List of minor planet discoverers

This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). As of January 2022, the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1,141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions). On how a discovery is made, see observations of small Solar System bodies. For a description of the tables below, see § Notes.

Discovering astronomers

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

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Discovering dedicated institutions

Institution	Discoveries	Obs. code	Country	Link-label; info, links, and notes	Name(s) at MPC
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory	299	608, 605		AMOS;	AMOS
Altschwendt Observatory	11	A44		Altschwendt Obs.; cite: (117156)	Altschwendt
Ametlla de Mar Observatory	12	946		Ametlla de Mar Obs.;	Ametlla de Mar
Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory	124	A50		Andrushivka Obs.;	Andrushivka
Apache Point Observatory	9	645		Apache Point Obs.;	Apache Point
Argentine National Observatory	1	822		Argentine National Observatory; Córdoba Obs.; Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba; Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba;	Córdoba; Cordoba
Asiago Observatory	8	098		Asiago Obs.;	Cima Ekar
Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey	219	209		ADAS;	Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey; ADAS
Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System	2	T05, T08 M22, W68		ATLAS; Haleakala (ATLAS-HKO) and Mauna Loa (ATLAS-MLO), as well as at Sutherland Observatory (South Africa) and El Sauce Observatory (Chile)	ATLAS; ATLAS-HKO, Haleaka
Astronomical Research Observatory	96	H55, H21		ARO; Astronomical Research Observatory moved from Charleston (H55) to Westfield (H21) in 2009. Src	Astronomical Research Observatory; Charleston; Westfield
Astrovirtel	5	I03		Astrovirtel;	ASTROVIRTEL
Sierra Remote Observatories	3	G53, G80		Sierra Remote Obs.;	Auberry
Stardome Observatory	1	466, 467		Stardome Obs.;	Auckland
Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey	441	300		BATTeRS;	BATTeRS; Bisei SG Center
Badlands Observatory	7	918		Badlands Obs.;	Badlands
Jonathan B. Postel Observatory	9	201		Jonathan B. Postel Obs.;	Bareggio
Bassano Bresciano Observatory	3	565		Bassano Bresciano Obs.; aka Osservatorio Astronomico (di) Bassano Bresciano, private, it:wiki	Bassano Bresciano
Bastia Observatory	1	197		Bastia Obs.;	Bastia
Highland Road Park Observatory	1	747		Highland Road Park Obs.;	Baton Rouge
Bédoin Observatory	1	132		Bédoin Obs.; Observatoire de Bédoin	Bedoin
Begues Observatory	2	170		Begues Obs.; (Catalan: Observatori Astronòmic de Begues)	Begues
Bélesta Observatory	2	A05		Bélesta Obs.; (576901) at Bélesta-en-Lauragais, ADAGIO society	Belesta
Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program	1304	327		SCAP;	Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program; NAOC Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
Bergen-Enkheim Observatory	1	A74		Bergen-Enkheim Obs.;	Bergen-Enkheim
Bergisch Gladbach Observatory	11	621		Bergisch Gladbach Obs.;	Bergisch Gladbach
Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory	31	344		Bohyunsan Obs.;	Bohyunsan
Boyden Observatory	4	074		Boyden Obs.;	Boyden Observatory
Bulgarian National Observatory	10	071		Bulgarian National Obs.;	Bulgarian National Observatory
Cala d'Hort Observatory	1	C85		Cala d'Hort Obs.; (Observatorio Cala d'Hort)	Observatiorio Cala d'Hort
CBA-East Observatory	1	H86		CBA-East Obs.;	CBA-East
CERGA Observatory	24	010		CERGA; Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie	CERGA
Catalina Sky Survey	30578	703		CSS;	CSS
Calar Alto Observatory	8	493		Calar Alto Obs.;	Calar Alto
Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory	114	G98		Calvin–Rehoboth Obs.; in NM, cite: MPC, disc: MPC to Prairie School, all others to Calvin College	Calvin College; Prairie School
Campinas Observatory	1	870		Campinas Obs.; Observatório de Campinas	Campinas
Campo Catino Astronomical Observatory	5	468		Campo Catino Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Campo Catino	Campo Catino
Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey	5	I10		CAOS;	Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey; San Pedro de CAO; CAO, San Pedro de
Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey	1734	599		CINEOS;	CINEOS; Campo Imperatore; Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey
Canada–France Ecliptic Plane Survey	2	568		CFEPS; Src, presumably conducted at CFHT, using generic Mauna Kea obs. code (568)	Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey
Catalina Station	1	693		Catalina Stn.;	Catalina Station
Cavezzo Observatory	7	107		Cavezzo Obs.;	Cavezzo
Cavriana Observatory	2	571		Cavriana Obs.; Osservatorio di Cavriana	Cavriana
Alianza S4 Observatory	126	I08		Alianza S4 Obs.;	Cerro Burek
Cerro El Roble Observatory	1	805		Cerro El Roble Stn.;	Cerro El Roble
Paranal Observatory	5	309		Paranal Obs.;	Cerro Paranal
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory	249	807		Cerro Tololo Obs.;	Cerro Tololo
Cerro Tololo-LCO	1	W85, W86, W87		CTIO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) node at CTIO	Cerro Tololo-LCO B
Chante-Perdrix Observatory	162	A77		Chante-Perdrix Obs.; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix	Chante-Perdrix
Cielo Profundo Observatory	1	J01		Cielo Profundo Obs.; (541487)	Observatorio Cielo
Colleverde di Guidonia Observatory	2	596		Colleverde Obs.; Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia	Colleverde
Copenhagen University Observatory	8	035		Copenhagen Obs.;	Copenhagen Observatory
Cordell–Lorenz Observatory	30	850		Cordell–Lorenz Obs.;	Cordell-Lorenz
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory	13	095		Crimean Astrophysical Obs.;	Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Črni Vrh Observatory	427	106		Črni Vrh;	Crni Vrh
Dark Energy Camera	81	W84		CTIO-DECam;	DECam; Cerro Tololo-DECam
Dark Energy Survey	6	W84		CTIO-DES;	Dark Energy Survey
Dax Observatory	8	958		Dax Obs.; Observatoire de Dax	Dax
Deep Ecliptic Survey	9	695		DES;	Deep Ecliptic Survey
Deep Lens Survey	80	807		DLS;	Deep Lens Survey
Drebach Observatory	16	113		Drebach Obs.;	Drebach; Volkssternwarte Drebach
Doc Greiner Research Observatory	1	G48		Greiner Obs.;	Doc Greiner Research Observatory
European Near Earth Asteroids Research	12	809		EURONEAR;	EURONEAR
Desert Wanderer Observatory	2	G78		Desert Wanderer Obs.;	El Centro
Farpoint Observatory	137	734		Farpoint Obs.; cite: MPC, NEKAAL, Kansas	Farpoint; Eskridge
Walter Hohmann Observatory	11	636		Walter Hohmann Obs.;	Essen
European Southern Observatory	2	809		ESO;	European Southern Observatory
Everstar Observatory	3	849		Everstar Obs.;	Everstar
Eygalayes Observatory	1	B44		Eygalayes Obs.;	Eygalayes
Farra d'Isonzo Observatory	225	595		Farra d'Isonzo;	Farra d'Isonzo; CCAF
Faulkes Telescope Educational Project	3	608		Faulkes Project;	Faulkes Telescope Educational Project
Faulkes Telescope North	5	F65		Haleakala-Faulkes;	Haleakala
Félix Aguilar Observatory	63	808		Félix Aguilar Obs.;	Felix Aguilar Observatory
Fountain Hills Observatory	35	678		Fountain Hills Obs.;	Fountain Hills
Frasso Sabino Observatory	2	157		Frasso Sabino Obs.; Osservatorio di Frasso Sabino	Frasso Sabino
Goodricke-Pigott Observatory	75	683		Goodricke-Pigott Obs.;	Goodricke-Pigott
Great Shefford Observatory	10	J95		Great Shefford Obs.;	Great Shefford
Harvard College Observatory	55	800, 802		Harvard Obs.;	Harvard Observatory
Haute-Provence Observatory	5	511		Haute-Provence Obs.;	Haute Provence; Institute d'Astrophysics
Hawkeye Observatory	1	H52		Hawkeye Obs.;	Hawkeye
Herrenberg Observatory	1	240		Herrenberg Obs.;	Herrenberg
Hibiscus Observatory	3	F84		Hibiscus Obs.;	Hibiscus
Hormersdorf Observatory	6	A35		Hormersdorf Obs.;	Hormersdorf
Hunters Hill Observatory	1	E14		Hunters Hill Obs.;	Hunters Hill
IAA-AI Atacama	2	I16		IAA-AI;	IAA-AI
International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey	8	675		INAS;	INAS
Infrared Astronomical Satellite	4	500		IRAS;	IRAS
International Scientific Optical Network	10	H15		ISON;	ISON
ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory	11	D00		ASC-Kislovodsk;	ASC-Kislovodsk; ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory
Indiana Asteroid Program	119	760		Indiana University;	Indiana University
Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory	2	D44		Ishigakijima Obs.; disc: MPC and MPC	Ishigakijima
JATE Asteroid Survey	1	461		JATE Asteroid Survey;	JATE Asteroid Survey
Japan Spaceguard Association	1	381		JSGA;	Japan Spaceguard Association
Jarnac Observatory	168	G92		Jarnac Obs.;	Jarnac
John J. McCarthy Observatory	1	932		John J. McCarthy Obs.;	John J. McCarthy
Jonathan B. Postel Observatory	1	201		Jonathan B. Postel Obs.;	Jonathan B. Postel
Junk Bond Observatory	53	701		Junk Bond Obs.;	Junk Bond
Jura Observatory	6	185		Jura Obs.; (42113)	Vicques
Kepler (spacecraft)	1	C55		Kepler;	KEPLER
Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope	36	246		KLENOT;	KLENOT
Kachina Observatory	5	G89		Kachina Obs.;	Kachina
Kambah Observatory	1	415		Kambah Obs.;	Kambah
Kiso Observatory	3	381		Kiso Obs.;	Kiso
Kitt Peak National Observatory	104	695		Kitt Peak Obs.;	Kitt Peak
Kleť Observatory	301	046		Kleť Obs.;	Klet
Kvistaberg Observatory	6	049		Kvistaberg Obs.;	Kvistaberg; Uppsala-Kvistaberg
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research	150558	704		LINEAR;	LINEAR
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search	22852	688		LONEOS;	LONEOS; Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Survey
Lulin Sky Survey	305	D35		LUSS;	LUSS
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory	39	950		La Palma Obs.;	La Palma
La Plata Observatory	5	839		La Plata Obs.;	La Plata
La Silla Observatory	27	I05		La Silla Obs.;	La Silla
Mount John University Observatory	5	474		Mount John Obs.;	Lake Tekapo
Las Campanas Observatory	1	304		Las Campanas Obs.;	Las Campanas
Les Engarouines Observatory	3	A14		Les Engarouines Obs.; Observatoire des Engarouines, Laurent Bernasconi, (541609)	Les Engarouines
Lick Observatory	4	662		Lick Obs.;	Lick Observatory
LightBuckets Observatory	4	B10, H11		LightBuckets Obs.;	LightBuckets
Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site	8	704		Lincoln Lab ETS;	Lincoln Laboratory ETS; Socorro
Liverpool Telescope	1	J13		La Palma-Liverpool;	La Palma-Liverpool
Davidschlag Observatory	5	540		Davidschlag Obs.; Linz Observatory	Linz
Loiano Observatory	1	598		Loiano Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico di Loiano	Loiano
Los Molinos Observatory	2	844		Los Molinos Obs.;	Los Molinos
Lowell Observatory	3	690		Lowell Obs.;	Lowell Observatory
Lowell Discovery Telescope	1	G37		Lowell Discovery Tel.;	Flagstaff
Lulin Observatory	24	D35		Lulin Obs.;	Lulin
OGS Telescope	203	J04		ESA OGS;	ESA OGS
Lumezzane Observatory	1	130		Lumezzane Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Serafino Zani	Lumezzane
Madonna di Dossobuono Observatory	7	560		Madonna di Dossobuono Obs.; (Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono)	Madonna di Dossobuono
Majdanak Observatory	3	188		Majdanak Obs.;	Majdanak
Málaga Observatory	1	J40		Málaga Obs.;	Malaga
Consell Observatory	2	176		Consell Obs.; (Observatorio Astronómico de Consell)	Consell
Marxuquera Observatory	1	952		Marxuquera Obs.; Observatori Astronòmic Marxuquera	Marxuquera
MASTER-SAAO Telescope	1	K95		MASTER; at South African Astronomical Observatory	MASTER
MASTER-II Observatory	1	C41, C94, D54		MASTER-II Observatories at Kislovodsk, Tunka, and Blagoveshchensk, respectively;	MASTER-II
Mauna Kea Observatories	476	568		Mauna Kea Obs.;	Mauna Kea; Maunakea
iTelescope Observatory	43	H06, H10		iTelescope Obs.;	Mayhill
McDonald Observatory	2	711, V37		McDonald Obs.;	McDonald Observatory
Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory	1	303		Llano del Hato Obs.;	Mérida
Mirasteilas Observatory	1	B67		Mirasteilas Obs.; (541318)	Falera
Modra Observatory	15	118		Modra Obs.;	Modra
Molėtai Astronomical Observatory	43	152		Molėtai Obs.;	Moletai
Monte Viseggi Observatory	4	126		Monte Viseggi Obs.; Osservatorio Monte Viseggi	Monte Viseggi
Moriyama Observatory	1	900		Moriyama Obs.;	Moriyama
Mount Lemmon Survey	89589	G96		Mount Lemmon Survey;	Mt. Lemmon Survey; Mount Lemmon Survey
Mount Lemmon Sky Center	1	G84		Mount Lemmon Sky Center; lowest (542072)	Mount Lemmon SkyCenter; Mount Lemmon SkyCe
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking	44263	566, 644		NEAT;	NEAT; Haleakala-NEAT/GEO
Nachi-Katsuura Observatory	1	905		Nachi-Katsuura Obs.;	Nachi-Katsuura
SFA Observatory	4	740		SFA Obs.;	Nacogdoches
Nakagawa Observatory	1	D74		Nakagawa Obs.;	Nakagawa
Nanchuan Observatory	1	D14		Nanchuan Obs.;	Nanchuan
George Observatory	220	735		Needville Obs.;	Needville
Network of European Observatories in the North	1	J50		NEON; La Palma Obs.	La Palma-NEON
New Horizons KBO Search	2	250, 266–269		New Horizons KBO Search; first discovery (516977); lowest numbered discovery (486958)	New Horizons KBO Search; New Horizons Search Team
John J. McCarthy Observatory	3	932		John J. McCarthy Obs.;	New Milford
Nyrölän observatorio	1	174		Nyrölä;	Nyrola
Mount Nyukasa Station	116	408		Mount Nyukasa Stn.;	Nyukasa
Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca	2869	620, J75		OAM Obs.; Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (620), La Sagra Observatory (J75); La Sagra alias inferred not to be L98 due to MPC discovery circumstance changes to 614006, 614007, 614008	OAM; OAM Observatory; La Sagra
OCA-Anza Observatory	1	643		OCA-Anza; Orange County Astronomers - Anza	OCA-Anza
OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey	1089	910		ODAS;	ODAS
Oak Ridge Observatory	38	801		Oak Ridge Observatory;	Oak Ridge Observatory
Oakley Observatory	3	916, E09		Oakley Obs.;	Oakley
Observatory Naef Épendes	24	A13		Naef Obs.;	Observatoire Naef
Montcabre Observatory	1	213		Montcabre Obs.; Observatorio Montcabre	Observatorio Montcabre
Sunflower Observatory	10	739, 849		Olathe;	Olathe
Ondřejov Observatory	25	557		Ondřejov Obs.; (Observatoř Ondřejov), cite MPC	Ondrejov
Nihondaira Observatory Oohira Station	6	385		Oohira Stn.;	Oohira
Cima Rest Observatory	1	B11		Cima Rest Obs.; Osservatorio Cima Rest	Osservatorio Cima Rest
Polino Observatory	2	609		Polino Obs.; Osservatorio Polino	Osservatorio Polino
San Vittore Observatory	99	552		San Vittore Obs.; Osservatorio San Vittore	Osservatorio San Vittore
Ottmarsheim Observatory	15	224		Ottmarsheim Obs.; Observatoire d'Ottmarsheim	Ottmarsheim
Outer Solar System Origins Survey	40	568		OSSOS; lowest numbered discovery: (496315)	Outer Solar System Origins Survey
Oukaïmeden Observatory	1	J43		Oukaïmeden Obs.; (541778)	Oukaimeden
Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey	20	675		PCAS;	PCAS
PMO NEO Survey Program	761	330		PMO NEO;	PMO NEO Survey Program; PMO Neo Survey Program
Palomar Observatory	60	675		Palomar Obs.;	Palomar; Palomar Mountain-D; Palomar Mountain
Palomar Transient Factory	143	I41		PTF;	Palomar Transient Factory
Pan-STARRS	23414	F51		Pan-STARRS;	Pan-STARRS 1; Pan-STARRS1
Pan-STARRS 2	52	F52		Pan-STARRS 2; first discovery 515767	Pan-STARRS 2
Beijing Astronomical Observatory	1	324, 327		Peking Obs.;	Peking Observatory
Perth Observatory	29	319, 322		Perth Obs.;	Perth Observatory
Pic du Midi Observatory	9	586		Pic du Midi Obs.; French: Observatoire du Pic du Midi, cite: MPC	Pic du Midi
Pises Observatory	44	122		Pises Obs.; Observatoire des Pises	Pises
Piszkéstető Station	5	461, 561		Piszkéstető Stn.;	Piszkesteto
Pla D'Arguines Observatory	43	941		Pla D'Arguines Obs.; Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguines	Pla D'Arguines
Pleiade Observatory	1	H96		Pleiade Obs.;	Pleiade
Polonia Observatory	1	W98		Polonia Obs.;	Polonia
Powell Observatory	22	649		Powell Obs.;	Powell
Prairie Grass Observatory	2	H59		Prairie Grass Obs.;	Prairie Grass
Puckett Observatory	1	752, 764		Puckett Obs.;	Puckett
Purple Mountain Observatory	150	330		Purple Mountain Obs.;	Purple Mountain Observatory
Q. s. observers	7	G96, 691, F51, D03		Q. s. observers;	Q. s. observers; observers, q.-s.; observers, Q. s.; q.-s. observers
Rantiga Observatory	1	D03		Rantiga Obs.; Rantiga Osservatorio, Carpineti	Tincana
Reedy Creek Observatory	1	428		Reedy Creek Obs.; (541609)	Reedy Creek
Remanzacco Observatory	9	473		Remanzacco Obs.;	Remanzacco
Royal Observatory Edinburgh	7	277		Edinburgh Obs.;	Royal Observatory Edinburgh
Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory	55	589		Santa Lucia Obs.;	Stroncone
Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory	3	B74		Montmagastrell Obs.; Observatory Santa Maria de Montmagastrell	SM Montmagastrell
Saint-Sulpice Observatory	19	947		Saint-Sulpice Obs.;	Saint-Sulpice
Saji Observatory	22	867		Saji Obs.;	Saji
Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory	36	104		Pistoia Mountains Obs.; Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese	San Marcello
National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico)	1	679		OAN Mexico;	San Pedro Martir
Sandlot Observatory	6	H36		Sandlot Obs.;	Sandlot
Schiaparelli Observatory	7	204		Schiaparelli Obs.;	Schiaparelli
SDSS Collaboration	706	645 (705)		SDSS Collaboration; (544266), (546719), HP	SDSS Collaboration; S. Collaboration
Shandong University Observatory	16	D39		Shandong University Obs.;	Shandong University
Shishikui Observatory	1	342		Shishikui;	Shishikui
Siding Spring Observatory	4	413		Siding Spring Obs.;	Siding Spring; Siding Spring-Faul; Spring-Faul, Siding
Siding Spring Survey	3505	E12		SSS;	Siding Spring Survey
Sierra Nevada Observatory	5	J86		Sierra Nevada Obs.;	Sierra Nevada
Sierra Stars Observatory	8	G68		Sierra Stars Obs.;	Sierra Stars
Silver Spring Observatory	2	H85		Silver Spring Obs.;	Silver Spring
Simeiz Observatory	1	094		Simeiz Obs.;	Simeis; Crimea-Simeiz
Skylive Observatory	1	B40		Skylive Obs.;	Skylive
Sloan Digital Sky Survey	1874	645		SDSS;	Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey Linked Object Catalog team
SONEAR Observatory	3	Y00		SONEAR Obs.;	SONEAR
Sormano Astronomical Observatory	1	587		Sormano Obs.;	Sormano
Spacewatch	176020	691		Spacewatch;	Spacewatch
Space Surveillance Telescope	10	G45		Space Surveillance Telescope; lowest numbered discovery MPC: 512234	Space Surveillance Telescope
Observatory of Saint-Veran	45	615		Saint-Véran Obs.;	St. Veran
Saint Pardon de Conques Observatory	1	I93		St Pardon de Conques Obs.;	St Pardon de Conques
Starkenburg Observatory	53	611		Starkenburg Obs.;	Starkenburg; Heppenheim
Steward Observatory	1	692		Steward Obs.; if code 691, its Kitt-Peak Spacewatch	Steward
Stony Ridge Observatory	2	671		Stony Ridge Obs.;	Stony Ridge
Sub-Kilometer Asteroid Diameter Survey	21	695		SKADS; HP	SKADS
Suno Observatory	4	147		Suno Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno	Suno; Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno
Sutherland-LCO	1	K91, K92, K93		SAAO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory at South African Astronomical Observatory	Sutherland-LCO C
Table Mountain Observatory	2	673, 673		Table Mountain Obs.;	Wrightwood
Taunus Observatory	3	B01		Taunus Obs.;	Taunus
Teide Observatory	6	954		Teide Obs.;	Teide
Tenagra Observatory	6	848		Tenagra Obs.;	Tenagra; Cottage Grove
Tenagra II Observatory	117	926		Tenagra II Obs.;	Tenagra II; Nogales
Oakley Observatory	1	H22		Oakley Obs.;	Terre Haute
Terskol Observatory	3	B18		Terskol Obs.;	Terskol
Three Buttes Observatory	2	G90		Three Buttes Obs.;	Three Buttes
Tiki Observatory	2	F85		Tiki Obs.; Puna'auia (202773) (541566)	Tiki
TRAPPIST	1	I40		Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST);	TRAPPIST
Cégep de Trois-Rivières Observatory	1	924		Cégep de Trois-Rivières Obs.; Observatoire du Cégep de Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivieres
Turtle Star Observatory	2	628		Turtle Star Obs.; cite: MPC, disc: MPC, MPC	Turtle Star; Mulheim-Ruhr
Tzec Maun Observatory	18	D25, H10		Tzec Maun Obs.;	Tzec Maun
Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets	1123	809		UESAC; MPC	UESAC; UESAC, Comets
Royal Observatory of Belgium	13	012		Uccle Obs.;	Uccle
Uenohara Observatory	2	376		Uenohara Obs.;	Uenohara
National Astronomical Observatory (Chile)	3	805		University of Chile;	University of Chile
Uppsala–DLR Asteroid Survey	262	049		UDAS;	Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey
Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey	62	809		UDTS;	Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey
Valinhos Observatory	2	860		Valinhos Obs.;	Valinhos
Vallemare di Borbona Observatory	2	A55		Vallemare di Borbona Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona	Vallemare Borbona
Valmeca Observatory	6	184		Valmeca Obs.;	Valmeca
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope	7	290, G83		VATT; code 290, prolematic Mt. Gramham also for LBT (G83)	Mount Graham
Village-Neuf Observatory	2	138		Village-Neuf Obs.;	Village-Neuf
Višnjan Observatory	108	120		Višnjan Obs.;	Visnjan
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory	1	696		Whipple Obs.;	Whipple
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer	4639	C51		WISE;	WISE
Wildberg Observatory	1	198		Wildberg Obs.; (541268)	Wildberg
Wise Observatory	19	097		Wise Obs.;	Wise
Xinglong Station (NAOC)	5	327		Xinglong Stn.;	Xinglong; Peking
Yamagata Astronomical Observatory	2	D89		Yamagata Obs.;	Yamagata
Zadko Observatory	1	D20		Zadko Obs.;	Zadko
Zelenchukskaya Station	8	114		Zelenchukskaya Stn.;	Zelenchukskaya Stn
Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory	2	A79		Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs.;	Zvezdno Obshtestvo
Zwicky Transient Facility	1	I41		ZTF;	Zwicky Transient Facility
7300 Observatory	4	H07		7300 Obs.;	7300

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Discovering sites

Discovery site	Obs. codes present	Country	Link-label; info, links, and notes	Name(s) at MPC
Mount Lemmon Observatory	G96			Mount Lemmon

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:Astronomical discoveries by institution, respectively. 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). For those who have discovered only one single minor planet, the link in the discovery column directly points to the corresponding entry in the list of minor planets. 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 objects discovered or co-discovered by the astronomer, and trans-wiki links to existing articles on French, German and Italian Wikipedia. (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.
• Cite: minor-planet discoverers are often honored with the naming of (one or several) asteroids by their colleges. The associated citation typically gives the discoverer's full name, his or her date of birth and additional biographical information.

External links

• Data Available from the Minor Planet Center, (File: "NumberedMPs.txt", 53 MB)
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets, Minor Planet Center