: MPC, inferred from it:wiki | M. A. Mathison | |
| Stanislav Matičič | 2 | n.a. |  |
S. Matičič; inferred from it:wiki | S. Maticic | |
| Damir Matković | 2 | n.a. | |
D. Matković; it:wiki | D. Matkovic | |
| Robert D. Matson | 186 | 1962–pres. | |
R. Matson; it:wiki | R. Matson | |
| Masanori Matsuyama | 19 | 1950–pres. | |
M. Matsuyama; de:wiki, amateur, MPC, 松山正則 | M. Matsuyama | |
| Daniel Matter | 5 | 1957–pres. | |
D. Matter; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | D. Matter | |
| Alain Maury | 9 | 1958–pres. | |
A. Maury; MPC | A. Maury | |
| D. Mayes | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Mayes; inferred, MPC | D. Mayes | |
| Emiliano Mazzoni | 2 | 1953–pres. | |
E. Mazzoni; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | E. Mazzoni | |
| Michele Mazzucato | 5 | 1962–pres. | |
M. Mazzucato; it:wiki, MPC | M. Mazzucato | |
| John V. McClusky | 153 | n.a. | |
J. V. McClusky; | J. V. McClusky | |
| Billy D. McCormack | 1 | n.a. | |
B. D. McCormack; MPC | B. D. McCormack | |
| Jennie McCormick | 1 | n.a. | |
J. McCormick; disc: MPC, #R to observatory | J. McCormick |  |
| Alric D. McDermott | 1 | n.a. | |
A. D. McDermott; MPC | A. D. McDermott | |
| Dave McDonald (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | |
D. McDonald; inferred from it:wiki, MPC | D. McDonald | |
| Stephen W. McDonald | 1 | n.a. | |
S. McDonald; MPC | S. McDonald | |
| James E. McGaha | 6 | 1946–pres. | |
J. McGaha; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | J. McGaha | |
| P. McKenzie | 1 | n.a. | |
P. McKenzie; assumed AUS, MPC | P. McKenzie | |
| David McLeish (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
D. McLeish; it:wiki, MPC | D. McLeish | |
| Robert H. McNaught | 481 | 1956–pres. | |
R. H. McNaught; MPC | R. H. McNaught | |
| Jeffrey S. Medkeff | 10 | 1968–2008 | |
J. Medkeff; | J. Medkeff | |
| Karen Jean Meech | 3 | n.a. | |
K. J. Meech; MPC | K. J. Meech | |
| Carol Neese | 1 | 1958–pres. | |
C. Neese; MPC, MPC, (presumed MPC-typo Meese for Neese) | C. Meese | |
| Sven Melchert | 2 | 1968–pres. | |
S. Melchert; amateur,[2] disc: MPC, MPC | S. Melchert | |
| Philibert Jacques Melotte | 1 | 1880–1961 | |
P. Melotte; MPC | P. Melotte | |
| J. Dave Mendenhall | 1 | n.a. | |
J. D. Mendenhall; it:wiki, MPC | J. D. Mendenhall | |
| Jean-Claude Merlin | 65 | 1954–pres. | |
J.-C. Merlin; MPC | J.-C. Merlin | |
| Szabolcs Mészáros | 5 | 1981–pres. | |
S. Mészáros; it:wiki | S. Meszaros | |
| Joel Hastings Metcalf | 41 | 1866–1925 | |
J. H. Metcalf; MPC, MPC | J. H. Metcalf | |
| Natal'ja Vital'evna Metlova | 1 | n.a. | |
N. V. Metlova; it:wiki, MPC | N. V. Metlova | |
| Michel Meunier | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Meunier; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | M. Meunier | |
| Erich Meyer | 21 | 1951–pres. | |
E. Meyer; amateur, MPC | E. Meyer | |
| Maik Meyer | 16 | 1970–pres. | |
M. Meyer; de:wiki, amateur, MPC | M. Meyer | |
| J. Michaud | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Michaud; assumed USA, MPC | J. Michaud | |
| Marco Micheli | 10 | 1983–pres. | |
M. Micheli; MPC, it:wikinews | M. Micheli | |
| René Michelsen | 5 | n.a. | |
R. Michelsen; inferred MPC | R. Michelsen | |
| Celina Mikolajczak | 4 | n.a. | |
C. Mikolajczak; it:wiki | C. Mikolajczak | |
| Herman Mikuž | 21 | n.a. | |
H. Mikuž; it:wiki | H. Mikuz | |
| R. Miles | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Miles; inferred, MPC | R. Miles | |
| Robert L. Millis | 6 | n.a. | |
R. Millis; MPC, DoMP, it:wiki, fr:wiki | R. Millis | |
| Elia Millosevich | 2 | 1848–1919 | |
E. Millosevich; MPC | E. Millosevich | |
| Matt Mills (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Mills; inferred, MPC | M. Mills | |
| Rudolph Minkowski | 1 | 1895–1976 | |
R. Minkowski; disc: MPC | R. Minkowski | |
| Tetsuyasu Mitani | 1 | 1927–2004 | |
T. Mitani; it:wiki, MPC, MPC | T. Mitani | |
| Seidai Miyasaka | 4 | 1955–pres. | |
S. Miyasaka; MPC | S. Miyasaka | |
| Takashi Mizuno (astronomer) | 1 | 1955–pres. | |
T. Mizuno; it:wiki, amateur, MPC MPC | T. Mizuno | |
| Yoshikane Mizuno | 52 | 1954–pres. | |
Y. Mizuno; MPC | Y. Mizuno | |
| Marko Moilanen | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Moilanen; it:wiki, MPC | M. Moilanen | |
| Lawrence Alan Molnar | 68 | 1959–pres. | |
L. A. Molnar; it:wiki, MPC | L. A. Molnar | |
| Jean Montanne | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Montanne; it:wiki, MPC | J. Montanne | |
| Nico Montigiani | 1 | n.a. | |
N. Montigiani; it:wiki, MPC | N. Montigiani | |
| Didier Morata | 1 | 1954–pres. | |
D. Morata; it:wiki, amateur, MPC MPC | D. Morata | |
| Stéphane Morata | 1 | 1977–pres. | |
S. Morata; it:wiki, amateur, MPC MPC | S. Morata | |
| Zdeněk Moravec | 93 | 1968–pres. | |
Z. Moravec; | Z. Moravec | |
| Hiroshi Mori (astronomer) | 45 | 1958–pres. | |
H. Mori; it:wiki, MPC | H. Mori | |
| Nicholas Moskovitz | 1 | 1981–pres. | |
N. Moskovitz; MPC, MPC | N. Moskovitz | |
| Patrick M. Motl | 9 | n.a. | |
P. M. Motl; it:wiki, MPC | P. M. Motl | |
| Stefano Mottola | 5 | n.a. | |
S. Mottola; it:wiki, MPC | S. Mottola | |
| Antonín Mrkos | 274 | 1918–1996 | |
A. Mrkos; MPC | A. Mrkos | |
| Jean Mueller | 13 | 1950–pres. | |
J. E. Mueller; MPC | J. E. Mueller | |
| Masaru Mukai | 13 | 1949–pres. | |
M. Mukai; | M. Mukai | |
| Gustavo Muler | 21 | n.a. | |
G. Muler; (Observatorio Nazaret J47) | G. Muler | |
| John-Derral Mulholland | 1 | 1934–2008 | |
J.-D. Mulholland; it:wiki, MPC | J. D. Mulholland | |
| Ulisse Munari | 53 | 1960–pres. | |
U. Munari; MPC | U. Munari | |
| J. Muñoz | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Muñoz; disc: MPC, inferred from it:wiki | J. Munoz | |
| Osamu Muramatsu | 73 | 1949–pres. | |
O. Muramatsu; MPC | O. Muramatsu | |
| Juan Carlos Muzzio | 2 | 1946–pres. | |
J. C. Muzzio; it:wiki, MPC | J. C. Muzzio | |
| Atsushi Nakajima (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Nakajima; MPC | A. Nakajima | |
| Akimasa Nakamura | 112 | 1961–pres. | |
A. Nakamura; MPC | A. Nakamura | |
| Tsuko Nakamura | 3 | 1943–pres. | |
T. Nakamura; it:wiki, MPC | T. Nakamura | |
| Akio Nakanishi | 2 | 1964–pres. | |
A. Nakanishi; amateur, MPC | A. Nakanishi | |
| Orlando A. Naranjo | 38 | 1951–pres. | |
O. A. Naranjo; it:wiki | O. A. Naranjo | |
| Michael Nassir | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Nassir; MPC | M. Nassir | |
| Akira Natori | 32 | 1956–pres. | |
A. Natori; it:wiki, MPC | A. Natori | |
| Edgar Rangel Netto | 8 | n.a. | |
E. R. Netto; de:wiki, MPC | E. R. Netto | |
| Grigory Neujmin | 74 | 1885–1946 | |
G. N. Neujmin; MPC | G. N. Neujmin | |
| Vitaly Nevsky | 6 | n.a. |  |
V. Nevski; alt. Vitalij Nevskij / Vitaliy Nevskiy, amateur, Vitebsk Obs. and Nevskiy, Comet ISON | V. Nevski | |
| Phil Nicholson | 1 | n.a. | |
P. Nicholson; disc: MPC | P. Nicholson | |
| Seth Barnes Nicholson | 2 | 1891–1963 | |
S. B. Nicholson; cite: MPC→DoMP, disc: MPC and MPC | S. B. Nicholson | |
| Tsuneo Niijima | 32 | 1955–pres. | |
T. Niijima; , amateur, MPC | T. Niijima | |
| V. L. Nixon | 1 | n.a. | |
V. L. Nixon; MPC | V. L. Nixon | |
| Michael C. Nolan | 1 | 1963–pres. | |
M. C. Nolan; it:wiki, MPC, MPC | M. C. Nolan | |
| Jaume Nomen | 55 | 1960–pres. | |
J. Nomen; MPC | J. Nomen | |
| Toshiro Nomura | 13 | 1954–pres. | |
T. Nomura; MPC | T. Nomura | |
| Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen | 2 | n.a. | |
H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen; it:wiki, MPC | H. U. Norgaard-Nielsen | |
| Artyom Novichonok | 20 | n.a. | |
A. Novichonok; Comet ISON, Src | A. Novichonok; A. O. Novichonok | |
| Andrew J. Noymer | 7 | 1971–pres. | |
A. J. Noymer; it:wiki, MPC | A. J. Noymer | |
| Donal O'Ceallaigh | 3 | n.a. | |
D. O'Ceallaigh; Src | D. O'Ceallaigh | |
| Erwin Obermair | 7 | 1946–pres. | |
E. Obermair; MPC, amateur, | E. Obermair | |
| Eran O. Ofek | 1 | n.a. | |
E. O. Ofek; disc: MPC, HP | E. O. Ofek | |
| Warren B. Offutt | 17 | 1928–pres. | |
W. Offutt; MPC | W. Offutt | |
| Youhei Ohba | 3 | n.a. | |
Y. Ohba; at ISAS | Y. Ohba | |
| Okuro Oikawa | 8 | 1896–1980 | |
O. Oikawa; MPC | O. Oikawa | |
| Gregory Wayne Ojakangas | 2 | n.a. | |
G. Ojakangas; it:wiki, MPC and MPC | G. Ojakangas | |
| Arto Oksanen | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Oksanen; MPC, amateur | A. Oksanen | |
| Tomimaru Okuni | 130 | 1931–pres. | |
T. Okuni; MPC, amateur | T. Okuni | |
| Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers | 2 | 1758–1840 | |
H. W. Olbers; MPC | H. W. Olbers | |
| C. Michelle Olmstead | 46 | 1969–pres. | |
C. M. Olmstead; MPC | C. M. Olmstead | |
| Csilla Orgel | 1 | n.a. | |
C. Orgel; assumed per it:wiki, MPC | C. Orgel | |
| José Luis Ortiz Moreno | 1 | 1967–pres. | |
J. L. Ortiz; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, unofficial discoverer Haumea | J. L. Ortiz | |
| Michel Ory | 199 | 1966–pres. | |
M. Ory; amateur, MPC | M. Ory | |
| Yoshiaki Oshima | 61 | 1952–pres. | |
Y. Oshima; MPC | Y. Oshima | |
| Liisi Oterma | 54 | 1915–2001 | |
L. Oterma; MPC | L. Oterma | |
| Satoru Otomo | 148 | 1957–pres. | |
S. Otomo; amateur, MPC | S. Otomo | |
| Rafael Pacheco | 57 | 1954–pres. | |
R. Pacheco; MPC | R. Pacheco | |
| Deborah Lynne Padgett | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Padgett; inferred from MPC | D. Padgett | |
| Johann Palisa | 122 | 1848–1925 | |
J. Palisa; MPC | J. Palisa | |
| Amanda Papadimos | 4 | n.a. | |
A. Papadimos; inferred country | A. Papadimos | |
| Praskov'ja Georgievna Parchomenko | 2 | 1886–1970 | |
P. Parchomenko; it:wiki, MPC | P. Parchomenko | |
| Yun-Ho Park | 2 | n.a. | |
Y.-H. Park; it:wiki | Y.-H. Park | |
| Joel W. Parker | 2 | 1962–pres. | |
J. W. Parker; inferred from MPC | J. W. Parker | |
| Alois Paroubek | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Paroubek; it:wiki, MPC | A. Paroubek | |
| André Patry | 9 | 1902–1967 | |
A. Patry; MPC | A. Patry | |
| Thierry Pauwels | 146 | 1957–pres. | |
T. Pauwels; MPC | T. Pauwels | |
| Thomas Payer | 4 | 1978–pres. | |
T. Payer; amateur,[2] | T. Payer | |
| Fernando Pedichini | 1 | n.a. | |
F. Pedichini; MPC | F. Pedichini | |
| Jean-Claude Pelle | 10 | 1942–pres. | |
J.-C. Pelle; amateur, fr:wiki, MPC, full name: Jean Claude George Pelle | J. C. Pelle | |
| Randy Pepper | 2 | n.a. | |
R. Pepper; it:wiki, amateur, Fort Bend Astronomy Club | R. Pepper | |
| Zenón M. Pereyra | 1 | n.a. | |
Z. Pereyra; it:wiki, MPC | Z. Pereyra | |
| Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | 6 | 1845–1904 | |
J. Perrotin; MPC | J. Perrotin | |
| Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | 48 | 1813–1890 | |
C. H. F. Peters; MPC | C. H. F. Peters | |
| George Henry Peters | 3 | 1863–1947 | |
G. H. Peters; | G. H. Peters | |
| Jean-Marc Petit | 7 | 1961–pres. | |
J.-M. Petit; fr:wiki, MPC | J.-M. Petit; J. Petit | |
| Holly Phaneuf | 2 | n.a. | |
H. Phaneuf; it:wiki, amateur | H. Phaneuf | |
| Jeffrey L. Phinney | 4 | 1957–pres. | |
J. Phinney; cite: MPC ,disc: MPC, MPC, MPC, MPC | J. Phinney | |
| Giuseppe Piazzi | 1 | 1746–1826 | |
G. Piazzi; MPC | G. Piazzi | |
| Paolo Pietrapiana | 2 | n.a. | |
P. Pietrapriana; , amateur, it:wiki, MPC | P. Pietrapiana | |
| Michael Pietschnig | 3 | n.a. | |
M. Pietschnig; amateur, Src | M. Pietschnig | |
| Jana Pittichová | 5 | n.a. | |
J. Pittichová; assumed based on it:wiki | J. Pittichova | |
| Guido Pizarro (astronomer) | 8 | n.a. | |
G. Pizarro; it:wiki, MPC | G. Pizarro | |
| Oscar Pizarro | 1 | n.a. | |
O. Pizarro; it:wiki, brother of G. Pizarro, MPC, MPC | O. Pizarro | |
| Gianpaolo Pizzetti | 4 | 1961–pres. | |
G. P. Pizzetti; amateur, MPC, it:wiki | G. P. Pizzetti; G. Pizzetti | |
| John Platt (computer scientist) | 2 | 1963–pres. | |
J. Platt; | J. Platt | |
| C. E. Plunkett | 1 | n.a. | |
C. E. Plunkett; inferred, MPC | C. E. Plunkett | |
| G. A. Plyugin | 7 | 1925–pres. | |
G. A. Plyugin; it:wiki, full name: Gurij Antonovič Pljugin | G. A. Plyugin | |
| Regina Podstanická | 1 | 1928–2000 | |
R. Podstanická; disc: MPC, it:wiki | R. Podstanicka | |
| Norman Pogson | 8 | 1829–1891 | |
N. R. Pogson; , full: Norman Robert Pogson, MPC→DoMP | N. R. Pogson | |
| Radosław Poleski | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Poleski; MPC | R. Poleski | |
| David Polishook | 12 | 1976–pres. | |
D. Polishook; it:wiki, full: David L. Polishook, MPC | D. Polishook | |
| Isidre Pòlit | 1 | 1880–1958 | |
I. Pòlit; it:wiki, full: Isidre Pòlit i Boixareu, MPC MPC | I. Polit | |
| Christian Pollas | 26 | 1947–pres. | |
C. Pollas; fr:wiki, MPC | C. Pollas | |
| Hejno Iogannović Potter | 1 | 1929–2007 | |
H. Potter; it:wiki, MPC, MPC | H. Potter | |
| Valentino Pozzoli | 3 | n.a. | |
V. Pozzoli; inferred | V. Pozzoli | |
| Alexander Pravda | 52 | n.a. | |
A. Pravda; it:wiki | A. Pravda | |
| Petr Pravec | 350 | 1967–pres. | |
P. Pravec; MPC | P. Pravec | |
| Donald P. Pray | 3 | 1949–pres. | |
D. P. Pray; it:wiki, MPC | D. P. Pray | |
| Milorad B. Protić | 7 | 1911–2001 | |
M. B. Protić; MPC | M. B. Protitch | |
| Andrew W. Puckett | 15 | 1977–pres. | |
A. W. Puckett; Andrew Wayne Puckett, MPC | A. W. Puckett | |
| Ulisse Quadri | 1 | 1953–pres. | |
U. Quadri; amateur, it:wiki, MPC MPC | U. Quadri | |
| Herbert Raab | 1 | 1969–pres. | |
H. Raab; amateur, MPC, Src, disc: MPC | H. Raab | |
| David L. Rabinowitz | 27 | 1960–pres. | |
D. L. Rabinowitz; MPC | D. L. Rabinowitz; D. Rabinowitz | |
| Petar Radovan | 1 | n.a. | |
P. Radovan; it:wiki, MPC | P. Radovan | |
| Rajgopalan Rajamohan | 6 | n.a. | |
R. Rajamohan; it:wiki | R. Rajamohan | |
| Vishnu Vardhan Reddy | 23 | 1978–pres. | |
V. Reddy; it:wiki, MPC | V. Reddy | |
| Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | 395 | 1892–1979 | |
K. Reinmuth; MPC | K. Reinmuth | |
| Guy Reiss | 5 | 1904–1964 | |
G. Reiss; MPC | G. Reiss | |
| Tomáš Rezek (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
T. Rezek; inferred, MPC | T. Rezek | |
| Joseph Rheden | 3 | 1873–1946 | |
J. Rheden; | J. Rheden | |
| Hans Rickman | 2 | 1949–pres. | |
H. Rickman; it:wiki, MPC | H. Rickman | |
| Judit Györgyey Ries | 2 | n.a. | |
J. G. Ries; Src | J. G. Ries | |
| Wolfgang Ries | 147 | 1968–pres. | |
W. Ries; amateur, MPC | W. Ries | |
| Jim Riffle | 2 | n.a. | |
J. Riffle; inferred from it:wiki | J. Riffle | |
| Fernand Rigaux | 8 | 1905–1962 | |
F. Rigaux; MPC | F. Rigaux | |
| Claudine Rinner | 58 | 1965–pres. | |
C. Rinner; amateur, MPC | C. Rinner | |
| Keith Rivich | 5 | n.a. | |
K. Rivich; it:wiki, amateur | K. Rivich | |
| Irving Robbins (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
I. Robbins; disc: MPC, Src and Src | I. Robbins | |
| Adrienne M. Robbins | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Robbins; it:wiki, MPC, full name: Adrienne Makita Robbins | A. Robbins | |
| Larry Robinson (astronomer) | 18 | n.a. | |
L. Robinson; it:wiki, amateur, MPC | L. Robinson | |
| Heiner Roclawski | 1 | 1963–pres. | |
H. Roclawski; disc: MPC,[2] | H. Roclawski | |
| Greg Rodgers | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Rodgers; disc: MPC | G. Rodgers | |
| Tim A. Rodriquez | 1 | n.a. | |
T. Rodriquez; it:wiki, MPC | T. Rodriquez | |
| Henry G. Roe | 1 | n.a. | |
H. G. Roe; it:wiki, MPC | H. G. Roe | |
| James M. Roe | 101 | 1943–pres. | |
J. M. Roe; it:wiki | J. M. Roe | |
| Elizabeth Roemer | 2 | 1929–2016 | |
E. Roemer; MPC | E. Roemer | |
| John E. Rogers | 3 | n.a. | |
J. E. Rogers; it:wiki | J. E. Rogers | |
| Brian P. Roman | 11 | n.a. | |
B. Roman; MPC | B. Roman | |
| Amy E. Rose | 2 | 1987–pres. | |
A. E. Rose; MPC | A. E. Rose | |
| Perry Rose (astronomer) | 4 | 1966–pres. | |
P. Rose; full: Perry J. Rose, MPC | P. Rose | |
| Emily Ross | 1 | n.a. | |
E. Ross; inferred, MPC | E. Ross | |
| René Roy (astronomer) | 9 | 1938–pres. | |
R. Roy; amateur, fr:wiki, MPC | R. Roy | |
| Eric P. Rubenstein | 1 | n.a. | |
E. P. Rubenstein; MPC | E. P. Rubenstein | |
| A. Rudd | 2 | n.a. | |
A. Rudd; MPC, MPC | A. Rudd | |
| Marian Rudnyk | 3 | n.a. | |
M. Rudnyk; it:wiki | M. Rudnyk | |
| Donald James Rudy | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Rudy; it:wiki, MPC | D. Rudy | |
| Jose Maria Ruiz | 4 | n.a. | |
J. M. Ruiz; inferred from MPC | J. M. Ruiz | |
| Kenneth S. Russell | 2 | n.a. | |
K. S. Russell; it:wiki | K. S. Russell | |
| John Ruthroff | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Ruthroff; it:wiki, MPC | J. Ruthroff | |
| William H. Ryan (astronomer) | 25 | n.a.. | |
W. H. Ryan; inferred from it:wiki | W. H. Ryan | |
| John Sachs (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | |
J. Sachs; amateur, Src, Src | J. Sachs | |
| Giuseppe A. Sala | 2 | n.a. | |
G. A. Sala; disc: MPC, MPC | G. A. Sala | |
| Paolo Sala (astronomer) | 3 | 1954–pres. | |
P. Sala; amateur,[2] disc: MPC, MPC, MPC | P. Sala | |
| George C. Sallit | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Sallit; it:wiki, MPC | G. Sallit | |
| Stephen L. Salyards | 1 | n.a. | |
S. L. Salyards; it:wiki, MPC | S. L. Salyards | |
| A. G. Samuel | 1 | n.a. | |
A. G. Samuel; it:wiki, MPC | A. G. Samuel | |
| Salvador Sánchez (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | |
S. Sánchez; it:wiki | S. Sanchez | |
| Allan Sandage | 1 | 1926–2010 | |
A. R. Sandage; disc: MPC | A. R. Sandage | |
| Hans-Ullrich Sandig | 1 | 1909–1979 | |
H.-U. Sandig; de:wiki, MPC | H.-U. Sandig | |
| Robert G. Sandness | 6 | n.a. | |
R. G. Sandness; amateur, it:wiki | R. G. Sandness | |
| Luigi Sannino | 2 | 1981–pres. | |
L. Sannino; amateur, it:wiki | L. Sannino | |
| Matteo M. M. Santangelo | 21 | n.a. | |
M. M. M. Santangelo; it:wiki, name: Matteo Santangelo (simply) | M. M. M. Santangelo | |
| Krisztián Sárneczky | 363 | 1974–pres. | |
K. Sárneczky; | K. Sarneczky | |
| Lenka Kotková | 258 | 1973–pres. | |
L. Kotková; née Šarounová, MPC | L. Sarounova | |
| Goro Sasaki | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Sasaki; it:wiki, MPC | G. Sasaki | |
| Isao Satō | 6 | 1963–pres. | |
I. Satō; it:wiki, MPC | I. Sato | |
| Naoto Satō | 142 | 1953–pres. | |
N. Satō; amateur, MPC | N. Sato | |
| Robert D. Schaldach | 1 | n.a. | |
R. D. Schaldach; disc: MPC, taken from de:wiki | R. D. Schaldach | |
| Alexandre Schaumasse | 2 | 1882–1958 | |
A. Schaumasse; MPC | A. Schaumasse | |
| Giovanni Schiaparelli | 1 | 1835–1910 | |
G. Schiaparelli; MPC | G. Schiaparelli | |
| Christine J. Schiff | 1 | n.a. | |
C. J. Schiff; amateur, it:wiki, wife of J. L. Schiff, MPC | C. J. Schiff | |
| Joel L. Schiff | 1 | n.a. | |
J. L. Schiff; amateur, it:wiki, husband of C. J. Schiff, MPC | J. L. Schiff | |
| Thomas Schildknecht | 3 | n.a. | |
T. Schildknecht; it:wiki, Src | T. Schildknecht | |
| Frank Schiralli Jr. | 1 | n.a. | |
F. Schiralli Jr.; disc: MPC, Src | F. Schiralli Jr. | |
| Lutz D. Schmadel | 245 | 1942–2016 | |
L. D. Schmadel; MPC | L. D. Schmadel; L.D. Schmadel | |
| Alfred Schmitt | 4 | 1907–1973 | |
A. Schmitt; MPC | A. Schmitt | |
| Hans Scholl (astronomer) | 55 | 1942–pres. | |
H. Scholl; MPC | H. Scholl | |
| Richard Schorr | 2 | 1867–1951 | |
R. Schorr; MPC | R. Schorr | |
| Joachim Schubart | 2 | 1928–pres. | |
J. Schubart; de:wiki, MPC | J. Schubart | |
| Lipót Schulhof | 1 | 1847–1921 | |
L. Schulhof; MPC | L. Schulhof | |
| Hans-Emil Schuster | 25 | 1934–pres. | |
H.-E. Schuster; MPC | H.-E. Schuster | |
| Erwin Schwab | 83 | 1964–pres. | |
E. Schwab; amateur, MPC | E. Schwab | |
| Megan E. Schwamb | 9 | n.a. | |
M. E. Schwamb; fr:wiki | M. E. Schwamb; M. Schwamb | |
| Michael B. Schwartz | 25 | 1950–pres. | |
M. Schwartz; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | M. Schwartz | |
| Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann | 22 | 1870–1964 | |
A. Schwassmann; MPC | A. Schwassmann | |
| George Mary Searle | 1 | 1839–1918 | |
G. Searle; disc: MPC | G. Searle | |
| William Lawrence Sebok | 2 | n.a. | |
W. Sebok; it:wiki | W. Sebok | |
| Bruce A. Segal | 2 | 1959–pres. | |
B. A. Segal; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | B. A. Segal | |
| Sadao Sei | 1 | n.a. | |
S. Sei; MPC | S. Sei | |
| Tsutomu Seki | 225 | 1930–pres. | |
T. Seki; MPC | T. Seki | |
| Alexey V. Sergeyev | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Sergeyev; inferred from MPC | A. Sergeev | |
| Carl Sexton | 9 | n.a. | |
C. Sexton; amateur (inferred from it-wiki Dellinger) | C. Sexton | |
| Grigory Shajn | 3 | 1892–1956 | |
G. Shajn; MPC | G. Shajn | |
| Pelageya Shajn | 19 | 1894–1956 | |
P. F. Shajn; MPC | P. F. Shajn | |
| R. Shank | 1 | n.a. | |
R. Shank; assumed USA, MPC | R. Shank | |
| Scott S. Sheppard | 15 | 1977–pres. | |
S. S. Sheppard; MPC | S. S. Sheppard | |
| Edwin E. Sheridan | 31 | n.a. | |
E. E. Sheridan; it:wiki | E. E. Sheridan; E. Sheridan | |
| Jia You Shih | 3 | n.a. | |
C.-Y. Shih; MPC | C.-Y. Shih | |
| Yoshisada Shimizu | 311 | 1943–pres. | |
Y. Shimizu; MPC | Y. Shimizu | |
| Hitoshi Shiozawa | 29 | n.a. | |
H. Shiozawa; amateur, it:wiki | H. Shiozawa | |
| Seiji Shirai (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | |
S. Shirai; MPC, MPC, MPC | S. Shirai | |
| Vladimir Shkodrov | 7 | 1930–2010 | |
V. G. Shkodrov; MPC | V. G. Shkodrov; V. Shkodrov | |
| Carolyn S. Shoemaker | 376 | 1929–pres. | |
C. S. Shoemaker; | C. S. Shoemaker | |
| Eugene M. Shoemaker | 183 | 1928–1997 | |
E. M. Shoemaker; MPC | E. M. Shoemaker | |
| Sergey E. Shurpakov | 1 | 1966–pres. | |
S. Shurpakov; amateur, cite: MPC, disc: MPC, full: Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov | S. Shurpakov | |
| Piero Sicoli | 43 | 1954–pres. | |
P. Sicoli; MPC | P. Sicoli | |
| Stephen Singer-Brewster | 6 | 1945–pres. | |
S. Singer-Brewster; MPC | S. Singer-Brewster | |
| Amanjot Singh | 1 | 1988–pres. | |
A. Singh; MPC, MPC | A. Singh | |
| Russell Sipe | 2 | n.a. | |
R. Sipe; inferred from fr:wiki | R. Sipe | |
| Brigitta Sipőcz | 35 | n.a. | |
B. Sipőcz; | B. Sipocz | |
| Michael L. Sitko | 1 | n.a. | |
M. L. Sitko; MPC, inferred | M. L. Sitko | |
| Brian A. Skiff | 60 | n.a. | |
B. A. Skiff; MPC | B. A. Skiff | |
| David R. Skillman | 13 | 1945–pres. | |
D. R. Skillman; MPC | D. R. Skillman; D. Skillman | |
| Jure Skvarč | 7 | 1964–pres. | |
J. Skvarč; it:wiki, MPC | J. Skvarc | |
| Evgenij Fëdorovič Skvorcov | 3 | 1882–1952 | |
E. Skvorcov; aka Skvortsov, it:wiki, MPC | E. Skvortsov | |
| Tamara Smirnova | 135 | 1935–2001 | |
T. M. Smirnova; MPC | T. M. Smirnova | |
| Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar | 1 | n.a. | |
S. Smrekar; it:wiki, MPC | S. Smrekar | |
| Andrea Soffiantini | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Soffiantini; Carezza, Trentino (NASA), disc: MPC | A. Soffiantini | |
| Patrick Sogorb | 4 | 1971–pres. | |
P. Sogorb; amateur, fr:wiki | P. Sogorb | |
| Vladimir Jakovlevič Solov'ëv | 1 | n.a. | |
V. Y. Solovyov; it:wiki, MPC | V. Y. Solovyov | |
| Giovanni Sostero | 1 | 1964–2012 | |
G. Sostero; amateur, MPC | G. Sostero | |
| Alfredo Sota | 4 | n.a. | |
A. Sota; inferred from MPC | A. Sota | |
| Guy Soulié | 2 | 1920–pres. | |
G. Soulié; amateur, fr:wiki, MPC | G. Soulie | |
| Timothy B. Spahr | 58 | 1970–pres. | |
T. B. Spahr; full:"Bruce", MPC | T. B. Spahr | |
| Stefano Sposetti | 161 | 1958–pres. | |
S. Sposetti; amateur, MPC | S. Sposetti; Stefano Sposetti | |
| Tom Stafford (astronomer) | 40 | n.a. | |
T. Stafford; | T. Stafford | |
| Anton Staus | 1 | 1872–1955 | |
A. Staus; MPC | A. Staus | |
| Duncan Steel | 12 | 1955–pres. | |
D. I. Steel; MPC | D. I. Steel | |
| W. A. Stein | 1 | n.a. | |
W. A. Stein; MPC, inferred | W. A. Stein | |
| Édouard Stephan | 2 | 1837–1923 | |
É. Stephan; MPC | E. Stephan | |
| Peter B. Stetson | 1 | 1952–pres. | |
P. B. Stetson; it:wiki, MPC, full: Peter Brailey Stetson | P. B. Stetson | |
| Berton L. Stevens | 53 | 1951–pres. | |
B. L. Stevens; amateur, it:wiki, MPC, Desert Moon Obs. | B. L. Stevens | |
| Janet A. Stevens | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Stevens; amateur, it:wiki, MPC, wife of B. L. Stevens | J. Stevens | |
| Carlton F. Stewart | 1 | n.a. | |
C. F. Stewart; it:wiki, MPC | C. F. Stewart | |
| DeLisle Stewart | 1 | 1870–1941 | |
D. Stewart; MPC | D. Stewart | |
| Lacey Stewart | 1 | n.a. | |
L. Stewart; MPC, Src | L. Stewart | |
| Jürgen Stock (astronomer) | 3 | 1923–pres. | |
J. Stock; MPC | J. Stock | |
| M. Stockmaster | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Stockmaster; inferred from MPC, | M. Stockmaster | |
| Reiner Michael Stoss | 9 | 1975–pres. | |
R. M. Stoss; amateur, MPC | R. M. Stoss; R. Stoss | |
| Luca Strabla | 1 | 1963–pres. | |
L. Strabla; amateur, it:wiki, MPC, full: Luca Pietro Strabla | L. Strabla | |
| Louis-Gregory Strolger | 1 | n.a. | |
L.-G. Strolger; MPC, inferred | L.-G. Strolger | |
| Gyula Strommer | 1 | 1920–1995 | |
G. Strommer; it:wiki, MPC | G. Strommer | |
| Otto Struve | 2 | 1897–1963 | |
O. Struve; MPC | O. Struve | |
| Antonio Stucchi | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Stucchi; MPC, inferred | A. Stucchi | |
| Jeffrey Sue | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Sue; inferred MPC, (H06), Src | J. Sue | |
| Uwe Süßenberger | 4 | n.a. | |
U. Süßenberger; | U. Suessenberger | |
| Matsuo Sugano | 4 | 1939–pres. | |
M. Sugano; MPC | M. Sugano | |
| Atsushi Sugie | 122 | n.a. | |
A. Sugie; MPC | A. Sugie | |
| Rafael Suvanto | 1 | –1940 | |
R. Suvanto; it:wiki, MPC | R. Suvanto | |
| Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) | 42 | 1950–pres. | |
K. Suzuki; MPC | K. Suzuki | |
| Shōhei Suzuki | 52 | n.a. | |
S. Suzuki; | S. Suzuki | |
| Steven Roger Swanson | 2 | n.a. | |
S. R. Swanson; inferred, MPC, MPC | S. R. Swanson | |
| Frédéric Sy | 2 | 1861–19xx | |
F. Sy; MPC | F. Sy | |
| Gyula M. Szabó | 7 | 1979–pres. | |
G. Szabó; fr:wiki, MPC | G. Szabo | |
| Tamás Szalai (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | |
T. Szalai; MPC, inferred | T. Szalai | |
| Dorottya Szám | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Szám; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | D. Szam | |
| Attila Szing | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Szing; inferred MPC | A. Szing | |
| D. Taeymans | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Taeymans; inferred from MPC | D. Taeymans | |
| Laurence G. Taff | 10 | 1947–pres. | |
L. G. Taff; fr:wiki | L. G. Taff | |
| Ugo Tagliaferri | 2 | n.a. | |
U. Tagliaferri; amateur, it:wiki | U. Tagliaferri | |
| Atsushi Takahashi | 22 | 1965–pres. | |
A. Takahashi; amateur, MPC | A. Takahashi | |
| Masanori Takeishi | 13 | 1950–pres. | |
M. Takeishi; amateur, de:wiki, MPC | M. Takeishi | |
| Noéline Teamo | 227 | n.a. | |
N. Teamo; amateur, Hibiscus Observatory (F84) Tahiti | N. Teamo | |
| Wilhelm Tempel | 5 | 1821–1889 | |
E. W. Tempel; MPC | E. W. Tempel | |
| Luciano Tesi | 185 | 1931–pres. | |
L. Tesi; amateur, MPC | L. Tesi; L. esi | |
| Augusto Testa | 31 | 1950–pres. | |
A. Testa; MPC | A. Testa | |
| Holger Thiele | 4 | 1878–1946 | |
H. Thiele; son of Thorvald N. Thiele, MPC→DoMP | H. Thiele | |
| Bernd Thinius | 2 | 1959–pres. | |
B. Thinius; amateur,[2] disc: MPC and MPC | B. Thinius | |
| David J. Tholen | 61 | 1955–pres. | |
D. J. Tholen; MPC | D. J. Tholen | |
| Norman G. Thomas | 55 | 1930–pres. | |
N. G. Thomas; MPC | N. G. Thomas | |
| William Thuillot | 1 | 1951–pres. | |
W. Thuillot; MPC, inferred | W. Thuillot | |
| Dan Tibbets | 2 | n.a. | |
D. Tibbets; inferred | D. Tibbets | |
| Jana Tichá | 106 | 1965–pres. | |
J. Tichá; MPC | J. Ticha | |
| Miloš Tichý | 218 | 1966–pres. | |
M. Tichý; MPC | M. Tichy | |
| Friedrich Tietjen | 1 | 1834–1895 | |
F. Tietjen; MPC | F. Tietjen | |
| Michael Todd (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | |
M. Todd; inferred | M. Todd | |
| Clyde Tombaugh | 15 | 1906–1997 | |
C. W. Tombaugh; MPC | C. W. Tombaugh | |
| Maura Tombelli | 196 | 1952–pres. | |
M. Tombelli; amateur, MPC | M. Tombelli | |
| Kōichirō Tomita | 9 | 1925–2006 | |
K. Tomita; MPC | K. Tomita | |
| Mario Tonincelli | 4 | n.a. | |
M. Tonincelli; inferred | M. Tonincelli | |
| John L. Tonry | 2 | 1953–pres. | |
J. L. Tonry; de:wiki, MPC | J. L. Tonry | |
| Carlos Torres (astronomer) | 37 | n.a. | |
C. Torres; MPC, Carlos Torres R. | C. Torres | |
| Y. Torres | 1 | n.a. | |
Y. Torres; assumed USA, MPC | Y. Torres | |
| Juraj Tóth | 16 | 1975–pres. | |
J. Tóth; MPC | J. Toth | |
| Suzanne W. Tourtellotte | 14 | 1945–2013 | |
S. Tourtellotte; inferred | S. Tourtellotte | |
| Fabrizio Tozzi | 149 | 1970–pres. | |
F. Tozzi; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | F. Tozzi | |
| Richard Trentman | 2 | 1939–pres. | |
R. Trentman; amateur, MPC | R. Trentman | |
| David E. Trilling | 2 | 1972–pres. | |
D. E. Trilling; MPC | D. E. Trilling | |
| Paul J. Tristram | 1 | n.a. | |
P. J. Tristram; disc: MPC, MJUO, Src | P. J. Tristram | |
| Chad Trujillo | 54 | 1973–pres. | |
C. Trujillo; MPC | C. A. Trujillo; C. Trujillo; C. W. Trujillo | |
| Yuan-Sheng Tsai (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | |
Y.-S. Tsai; inferred | Y.-S. Tsai | |
| Akira Tsuchikawa | 4 | n.a. | |
A. Tsuchikawa; it:wiki, MPC | A. Tsuchikawa | |
| Roy A. Tucker | 705 | 1951–pres. | |
R. A. Tucker; MPC | R. A. Tucker | |
| D. Tuma | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Tuma; disc: MPC, inferred country | D. Tuma | |
| Horace Parnell Tuttle | 2 | 1837–1923 | |
H. P. Tuttle; MPC | H. P. Tuttle | |
| Andrzej Udalski | 2 | 1957–pres. | |
A. Udalski; MPC | A. Udalski | |
| Seiji Ueda | 705 | 1952–pres. | |
S. Ueda; MPC | S. Ueda | |
| Takeshi Urata | 641 | 1947–1912 | |
T. Urata; MPC | T. Urata | |
| Fumiaki Uto | 22 | n.a. | |
F. Uto; | F. Uto; T. Uto | |
| Antonio Vagnozzi | 46 | 1950–pres. | |
A. Vagnozzi; amateur, MPC | A. Vagnozzi | |
| Marja Väisälä | 2 | 1916–2011 | |
M. Väisälä; daughter of Y. Väisälä, full name: Marja Ilmatar Väisälä, it:wiki | M. Vaisala | |
| Yrjö Väisälä | 128 | 1891–1971 | |
Y. Väisälä; MPC and MPC | Y. Vaisala | |
| Mallory Vale | 3 | 1986–pres. | |
M. Vale; MPC | M. Vale | |
| George Van Biesbroeck | 16 | 1880–1974 | |
G. Van Biesbroeck; MPC | G. Van Biesbroeck | |
| Hendrik van Gent | 39 | 1899–1947 | |
H. van Gent; MPC | H. van Gent | |
| Cornelis Johannes van Houten | 4627 | 1920–2002 | |
C. J. van Houten; MPC | C. J. van Houten | |
| Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | 4628 | 1921–2015 | |
I. van Houten-Groeneveld; MPC | I. van Houten-Groeneveld; I. Groeneveld | |
| Andre van Staden | 1 | n.a. | |
A. van Staden; inferred, MPC | A. van Staden | |
| Andrew Vanden Heuvel | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Vanden Heuvel; it:wiki, MPC | A. Vanden Heuvel | |
| Luděk Vašta | 1 | n.a. | |
L. Vašta; MPC, inferred | L. Vasta | |
| Zdeňka Vávrová | 115 | 1945–pres. | |
Z. Vávrová; MPC | Z. Vavrova | |
| Christian Veillet | 136 | 1954–pres. | |
C. Veillet; MPC | C. Veillet | |
| Graziano Ventre | 4 | n.a. | |
G. Ventre; amateur, it:wiki | G. Ventre | |
| Antoni Vidal | 1 | n.a. | |
A. Vidal; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | A. Vidal | |
| Ester Vigil | 1 | n.a. | |
E. Vigil; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | E. Vigil | |
| Jozef Világi | 9 | n.a. | |
J. Világi; inferred from it:wiki | J. Vilagi | |
| Walter Augustin Villiger | 1 | 1872–1938 | |
W. Villiger; MPC, MPC | W. Villiger | |
| George R. Viscome | 33 | 1956–pres. | |
G. R. Viscome; MPC | G. R. Viscome | |
| David Voglsam | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Voglsam; Src, MPC | D. Voglsam | |
| Heinrich Vogt (astronomer) | 1 | 1890–1968 | |
H. Vogt; MPC, MPC | H. Vogt | |
| Luigi Volta | 5 | 1876–1952 | |
L. Volta; it:wiki | L. Volta | |
| Tomáš Vorobjov | 7 | 1984–pres. | |
T. Vorobjov; MPC | T. Vorobjov | |
| Christel Vuissoz | 2 | n.a. | |
C. Vuissoz; inferred it:wiki, MPC | C. Vuissoz | |
| Libor Vyskočil | 1 | n.a. | |
L. Vyskočil; disc: MPC, inferred | L. Vyskocil | |
| Arno Arthur Wachmann | 3 | 1902–1990 | |
A. Wachmann; MPC | A. Wachmann | |
| Sahil Wadhwa | 1 | n.a. | |
S. Wadhwa; Src, MPC | S. Wadhwa | |
| Joe Wagner (astronomer) | 6 | n.a. | |
J. Wagner; it:wiki, MPC | J. Wagner | |
| Duncan Waldron | 2 | n.a. | |
J. D. Waldron; amateur, it:wiki | J. D. Waldron | |
| Jasper V. Wall | 1 | n.a. | |
J. V. Wall; it:wiki, MPC | J. V. Wall | |
| Åke Wallenquist | 1 | 1904–1994 | |
Å. A. E. Wallenquist; MPC, MPC | A. A. E. Wallenquist | |
| Brian D. Warner | 3 | 1952–pres. | |
B. D. Warner; MPC, it:wiki | B. D. Warner | |
| Archibald Warnock | 7 | n.a. | |
A. Warnock; it:wiki | A. Warnock | |
| Lawrence H. Wasserman | 33 | n.a. | |
L. H. Wasserman; it:wiki, MPC | L. H. Wasserman | |
| Kazuro Watanabe | 671 | 1955–pres. | |
K. Watanabe; amateur, MPC | K. Watanabe | |
| James Craig Watson | 22 | 1838–1880 | |
J. C. Watson; MPC | J. C. Watson | |
| Martin Watt | 4 | n.a. | |
M. Watt; it:wiki | M. Watt | |
| J. Scott Weaver | 2 | 1940–2008 | |
J. S. Weaver; it:wiki, MPC | J. S. Weaver; S. Weaver | |
| Robert Weber (astronomer) | 8 | 1926–2008 | |
R. Weber; MPC | R. Weber | |
| Katrina Wefel | 2 | n.a. | |
K. Wefel; inferred | K. Wefel | |
| Don J. Wells | 19 | 1965–pres. | |
D. Wells; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | D. Wells | |
| Jim Wentworth | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Wentworth; inferred, MPC | J. Wentworth | |
| Wolfgang Wenzel (astronomer) | 1 | 1929–pres. | |
W. Wenzel; de:wiki, MPC | W. Wenzel | |
| Richard Martin West | 40 | 1941–pres. | |
R. M. West; MPC | R. M. West | |
| Fred Lawrence Whipple | 1 | 1906–2004 | |
F. L. Whipple; MPC | F. L. Whipple | |
| Minor White (astronomer) | 44 | n.a. | |
M. White; it:wiki | M. White | |
| Robert J. Whiteley | 12 | 1971–pres. | |
R. J. Whiteley; it:wiki, MPC | R. J. Whiteley | |
| Paul A. Wiegert | 82 | 1967–pres. | |
P. A. Wiegert; MPC | P. A. Wiegert | |
| Patrick Wiggins (astronomer) | 5 | 1949–pres. | |
P. Wiggins; MPC, it:wiki | P. Wiggins | |
| Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer) | 94 | 1925–2014 | |
P. Wild; MPC | P. Wild | |
| Peter D. Wilder | 1 | n.a. | |
P. D. Wilder; it:wiki, MPC | P. D. Wilder | |
| Iwan P. Williams | 7 | n.a. | |
I. P. Williams; it:wiki, MPC | I. P. Williams | |
| James G. Williams | 1 | n.a. | |
J. G. Williams; MPC, MPC, Src | J. G. Williams | |
| Kenneth A. Williams | 14 | 1956–pres. | |
K. A. Williams; Obs. 824 Lake Clear N.Y., seems unrelated to MPC | K. A. Williams | |
| Ryan M. Williams | 1 | n.a. | |
R. M. Williams; it:wiki:Ryan M. Williams, MPC | R. M. Williams | |
| John E. Willis | 1 | n.a. | |
J. Willis; it:wiki, MPC | J. Willis | |
| Albert George Wilson | 5 | 1918–2012 | |
A. G. Wilson; MPC | A. G. Wilson | |
| Carl A. Wirtanen | 8 | 1910–1990 | |
C. A. Wirtanen; MPC | C. A. Wirtanen | |
| Edith Wirtanen | 1 | n.a. | |
E. Wirtanen; it:wiki, MPC, wife of Carl Wirtanen | E. Wirtanen | |
| Carl Gustav Witt | 2 | 1866–1946 | |
G. Witt; MPC | G. Witt | |
| Christian Wolf (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | |
C. Wolf; MPC with Thilo Kranz, assumed | C. Wolf | |
| Marek Wolf | 19 | 1957–pres. | |
M. Wolf; | M. Wolf | |
| Max Wolf | 248 | 1863–1932 | |
M. F. Wolf; MPC | M. F. Wolf | |
| Chris Wolfe | 29 | n.a. | |
C. Wolfe; it:wiki | C. Wolfe | |
| Ulrich Wolff | 2 | 1964–pres. | |
U. Wolff; amateur, Berlin, Src | U. Wolff | |
| Harry Edwin Wood | 12 | 1881–1946 | |
H. E. Wood; MPC | H. E. Wood | |
| Naotaka Yamamoto | 1 | n.a. | |
N. Yamamoto; it:wiki, MPC | N. Yamamoto | |
| Masayuki Yanai | 27 | 1959–pres. | |
M. Yanai; MPC | M. Yanai | |
| Yang Tingzhang | 12 | n.a. | |
T.-C. Yang; it:wiki | T.-C. Yang | |
| Ye Quan-Zhi | 192 | 1989–pres. | |
Q.-z. Ye; it:wiki, Src | Q.-z. Ye; Q.-Z. Ye; Q. Ye | |
| William Kwong Yu Yeung | 2016 | 1960–pres. | |
W. K. Y. Yeung; it:wiki, amateur | W. K. Y. Yeung | |
| M. Yoshimi | 1 | n.a. | |
M. Yoshimi; MPC | M. Yoshimi | |
| James Whitney Young | 254 | 1941–pres. | |
J. W. Young; MPC | J. W. Young | |
| F. Zanardini | 1 | n.a. | |
F. Zanardini; inferred from fr:wiki, MPC | F. Zanardini | |
| Vincenzo Zappalà | 9 | 1945–pres. | |
V. Zappalà; MPC | V. Zappala | |
| Justas Zdanavičius | 81 | n.a. | |
J. Zdanavičius; it:wiki | J. Zdanavicius | |
| Kazimieras Zdanavičius | 1 | 1938–pres. | |
K. Zdanavičius; it:wiki, MPC, MPC | K. Zdanavicius | |
| Kenneth W. Zeigler | 3 | n.a. | |
K. W. Zeigler; it:wiki, MPC | K. W. Zeigler | |
| David S. Zelinsky | 1 | n.a. | |
D. Zelinsky; inferred, MPC | D. Zelinsky | |
| Lyudmila Zhuravleva | 213 | 1946–pres. | |
L. V. Zhuravleva; | L. V. Zhuravleva | |
| Massimo Ziboli | 4 | n.a. | |
M. Ziboli; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | M. Ziboli | |
| Pavel Zigo | 1 | n.a. | |
P. Zigo; inferred from it:wiki, MPC | P. Zigo | |
| Ute Zimmer | 20 | 1964–pres. | |
U. Zimmer; amateur[2] | U. Zimmer | |
| Michał Żołnowski | 2 | 1975–pres. | |
M. Żołnowski; amateur, Rantiga Osservatorio, MPC | M. Zolnowski | |
| Frank B. Zoltowski | 228 | 1957–pres. | |
F. B. Zoltowski; amateur, MPC | F. B. Zoltowski | |
| Giovanni Zonaro | 1 | n.a. | |
G. Zonaro; amateur, it:wiki, MPC | G. Zonaro | |
| Cristina Zurita | 1 | n.a. | |
C. Zurita; inferred from it:wiki, MPC | C. Zurita | |
| Anna N. Żytkow | 7 | 1947–pres. | |
A. Żytkow; | A. Zytkow | |
Discovering dedicated institutions
| Institution | Discoveries | Obs. code | Country | Link-label; info, links and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory | 67 | 608, 605 | |
AMOS; | AMOS | |
| Altschwendt Observatory | 12 | A44 | |
Altschwendt Obs.; | Altschwendt | |
| Ametlla de Mar Observatory | 12 | 946 | |
Ametlla de Mar Obs.; | Ametlla de Mar | |
| Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | 121 | A50 | |
Andrushivka Obs.; | Andrushivka | |
| Apache Point Observatory | 9 | 645 | |
Apache Point Obs.; | Apache Point | |
| Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey | 207 | 209 | |
ADAS; | Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey; ADAS | |
| Astronomical Research Observatory | 91 | H55, H21 | |
ARO; Astronomical Research Observatory moved from Charleston (H55) to Westfield (H21) in 2009. Src | Astronomical Research Observatory; Charleston; Westfield | |
| Sierra Remote Observatories | 3 | G53, G80 | |
Sierra Remote Obs.; | Auberry | |
| Stardome Observatory | 1 | 466, 467 | |
Stardome Obs.; | Auckland | |
| Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey | 429 | 300 | |
BATTeRS; | BATTeRS | |
| Badlands Observatory | 8 | 918 | |
Badlands Obs.; | Badlands | |
| Jonathan B. Postel Observatory | 8 | 201 | |
Jonathan B. Postel Obs.; | Bareggio | |
| Bassano Bresciano Observatory | 3 | 565 | |
Bassano Bresciano Obs.; aka Osservatorio Astronomico (di) Bassano Bresciano, private, it:wiki | Bassano Bresciano | |
| Bastia Observatory | 1 | 197 | |
Bastia Obs.; | Bastia | |
| Highland Road Park Observatory | 1 | 747 | |
Highland Road Park Obs.; | Baton Rouge | |
| Observatoire de Bédoin | 1 | 132 | |
Bédoin Obs.; | Bedoin | |
| Observatorio de Begues | 1 | 170 | |
Begues Obs.; | Begues | |
| Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program | 1291 | 327 | |
SCAP; | Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program; NAOC Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program | |
| Bergen-Enkheim Observatory | 1 | A74 | |
Bergen-Enkheim Obs.; | Bergen-Enkheim | |
| Bergisch Gladbach Observatory | 6 | 621 | |
Bergisch Gladbach Obs.; | Bergisch Gladbach | |
| Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory | 27 | 344 | |
Bohyunsan Obs.; | Bohyunsan | |
| Boyden Observatory | 4 | 074 | |
Boyden Obs.; | Boyden Observatory | |
| Bulgarian National Observatory | 10 | 071 | |
Bulgarian National Obs.; | Bulgarian National Observatory | |
| CBA-East Observatory | 1 | H86 | |
CBA-East Obs.; | CBA-East | |
| Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie | 21 | 010 | |
CERGA; | CERGA | |
| Catalina Sky Survey | 25370 | 703 | |
CSS; | CSS | |
| Calar Alto Observatory | 7 | 493 | |
Calar Alto Obs.; | Calar Alto | |
| Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory | 110 | G98 | |
Calvin–Rehoboth Obs.; in NM, cite: MPC, disc: MPC to Prairie School, all others to Calvin College | Calvin College; Prairie School | |
| Observatório de Campinas | 1 | 870 | |
Campinas Obs.; | Campinas | |
| Osservatorio Astronomico Campo Catino | 6 | 468 | |
Campo Catino Obs.; | Campo Catino | |
| Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey | 4 | I10 | |
CAOS; | Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey | |
| Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey | 1586 | 599 | |
CINEOS; | CINEOS; Campo Imperatore; Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey | |
| Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey | 2 | 568 | |
CFEPS; | Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey | |
| Catalina Station | 1 | 693 | |
Catalina Stn.; | Catalina Station | |
| Cavezzo Observatory | 7 | 107 | |
Cavezzo Obs.; | Cavezzo | |
| Osservatorio Cavriana | 2 | 571 | |
Cavriana Obs.; | Cavriana | |
| Alianza S4 Observatory | 88 | I08 | |
Alianza S4 Obs.; | Cerro Burek | |
| Cerro El Roble Observatory | 1 | 805 | |
Cerro El Roble Stn.; | Cerro El Roble | |
| Paranal Observatory | 4 | 309 | |
Paranal Obs.; | Cerro Paranal | |
| Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory | 17 | 807 | |
Cerro Tololo Obs.; | Cerro Tololo | |
| Observatoire Chante-Perdrix | 160 | A77 | |
Chante-Perdrix Obs.; | Chante-Perdrix | |
| Asiago Observatory | 4 | 098 | |
Asiago Obs.; | Cima Ekar | |
| Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia | 2 | 596 | |
Colleverde Obs.; | Colleverde | |
| Observatori Astronòmic de Consell | 1 | 176 | |
Consell Obs.; | Consell | |
| Copenhagen University Observatory | 8 | 035 | |
Copenhagen Obs.; | Copenhagen Observatory | |
| Cordell–Lorenz Observatory | 28 | 850 | |
Cordell–Lorenz Obs.; | Cordell-Lorenz | |
| Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | 14 | 095 | |
Crimean Astrophysical Obs.; | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | |
| Črni Vrh Observatory | 421 | 106 | |
Črni Vrh; | Crni Vrh | |
| The Dark Energy Survey | 3 | W84 | |
CTIO-DECam; | DECam; Dark Energy Survey | |
| Observatoire de Dax | 8 | 958 | |
Dax Obs.; | Dax | |
| Deep Ecliptic Survey | 9 | 695 | |
DES; | Deep Ecliptic Survey | |
| Deep Lens Survey | 78 | 807 | |
DLS; | Deep Lens Survey | |
| Doc Greiner Research Observatory | 1 | G48 | |
Greiner Obs.; | Doc Greiner Research Observatory | |
| Volkssternwarte Drebach | 15 | 113 | |
Drebach Obs.; | Drebach | |
| OGS Telescope | 36 | J04 | |
ESA OGS; | ESA OGS | |
| European Near Earth Asteroids Research | 9 | 809 | |
EURONEAR; | EURONEAR | |
| Desert Wanderer Observatory | 2 | G78 | |
Desert Wanderer Obs.; | El Centro | |
| Farpoint Observatory | 131 | 734 | |
Farpoint Obs.; cite: MPC, NEKAAL, Kansas | Farpoint; Eskridge | |
| Walter Hohmann Observatory | 11 | 636 | |
Walter Hohmann Obs.; | Essen | |
| European Southern Observatory | 2 | 809 | |
ESO; | European Southern Observatory | |
| Everstar Observatory | 3 | 849 | |
Everstar Obs.; | Everstar | |
| Eygalayes Observatory | 2 | B44 | |
Eygalayes Obs.; | Eygalayes | |
| Farra d'Isonzo | 220 | 595 | |
Farra d'Isonzo; | Farra d'Isonzo | |
| Faulkes Telescope Educational Project | 3 | 608 | |
Faulkes Project; | Faulkes Telescope Educational Project | |
| Félix Aguilar Observatory | 63 | 808 | |
Félix Aguilar Obs.; | Felix Aguilar Observatory | |
| Fountain Hills Observatory | 35 | 678 | |
Fountain Hills Obs.; | Fountain Hills | |
| Osservatorio di Frasso Sabino | 2 | 157 | |
Frasso Sabino Obs.; | Frasso Sabino | |
| Goodricke-Pigott Observatory | 72 | 683 | |
Goodricke-Pigott Obs.; | Goodricke-Pigott | |
| Great Shefford Observatory | 9 | J95 | |
Great Shefford Obs.; | Great Shefford | |
| Harvard College Observatory | 55 | 800, 802 | |
Harvard Obs.; | Harvard Observatory | |
| Haute-Provence Observatory | 6 | 511 | |
Haute-Provence Obs.; | Haute Provence; Institute d'Astrophysics | |
| Hawkeye Observatory | 1 | H52 | |
Hawkeye Obs.; | Hawkeye | |
| Herrenberg Observatory | 1 | 240 | |
Herrenberg Obs.; | Herrenberg | |
| Hibiscus Observatory | 3 | F84 | |
Hibiscus Obs.; | Hibiscus | |
| Hormersdorf Observatory | 6 | A35 | |
Hormersdorf Obs.; | Hormersdorf | |
| Hunters Hill Observatory | 1 | E14 | |
Hunters Hill Obs.; | Hunters Hill | |
| IAA-AI Atacama | 1 | I16 | |
IAA-AI; | IAA-AI | |
| International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey | 8 | 675 | |
INAS; | INAS | |
| Infrared Astronomical Satellite | 4 | 500 | |
IRAS; | IRAS | |
| International Scientific Optical Network | 1 | H15 | |
ISON; | ISON | |
| ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory | 1 | D00 | |
ISON; | ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory | |
| Indiana Asteroid Program | 119 | 760 | |
Indiana University; | Indiana University | |
| Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory | 2 | D44 | |
Ishigakijima Obs.; | Ishigakijima | |
| JATE Asteroid Survey | 1 | 461 | |
JATE Asteroid Survey; | JATE Asteroid Survey | |
| Japan Spaceguard Association | 1 | 381 | |
JSGA; | Japan Spaceguard Association | |
| Jarnac Observatory | 144 | G92 | |
Jarnac Obs.; | Jarnac | |
| John J. McCarthy Observatory | 1 | 932 | |
John J. McCarthy Obs.; | John J. McCarthy | |
| Jonathan B. Postel Observatory | 1 | 201 | |
Jonathan B. Postel Obs.; | Jonathan B. Postel | |
| Junk Bond Observatory | 53 | 701 | |
Junk Bond Obs.; | Junk Bond | |
| Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope | 28 | 246 | |
KLENOT; | KLENOT | |
| Kachina Observatory | 3 | G89 | |
Kachina Obs.; | Kachina | |
| Kambah Observatory | 1 | 415 | |
Kambah Obs.; | Kambah | |
| Kiso Observatory | 3 | 381 | |
Kiso Obs.; | Kiso | |
| Kitt Peak National Observatory | 11 | 695 | |
Kitt Peak Obs.; | Kitt Peak | |
| Kleť Observatory | 325 | 046 | |
Kleť Obs.; | Klet | |
| Kvistaberg Observatory | 1 | 049 | |
Kvistaberg Obs.; | Kvistaberg | |
| Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research | 147523 | 704 | |
LINEAR; | LINEAR | |
| Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search | 21872 | 688 | |
LONEOS; | LONEOS; Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Survey | |
| Lulin Sky Survey | 228 | D35 | |
LUSS; | LUSS | |
| Observatorio de La Cañada | 1 | J87 | |
La Cañada Obs.; | La Canada | |
| La Murta Observatory | 1 | J76 | |
La Murta Obs.; | La Murta | |
| Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos | 23 | 950 | |
La Palma Obs.; | La Palma | |
| La Plata Observatory | 5 | 839 | |
La Plata Obs.; | La Plata | |
| La Silla Observatory | 14 | I05 | |
La Silla Obs.; | La Silla | |
| Mount John University Observatory | 5 | 474 | |
Mount John Obs.; | Lake Tekapo | |
| Las Campanas Observatory | 1 | 304 | |
Las Campanas Obs.; | Las Campanas | |
| Lick Observatory | 1 | 662 | |
Lick Obs.; | Lick Observatory | |
| LightBuckets Observatory | 3 | B10, H11 | |
LightBuckets Obs.; | LightBuckets | |
| Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site | 8 | 704 | |
Lincoln Lab ETS; | Lincoln Laboratory ETS; Socorro | |
| Linz Observatory | 6 | 540 | |
Linz Obs.; | Linz | |
| Osservatorio Astronomico di Loiano | 1 | 598 | |
Loiano Obs.; | Loiano | |
| Los Molinos Observatory | 2 | 844 |  |
Los Molinos Obs.; | Los Molinos | |
| Lowell Observatory | 3 | 690 | |
Lowell Obs.; | Lowell Observatory | |
| Lulin Observatory | 22 | D35 | |
Lulin Obs.; | Lulin | |
| Osservatorio Astronomico Serafino Zani | 1 | 130 | |
Lumezzane Obs.; | Lumezzane | |
| Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono | 7 | 560 | |
Madonna di Dossobuono; #R IAU codes | Madonna di Dossobuono | |
| Majdanak Observatory | 2 | 188 | |
Majdanak Obs.; | Majdanak | |
| Málaga Observatory | 2 | J40 | |
Málaga Obs.; | Malaga | |
| Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca | 1 | 620 | |
Mallorca Obs.; | Mallorca | |
| Observatori Astronòmic Marxuquera | 1 | 952 | |
Marxuquera Obs.; | Marxuquera | |
| Mauna Kea Observatories | 53 | 568 | |
Mauna Kea Obs.; | Mauna Kea | |
| iTelescope Observatory | 42 | H06, H10 | |
iTelescope Obs.; | Mayhill | |
| McDonald Observatory | 2 | 711, V37 | |
McDonald Obs.; | McDonald Observatory | |
| Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 303 | |
Llano del Hato Obs.; | Merida | |
| Modra Observatory | 14 | 118 | |
Modra Obs.; | Modra | |
| Molėtai Astronomical Observatory | 55 | 152 | |
Molėtai Obs.; | Moletai | |
| Osservatorio Monte Viseggi | 5 | 126 | |
Monte Viseggi Obs.; | Monte Viseggi | |
| Moriyama Observatory | 1 | 900 | |
Moriyama Obs.; | Moriyama | |
| Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope | 5 | 290, G83 | |
VATT; code 290, prolematic Mt. Gramham also for LBT (G83) | Mount Graham | |
| Mount Lemmon Survey | 50178 | G96 | |
Mount Lemmon Survey; | Mt. Lemmon Survey; Mount Lemmon Survey | |
| Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | 40942 | 566 | |
NEAT; | NEAT | |
| Nachi-Katsuura Observatory | 1 | 905 | |
Nachi-Katsuura Obs.; | Nachi-Katsuura | |
| SFA Observatory | 4 | 740 | |
SFA Obs.; | Nacogdoches | |
| Nakagawa Observatory | 1 | D74 | |
Nakagawa Obs.; | Nakagawa | |
| Nanchuan Observatory | 1 | D14 | |
Nanchuan Obs.; | Nanchuan | |
| George Observatory | 213 | 735 | |
Needville Obs.; | Needville | |
| John J. McCarthy Observatory | 3 | 932 | |
John J. McCarthy Obs.; | New Milford | |
| Nyrölän observatorio | 1 | 174 | |
Nyrola; | Nyrola | |
| Mount Nyukasa Station | 116 | 408 | |
Mount Nyukasa Stn.; | Nyukasa | |
| Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca | 2078 | 620 | |
Mallorca Obs.; | OAM | |
| Orange County Astronomers - Anza | 1 | 643 | |
OCA-Anza; | OCA-Anza | |
| OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey | 1062 | 910 | |
ODAS; | ODAS | |
| Oak Ridge Observatory | 38 | 801 | |
Oak Ridge Observatory; | Oak Ridge Observatory | |
| Oakley Observatory | 3 | 916, E09 | |
Oakley Obs.; | Oakley | |
| Observatory Naef Épendes | 23 | A13 | |
Naef Obs.; | Observatoire Naef | |
| Observatorio Montcabre | 1 | 213 | |
Montcabre Obs.; | Observatorio Montcabre | |
| Sunflower Observatory | 9 | 739, 849 | |
Olathe; | Olathe | |
| Ondřejov Observatory | 23 | 557 | |
Ondřejov Obs.; (Observatoř Ondřejov), cite MPC | Ondrejov | |
| Nihondaira Observatory Oohira Station | 6 | 385 | |
Oohira Stn.; | Oohira | |
| Osservatorio Cima Rest | 2 | B11 | |
Cima Rest Obs.; | Osservatorio Cima Rest | |
| Osservatorio Polino | 2 | 609 | |
Polino Obs.; | Osservatorio Polino | |
| San Vittore Observatory | 99 | 552 | |
San Vittore Obs.; Osservatorio San Vittore | Osservatorio San Vittore | |
| Observatoire d'Ottmarsheim | 17 | 224 | |
Ottmarsheim Obs.; | Ottmarsheim | |
| Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey | 20 | 675 | |
PCAS; | PCAS | |
| PMO NEO Survey Program | 573 | 330 | |
PMO NEO; | PMO NEO Survey Program; PMO Neo Survey Program | |
| Palomar Observatory | 54 | 675 | |
Palomar Obs.; | Palomar | |
| Palomar Transient Factory | 3 | I41 | |
PTF; | Palomar Transient Factory | |
| Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System | 129 | F51 | |
Pan-STARRS; | Pan-STARRS 1; Pan-STARRS1 | |
| Beijing Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 324, 327 | |
Peking Obs.; | Peking Observatory | |
| Perth Observatory | 29 | 319, 322 | |
Perth Obs.; | Perth Observatory | |
| Observatoire du Pic du Midi | 9 | 586 | |
Pic du Midi Obs.; | Pic du Midi | |
| Pises Observatory | 41 | 122 | |
Pises Obs.; Observatoire des Pises | Pises | |
| Piszkéstető Station | 19 | 461, 561 | |
Piszkéstető Stn.; | Piszkesteto | |
| Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguines | 41 | 941 | |
Pla D'Arguines Obs.; | Pla D'Arguines | |
| Pleiade Observatory | 1 | H96 | |
Pleiade Obs.; | Pleiade | |
| Powell Observatory | 22 | 649 | |
Powell Obs.; | Powell | |
| Prairie Grass Observatory | 2 | H59 | |
Prairie Grass Obs.; | Prairie Grass | |
| Puckett Observatory | 1 | 752, 764 | |
Puckett Obs.; | Puckett | |
| Purple Mountain Observatory | 149 | 330 | |
Purple Mountain Obs.; | Purple Mountain Observatory | |
| Osservatorio Remanzacco | 9 | 473 | |
Remanzacco Obs.; | Remanzacco | |
| Royal Observatory Edinburgh | 7 | 277 | |
Edinburgh Obs.; | Royal Observatory Edinburgh | |
| Sub-Kilometer Asteroid Diameter Survey | 20 | 695 | |
SKADS; HP | SKADS | |
| Observatory Santa Maria de Montmagastrell | 3 | B74 | |
Montmagastrell Obs.; | SM Montmagastrell | |
| Saint-Sulpice Observatory | 18 | 947 | |
Saint-Sulpice Obs.; | Saint-Sulpice | |
| Saji Observatory | 22 | 867 | |
Saji Obs.; | Saji | |
| Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory | 37 | 104 | |
Pistoia Mountains Obs.; Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese | San Marcello | |
| National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico) | 1 | 679 |  |
OAN Mexico; | San Pedro Martir | |
| Sandlot Observatory | 6 | H36 | |
Sandlot Obs.; | Sandlot | |
| Schiaparelli Observatory | 9 | 204 | |
Schiaparelli Obs.; | Schiaparelli | |
| Shandong University | 14 | D39 | |
Shandong University; | Shandong University | |
| Shishikui | 1 | 342 | |
Shishikui; | Shishikui | |
| Siding Spring Observatory | 4 | 413 | |
Siding Spring Obs.; | Siding Spring | |
| Siding Spring Survey | 2727 | E12 | |
SSS; | Siding Spring Survey | |
| Sierra Nevada Observatory | 4 | J86 | |
Sierra Nevada Obs.; | Sierra Nevada | |
| Sierra Stars Observatory | 6 | G68 | |
Sierra Stars Obs.; | Sierra Stars | |
| Silver Spring Observatory | 2 | H85 | |
Silver Spring Obs.; | Silver Spring | |
| Simeiz Observatory | 1 | 094 | |
Simeiz Obs.; | Simeis | |
| Skylive Observatory | 1 | B40 | |
Skylive Obs.; | Skylive | |
| Sloan Digital Sky Survey | 1792 | 645 | |
SDSS; | Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey Linked Object Catalog team | |
| SONEAR | 1 | Y00 | |
SONEAR Obs.; | SONEAR | |
| Sormano Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 587 | |
Sormano Obs.; | Sormano | |
| Spacewatch | 129357 | 691 | |
Spacewatch; | Spacewatch; Sapcewatch; Spacwatch | |
| Observatoire de Saint-Véran | 39 | 615 | |
Saint-Véran Obs.; | St. Veran | |
| St Pardon de Conques | 1 | I93 | |
St Pardon de Conques Obs.; | St Pardon de Conques | |
| Starkenburg Observatory | 52 | 611 | |
Starkenburg Obs.; | Starkenburg; Heppenheim | |
| Steward Observatory | 1 | 692 | |
Steward Obs.; if code 691, its Kitt-Peak Spacewatch | Steward | |
| Stony Ridge Observatory | 2 | 671 | |
Stony Ridge Obs.; | Stony Ridge | |
| Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory | 55 | 589 | |
Santa Lucia Obs.; | Stroncone | |
| Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno | 4 | 147 | |
Suno Obs.; | Suno | |
| Taunus Observatory | 2 | B01 | |
Taunus Obs.; | Taunus | |
| Teide Observatory | 6 | 954 | |
Teide Obs.; | Teide | |
| Tenagra Observatory | 6 | 848 | |
Tenagra Obs.; | Tenagra; Cottage Grove | |
| Tenagra II Observatory | 112 | 926 | |
Tenagra II Obs.; | Tenagra II | |
| Oakley Observatory | 1 | H22 | |
Oakley Obs.; | Terre Haute | |
| Terskol Observatory | 2 | B18 | |
Terskol Obs.; | Terskol | |
| Three Buttes Observatory | 2 | G90 | |
Three Buttes Obs.; | Three Buttes | |
| Tiki Observatory | 1 | F85 | |
Tiki Obs.; | Tiki | |
| Observatoire du Cégep de Trois-Rivières | 1 | 924 | |
Cégep de Trois-Rivières Obs.; | Trois-Rivieres | |
| Turtle Star Observatory | 2 | 628 | |
Turtle Star Obs.; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, MPC | Turtle Star; Mulheim-Ruhr | |
| Tzec Maun Observatory | 16 | D25, H10 | |
Tzec Maun Obs.; | Tzec Maun | |
| Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets | 1123 | 809 | |
UESAC; MPC | UESAC; UESAC, Comets | |
| Royal Observatory of Belgium | 13 | 012 | |
Uccle Obs.; | Uccle | |
| Uenohara Observatory | 2 | 376 | |
Uenohara Obs.; | Uenohara | |
| National Astronomical Observatory (Chile) | 3 | 805 | |
University of Chile; | University of Chile | |
| Uppsala–DLR Asteroid Survey | 260 | 049 | |
UDAS; | Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey | |
| Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey | 62 | 809 | |
UDTS; | Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey | |
| Valinhos Observatory | 2 | 860 | |
Valinhos Obs.; | Valinhos | |
| Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona | 2 | A55 | |
Vallemare di Borbona Obs.; | Vallemare Borbona | |
| Valmeca Observatory | 5 | 184 | |
Valmeca Obs.; | Valmeca | |
| Jura Observatory | 8 | 185 | |
Jura Obs.; MPC | Vicques | |
| Village-Neuf Observatory | 2 | 138 | |
Village-Neuf Obs.; | Village-Neuf | |
| Višnjan Observatory | 108 | 120 | |
Višnjan Obs.; | Visnjan | |
| Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer | 2978 | C51 | |
WISE; | WISE | |
| Wise Observatory | 18 | 097 | |
Wise Obs.; | Wise | |
| Table Mountain Observatory | 1 | 673, 673 | |
Table Mountain Obs.; | Wrightwood | |
| Xinglong Station (NAOC) | 3 | 327 | |
Xinglong Stn.; | Xinglong | |
| Yamagata Astronomical Observatory | 2 | D89 | |
Yamagata Obs.; | Yamagata | |
| Zelenchukskaya Station | 6 | 114 | |
Zelenchukskaya Stn.; | Zelenchukskaya Stn | |
| Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory | 2 | A79 | |
Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs.; | Zvezdno Obshtestvo | |
| 7300 Observatory | 3 | H07 | |
7300 Obs.; | 7300 | |
Notes
The discovery table consist of the following fields:
- Astronomers and Institutions: links to the corresponding article about the discovering astronomer or institution on Wikipedia. If not linked, the displayed name should be a redirect to this list. For example the page Masanao Abe forwards to the anchored table row List of minor planet discoverers § M. Abe using the astronomer's MPC-name as ID.
- Discoveries: displays the total number of discovered and co-discovered minor planets made by the discoverer (numbered bodies only). It links to the corresponding "Discovery by..." category, which are subcategories of Category:Discoveries by astronomer and Category:Discoveries by institution, respectively. Note that these categories do not contain discoveries for which no page on Wikipedia exists. Astronomers with only a few discoveries often do not have their own discovery-category (redlinks). There are typically no linked categories for astronomers with an unknown first name.
- DOB–DOD and Observatory code: displays the date of birth and death for astronomers, and alphanumeric IAU code(s) for institutions, respectively.
- Country: nationality of the astronomer or location of the discovering dedicated institution, respectively. Some discoverers have assigned two flags, with the first being the most appropriate to allow for a sensible sorting by country.
- Link-label; info, links and notes: The link-label is used for piped discoverer links, intended for a consistent usage in minor-planet object articles and in the List of minor planets (see index). After the link-label, additional information is given: this includes links to external sources (Src), links to the MPC database (see here) for a specific numbered object—which was discovered by, or named after, the discoverer, and possible trans-wiki links to existing articles in foreign languages, mostly in French, German or Italian. Note that the link-label should be separated by a semi-colon from all other information.
- Name(s) at MPC: displays the name of the discoverer as used by the MPC (non-diacritical version; where the abbreviated first name is written before the family name). Some discoverers have multiple names due to inconsistencies and typos. For example, the MPC credits some discoveries made by § Spacewatch to Sapcewatch and Spacwatch (as in MPC).
- Class (Cls): displays an icon for the discoverer-article's quality: redirect page, stub article, start article, C-class article, B-class article,
A-class article, and for sectional redirects, i.e. the discoverer has their own section within another article.
References
External links
- Minor Planet Center's data file, "NumberedMPs.txt" (42 MB)
- German discoverers, minor planet discoverer chart by Erwin Schwab
- Amateurastronomen am Sternenhimmel, von Gerhard Lehmann, Jens Kandler & André Knöfel, 14 August 2013
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