List of minor planet discoverers explained

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)., the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1,141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see).

On how a discovery is made, see observations of small Solar System bodies. For a description of the tables below, see .

Discovering astronomers

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align=left Hiroshi Abe (astronomer)281958–pres.align=left H. Abe;align=left H. Abe
align=left Masanao Abe21967–pres.align=left M. Abe; disc: and align=left M. Abe
align=left Mark Abraham (astronomer)3n.a.align=left M. Abraham; amateur, Srcalign=left M. Abraham—
align=left Christopher Aikman41943–pres.align=left G. C. L. Aikman;align=left G. C. L. Aikman—
align=left Makio Akiyama161950–pres.align=left M. Akiyama; Susono Observatoryalign=left M. Akiyama
align=left Vladimir Albitsky101891–1952
align=left V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatoryalign=left V. Albitskij
align=left Gregory Scott Aldering41962–pres.align=left G. Aldering;align=left G. Aldering
align=left Mike Alexandersenn.a.align=left M. Alexandersen;align=left M. Alexandersen—
align=left Heikki A. Alikoski131912–1997align=left H. Alikoski; Turku Obs.align=left H. Alikoski
align=left Éric J. Allenn.a.align=left É. J. Allen;align=left E. J. Allen—
align=left Rhiannon Lynne Allen5n.a.align=left R. L. Allen; R. Lynne Jonesalign=left R. L. Allen; L. Allen
align=left Martin Altmann10n.a.align=left M. Altmann; ARI-Gaia, first disc: align=left M. Altmann—
align=left Jeff T. Alu241966–pres.align=left J. Alu; amateuralign=left J. Alu
align=left Leonard L. Amburgey21945–pres.align=left L. L. Amburgey; amateur, disc: and align=left L. L. Amburgey—
align=left Joe Anderson (astronomer)7n.a.align=left J. Anderson;, co-disc. w/
  1. C. Veillet
align=left J. Anderson—
align=left A. David Andrews11933–pres.align=left A. D. Andrews;align=left A. D. Andrews—
align=left James Annisn.a.–pres.align=left J. Annis; Fermilabalign=left J. Annis—
align=left Milan Antal171935–1999align=left M. Antal;align=left M. Antal
align=left Plinio Antolini41920–2012align=left P. Antolini; amateur, (bio-it)align=left P. Antolini—
align=left Pierre Antonini351933–pres.align=left P. Antonini; amateuralign=left P. Antonini
align=left Masakatsu Aoki21957–pres.align=left M. Aoki; amateur; unrelated to align=left M. Aoki—
align=left Rolf Apitzsch891943–pres.align=left R. Apitzsch; amateur, (bio-de)align=left R. Apitzsch
align=left Masaru Arai451952–pres.align=left M. Arai; amateuralign=left M. Arai
align=left Hiroshi Araki31935–pres.align=left H. Araki; unrelated to align=left H. Araki—
align=left Sylvain Arend511902–1992align=left S. Arend;align=left S. J. Arend
align=left Claire Armstrongn.a.align=left C. Armstrong; amateur, wife of M. Armstrongalign=left C. Armstrong
align=left James D. Armstrong1n.a.align=left J. D. Armstrong;align=left J. D. Armstrong—
align=left Mark Armstrong (astronomer)21958–pres.align=left M. Armstrong; amateur, husband of C. Armstrong, unrelated to align=left M. Armstrong—
align=left Atsuo Asami12n.a.align=left A. Asami;align=left A. Asami—
align=left David J. Asher101966–pres.align=left D. J. Asher;align=left D. J. Asher
align=left Georges Attard1957–pres.align=left G. Attard; amateuralign=left G. Attard
align=left Karl Augustesen61945–pres.align=left K. Augustesen;align=left K. Augustesen
align=left Walter Baade101893–1960align=left W. Baade;align=left W. Baade
align=left Ulrika Babiaková141976–2002align=left U. Babiaková;align=left U. Babiakova
align=left Paolo Bacci1968–pres.align=left P. Bacci; amateur; (bio-it)align=left P. Bacci
align=left Hannes Bachleitner21965–pres.align=left H. Bachleitner; also Johannes Bachleitner, amateur, disc: and align=left H. Bachleitner
align=left Solon Irving Bailey11854–1931align=left S. I. Bailey; unrelated to align=left S. I. Bailey—
align=left David D. Balam56n.a.align=left D. D. Balam;align=left D. D. Balam
align=left Loren C. Ball1081948–pres.align=left L. Ball; amateuralign=left L. Ball
align=left Thomas J. Balonek9n.a.align=left T. J. Balonek;align=left T. J. Balonek; T. Balonek—
align=left Odette Bancilhon11908–1998align=left O. Bancilhon; disc: align=left O. Bancilhon
align=left Susan Banhn.a.align=left S. Banh; (bio-it)align=left S. Banh—
align=left Nigel P. Bannistern.a.align=left N. P. Bannister; University of Leicesteralign=left N. P. Bannister—
align=left Yoshiaki Banno11952–1991align=left Y. Banno;align=left Y. Banno
align=left Evelin Bányain.a.align=left E. Bányai;align=left E. Banyai—
align=left Cesare Barbieri111942–pres.align=left C. Barbieri;align=left C. Barbieri
align=left Fabio Barblann.a.–pres.align=left F. Barblan;align=left F. Barblan—
align=left John C. Barentine61976–pres.align=left J. C. Barentine; John Caleb Barentinealign=left J. C. Barentine
align=left Kristina M. Barkumen.a.align=left K. M. Barkume; (bio-it)align=left K. M. Barkume—
align=left Adam Barrn.a.–pres.align=left A. Barr;align=left A. Barr—
align=left Ewan Barr5n.a.align=left E. Barr; (bio-it)align=left E. Barr—
align=left Sergio Barros7n.a.align=left S. Barros; (bio-it)align=left S. Barros—
align=left Sandro Bartolini1974–pres.align=left S. Bartolini; unrelated to align=left S. Bartolini
align=left Maria A. Barucci3n.a.
align=left M. A. Barucci; disc:, and align=left M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci
align=left James Bauer (astronomer)1968–pres.align=left J. Bauer; James M. Bauer, James "Gerbs" Baueralign=left J. Bauer
align=left Ivo Baueršíma1931–pres.
align=left I. Baueršíma; (bio-de)align=left I. Bauersima—
align=left Johann M. Baur151930–2007align=left J. M. Baur; amateur, (bio-de)align=left J. M. Baur
align=left David E. Beattyn.a.align=left D. Beatty; (bio-it); unrelated to align=left D. Beatty—
align=left Thomas G. Beattyn.a.align=left T. G. Beatty;align=left T. G. Beatty—
align=left D. Beavern.a.align=left D. Beaver; amateur, co-discoverer with J. Dellinger at Needville, TXalign=left D. Beaver—
align=left Andrew C. Becker6441973–pres.align=left A. C. Becker; (bio-it)align=left A. C. Becker; A. Becker
align=left Jim Bedient8n.a.align=left J. Bedient;align=left J. Bedient—
align=left E. S. Beesonn.a.align=left E. S. Beeson; unrelated to align=left E. S. Beeson—
align=left Raoul Behrend141964–pres.align=left R. Behrend; (bio-fr)align=left R. Behrend
align=left Bruce Edward Behymer1983–pres.align=left B. E. Behymer; (bio-it)align=left B. E. Behymer—
align=left Sergey Belyavsky361883–1953align=left S. Belyavskyj;align=left S. Beljavskij—
align=left Graham E. Bell57n.a.align=left G. Bell;align=left G. Bell—
align=left Federico Bellini1n.a.align=left F. Bellini; (bio-it), unrelated to align=left F. Bellini—
align=left Yuri A. Belyaev7n.a.align=left Yu. A. Belyaev;,, unrelated to align=left Yu. A. Belyaev—
align=left Zouhair Benkhaldoun1959–pres.align=left Z. Benkhaldoun; (bio-de)align=left Z. Benkhaldoun
align=left Denis Bergeron21956–pres.align=left D. Bergeron; (bio-it)align=left D. Bergeron—
align=left Fabrizio Bernardi231972–pres.align=left F. Bernardi;align=left F. Bernardi
align=left Laurent Bernasconi411966–pres.align=left L. Bernasconi; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left L. Bernasconi
align=left K. Berneyn.a.align=left K. Berney;align=left K. Berney—
align=left Gary M. Bernstein3n.a.align=left G. Bernstein; C/2014 UN271, UPennalign=left G. Bernstein—
align=left Emanuel Bettelheimn.a.align=left E. Bettelheim;align=left E. Bettelheim—
align=left Francesco Biascin.a.align=left F. Biasci;align=left F. Biasci—
align=left Wolf Bickel8521942–pres.align=left W. Bickel; amateuralign=left W. Bickel
align=left Jamie Biggsn.a.align=left J. Biggs;align=left J. Biggs—
align=left Guillaume Bigourdan11851–1932align=left G. Bigourdan; disc: align=left G. Bigourdan—
align=left Harald Bill11964–pres.align=left H. Bill; amateuralign=left H. Bill
align=left Gary W. Billings6n.a.align=left G. W. Billings; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left G. W. Billings
align=left Richard P. Binzel31958–pres.align=left R. P. Binzel;align=left R. P. Binzel
align=left Kurt Birkle91939–2010align=left K. Birkle; (bio-de)align=left K. Birkle
align=left Mirel Bîrlan21963–pres.align=left M. Birlan; (bio-ro), co-disc. w/
  1. O. Vaduvescu
align=left M. Birlan
align=left Peter Birtwhistle941958–pres.align=left P. Birtwhistle; amateur, Srcalign=left P. Birtwhistle
align=left Manolo Blasco5n.a.align=left M. Blasco; (bio-it)align=left M. Blasco—
align=left Laurent Blind11965–pres.align=left L. Blind;align=left C. R. L. Blind; L. Blind
align=left Adam Block (astrophotographer)1973–pres.align=left A. Block; (bio-it)align=left A. Block
align=left Andrea Boattini2961969–pres.align=left A. Boattini;align=left A. Boattini
align=left Hermann Boehnhardtn.a.align=left H. Boehnhardt;align=left H. Boehnhardt—
align=left Andreas Boeker21964–2011align=left A. Boeker; amateur, disc: and, (bio-it),align=left A. Boeker
align=left Michel Bœuf12n.a.align=left M. Boeuf; (bio-it), HPalign=left M. Boeuf—
align=left Henri M. J. Boffin11n.a.align=left H. Boffin;align=left H. M. J. Boffin; H. Boffin—
align=left Alfred Bohrmann91904–2000align=left A. Bohrmann;align=left A. Bohrmann
align=left Tom Boles1944–pres.
align=left T. Boles; amateuralign=left T. Boles
align=left Dennis Borgman1952–pres.align=left D. Borgman;align=left D. Borgman
align=left Gennadiy Borisov11962–pres.align=left G. Borisov; discovered 2I/Borisovalign=left G. Borisov—
align=left Freimut Börngen5381930–2021align=left F. Börngen;align=left F. Borngen
align=left Alphonse Borrelly181842–1926align=left A. Borrelly;align=left A. Borrelly
align=left Josep Maria Bosch7n.a.
align=left J. M. Bosch; amateur, also see align=left J. M. Bosch—
align=left Grégoire Bourban4n.a.align=left G. Bourban; disc: and align=left G. Bourban—
align=left Paul Bourgeois1898–1974align=left P. Bourgeois; (bio-it)align=left P. Bourgeois
align=left Edward L. G. Bowell5711943–pres.align=left E. Bowell;align=left E. Bowell
align=left Louis Boyer (astronomer)401901–1999align=left L. Boyer;align=left L. Boyer
align=left Richard P. Boyle301943–pres.align=left R. P. Boyle; disc: and, Src align=left R. P. Boyle; R. P. Boyl
align=left Joseph L. Bradyn.a.align=left J. L. Brady; (bio-it)align=left J. L. Brady—
align=left Nigel Brady (astronomer)7n.a.align=left N. Brady;align=left N. Brady—
align=left Steve Brady (astronomer)2n.a.align=left S. Brady; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left S. Brady—
align=left Alexis Brandeker41974–pres.align=left A. Brandeker;align=left A. Brandeker—
align=left Vanja Brcic2n.a.align=left V. Brcic; (bio-it)align=left V. Brcic—
align=left John Broughton11891952–pres.align=left J. Broughton; amateuralign=left J. Broughton
align=left Jeffery A. Brownn.a.align=left J. A. Brown; Srcalign=left J. A. Brown—
align=left Michael E. Brown291965–pres.align=left M. E. Brown;align=left M. E. Brown
align=left Timothy Brown (astronomer)n.a.–pres.align=left T. Brown; University of Coloradoalign=left T. Brown—
align=left Ladislav Brožek231952–pres.align=left L. Brožek;align=left L. Brozek—
align=left Jim Bruton2n.a.align=left J. Bruton; James Bruton, disc: and, Srcalign=left J. Bruton—
align=left Dan Bruton51967–pres.align=left W. D. Bruton; (bio-fr)align=left W. D. Bruton—
align=left Jacobus Albertus Bruwer41915–pres.align=left J. A. Bruwer; (bio-it)align=left J. A. Bruwer
align=left Emil Buchar11901–1979align=left E. Buchar; (bio-it)align=left E. Buchar
align=left Marc Buie11321958–pres.align=left M. W. Buie;align=left M. W. Buie
align=left Christian Buil5n.a.align=left C. Buil; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left C. Buil
align=left Todd Burdullisn.a.align=left T. Burdullis; CFHT Srcalign=left T. Burdullis—
align=left Geoffrey Burksn.a.align=left G. Burks;align=left G. Burks—
align=left Matthew R. Burleighn.a.align=left M. R. Burleigh;align=left M. R. Burleigh—
align=left Bella A. Burnasheva131944–pres.align=left B. A. Burnasheva;align=left B. A. Burnasheva
align=left Robert Burnham Jr.1931–1993align=left R. Burnham;align=left R. Burnham
align=left Joseph A. Burns1941–pres.align=left J. A. Burns;align=left J. A. Burns
align=left Schelte J. Bus16831956–pres.align=left S. J. Bus;align=left S. J. Bus
align=left Matthias Busch131968–pres.align=left M. Busch; amateur Src and Srcalign=left M. Busch
align=left Philippe Buttani1966–pres.align=left P. Buttani; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left P. Buttani
align=left Eric Buttinin.a.–pres.align=left E. Buttini;align=left E. Buttini—
align=left Luca Buzzi11982–pres.align=left L. Buzzi; amateur, (bio-it)align=left L. Buzzi
align=left Rodolfo Calanca1953-2021align=left R. Calanca; (bio-it)align=left R. Calanca—
align=left R. Campbell (astronomer)n.a.align=left R. Campbell;, (obs.697)align=left R. Campbell—
align=left Michael P. Candy31928–1994align=left M. P. Candy; (bio-it)align=left M. P. Candy
align=left Albino Carbognani1965–pres.align=left A. Carbognani;align=left A. Carbognani
align=left Luigi Carnera161875–1962align=left L. Carnera;align=left L. Carnera
align=left Don W. Caronan.a.align=left D. W. Carona;align=left D. W. Carona—
align=left Alfredo Caronia4n.a.align=left A. Caronia; (bio-it)align=left A. Caronia—
align=left Rafael Carrasco Garrorena11902–1981align=left R. Carrasco; (bio-it), unrelated to align=left R. Carrasco—
align=left Uri Carsenty1949–pres.align=left U. Carsenty; (bio-fr)align=left U. Carsenty
align=left Claudio Casacci81958–pres.align=left C. Casacci;align=left C. Casacci
align=left James Len Casady3n.a.align=left L. Casady;align=left L. Casady—
align=left Ferrán Casarramona2n.a.align=left F. Casarramona; (bio-it)align=left F. Casarramona—
align=left Ricard Casas (astronomer)2n.a.align=left R. Casas; (bio-it)align=left R. Casas—
align=left Flavio Castellani6n.a.align=left F. Castellani; (bio-it)align=left F. Castellani—
align=left Victor Casulan.a.–pres.align=left V. Casula;align=left V. Casula—
align=left Vincenzo Silvano Casulli2001944–2018align=left V. S. Casulli; amateuralign=left V. S. Casulli
align=left Gabriele Cattani18n.a.align=left G. Cattani;align=left G. Cattani—
align=left Cyril Cavadore51969–pres.align=left C. Cavadore; (bio-it)align=left C. Cavadore
align=left Marco Cavagna191958–2005align=left M. Cavagna; amateuralign=left M. Cavagna
align=left G. Cavallettin.a.align=left G. Cavalletti;align=left G. Cavalletti—
align=left Anthony J. Cecce18n.a.align=left A. J. Cecce; (bio-fr)align=left A. J. Cecce—
align=left Vasco Cecchini21932–pres.align=left V. Cecchini; amateur, (bio-it)align=left V. Cecchini
align=left Edvardas Černisn.a.align=left E. Černis;align=left E. Cernis—
align=left Kazimieras Černis1541958–pres.align=left K. Černis;align=left K. Cernis; K. Černis—
align=left Vincenzo Cerulli11859–1927align=left V. Cerulli; disc: align=left V. Cerulli
align=left Carlos Ulrrico Cesco1919XX–1987align=left C. U. Cesco;align=left C. U. Cesco
align=left Mario R. Cesco6n.a.align=left M. R. Cesco; son of C. U. Cesco, (bio-it)align=left M. R. Cesco—
align=left Brian C. Chaboyern.a.align=left B. Chaboyer; IAUalign=left B. Chaboyer—
align=left Jean Chacornac61823–1873align=left J. Chacornac;align=left J. Chacornac
align=left Marcus Tristan Chamberlin2n.a.align=left M. T. Chamberlin; disc:, unrelated to align=left M. T. Chamberlin—
align=left Zhang Jiaxiang1932–2019align=left C.-H. Chang;align=left C.-H. Chang
align=left Man-Ti Chang5n.a.align=left M.-T. Chang;align=left M.-T. Chang—
align=left Zhāng Yùzhé1902–1986align=left Y. C. Chang;align=left Y. C. Chang
align=left Auguste Charlois991864–1910align=left A. Charlois;align=left A. Charlois
align=left Robin Chassagne1962–pres.align=left R. Chassagne; (bio-it)align=left R. Chassagne
align=left Robert Cheminn.a.align=left R. Chemin; (bio-it)align=left R. Chemin
align=left Jun Chen (astronomer)11n.a.
align=left J. Chen;align=left J. Chen—
align=left Tao Chen (astronomer)31980–pres.align=left T. Chen; disc:, Chen Tao, 陈韬 (天文学家) (bio-it), (bio-zh)align=left T. Chen
align=left Y.-C. Chengn.a.align=left Y.-C. Cheng;align=left Y.-C. Cheng—
align=left Lyudmila Chernykh2671935–2017
align=left L. I. Chernykh; Ludmila I. Chernykhalign=left L. I. Chernykh
align=left Nikolai Chernykh5371931–2004
align=left N. S. Chernykh; Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykhalign=left N. S. Chernykh
align=left Dennis K. Chesney38n.a.align=left D. K. Chesney;align=left D. K. Chesney—
align=left Dmitry Chestnov23n.a.align=left D. Chestnov; Dmitrij Nikolaevič Čestnovalign=left D. Chestnov; D. N. Chestnov—
align=left Eugene Chiang1973–pres.align=left E. Chiang; (bio-it)align=left E. Chiang—
align=left Paolo Chiavenna15n.a.align=left P. Chiavenna;align=left P. Chiavenna—
align=left Jack B. Child131951–pres.align=left J. B. Child; (bio-fr)align=left J. B. Child
align=left K.-J. Choon.a.align=left K.-J. Choo;align=left K.-J. Choo—
align=left Per Rex Christensenn.a.align=left P. R. Christensen; (bio-it)align=left P. R. Christensen—
align=left Bernard Christophe96n.a.align=left B. Christophe; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left B. Christophe—
align=left Joseph Churms21926–1994align=left J. Churms; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left J. Churms—
align=left Jacqueline Ciffréon.a.align=left J. Ciffréo; disc: 108P/Ciffréo; (fr)align=left J. Ciffreo—
align=left James L. Clemn.a.align=left J. L. Clem; CV align=left J. L. Clem—
align=left Roy Clingan641950–pres.align=left R. Clingan; amateur, (bio-it)align=left R. Clingan
align=left Edwin Foster Coddington31870–1950align=left E. F. Coddington;align=left E. F. Coddington—
align=left S. Cofré11n.a.align=left S. Cofré;align=left S. Cofre—
align=left Jérôme Eugène Coggia51849–1919align=left J. Coggia;align=left J. Coggia—
align=left Seth M. Cohenn.a.align=left S. Cohen; unrelated to align=left S. Cohen—
align=left Robert Francis Coker4n.a.align=left R. Coker; (bio-it)align=left R. Coker—
align=left François Colas21959–pres.align=left F. Colas; (bio-it)align=left F. Colas
align=left Simon Collander-Brown2n.a.align=left S. Collander-Brown; disc:, Srcalign=left S. Collander-Brown—
align=left Matthew Collier (astronomer)2n.a.align=left M. Collier; disc:, unrelated to, (bio-fr)align=left M. Collier—
align=left Michael Collins (astronomer)51n.a.align=left M. Collins; Myke Collins, unrelated to, (bio-fr)align=left M. Collins—
align=left Ermes Colombini41956–pres.align=left E. Colombini; amateur, mentioned: align=left E. Colombini
align=left Juan Pablo Colquen.a.align=left J. P. Colque; Juan Pablo Colque Saavedra, co-disc. w/
  1. F. Pozo
align=left J. P. Colque—
align=left Enrico Colzani1956–pres.align=left E. Colzani; amateur, Gruppo Astrofili Brianza (bio-it)align=left E. Colzani
align=left Josep Comas i Solà111868–1937align=left J. Comas i Solà;align=left J. Comas Sola,
align=left Paul G. Comba6911926–2017
align=left P. G. Comba; amateuralign=left P. G. Comba
align=left Martin Connors1954–pres.align=left M. Connors;align=left M. Connors
align=left Luca Conversin.a.align=left L. Conversi;align=left L. Conversi—
align=left Walter R. Cooney Jr.471962–pres.align=left W. R. Cooney Jr.; amateuralign=left W. R. Cooney Jr.
align=left Pablo Cottenot1n.a.align=left P. Cottenot; disc: align=left P. Cottenot—
align=left Fernand Courty21862–1921align=left F. Courty; disc: and align=left F. Courty—
align=left Philip Herbert Cowell1870–1949align=left P. H. Cowell;align=left P. H. Cowell
align=left Greg Crawford3n.a.align=left G. Crawford; at Bagnall Beach Observatory, unrelated to align=left G. Crawford—
align=left Lucy D. Crespo da Silva1978–2000align=left L. Crespo da Silva; Lucy d'Escoffier Crespo da Silva, (bio-it)align=left L. Crespo da Silva
align=left Kiyoshi Kurosu21965–pres.align=left K. Cross; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left K. Cross—
align=left Callie Crowder~1995–pres.align=left C. Crowder;align=left C. Crowder—
align=left Alex Cruz (astronomer)2n.a.align=left A. Cruz; amateur, disc: and, unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left A. Cruz—
align=left Balázs Csák31979–pres.align=left B. Csák; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left B. Csak—
align=left Tibor Csörgei11972–pres.align=left T. Csörgei;align=left T. Csorgei
align=left Ignacio de la Cueva3n.a.align=left I. d. l. Cueva; C85align=left I. d. l. Cueva—
align=left Steve Cullenn.a.align=left S. Cullen; LightBucketsalign=left S. Cullen—
align=left Leland E. Cunningham41904–1989align=left L. E. Cunningham; Leland Erskin Cunninghamalign=left L. E. Cunningham
align=left Heber Doust Curtis1872–1942align=left H. D. Curtis; unrelated to align=left H. D. Curtis—
align=left Karl F. J. Cwachn.a.align=left K. F. J. Cwach; amateur, (bio-it)align=left K. F. J. Cwach—
align=left Germano D'Abramo31973–pres.align=left G. D'Abramo;align=left G. D'Abramo
align=left Heinrich Louis d'Arrest11822–1875align=left H. d'Arrest; disc: align=left H. d'Arrest
align=left Ivano Dal Preten.a.align=left I. Dal Prete; amateur, (bio-it)align=left I. Dal Prete—
align=left Gergely Dálya1n.a.align=left G. Dálya;align=left G. Dalya—
align=left Nichole M. Danzl6n.a.align=left N. Danzl; (bio-it)align=left N. Danzl
align=left Juliet C. Datson31980–pres.align=left J. C. Datson; Juliet Clare Datson, assumed GER nat'align=left J. C. Datson
align=left E.-M. Davidn.a.align=left E.-M. David;align=left E.-M. David—
align=left Donald R. Davis (astronomer)2n.a.align=left D. Davis;align=left D. Davis
align=left Richard G. Davis4n.a.align=left R. G. Davis; (bio-fr)align=left R. G. Davis—
align=left B. C. Dawsonn.a.align=left B. C. Dawson; assumedalign=left B. C. Dawson—
align=left Matt Dawson (astronomer)61959–pres.align=left M. Dawson; amateur, Srcalign=left M. Dawson
align=left Denis Denisenko1971–pres.align=left D. Denisenko;align=left D. Denisenko—
align=left Leo Anton Karl de Ball11853–1916
align=left K. de Ball; disc: align=left K. de Ball—
align=left Peter De Cat23n.a.align=left P. De Cat; (bio-it)align=left P. De Cat; P. D. Cat—
align=left Annibale de Gasparis91819–1892align=left A. de Gasparis;align=left A. de Gasparis
align=left David R. De Graff2n.a.align=left D. R. De Graff; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left D. R. DeGraff—
align=left Fiore De Luise31977–pres.align=left F. De Luise; Campo Imperadorealign=left F. D. Luise
align=left Miguel de Pascual Martínezn.a.align=left M. de Pascual; disc:, (bio-it)align=left M. de Pascual—
align=left Patrick Martinez (astronomer)2n.a.align=left P. Martinez; CV, Srcalign=left P. Martinez—
align=left José De Queiroz31954–pres.align=left J. De Queiroz; amateuralign=left J. De Queiroz
align=left Charles P. de Saint-Aignan121977–pres.
align=left C. P. de Saint-Aignan;align=left C. P. de Saint-Aignan
align=left Giovanni de Sanctis421949–pres.align=left G. DeSanctis;align=left G. De Sanctis
align=left James A. DeYoungn.a.align=left J. DeYoung; USNO-astronomer,Src (bio-it)align=left J. DeYoung—
align=left Henri Debehogne7431928–2007align=left H. Debehogne;align=left H. Debehogne
align=left Catherine E. Delahodde1974–pres.align=left C. E. Delahodde;align=left C. E. Delahodde
align=left Ian dell'Antonio10n.a.align=left I. dell'Antonio; Ian P. dell'Antonio, Deep Lens Surveyalign=left I. Dell'Antonio; I. DellAntonio—
align=left Joseph A. Dellinger831961–pres.align=left J. Dellinger; amateur, (bio-it)align=left J. Dellinger
align=left Eugène Joseph Delporte661882–1955align=left E. Delporte;align=left E. Delporte
align=left Audrey C. Delsanti21976–pres.align=left A. C. Delsanti; disc: and . Srcalign=left A. C. Delsanti; A. Dalsanti—
align=left Christophe Demeautis13n.a.align=left C. Demeautis; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left C. Demeautis
align=left Alíz Derekas31977–pres.align=left A. Derekas; (bio-it)align=left A. Derekas—
align=left Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch11901–1986
align=left A. Deutsch; Aleksandr Nikolaevič Dejč, disc: align=left A. Deutsch—
align=left Harlan Devoren.a.align=left H. Devore; (bio-it)align=left H. Devore—
align=left Dennis di Cicco601950–pres.align=left D. di Cicco;align=left D. di Cicco
align=left Aldo Di Clemente1948–pres.align=left A. Di Clemente; amateuralign=left A. Di Clemente
align=left Mario Di Martino21947–pres.align=left M. Di Martino; Turin Observatoryalign=left M. Di Martino
align=left Andrea Di Paola201970–pres.align=left A. Di Paola;align=left A. Di Paola; A. D. Paola
align=left Mario Di Sora51961–pres.align=left M. Di Sora; amateur, (bio-it)align=left M. Di Sora; M. DiSora
align=left Wilhelm Dieckvoß21908–1982align=left W. Dieckvoß; disc: and, (bio-de)align=left W. Dieckvoss
align=left Elizabeth R. Dillonn.a.align=left E. R. Dillon; amateur, (bio-it)align=left E. R. Dillon
align=left William G. Dillon581957–pres.align=left W. G. Dillon; (bio-it)align=left W. G. Dillon
align=left Alessandro Dimai1962–2019align=left A. Dimai; amateur, (bio-it)align=left A. Dimai
align=left Bojan Dintinjana1n.a.align=left B. Dintinjana;align=left B. Dintinjana—
align=left David S. Dixon251947–pres.align=left D. S. Dixon; amateur, at Jornada Observatory, (bio-it)align=left D. S. Dixon
align=left Petar Đurković21908–1981align=left P. Đurković; see align=left P. Djurkovic—
align=left Jerzy Dobrzycki1927–2004align=left J. Dobrzycki; disc:, (bio-it)align=left J. Dobrzycki—
align=left Fabio Dolfi31966–pres.align=left F. Dolfi; amateuralign=left F. Dolfi
align=left Sauro Donati221959–pres.align=left S. Donati; amateur, (bio-it)align=left S. Donati
align=left Alain Doressoundiram21968–pres.align=left A. Doressoundiram; (bio-fr)align=left A. Doressoundiram
align=left Eric Dose2n.a.align=left E. Dose; Farpointalign=left E. Dose—
align=left François Dossin51927–1998align=left F. Dossin; (bio-fr)align=left F. Dossin—
align=left Adam Draginda2n.a.align=left A. Draginda; CFHTalign=left A. Draginda—
align=left Luiz Duczmal2n.a.align=left L. Duczmal; Luiz Henrique Duczmal, disc: and, (bio-it)align=left L. Duczmal—
align=left Raymond Smith Dugan161878–1940align=left R. S. Dugan;align=left R. S. Dugan
align=left R. Scott Dunbar10n.a.align=left R. S. Dunbar; Roy Scott Dunbar, (bio-it)align=left R. S. Dunbar; S. Dunbar
align=left A. Dunlap-Smithn.a.align=left A. Dunlap-Smith;align=left A. Dunlap-Smith—
align=left A. Dunnn.a.align=left A. Dunn; inferred, unrelated to align=left A. Dunn—
align=left Philippe Dupouy21952–pres.align=left P. Dupouy; amateur, (bio-it)align=left P. Dupouy; C. R. P. Dupouy
align=left Douglas Tybor Durig521961–pres.align=left D. T. Durig; (bio-it)align=left D. T. Durig—
align=left Chris F. Durmann.a.align=left C. F. Durman; (bio-it), discovery with Bev M. Ewen-Smithalign=left C. F. Durman—
align=left Wolfgang J. Duschl1n.a.align=left W. J. Duschl;align=left W. J. Duschl—
align=left Marino Dusić2n.a.align=left M. Dusić; disc: and, (bio-de)align=left M. Dusic—
align=left Gzregorz Duszanowiczn.a.align=left G. Duszanowicz;align=left G. Duszanowicz—
align=left Ron Dyvig1n.a.align=left R. Dyvig; (bio-it)align=left R. Dyvig—
align=left Max Eastman (astronomer)9n.a.align=left M. Eastman; amateur,, Srcalign=left M. Eastman—
align=left J. Edmondsn.a.align=left J. Edmonds; inferredalign=left J. Edmonds—
align=left Ilgmārs Eglītis291951–pres.align=left I. Eglītis; (bio-fr)align=left I. Eglitis; I. Egliti
align=left Norbert Ehring51937–pres.align=left N. Ehring; amateur, (bio-de),align=left N. Ehring—
align=left Leonid Elenin1221981–pres.align=left L. Elenin; amateuralign=left L. Elenin—
align=left James L. Elliot291943–2011align=left J. L. Elliot;align=left J. L. Elliot
align=left Eric Walter Elst38701936–2022align=left E. W. Elst;align=left E. W. Elst; E. Elst
align=left Gary P. Emerson (astronomer)n.a.align=left G. Emerson; (bio-it), unrelated to align=left G. Emerson—
align=left Mark Emmerich21967–pres.align=left M. Emmerich; amateur, Guidestar, disc: and with Sven Melchertalign=left M. Emmerich—
align=left Kin Endate6251960–pres.align=left K. Endate; amateuralign=left K. Endate
align=left Emil Ernst11889–1942align=left E. Ernst; (bio-de)align=left E. Ernst—
align=left Gilbert A. Esquerdo21976–pres.align=left G. A. Esquerdo; disc: and align=left G. A. Esquerdo
align=left N. Wyn Evansn.a.align=left W. Evans; Src, unrelated to align=left W. Evans—
align=left Bev M. Ewen-Smithn.a.align=left B. M. Ewen-Smith; (bio-it), co-discovery with Chris F. Durmanalign=left B. M. Ewen-Smith—
align=left Giancarlo Fagioli221940–pres.align=left G. Fagioli; amateur, (bio-it)align=left G. Fagioli
align=left Norman Falla22n.aalign=left N. Falla; amateur, (bio-it), Src align=left N. Falla—
align=left Anikó Farkas–Takács4n.a.align=left A. Farkas;, Srcalign=left A. Farkas—
align=left Tony L. Farnham31964–pres.align=left T. L. Farnham; disc:, and align=left T. L. Farnham
align=left K. L. Fauln.a.align=left K. L. Faul; inferredalign=left K. L. Faul—
align=left Gina Fedon3n.a.
align=left G. Fedon; (bio-it)align=left G. Fedon—
align=left James Ferguson (American astronomer)31797–1867align=left J. Ferguson; USNO-astronomer,Src align=left J. Ferguson
align=left Antonio Ferragamon.a.align=left A. Ferragamo; (Src)align=left A. Ferragamo—
align=left M. Ferrando38n.a.align=left M. Ferrando; co-discoverer with R. Ferrandoalign=left M. Ferrando—
align=left Rafael Ferrando2351966–pres.align=left R. Ferrando;align=left R. Ferrando
align=left Joan Lluís Ferrern.a.align=left J. L. Ferrer; C85align=left J. L. Ferrer—
align=left Walter Ferreri151948–pres.align=left W. Ferreri;align=left W. Ferreri
align=left Mario A. Ferrero21904–1965align=left M. Ferrero; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left M. Ferrero
align=left Ignacio Ramón Ferrín Vázquez121943–pres.align=left I. R. Ferrín; (bio-it)align=left I. R. Ferrin; I. Ferrin—
align=left Martin Fiedler51978–pres.align=left M. Fiedler; amateur, (bio-de)align=left M. Fiedler—
align=left Greg Fischn.a.align=left G. Fisch; (bio-it)align=left G. Fisch—
align=left Alan Fitzsimmons17n.a.align=left A. Fitzsimmons; (bio-it); (HP and Src)align=left A. Fitzsimmons; A. Fitzsimons
align=left Ellen Fletchern.a.align=left E. Fletcher; inferred Srcalign=left E. Fletcher—
align=left Jean-Christophe Le Floch11965–pres.align=left J.-C. Le Floch;align=left L. Floch
align=left Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen41943–pres.align=left H. J. Fogh Olsen; (bio-it)align=left H. J. Fogh Olsen
align=left Sergio Foglia31972–pres.align=left S. Foglia; amateur, disc: and, related: (197P/LINEAR-it)align=left S. Foglia
align=left Wilhelm Julius Foerster11832–1921align=left W. Förster; Wilhelm Foerster, MPC-typo: Forsteralign=left W. Forster
align=left Peter Forshay2n.a.align=left P. Forshay; inferred; data analyst, at CFHT; co-discoverer
  1. M. Micheli
: Src 		align=left P. Forshay—
align=left Giuseppe Forti491939–2007align=left G. Forti; Beppe Forti, at Arcetri Observatoryalign=left G. Forti
align=left Filip Fratev281974–pres.align=left F. Fratev; founder align=left F. Fratev—
align=left Richard Fredrick1953–pres.align=left R. Fredrick; amateuralign=left R. Fredrick
align=left T. F. Fricn.a.align=left T. F. Fric; inferred, co-discovery with R. J. Gilbrechalign=left T. F. Fric—
align=left Royal Harwood Frost11879–1950align=left R. H. Frost; disc: align=left R. H. Frost—
align=left Hiroshi Fujii2n.a.align=left H. Fujii; wrong person?align=left H. Fujii—
align=left Tetsuya Fujii221960–pres.align=left T. Fujii; amateuralign=left T. Fujii
align=left Yasuhide Fujita31961–pres.align=left Y. Fujita; amateur, Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatoryalign=left Y. Fujita
align=left Hideo Fukushima21953–pres.align=left H. Fukushima; (bio-it)align=left H. Fukushima
align=left Gábor Fűrész1978–pres.align=left G. Fűrész; (bio-it)align=left G. Furesz—
align=left Toshimasa Furuta82n.a.align=left T. Furuta;align=left T. Furuta—
align=left Nicola Gentile Fusillon.a.–pres.align=left N. Gentile; ESA; inferredalign=left N. Gentile—
align=left Fumihiko Futaba2n.a.align=left F. Futaba; inferred; disc: and align=left F. Futaba—
align=left Marissa Gahran2n.a.align=left M. Gahran; disc and (bio-it)align=left M. Gahran—
align=left Maksim Maratovich Gabdeevn.a.align=left M. Gabdeev;align=left M. Gabdeev—
align=left Steven L. Gaisern.a.align=left S. L. Gaiser; inferredalign=left S. L. Gaiser—
align=left Štefan Gajdoš151959–pres.align=left Š. Gajdoš; (bio-it)align=left S. Gajdos; S. Gajdoš
align=left Avishay Gal-Yam1970–pres.align=left A. Gal-Yam; (bio-it)align=left A. Gal-Yam—
align=left Adrián Galád811970–pres.align=left A. Galád;align=left A. Galad; A. Galád
align=left Emanuela Gallianin.a.align=left E. Galliani; amateur, (bio-it)align=left E. Galliani—
align=left Paul Garossino141953–pres.align=left P. Garossino; Paul G. A. Garossinoalign=left P. Garossino; P. G. A. Garossino
align=left Gordon J. Garradd331959–pres.align=left G. J. Garradd; Gordon John Garradd, amateuralign=left G. J. Garradd
align=left Antonio Garrigós-Sánchez1961–pres.align=left A. Garrigós-Sánchez; amateur,, Src and Src align=left A. Garrigos—
align=left Bruce L. Gary1939–pres.align=left Bruce L. Gary;align=left B. Gary—
align=left Romain Gauderon5n.a.align=left R. Gauderon; (bio-it), co-discoveries with R. Behrendalign=left R. Gauderon—
align=left Michael Geffert51953–pres.align=left M. Geffert; (bio-de), Src, Src, Src, not to be confused with Martin Geffertalign=left M. Geffert
align=left Tom Gehrels46611925–2011
align=left T. Gehrels;align=left T. Gehrels
align=left Teddy Georgen.a.align=left T. George; Observing Assistant at CFHT during 2003–2008 Srcalign=left T. George—
align=left Oleg Geraščenko2n.a.align=left O. Geraščenko; Oleg Gerashchenko, (bio-it), first: align=left O. Gerashchenko—
align=left Vladimir Gerke13n.a.align=left V. Gerke; amateur, Srcalign=left V. Gerke—
align=left Herta Gessnern.a.align=left H. Gessner; (bio-it)align=left H. Gessner—
align=left Pierangelo Ghezzi181956–pres.align=left P. Ghezzi; amateur, variable stars (bio-it)align=left P. Ghezzi
align=left Alex R. Gibbs21967–pres.align=left A. R. Gibbs; with Catalina Sky Survey, discoverer of comets, disc:, (bio-it)align=left A. R. Gibbs
align=left James B. Gibson (astronomer)27n.a.align=left J. Gibson; (bio-it)align=left J. Gibson
align=left Henry L. Giclas171910–2007align=left H. L. Giclas;align=left H. L. Giclas
align=left Richard Gierlinger431967–pres.align=left R. Gierlinger; amateur at, (bio-it)align=left R. Gierlinger
align=left Richard J. Gilbrechn.a.align=left R. J. Gilbrech; inferred, co-discovery with T. F. Fricalign=left R. J. Gilbrech—
align=left Alan C. Gilmore42n.a.align=left A. C. Gilmore;align=left A. C. Gilmore
align=left Ricardo Gil-Hutton1958–pres.align=left R. Gil-Hutton; co-disc. w/ J. Licandroalign=left R. Gil-Hutton
align=left Valter Giuliani221960–pres.align=left V. Giuliani; (bio-it)align=left V. Giuliani—
align=left Alessio Giunta1n.a.align=left A. Giunta; INAFalign=left A. Giunta—
align=left Brett J. Gladman201966–pres.align=left B. Gladman;align=left B. Gladman
align=left Mitch Glazen.a.align=left M. Glaze; inferred, amateur, at align=left M. Glaze—
align=left Arianna E. Gleason51980–pres.align=left A. Gleason;align=left A. Gleason
align=left Tom Glinos211960-2023align=left T. Glinos; amateur, (bio-it)align=left T. Glinos
align=left Hermann Goldschmidt141802–1866
align=left H. Goldschmidt; amateuralign=left H. Goldschmidt
align=left David B. Goldstein (astronomer)n.a.align=left D. B. Goldstein; unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left D. B. Goldstein—
align=left Josep Juliá Gómez Donetn.a.align=left J. J. Gomez; (bio-it)align=left J. J. Gomez
align=left François Gonnessiat21856–1934align=left F. Gonnessiat;align=left F. Gonnessiat
align=left Luis E. González2n.a.align=left L. E. González; Luis Eduardo González, disc:,, and, Img, (bio-it)align=left L. E. Gonzalez—
align=left Vittorio Goretti321939–2016align=left V. Goretti; Srcalign=left V. Goretti
align=left Paul Götz201883–1962align=left P. Götz; Max Wolf's assistantalign=left P. Gotz
align=left Andrew Graham (astronomer)11815–1908align=left A. Graham; disc: align=left A. Graham—
align=left Albert D. Grauer41942–pres.align=left A. D. Grauer; (bio-it)align=left A. D. Grauer
align=left Tommy Grav41973–pres.align=left T. Grav; (bio-de)align=left T. Grav
align=left Andrea Grazianalign=left A. Grazian;align=left A. Grazian—
align=left Mauro Graziani2n.a.align=left M. Graziani; amateur, disc: and, co-discoverer w/ F. Tozzi, (bio-it)align=left M. Graziani—
align=left Roland Gredelalign=left R. Gredel;align=left R. Gredel—
align=left Robert Greimeln.a.align=left R. Greimel; inferred, Srcalign=left R. Greimel—
align=left Dave Grennan2n.a.align=left D. Grennan; disc:, HP, chng Dave to David Grennanalign=left D. Grennan—
align=left Markus Griesser (astronomer)101949–pres.align=left M. Griesser; amateur, Eschenberg Observatory, (bio-de)align=left M. Griesser
align=left Ian P. Griffin281958–pres.align=left I. P. Griffin; (bio-de)align=left I. P. Griffin; I. Griffin—
align=left A. Grigsby2n.a.align=left A. Grigsby; inferred, disc: and align=left A. Grigsby—
align=left Hannes Gröller8n.a.–pres.align=left H. Gröller;align=left H. Groeller; H. Gröller—
align=left John Gross (astronomer)71959–pres.align=left J. Gross; amateuralign=left J. Gross
align=left Arie William Grossmann.a.align=left A. Grossman; unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left A. Grossman—
align=left Gavril Grueffn.a.align=left G. Grueff; (bio-it)align=left G. Grueff—
align=left C. Gualdonin.a.align=left C. Gualdoni;align=left C. Gualdoni—
align=left Joan Guarro i Fló5n.a.
align=left J. Guarro i Fló; (bio-it)align=left J. Guarro—
align=left Daria Guidetti21978–pres.align=left D. Guidetti;align=left D. Guidetti
align=left Ernesto Guido61977–pres.align=left E. Guido;align=left E. Guido
align=left Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis21975–pres.align=left A. Gulbis; disc: (parents) and align=left A. Gulbis
align=left Sun Guoyou21984–pres.align=left G. Sun; also Guoyou Sun, amateur, disc: C/2015 F5 (SWAN-XingMing), supernovae, novae, variable/double stars, planetary nebulae at Xingming Obs.align=left G. Sun
align=left Cynthia Gustava3n.a.align=left C. Gustava; (bio-it)align=left C. Gustava—
align=left Knut Anton Walter Gyllenberg11886–1952align=left K. Gyllenberg; (bio-it)align=left K. Gyllenberg—
align=left Bernhard Häusler1958–pres.align=left B. Häusler; amateur, Srcalign=left B. Haeusler—
align=left Olivier R. Hainaut121966–pres.align=left O. R. Hainaut;align=left O. R. Hainaut; O. Hainaut
align=left Mark Hammergren21964–pres.align=left M. Hammergren; (bio-it)align=left M. Hammergren
align=left Terry Handley71952–2015align=left T. Handley; amateuralign=left T. Handley
align=left A. T. Hansenn.a.align=left A. T. Hansen; Srcalign=left A. T. Hansen—
align=left Leif Hansen (astronomer)n.a.align=left L. Hansen; (bio-it)align=left L. Hansen—
align=left M. W. Hansenn.a.align=left M. W. Hansen; inferredalign=left M. W. Hansen—
align=left D. S. Hardagen.a.align=left D. S. Hardage; co-disc. w/ D. T. Durig, Cordell-Lorenzalign=left D. S. Hardage—
align=left Karl Ludwig Harding11765–1843align=left K. Harding; disc: align=left K. Harding
align=left Eugene A. Harlan21921–2014align=left E. A. Harlan; (bio-it)align=left E. A. Harlan—
align=left Malcolm Hartley31947–pres.
align=left M. Hartley; cometary discoveries, Siding Spring, UK Schmidt Telescopealign=left M. Hartley
align=left Johannes Franz Hartmann31865–1936align=left J. Hartmann; unrelated to align=left J. Hartmann—
align=left Takashi Hasegawan.a.align=left T. Hasegawa; unrelated to align=left T. Hasegawa—
align=left Nariyasu Hashimoto7n.a.align=left N. Hashimoto; co-discoverer with
  1. T. Sakamoto
align=left N. Hashimoto—
align=left Shuji Hayakawa411958–pres.align=left S. Hayakawa; Syuji Hayakawa, (bio-it)align=left S. Hayakawa
align=left David Healy (astronomer)2311936–2011align=left D. Healy;align=left D. Healy
align=left Zsuzsanna Heiner151949–pres.align=left Z. Heiner; (bio-de), (bio-eo), (bio-fr), (bio-it)align=left Z. Heiner—
align=left Aren N. Heinzen.a.–pres.align=left A. N. Heinze;align=left A. N. Heinze—
align=left Joseph Helffrich131890–1971align=left J. Helffrich;align=left J. Helffrich
align=left Eleanor F. Helin9031932–2009align=left E. F. Helin;align=left E. F. Helin
align=left Stephan Hellmich91981–pres.align=left S. Hellmich; DLR–Asteroids and Comets, Src, Img align=left S. Hellmich
align=left Karl Ludwig Hencke21793–1866align=left K. L. Hencke;align=left K. L. Hencke
align=left Arne Henden1950–pres.align=left A. Henden;align=left A. Henden
align=left Prosper-Mathieu Henry71849–1903align=left P. M. Henry;align=left P. M. Henry—
align=left Paul-Pierre Henry71848–1905align=left P. P. Henry;align=left P. P. Henry—
align=left David R. Herald3n.a.align=left D. Herald; amateuralign=left D. Herald
align=left Carl W. Hergenrother331973–pres.align=left C. W. Hergenrother;align=left C. W. Hergenrother
align=left Kenneth E. Herkenhoff2n.a.align=left K. Herkenhoff; (bio-it)align=left K. Herkenhoff—
align=left Enrique Herreron.a.align=left E. Herrero; Institute of Space Sciencesalign=left E. Herrero—
align=left Ejnar Hertzsprung21873–1967align=left E. Hertzsprung;align=left E. Hertzsprung
align=left Merrill Hess21955–pres.align=left M. Hess; amateuralign=left M. Hess
align=left Michael Hibbs2n.a.align=left M. Hibbs; Mike Hibbs,, Tarleton State University Obs. (I43)align=left M. Hibbs—
align=left David Higgins (astronomer)1961–pres.align=left D. Higgins; David J. Higgins; amateur, disc: align=left D. Higgins
align=left Richard E. Hill71949–pres.align=left R. Hill; Richard Erik Hill, Richard Rik Hill, (bio-it), Srcalign=left R. Hill
align=left John Russell Hind101823–1895align=left J. R. Hind;align=left J. R. Hind
align=left Tsutomu Hioki56n.a.align=left T. Hioki; (bio-it)align=left T. Hioki
align=left Masanori Hirasawa52n.a.align=left M. Hirasawa;align=left M. Hirasawa—
align=left Joe Hobart471944–pres.align=left J. Hobart; chng to Joseph R. Hobartalign=left J. Hobart
align=left Gabriella Hodosán9n.a.align=left G. Hodosán; inferredalign=left G. Hodosan—
align=left Sebastian F. Hönig5711977–pres.align=left S. F. Hönig; (bio-it), Src align=left S. F. Hoenig; S. Hoenig; S. F. Hönig
align=left Cuno Hoffmeister51892–1968align=left C. Hoffmeister;align=left C. Hoffmeister,
align=left Mark Holbrookn.a.–pres.align=left M. Holbrook; amateur, inferredalign=left M. Holbrook—
align=left Mark Hollands1n.a.align=left M. Hollands;align=left M. Hollands—
align=left William Holliday (astronomer)n.a.align=left W. Holliday; inferredalign=left W. Holliday—
align=left Matthew J. Holman111967–pres.align=left M. J. Holman;align=left M. J. Holman
align=left Robert Holmes (astronomer)1251956–pres.align=left R. Holmes; Robert E. Holmes Jr., amateur, Astronomical Research Inst. Src, (bio-it)align=left R. Holmes
align=left Henry E. Holt6901929–2019align=left H. E. Holt;align=left H. E. Holt
align=left Paulo R. Holvorcem4241967–pres.align=left P. R. Holvorcem; Paulo Holvorcemalign=left P. R. Holvorcem; P. Holvorcem
align=left Ulrich Hoppn.a.align=left U. Hopp; (bio-it)align=left U. Hopp—
align=left H. Hori3n.a.align=left H. Hori; disc:, and .[1] align=left H. Hori—
align=left Felix Hormuth1171975–pres.align=left F. Hormuth;align=left F. Hormuth
align=left Kamil Hornoch1972–pres.align=left K. Hornoch; amateuralign=left K. Hornoch
align=left Irwin K. Horowitzn.a.align=left I. Horowitz; (bio-it)align=left I. Horowitz—
align=left Tara Houldenn.a.align=left T. Houlden; with Emily Rossalign=left T. Houlden—
align=left Léo Houziaux31932–pres.align=left L. Houziaux; (bio-fr)align=left L. Houziaux
align=left Meredith Howardn.a.align=left M. Howard; inferred, unrelated to align=left M. Howard—
align=left Ellen Howell1961–pres.align=left former wife of S. J. Bus; discoverer of comet 88P/Howell; align=left E. Howell
align=left Steve Howell1n.a.align=left S. Howell; PSIalign=left S. Howell—
align=left Xiangyao Hsiao17n.a.align=left X. Y. Hsiao; disc: ; grandfather align=left X. Y. Hsiao; H.-Y. Hsiao—
align=left Edwin Hubble1889–1953align=left E. Hubble;align=left E. Hubble
align=left John Huchra1948–2010align=left J. Huchra;align=left J. Huchra
align=left Gary Hug340n.a.align=left G. Hug; amateuralign=left G. Hug—
align=left Joseph Hunaerts21912–1979align=left J. Hunaerts; Joseph J. Hunaerts, disc: and, (bio-fr)align=left J. Hunaerts—
align=left Kiichirō Furukawa921929–2016align=left K. Furukawa; MPC-typo: Hurukawaalign=left K. Hurukawa
align=left Dieter Husar1947–pres.align=left D. Husar; (bio-it)align=left D. Husar
align=left Robert Hutsebaut101941–pres.align=left R. Hutsebaut; amateur, (bio-it)align=left R. Hutsebaut
align=left Ho Seong Hwang2n.a.align=left H. S. Hwang;align=left H. S. Hwang—
align=left Giampiero Iatteri1941–2004align=left G. Iatteri; amateur, (bio-it)align=left G. Iatteri
align=left Jorge Iglesias Páramon.a.align=left J. Iglesias-Paramo; Jorge Iglesias-Páramo, co-disc. w/
  1. O. Vaduvescu
align=left J. Iglesias-Paramo—
align=left Yasukazu Ikari20n.a.align=left Y. Ikari; (bio-it)align=left Y. Ikari—
align=left Kustaa Aadolf Inkeri1908–1997align=left K. Inkeri; (bio-it), unrelated to align=left K. Inkeri—
align=left Shigeru Inoda171955–2008align=left S. Inoda; amateur, (bio-de)align=left S. Inoda
align=left Masaru Inoue (astronomer)12n.a.align=left M. Inoue; unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left M. Inoue—
align=left Sergei I. Ipatov81952–pres.align=left S. I. Ipatov; Sergij Ivanovič Ipatov, Sergueï Ivanovitch Ipatovalign=left S. I. Ipatov; S. Ipatov
align=left Michael J. Irwin8n.a.align=left M. J. Irwin; unrelated to, (bio-fr)align=left M. J. Irwin; M. Irwin—
align=left Koichi Itagaki31947–pres.align=left K. Itagaki; amateur, (bio-it)align=left K. Itagaki
align=left Kazuyoshi Itōn.a.align=left K. Itō;align=left K. Ito—
align=left Miguel Itzigsohn1518XX–1978align=left M. Itzigsohn; (bio-es)align=left M. Itzigsohn
align=left Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer)3n.a.align=left N. Ivanov; (alt. Nikolay Ivanov; Николай Иванов) unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left N. Ivanov—
align=left Violeta G. Ivanova14n.a.align=left V. G. Ivanova;align=left V. G. Ivanova; V. Ivanova
align=left Jurij Mykolajovyč Ivaščenko211961–pres.align=left Y. Ivaščenko; Yuri Ivaščenko, disc:, (bio-it)align=left Y. Ivashchenko—
align=left Masayuki Iwamoto61954–pres.align=left M. Iwamoto;align=left M. Iwamoto
align=left Shun-ei Izumikawa2n.a.align=left S. Izumikawa;align=left S. Izumikawa—
align=left Gerhard Jackischn.a.align=left G. Jackisch; (bio-it)align=left G. Jackisch—
align=left Cyril Jackson (astronomer)721903–1988
align=left C. Jackson;align=left C. Jackson
align=left Cristóvão Jacques (astronomer)6n.a.align=left C. Jacques; (bio-it)align=left C. Jacques—
align=left Herve Jacquinot1n.a.align=left H. Jacquinot; Observatoire des Terres Blanches, align=left H. Jacquinot; H. JACQUINOT—
align=left Jost Jahn91959–pres.align=left J. Jahn; amateur, discovery of aka 2013 KN6 at SATINO Remote Obs.; Src; (bio-it)align=left J. Jahn
align=left Quentin Jamieson3n.a.align=left Q. Jamieson;align=left Q. Jamieson—
align=left David James (astronomer)2n.a.align=left D. James; first disc., co-disc. w/
  1. R. L. Allen
align=left D. James—
align=left Robert Jedicke91963–pres.align=left R. Jedicke; 179P/Jedicke, 269P/Jedicke, (bio-it)align=left R. Jedicke
align=left Hamilton M. Jeffers1893–1976align=left H. M. Jeffers; Hamilton Moore Jeffersalign=left H. M. Jeffers
align=left Emmanuël Jehinn.a.align=left E. Jehin; TRAPPIST, U Liègealign=left E. Jehin—
align=left Peter Jekabsons21943–1990align=left P. Jekabsons; amateur, (bio-it)align=left P. Jekabsons
align=left Benjamin Jekhowsky121881–1975
align=left B. Jekhovsky;align=left B. Jekhovsky
align=left Kåre S. Jensenn.a.align=left K. S. Jensen; (bio-it)align=left K. S. Jensen—
align=left Poul Jensen (astronomer)98n.a.align=left P. Jensen; at Brorfelde Observatoryalign=left P. Jensen
align=left Young-Beom Jeon45n.a.align=left Y.-B. Jeon;align=left Y.-B. Jeon—
align=left Youngmin JeongAhnn.a.–pres.align=left Y. JeongAhn;align=left Y. JeongAhn—
align=left David C. Jewitt521958–pres.align=left D. C. Jewitt;align=left D. C. Jewitt; D. J. Jewitt
align=left Jin Zhangwei21968–pres.align=left Z.-W. Jin; Zhang-Wei Jin, first disc:, (bio-it)align=left Z.-W. Jin; Z. Jin
align=left Ernest Leonard Johnson1818xx–1977align=left E. L. Johnson;align=left E. L. Johnson—
align=left Michael L. Johnson2n.a.align=left M. L. Johnson; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left M. L. Johnson—
align=left David Jones (astronomer)n.a.align=left D. Jones; La Palma (IAU, Bio)align=left D. Jones—
align=left Gilbert R. Jones7n.a.align=left G. R. Jones; inferred, disc: align=left G. R. Jones—
align=left Richard E. Jones2n.a.align=left R. E. Jones; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left R. E. Jones—
align=left Amy B. Jordan (astronomer)30n.a.align=left A. B. Jordan;align=left A. B. Jordan—
align=left Charles W. Juels4751944–2009align=left C. W. Juels; amateuralign=left C. W. Juels
align=left Mario Jurić1251979–pres.align=left M. Jurić;align=left M. Juric—
align=left Anlaug Amanda Kaasn.a.align=left A. A. Kaas;align=left A. A. Kaas—
align=left Tetsuo Kagawa1151969–pres.align=left T. Kagawa; at Gekko Observatoryalign=left T. Kagawa
align=left Franz Kaiser211891–1962align=left F. Kaiser; Heidelberg astronomeralign=left F. Kaiser
align=left Watari Kakei31947–pres.align=left W. Kakei; (bio-fr)align=left W. Kakei—
align=left Dušan Kalmančok71945–pres.align=left D. Kalmančok;align=left D. Kalmancok
align=left Lars Kamél21960–pres.align=left L. Kamél; disc: and align=left L. Kamel
align=left Karl Walter Kamper31941–1998align=left K. W. Kamper; (bio-it)align=left K. W. Kamper—
align=left Kiyotaka Kanai1951–pres.align=left K. Kanai; amateuralign=left K. Kanai
align=left Ethan Kandler3n.a.align=left E. Kandler; (bio-it)align=left E. Kandler—
align=left Jens Kandler251973–pres.align=left J. Kandler; (bio-de)align=left J. Kandler; J. Kander
align=left Hiroshi Kaneda7051953–pres.align=left H. Kaneda; orbit computeralign=left H. Kaneda
align=left David Alexander Kann1977–2023align=left A. Kann;align=left A. Kann—
align=left Lyudmila Karachkina1301948–pres.align=left L. G. Karachkina;align=left L. G. Karachkina
align=left Y. Karavaev1n.a.align=left Y. Karavaev;align=left Y. Karavaev—
align=left Stefan Karge611963–pres.align=left S. Karge; amateuralign=left S. Karge
align=left Ádám Kárpáti2n.a.align=left Á. Kárpáti; disc: and, unrelated to align=left A. Karpati—
align=left Galina Ričardovna Kastelʹ9n.a.
align=left G. R. Kastelʹ; ITA astronomer, (bio-it)align=left G. R. Kastelʹ
align=left Marc Kaschinskin.a.align=left M. Kaschinski; Observatoire des Côtes-de-Meusealign=left M. Kaschinski—
align=left John J. Kavelaars111966–pres.align=left J. J. Kavelaars;align=left J. J. Kavelaars; J. Kavelaars
align=left Kōyō Kawanishi131959–pres.align=left K. Kawanishi;align=left K. Kawanishi
align=left Nobuhiro Kawasato105n.a.align=left N. Kawasato;align=left N. Kawasato
align=left James Edward Keeler21857–1900align=left J. E. Keeler;align=left J. E. Keeler
align=left János Kelemen41951–pres.align=left J. Kelemen; Piszkéstető Stn., Src, Src align=left J. Kelemen
align=left Stephen Kent (astronomer)1n.a.align=left S. Kent;align=left S. Kent—
align=left Susan D. Kern631977–pres.align=left S. D. Kern; Susan D. Benecchi (née Kern), at Space Telescope Science Institute, (bio-it)align=left S. D. Kern; S. Kern
align=left James W. Kessel26n.a.align=left J. W. Kessel;align=left J. W. Kessel—
align=left B. Khafizovn.a.align=left B. Khafizov;align=left B. Khafizov—
align=left Pamela M. Kilmartin41n.a.align=left P. M. Kilmartin;align=left P. M. Kilmartin
align=left Seung-Lee Kimn.a.align=left S.-L. Kim; inferredalign=left S.-L. Kim—
align=left A. Király5n.a.align=left A. Király;align=left A. Kiraly—
align=left Randolph L. Kirkn.a.align=left R. Kirk; (bio-it)align=left R. Kirk—
align=left Karsten Kirsch3n.a.align=left K. Kirsch; co-disc:, and, (bio-it)align=left K. Kirsch—
align=left László L. Kiss561972–pres.align=left L. Kiss; (bio-it)align=left L. Kiss
align=left Minoru Kizawa121947–pres.align=left M. Kizawa;align=left M. Kizawa—
align=left Marcel Klein61984–pres.align=left M. Klein; amateur, disc: and, Srcalign=left M. Klein—
align=left Arnold Richard Klemola161931–2019align=left A. R. Klemola; (bio-de)align=left A. R. Klemola
align=left Jan T. Kleyna8n.a.align=left J. Kleyna; (bio-it)align=left J. Kleyna—
align=left Rainer Kling881952–pres.align=left R. Kling; amateur, (bio-de)align=left R. Kling
align=left Alain Klotz71947–pres.align=left A. Klotz; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left A. Klotz
align=left Mary Ellen Knewstonn.a.align=left M. Knewtson; (vs. Knewston), inferred, amateuralign=left M. Knewtson—
align=left Zoran Knežević (astronomer)1949–pres.align=left Z. Knežević;align=left Z. Knezevic
align=left André Knöfel181963–pres.align=left A. Knöfel; amateur, (bio-de)align=left A. Knofel; A. Knöfel
align=left Viktor Knorre41840–1919
align=left V. Knorre; Victor Karlovich Knorrealign=left V. Knorre
align=left Jurō Kobayashi21949–pres.align=left J. Kobayashi; amateur, (bio-it)align=left J. Kobayashi
align=left Takao Kobayashi24791961–pres.align=left T. Kobayashi;align=left T. Kobayashi
align=left Michal Kočer8n.a.align=left M. Kočer; disc:, (bio-it)align=left M. Kocer—
align=left Bernd Koch31955–pres.align=left B. Koch; amateur, (bio-it)align=left B. Koch
align=left Peter Kocher1131939–pres.align=left P. Kocher; amateur, (bio-fr), HPalign=left P. Kocher; Peter Kocher
align=left Michael König21966–pres.align=left M. König; amateur, disc:, Srcalign=left M. Koenig—
align=left Luboš Kohoutek761935–2023align=left L. Kohoutek;align=left L. Kohoutek
align=left Masahiro Koishikawa191952–pres.align=left M. Koishikawa;align=left M. Koishikawa
align=left Takuo Kojima451955–pres.align=left T. Kojima; amateur, (bio-it)align=left T. Kojima
align=left Ales Kolář2n.a.align=left A. Kolář; disc: and, (differs from Jan Kolář,)align=left A. Kolar—
align=left Eberhard Koldewey21937–pres.align=left E. Koldewey; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left E. Koldewey
align=left Peter Kolény35n.a.align=left P. Kolény;align=left P. Koleny—
align=left Arthur König (astronomer)1895–1969align=left A. König; son of Arthur Peter König, (bio-it)align=left A. Konig
align=left August Kopff681882–1960align=left A. Kopff;align=left A. Kopff
align=left Korado Korlević12951958–pres.align=left K. Korlević; amateuralign=left K. Korlevic
align=left Leonard Kornoš371956–pres.align=left L. Kornoš; (bio-it)align=left L. Kornos
align=left Stanislav Alexandrovich Korotkiy21983–pres.align=left S. Korotkiy; amateur, (bio-it)align=left S. Korotkiy
align=left Hiroki Kosai931933–pres.align=left H. Kosai; at Tokyo Astronomical Observatoryalign=left H. Kosai
align=left Alexander Kostin5n.a.align=left A. Kostin; (Houston, TX, U.S.), cometsalign=left A. Kostin—
align=left Michael C. Kotsonn.a.align=left M. C. Kotson; (CV)align=left M. C. Kotson—
align=left Georgiy U. Koval'chuk2n.a.align=left G. Koval'chuk; disc: and align=left G. Kovalchuk—
align=left Charles T. Kowal221940–2011align=left C. T. Kowal; Charles Thomas Kowalalign=left C. T. Kowal—
align=left Richard Kowalski141963–pres.align=left R. A. Kowalski; disc: align=left R. A. Kowalski
align=left Rainer Kracht31948–pres.align=left R. Kracht; amateur, HP, (bio-it)align=left R. Kracht
align=left Thilo Kranzn.a.align=left T. Kranz; Src align=left T. Kranz—
align=left Rainer Kresken13n.aalign=left R. Kresken; disc: align=left R. Kresken—
align=left Mike Kretlow81967–pres.align=left M. Kretlow; (bio-it)align=left M. Kretlow
align=left Charles J. Krieger1898–pres.align=left C. J. Krieger; Charles John Krieger, (bio-it)align=left C. J. Krieger—
align=left A. Krieten.a.align=left A. Kriete; inferredalign=left A. Kriete—
align=left Richard Kron1n.a.align=left R. Kron;align=left R. Kron—
align=left Timur Valer'evič Krjačko1041970–pres.align=left T. V. Kryachko; amateur, (bio-it)align=left T. V. Kryachko; T. Kryachko; c. Kryachko
align=left Marcin Kubiakn.a.align=left M. Kubiak;align=left M. Kubiak—
align=left Jeremy Martin Kubica22n.a.align=left J. Kubica; disc: align=left J. Kubica—
align=left Kazuo Kubokawa1903–1943align=left K. Kubokawa;align=left K. Kubokawa
align=left François Kugel4101959–pres.align=left F. Kugel; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix align=left F. Kugel; C. R. F. Kugel
align=left Zoltán Kuli1611977–pres.align=left Z. Kuli; Zoltán "Zoli" Kuli, amateur astronomer, Srcalign=left Z. Kuli
align=left György Kulin211905–1989align=left G. Kulin;align=left G. Kulin
align=left Pratibha Kumar3n.a.align=left P. Kumar; wife of V. Reddy, disc:, and, Src, Srcalign=left P. Kumar—
align=left Nikolaj Efimovič Kuročkin21923–2003align=left N. E. Kuročkin; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left N. E. Kurochkin—
align=left Hirohisa Kurosaki131970–pres.align=left H. Kurosaki;align=left H. Kurosaki
align=left Stefan Kürti91960–pres.align=left S. Kürti; amateur, Srcalign=left S. Kurti
align=left Lothar Kurtze1972–pres.align=left L. Kurtze; amateur,align=left L. Kurtze—
align=left Reiki Kushida1n.a.align=left R. Kushida; amateur, wife of Y. Kushida, disc: align=left R. Kushida
align=left Yoshio Kushida561957–pres.align=left Y. Kushida; amateur, husband of R. Kushidaalign=left Y. Kushida
align=left Michał Kusiak231986–pres.align=left M. Kusiak; Srcalign=left M. Kusiak
align=left Peter Kušnirák2941974–pres.align=left P. Kušnirák;align=left P. Kusnirak; P. Kušnirák
align=left Jaroslav Květoň2n.a.
align=left J. Květoň; disc:, (bio-it)align=left J. Kveton—
align=left Andrzej Kwiekn.a.align=left A. Kwiek; disc:, (bio-fr)align=left A. Kwiek—
align=left Dmytro Kyrylenko1985–pres.align=left D. Kyrylenko; at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatoryalign=left D. Kyrylenko
align=left Peter Kyrylenko151987–pres.align=left P. Kyrylenko; at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatoryalign=left P. Kyrylenko
align=left Juan Lacruz64n.a.align=left J. Lacruz; (bio-it)align=left J. Lacruz—
align=left Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist1461944–pres.align=left C.-I. Lagerkvist; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatoryalign=left C.-I. Lagerkvist; C. Lagerkvist
align=left Joanny-Philippe Lagrula11870–1941align=left J. Lagrula; disc: align=left J. Lagrula
align=left Luciano Lai131948–pres.align=left L. Lai; (bio-it)align=left L. Lai
align=left Peter B. Laken.a.align=left P. B. Lake; amateuralign=left P. B. Lake—
align=left Carl Otto Lampland11873–1951align=left C. O. Lampland; disc: align=left C. O. Lampland
align=left Werner Landgraf71959–pres.align=left W. Landgraf;align=left W. Landgraf
align=left Marco Langbroek11970–pres.align=left M. Langbroek;align=left M. Langbroek
align=left Jeffrey A. Larsen21967–pres.align=left J. A. Larsen; (bio-fr)align=left J. A. Larsen
align=left Stephen M. Larson2n.a.align=left S. M. Larson; (bio-fr)align=left S. M. Larson
align=left Tod R. Lauer21957–pres.align=left T. Lauer; Tod Richard Laueralign=left T. Lauer
align=left Vygandas Laugalys8n.a.align=left V. Laugalys; (bio-it)align=left V. Laugalys—
align=left Marguerite Laugier211896–1976align=left M. Laugier;align=left M. Laugier
align=left Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent11823–1900align=left J. J. P. Laurent; "J.J.P." vs "J.", disc:, (bio-fr)align=left J. J. P. Laurent
align=left Stephen P. Laurie50n.a.align=left S. P. Laurie; amateuralign=left S. P. Laurie—
align=left Kenneth J. Lawrence331964–pres.align=left K. J. Lawrence; of Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Surveyalign=left K. J. Lawrence
align=left Susannah Lazar1982–pres.align=left S. Lazar; amateur, (bio-it)align=left S. Lazar—
align=left Charles le Morvan11865–1933align=left C. le Morvan; disc:, (bio-fr)align=left C. le Morvan—
align=left Carlos Leal (astronomer)9n.a.align=left C. Leal; unrelated to, (bio-fr)align=left C. Leal—
align=left Byung-Chol Lee37n.a.align=left B.-C. Lee; (bio-it)align=left B.-C. Lee—
align=left L. Leen.a.align=left L. Lee; inferredalign=left L. Lee—
align=left Ho Leen.a.align=left H. Lee;align=left H. Lee—
align=left Tae-Hyung Lee1964–pres.align=left T. H. Lee; (bio-it)align=left T. H. Lee—
align=left Jonathan P. Leechn.a.align=left J. P. Leech; inferredalign=left J. P. Leech—
align=left Gerhard Lehmann231960–pres.align=left G. Lehmann; amateur, (bio-de)align=left G. Lehmann
align=left Hubert Lehmann1n.a.align=left H. Lehmann;align=left H. Lehmann—
align=left Cassandra Lejolyn.a.–pres.align=left C. Lejoly; Spacewatchalign=left C. Lejoly
align=left Gregory J. Leonard11n.a.align=left G. J. Leonard; (bio-it)align=left G. J. Leonard—
align=left Riccardo Leoni1n.a.align=left R. Leoni;align=left R. Leoni—
align=left Otto Lesser11830–1887align=left O. Lesser; disc: align=left O. Lesser—
align=left Ken Levin111953–pres.align=left K. Levin; physicist and amateur at BlackBird Obs. align=left K. Levin
align=left Stephen Levine (astronomer)1965–pres.align=left S. Levine; Stephen E. Levinealign=left S. Levine
align=left David H. Levy651948–pres.align=left D. H. Levy;align=left D. H. Levy; D. Levy
align=left Wendee Levy41948–2022align=left W. Levy; Wendee Esther Wallach Levy, wife of D. H. Levy, (bio-it)align=left W. Levy
align=left Ting X. Liaon.a.align=left X. Liao; inferredalign=left X. Liao—
align=left Javier Licandro1966–pres.align=left J. Licandro; co-disc. w/ R. Gil-Huttonalign=left J. Licandro
align=left William Liller21927–pres.align=left W. Liller;align=left W. Liller
align=left Lin Qisheng (astronomer)651964–pres.align=left C.-S. Lin; a.k.a. Lin Chi-Sheng, (bio-it)align=left C.-S. Lin; C. S. Lin
align=left Hung-Chin Lin88n.a.align=left H.-C. Lin; (林宏欽),align=left H.-C. Lin—
align=left Tyler Lindern.a.–pres.align=left T. Linder;align=left T. Linder—
align=left B. Linderholmn.a.align=left B. Linderholm; also see
  1. R. Linderholm
align=left B. Linderholm—
align=left Robert Linderholm261933–2013align=left R. Linderholm;align=left R. Linderholm—
align=left Bernadet Linero2n.a.align=left B. Linero;align=left B. Linero—
align=left V. Linkovn.a.align=left V. Linkov; co-disc.
  1. K. Polyakov
align=left V. Linkov—
align=left Tim Lister (astronomer)2n.a.align=left T. Lister; (544116); Las Cumbres Obs.; Srcalign=left T. Lister—
align=left Karl Lohnert41885–1944align=left K. Lohnert; Karl Julius Lohnert, (bio-it)align=left K. Lohnert
align=left A. Lokalov1n.a.align=left A. Lokalov; disc: align=left A. Lokalov—
align=left Vladimir O. Lokot'2n.a.align=left V. Lokot'; disc: and align=left V. Lokot—
align=left Penélope Longa-Peñan.a.–pres.align=left P. Longa-Pena; Universidad de Antofagastaalign=left P. Longa-Pena—
align=left Dinesh Loomba6n.a.align=left D. Loomba; Srcalign=left D. Loomba—
align=left Álvaro López-García121941–pres.align=left Á. López-G.; (bio-it)align=left A. Lopez
align=left Ángel López Jiménez581955–pres.align=left Á. López J.; (bio-it)align=left A. Lopez—
align=left Jean-Marie Lopez7n.a.align=left J.-M. Lopez; amateuralign=left J.-M. Lopez; J. M. Lopez; J. Lopez—
align=left Joachim Lorenz61955–pres.align=left J. Lorenz; amateur, disc:,align=left J. Lorenz—
align=left Wilhelm Lorenz (astronomer)41886–1918align=left W. Lorenz; Karl Wilhelm Lorenz, (bio-it), (bio-de)align=left W. Lorenz—
align=left Miklós Lovas21931–pres.align=left M. Lovas; at Konkoly Observatory, (bio-it)align=left M. Lovas
align=left Jessica Lovering25n.a.align=left J. R. Lovering; Jessica R. Lovering, co-disc.: and, CValign=left J. R. Lovering—
align=left Andrew Lowe5111959–pres.align=left A. Lowe; amateur, orbit computer, (bio-it), HPalign=left A. Lowe
align=left Percival Lowell11855–1916align=left P. Lowell; disc: align=left P. Lowell
align=left Paul Luckas21962–pres.align=left P. Luckas; amateur, (bio-it)align=left P. Luckas
align=left Christian B. Luginbuhl31955–pres.align=left C. B. Luginbuhl; (bio-it)align=left C. B. Luginbuhl
align=left Kjell Lundgren21950–pres.align=left K. Lundgren; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatoryalign=left K. Lundgren
align=left Federica Luppin.a.align=left F. Luppi;align=left F. Luppi—
align=left Robert Luther241822–1900align=left R. Luther;align=left R. Luther
align=left Jane Luu391963–pres.align=left J. X. Luu;align=left J. X. Luu
align=left Lucas M. Macri1972–pres.
align=left L. Macri; (bio-it)align=left L. Macri—
align=left Hiroshi Maeno7n.a.align=left H. Maeno; (bio-it)align=left H. Maeno—
align=left John Mahony (astronomer)10n.a.align=left J. Mahony; amateur, Src align=left J. Mahony—
align=left Marie Mahrová41947–pres.
align=left M. Mahrová; (bio-it)align=left M. Mahrova—
align=left Renu Malhotra1961–pres.
align=left R. Malhotra;align=left R. Malhotra
align=left Franco Mallia151961–pres.align=left F. Mallia; amateur, (bio-it)align=left F. Mallia
align=left Francesco Manca261966–pres.align=left F. Manca; amateuralign=left F. Manca
align=left Jan Karel Mánek1961–pres.align=left J. Manek; amateuralign=left J. Manek
align=left Brian G. W. Manning191926–2011align=left B. G. W. Manning; amateuralign=left B. G. W. Manning
align=left Massimiliano Mannucci1970–pres.align=left M. Mannucci; amateur, unrelated to ; (bio-it)align=left M. Mannucci—
align=left José Manteca131959–pres.align=left J. Manteca; Pepe Manteca, (bio-it)align=left J. Manteca
align=left Ilan Manulis1947–pres.align=left I. Manulis; inferredalign=left I. Manulis
align=left Frédéric Maréchal21952–pres.align=left F. Maréchal; amateur, (bio-it)align=left F. Marechal—
align=left Wladimiro Marinello3n.a.align=left W. Marinello; amateur, (bio-it)align=left W. Marinello
align=left Mark Scott Marleyn.a.align=left M. S. Marley; (bio-it)align=left M. S. Marley—
align=left Brian G. Marsden1937–2010align=left B. G. Marsden;align=left B. G. Marsden
align=left Albert Marth11828–1897align=left A. Marth; disc: align=left A. Marth—
align=left Axel Martin31968–pres.align=left A. Martin; amateur, (bio-it)align=left A. Martin
align=left Pierre Martin (astronomer)1964–pres.align=left P. Martin; Rene Pierre Martin, CFHT/WIYN Srcalign=left P. Martin
align=left Terry Martin (astronomer)n.a.align=left T. Martin; Src align=left T. Martin—
align=left Carlos T. Martinez6n.a.align=left C. T. Martinez; Srcalign=left C. T. Martinez; C. Martinez—
align=left Gábor Marton (astronomer)n.a.align=left G. Marton; (IAU)align=left G. Marton—
align=left Gianluca Masi301972–pres.align=left G. Masi; discoverer of variable starsalign=left G. Masi
align=left Joseph Masiero631982–pres.align=left J. Masiero;align=left J. Masiero
align=left Egisto Masotti31947–pres.align=left E. Masotti; amateur, (bio-it)align=left E. Masotti
align=left Adam Massinger71888–1914align=left A. Massinger; (bio-de)align=left A. Massinger
align=left Giuseppe Massonen.a.align=left G. Massone; inferredalign=left G. Massone—
align=left Ronald A. Mastaler3n.a.align=left R. Mastaler;align=left R. Mastaler; R. A. Mastaler—
align=left Mary Alice Mathisonn.a.align=left M. A. Mathison; inferred, (bio-it)align=left M. A. Mathison—
align=left Stanislav Matičič16n.a.align=left S. Matičič; inferredalign=left S. Maticic; S. Matičič—
align=left Damir Matković2n.a.align=left D. Matković; (bio-it)align=left D. Matkovic—
align=left Robert D. Matson1891962–pres.align=left R. Matson; Robert Matson, Rob Matson, (bio-it)align=left R. Matson
align=left Masanori Matsuyama191950–pres.align=left M. Matsuyama; amateur, Japanese: 松山正則|links=no, (bio-de)align=left M. Matsuyama
align=left Daniel Matter71957–pres.align=left D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it)align=left D. Matter
align=left Alain Maury91958–pres.align=left A. Maury;align=left A. Maury
align=left Deronda Mayes1957–pres.align=left D. Mayes; inferredalign=left D. Mayes
align=left Emiliano Mazzoni21953–pres.align=left E. Mazzoni; amateur, (bio-it)align=left E. Mazzoni
align=left Michele Mazzucato61962–pres.align=left M. Mazzucato; Michele T. Mazzucato, (bio-it)align=left M. Mazzucato
align=left John V. McClusky157n.a.align=left J. V. McClusky;align=left J. V. McClusky; J. McClusky—
align=left Billy D. McCormackn.a.align=left B. D. McCormack;align=left B. D. McCormack—
align=left Jennie McCormickn.a.align=left J. McCormick;align=left J. McCormick—
align=left Alric D. McDermottn.a.align=left A. D. McDermott;align=left A. D. McDermott—
align=left David McDonald (astronomer)21964–pres.align=left D. McDonald; Dave McDonald, amateuralign=left D. McDonald
align=left Stephen W. McDonaldn.a.align=left S. McDonald;align=left S. McDonald—
align=left James E. McGaha61946–pres.align=left J. McGaha; amateur, (bio-it)align=left J. McGaha
align=left P. McKenzien.a.align=left P. McKenzie; inferredalign=left P. McKenzie—
align=left David McLeish (astronomer)n.a.align=left D. McLeish; (bio-it)align=left D. McLeish—
align=left Robert H. McNaught4911956–pres.

align=left R. H. McNaught;align=left R. H. McNaught
align=left Jeffrey S. Medkeff101968–2008align=left J. Medkeff;align=left J. Medkeff
align=left Karen Jean Meech151959–pres.align=left K. J. Meech;align=left K. J. Meech; K. Meech
align=left Carol Neese1958–pres.align=left C. Neese; Carol Lynn Neese, MPC-typo: Meesealign=left C. Meese
align=left Denis Mégevandn.a.align=left D. Megevand; Geneva Obs., HARPS, Srcalign=left D. Megevand—
align=left Sven Melchert21968–pres.align=left S. Melchert; amateur, Guidestar, disc: and with Mark Emmerichalign=left S. Melchert—
align=left Philibert Jacques Melotte11880–1961align=left P. Melotte; disc: align=left P. Melotte—
align=left J. Dave Mendenhalln.a.align=left J. D. Mendenhall; (bio-it)align=left J. D. Mendenhall—
align=left Jean-Claude Merlin751954–pres.align=left J.-C. Merlin; (bio-fr)align=left J.-C. Merlin
align=left Szabolcs Mészáros51981–pres.align=left S. Mészáros; (bio-it)align=left S. Meszaros—
align=left Joel Hastings Metcalf411866–1925align=left J. H. Metcalf;align=left J. H. Metcalf,
align=left Natalʹja Vitalʹevna Metlovan.a.align=left N. V. Metlova; (bio-it)align=left N. V. Metlova—
align=left Michel Meunier1964–pres.align=left M. Meunier; amateur, (bio-it), C/1997 J2 (Meunier–Dupouy)align=left M. Meunier
align=left Erich Meyer221951–pres.align=left E. Meyer; amateuralign=left E. Meyer
align=left Maik Meyer161970–pres.align=left M. Meyer; amateur, (bio-de), Srcalign=left M. Meyer
align=left J. Michaudn.a.align=left J. Michaud; inferredalign=left J. Michaud—
align=left Marco Micheli231983–pres.align=left M. Micheli; ESA/Pan-STARRS1 (news-it), (bio-it)align=left M. Micheli
align=left René Michelsen8n.a.align=left R. Michelsen;align=left R. Michelsen
align=left Celina Mikolajczak4n.a.align=left C. Mikolajczak; (bio-it)align=left C. Mikolajczak—
align=left Blaž Mikuž5n.a.align=left B. Mikuž; at Črni Vrhalign=left B. Mikuz; B. Mikuž—
align=left Herman Mikuž32n.a.align=left H. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh, (bio-it)align=left H. Mikuz; H. Mikuž—
align=left R. Milesn.a.align=left R. Miles; inferredalign=left R. Miles—
align=left Robert L. Millis129n.a.align=left R. Millis; occultation, at Lowell Observatory, (bio-it), (bio-fr)align=left R. Millis; R. L. Millis
align=left Elia Millosevich21848–1919align=left E. Millosevich;align=left E. Millosevich
align=left Matt Mills (astronomer)n.a.align=left M. Mills; inferredalign=left M. Mills—
align=left Rudolph Minkowski1895–1976align=left R. Minkowski;align=left R. Minkowski
align=left Alberto Miranda2n.a.align=left A. Miranda; co-disc
  1. I. P. Griffin
align=left A. Miranda—
align=left Marina N. Mishinan.a.align=left M. Mishina;align=left M. Mishina—
align=left Tetsuyasu Mitani11927–2004align=left T. Mitani; disc:, (bio-it)align=left T. Mitani
align=left Seidai Miyasaka41955–pres.align=left S. Miyasaka;align=left S. Miyasaka
align=left Takashi Mizuno (astronomer)1955–pres.align=left T. Mizuno; amateur, (bio-it)align=left T. Mizuno
align=left Yoshikane Mizuno521954–pres.align=left Y. Mizuno; at Kani Observatoryalign=left Y. Mizuno
align=left Teo Močnik11989–pres.align=left T. Močnik; CValign=left T. Mocnik
align=left Marko Moilanenn.a.align=left M. Moilanen; (bio-it)align=left M. Moilanen—
align=left Lawrence Alan Molnar861959–pres.align=left L. A. Molnar; (bio-it)align=left L. A. Molnar; L. Molnar
align=left Jean Montannen.a.align=left J. Montanne; (bio-it)align=left J. Montanne—
align=left Nico Montigianin.a.align=left N. Montigiani; (bio-it)align=left N. Montigiani—
align=left Didier Morata1954–pres.align=left D. Morata; amateur, (bio-it)align=left D. Morata
align=left Stéphane Morata1977–pres.align=left S. Morata; amateur, (bio-it)align=left S. Morata
align=left Zdeněk Moravec941968–pres.align=left Z. Moravec;align=left Z. Moravec—
align=left Hiroshi Mori (astronomer)451958–pres.align=left H. Mori; amateur, (bio-it)align=left H. Mori
align=left Paul Mortfield1n.a.align=left P. Mortfield;align=left P. Mortfield—
align=left Nicholas Moskovitz1981–pres.align=left N. Moskovitz;align=left N. Moskovitz
align=left Patrick M. Motl9n.a.align=left P. M. Motl; disc:, (bio-it)align=left P. M. Motl—
align=left Stefano Mottola21n.a.align=left S. Mottola; (bio-it)align=left S. Mottola
align=left Antonín Mrkos2741918–1996align=left A. Mrkos; at Kleť Observatoryalign=left A. Mrkos
align=left Jean Mueller131950–pres.align=left J. E. Mueller; at Second Palomar Sky Surveyalign=left J. E. Mueller
align=left Masaru Mukai131949–pres.align=left M. Mukai; unrelated to align=left M. Mukai—
align=left Gustavo Muler251967–pres.
align=left G. Muler;align=left G. Muler
align=left John-Derral Mulholland1934–2008align=left J.-D. Mulholland; (bio-it)align=left J. D. Mulholland—
align=left Ulisse Munari491960–pres.align=left U. Munari; at the Astronomical Observatories of Padua and Asiagoalign=left U. Munari
align=left J. Muñozn.a.align=left J. Muñoz; inferred, (Manteca-it)align=left J. Munoz—
align=left Osamu Muramatsu731949–pres.align=left O. Muramatsu;align=left O. Muramatsu
align=left Juan Carlos Muzzio21946–pres.align=left J. C. Muzzio; at La Plata Institute of Astrophysics, (bio-it)align=left J. C. Muzzio
align=left Atsushi Nakajima (astronomer)15n.a.align=left A. Nakajima; disc: align=left A. Nakajima—
align=left Akimasa Nakamura1121961–pres.align=left A. Nakamura; at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatoryalign=left A. Nakamura
align=left Tsuko Nakamura31943–pres.align=left T. Nakamura; (bio-it)align=left T. Nakamura
align=left Akio Nakanishi31964–pres.align=left A. Nakanishi; amateuralign=left A. Nakanishi
align=left Orlando A. Naranjo381951–pres.align=left O. A. Naranjo; (bio-it)align=left O. A. Naranjo—
align=left Michael Nassirn.a.align=left M. Nassir;align=left M. Nassir—
align=left Akira Natori321956–pres.align=left A. Natori; at Nihondaira Observatory, (bio-it)align=left A. Natori
align=left Ramón Navesn.a.align=left R. Naves; amateur at Montcabrer Observatory; not Carl Rod Navealign=left R. Naves—
align=left Edgar Rangel Netto8n.a.align=left E. R. Netto; at Valongo Observatory, (bio-de)align=left E. R. Netto
align=left Grigory Neujmin741885–1946
align=left G. N. Neujmin;align=left G. N. Neujmin
align=left Vitali Nevski151974–pres.align=left V. Nevski; amateur,, image, Comet ISON, alt: Vitaliy Nevskiy and Vitaly Nevskyalign=left V. Nevski—
align=left M. Nicholsonn/aalign=left M. Nicholson;align=left M. Nicholson—
align=left Phil Nicholson1951–pres.align=left P. Nicholson; Philip D. Nicholson, Sycoraxalign=left P. Nicholson
align=left Seth Barnes Nicholson21891–1963align=left S. B. Nicholson; disc: and align=left S. B. Nicholson
align=left Tsuneo Niijima321955–pres.align=left T. Niijima; amateuralign=left T. Niijima
align=left Kota Nishiyama61965–pres.align=left K. Nishiyama; Nishiyama Kota, Bisei Spaceguard Centeralign=left K. Nishiyama
align=left V. L. Nixonn.a.align=left V. L. Nixon;align=left V. L. Nixon—
align=left Michael C. Nolan1963–pres.align=left M. C. Nolan; at Arecibo Observatory, (bio-it)align=left M. C. Nolan
align=left Jaume Nomen551960–pres.
align=left J. Nomen; at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorcaalign=left J. Nomen
align=left Toshiro Nomura131954–pres.align=left T. Nomura;align=left T. Nomura
align=left Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen2n.a.align=left H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen; disc:, (bio-it)align=left H. U. Norgaard-Nielsen—
align=left Artyom Novichonok261988–pres.align=left A. Novichonok; Comet ISON, Srcalign=left A. Novichonok; A. O. Novichonok—
align=left Andrew J. Noymer71971–pres.align=left A. J. Noymer; (bio-it)align=left A. J. Noymer
align=left Donal O'Ceallaigh3n.a.align=left D. O'Ceallaigh; Srcalign=left D. O'Ceallaigh—
align=left Erwin Obermair71946–2017align=left E. Obermair; amateuralign=left E. Obermair
align=left Pieter van Oersn.a.align=left P. v. Oers;align=left P. v. Oers—
align=left Eran O. Ofek1972–presalign=left E. O. Ofek; HPalign=left E. O. Ofek
align=left Warren B. Offutt181928–2017align=left W. Offutt;align=left W. Offutt
align=left Youhei Ohba3n.a.align=left Y. Ohba; at ISASalign=left Y. Ohba—
align=left Okuro Oikawa81896–1980align=left O. Oikawa;align=left O. Oikawa
align=left Gregory Wayne Ojakangas2n.a.align=left G. Ojakangas; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left G. Ojakangas—
align=left Arto Oksanenn.a.align=left A. Oksanen; amateuralign=left A. Oksanen—
align=left Shin-ichiro Okumura3n.a.align=left S. Okumura; Bisei SG, IAUalign=left S. Okumura—
align=left Tomimaru Okuni1301931–pres.align=left T. Okuni; amateuralign=left T. Okuni
align=left Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers21758–1840align=left H. W. Olbers;align=left H. W. Olbers
align=left R. M. Olivera3n.a.
align=left R. M. Olivera; amateur, also see align=left R. M. Olivera; R. Olivera—
align=left C. Michelle Olmstead461969–pres.align=left C. M. Olmstead; at Lowell Observatoryalign=left C. M. Olmstead
align=left Andrey Oreshko41n.a.align=left A. Oreshko; (also see Timur Kryachko and align=left A. Oreshko—
align=left Csilla Orgel2n.a.align=left C. Orgel; inferredalign=left C. Orgel—
align=left José Luis Ortiz Moreno21967–pres.align=left J. L. Ortiz; disc:, unofficial discoverer align=left J. L. Ortiz
align=left Michel Ory2511966–pres.align=left M. Ory; amateuralign=left M. Ory
align=left Yoshiaki Oshima611952–pres.align=left Y. Oshima; at Gekko Observatoryalign=left Y. Oshima
align=left David J. Osipn.a.align=left D. J. Osip; Las Campanas Observatoryalign=left D. J. Osip—
align=left P. Ostafijchuk2n.a.align=left P. Ostafijchuk; Andrushivka Observatoryalign=left P. Ostafijchuk—
align=left Liisi Oterma541915–2001align=left L. Oterma; at Turku Observatoryalign=left L. Oterma
align=left Iván Oteo Gómezn.a.align=left I. Oteo;align=left I. Oteo—
align=left Satoru Otomo1481957–pres.align=left S. Otomo; amateuralign=left S. Otomo
align=left Rafael Pacheco571954–pres.align=left R. Pacheco; amateuralign=left R. Pacheco
align=left Deborah Lynne Padgettn.a.align=left D. Padgett; inferredalign=left D. Padgett—
align=left András Pál (astronomer)141981–pres.align=left A. Pál; align=left A. Pal; A. Pál
align=left Johann Palisa1221848–1925align=left J. Palisa;align=left J. Palisa
align=left Ernesto Palomba21967–pres.align=left E. Palomba; disc: and align=left E. Palomba
align=left Amanda Papadimos4n.a.align=left A. Papadimos; inferredalign=left A. Papadimos—
align=left L. M. Parhamn.a.align=left L. M. Parham; inferredalign=left L. M. Parham—
align=left Sensi Pastorn.a.align=left align=left S. Pastor—
align=left Praskov'ja Georgievna Parchomenko21886–1970
align=left P. Parchomenko; Praskoviya Georgievna Parchomenko, (bio-it)align=left P. Parchomenko
align=left John Anthony Paquetten.a.align=left A. Paquette; inferredalign=left A. Paquette—
align=left Yun-Ho Park2n.a.align=left Y.-H. Park; (bio-it)align=left Y.-H. Park—
align=left Joel W. Parker31962–pres.align=left J. W. Parker; at Southwest Research Institute, inferredalign=left J. W. Parker; J. Wm. Parker
align=left Quentin A. Parkern.a.align=left Q. A. Parker; Quentin Andrew Parker, Siding Spring, disc.: comet 119P/Parker–Hartley Srcalign=left Q. A. Parker—
align=left Murat Parmaksizoglun.a.align=left M. Parmaksizoglu;align=left M. Parmaksizoglu—
align=left Alois Paroubekn.a.align=left A. Paroubek; (bio-it)align=left A. Paroubek—
align=left André Patry91902–1967align=left A. Patry; at Nice Observatoryalign=left A. Patry
align=left Thierry Pauwels1521957–pres.align=left T. Pauwels; at Uccle Observatoryalign=left T. Pauwels
align=left Thomas Payer41978–pres.align=left T. Payer; amateur,align=left T. Payer—
align=left Fernando Pedichinin.a.align=left F. Pedichini;align=left F. Pedichini—
align=left Jean-Claude Pelle101942–pres.align=left J.-C. Pelle; Jean Claude George Pelle, amateur, (bio-fr)align=left J. C. Pelle
align=left Matthew T. Pennyn.a.align=left M. T. Penny;align=left M. T. Penny—
align=left Randy Pepper2n.a.align=left R. Pepper; amateur, Fort Bend Astronomy Club, (bio-it)align=left R. Pepper—
align=left Zenón M. Pereyran.a.align=left Z. Pereyra; disc:, (bio-it)align=left Z. Pereyra—
align=left Davide Perna1n.a.align=left D. Perna;align=left D. Perna—
align=left Bernard Perniern.a.align=left B. Pernier; Geneva Obs.align=left B. Pernier—
align=left Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin61845–1904align=left J. Perrotin;align=left J. Perrotin
align=left Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters481813–1890
align=left C. H. F. Peters;align=left C. H. F. Peters
align=left George Henry Peters31863–1947align=left G. H. Peters; USNO-astronomer,Src align=left G. H. Peters—
align=left Jean-Marc Petit71961–pres.align=left J.-M. Petit; (bio-fr)align=left J.-M. Petit; J. Petit
align=left Enrico Pettarin1970–pres.align=left E. Pettarin; amateuralign=left E. Pettarin
align=left Holly Phaneuf2n.a.align=left H. Phaneuf; amateur, (bio-it)align=left H. Phaneuf—
align=left Jeffrey L. Phinney41957–pres.align=left J. Phinney; disc:,, and align=left J. Phinney
align=left Franco Piani1955–pres.align=left F. Piani; amateuralign=left F. Piani
align=left Giuseppe Piazzi11746–1826align=left G. Piazzi; disc: align=left G. Piazzi
align=left Paolo Pietrapiana2n.a.align=left P. Pietrapriana; amateur, disc:, (bio-it)align=left P. Pietrapiana—
align=left Michael Pietschnig3n.a.align=left M. Pietschnig; amateur, Src align=left M. Pietschnig—
align=left Giuliano Pignata4n.a.align=left G. Pignata; ADASalign=left G. Pignata—
align=left Jana Pittichová91972–pres.align=left J. Pittichová; inferredalign=left J. Pittichova; J. Pittichová
align=left Guido Pizarro (astronomer)8n.a.align=left G. Pizarro; brother of Oscar Pizarro, at La Silla, (bio-it)align=left G. Pizarro
align=left Oscar Pizarron.a.align=left O. Pizarro; brother of Guido Pizarro, (bio-it)align=left O. Pizarro
align=left Gianpaolo Pizzetti41961–pres.align=left G. P. Pizzetti; amateur, (bio-it)align=left G. P. Pizzetti; G. Pizzetti
align=left John Platt (computer scientist)21963–pres.align=left J. Platt;align=left J. Platt—
align=left C. E. Plunkettn.a.align=left C. E. Plunkett; inferredalign=left C. E. Plunkett—
align=left G. A. Plyugin71925–pres.align=left G. A. Plyugin; Gurij Antonovič Pljugin, (bio-it)align=left G. A. Plyugin—
align=left Regina Podstanická1928–2000align=left R. Podstanická;align=left R. Podstanicka—
align=left N. R. Pogson81829–1891align=left N. R. Pogson; Norman Robert Pogsonalign=left N. R. Pogson
align=left Radosław Poleskin.a.align=left R. Poleski;align=left R. Poleski—
align=left David Polishook161976–pres.align=left D. Polishook; David L. Polishook, MIT and Tel Aviv University, (bio-it)align=left D. Polishook
align=left Isidre Pòlit1880–1958
align=left I. Pòlit; Isidre Pòlit i Boixareu, (bio-it)align=left I. Polit
align=left Christian Pollas261947–pres.align=left C. Pollas; at Côte d'Azur Observatory, (bio-fr)align=left C. Pollas
align=left K. Polyakovn.a.align=left K. Polyakov; co-disc.
  1. V. Linkov
align=left K. Polyakov—
align=left Hejno Iogannović Potter11929–2007align=left H. Potter; Kheino Potter, disc:, (bio-it)align=left H. Potter
align=left Francisco Pozo1986–pres.align=left F. Pozo; Francisco Javier Pozo Núñez, (bio-es),align=left F. Pozo—
align=left Valentino Pozzoli4n.a.align=left V. Pozzoli; inferredalign=left V. Pozzoli—
align=left Alexander Pravda521961–pres.align=left A. Pravda; (bio-it)align=left A. Pravda
align=left Petr Pravec3551967–pres.align=left P. Pravec;align=left P. Pravec
align=left Donald P. Pray31949–pres.align=left D. P. Pray; at Carbuncle Hill Obs.Src and Sugarloaf Obs. Src, (bio-it)align=left D. P. Pray
align=left Christopher J. Pritchetn.a.–pres.align=left C. J. Pritchet;align=left C. J. Pritchet—
align=left Gerrit Proffe2n.a.align=left G. Proffe; DLR inferredalign=left G. Proffe—
align=left Enrico Prosperi1954–pres.align=left E. Prosperi; Castelmartini Obs. align=left E. Prosperi
align=left S. Prosperin.a.align=left S. Prosperi;align=left S. Prosperi—
align=left Milorad B. Protić71911–2001align=left M. B. Protić;align=left M. B. Protitch
align=left Timo Prusti10n.a.align=left T. Prusti; ESA-Gaia, first disc: align=left T. Prusti—
align=left Andrew W. Puckett221977–pres.align=left A. W. Puckett; Andrew Wayne Puckettalign=left A. W. Puckett
align=left Ulisse Quadri1953–pres.align=left U. Quadri; amateur, (bio-it)align=left U. Quadri
align=left Herbert Raab1969–pres.align=left H. Raab; amateur, Srcalign=left H. Raab
align=left David L. Rabinowitz361960–pres.align=left D. L. Rabinowitz;align=left D. L. Rabinowitz; D. Rabinowitz
align=left Petar Radovann.a.align=left P. Radovan; (bio-it)align=left P. Radovan—
align=left Rajgopalan Rajamohan6n.a.align=left R. Rajamohan; (bio-it)align=left R. Rajamohan—
align=left David Rankin (astronomer)11984–pres.align=left D. Rankin; amateuralign=left D. Rankin
align=left Yudish Ramanjooloon.a.align=left Y. Ramanjooloo;align=left Y. Ramanjooloo
align=left Vishnu Vardhan Reddy231978–pres.align=left V. Reddy; (bio-it)align=left V. Reddy
align=left Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth3951892–1979align=left K. Reinmuth;align=left K. Reinmuth
align=left Kevin Reiln.a.–pres.align=left K. Reil; SLAC National Accelerator Lab; Skyline Collegealign=left K. Reil—
align=left Guy Reiss51904–1964align=left G. Reiss; at Algiers Observatory and Nicealign=left G. Reiss
align=left José Antonio Reyes (astronomer)n.a.align=left align=left J. A. Reyes—
align=left Tomáš Rezek (astronomer)n.a.align=left T. Rezek; inferredalign=left T. Rezek—
align=left Joseph Rheden31873–1946align=left J. Rheden;align=left J. Rheden—
align=left Hans Rickman21949–pres.align=left H. Rickman; at Uppsala Observatory, (bio-it)align=left H. Rickman
align=left Judit Györgyey Ries3n.a.align=left J. G. Ries; Src align=left J. G. Ries—
align=left Wolfgang Ries1761968–pres.align=left W. Ries; amateuralign=left W. Ries
align=left Jim Riffle2n.a.align=left J. Riffle; inferredalign=left J. Riffle—
align=left Fernand Rigaux81905–1962align=left F. Rigaux; at Uccle Observatoryalign=left F. Rigaux
align=left Claudine Rinner1571965–pres.align=left C. Rinner; amateur, at Ottmarsheim Observatoryalign=left C. Rinner
align=left Keith Rivich5n.a.align=left K. Rivich; amateur, (bio-it)align=left K. Rivich—
align=left Irving Robbins (astronomer)n.a.align=left I. Robbins; Src and Src align=left I. Robbins—
align=left Adrienne M. Robbinsn.a.align=left A. Robbins; Adrienne Makita Robbins, (bio-it)align=left A. Robbins—
align=left Larry Robinson (astronomer)18n.a.align=left L. Robinson; amateur, at Sunflower Observatory, (bio-it)align=left L. Robinson
align=left Heiner Roclawski1963–pres.align=left H. Roclawski;align=left H. Roclawski—
align=left Greg Rodgersn.a.align=left G. Rodgers;align=left G. Rodgers—
align=left Tim A. Rodriquezn.a.align=left T. Rodriquez; (bio-it)align=left T. Rodriquez—
align=left Henry G. Roe1975–pres.align=left H. G. Roe; (bio-it)align=left H. G. Roe
align=left James M. Roe1021943–pres.align=left J. M. Roe; (bio-it)align=left J. M. Roe—
align=left Elizabeth Roemer21929–2016align=left E. Roemer;align=left E. Roemer
align=left John E. Rogers3n.a.align=left J. E. Rogers; (bio-it)align=left J. E. Rogers
align=left Brian P. Roman11n.a.align=left B. Roman;align=left B. Roman
align=left Filipp Dmitrievich Romanov1997–pres.align=left F. D. Romanov;align=left F. D. Romanov—
align=left E. S. Romas3n.a.align=left E. S. Romas; first disc: ; at Kislovodsk Stn. (C20)align=left E. S. Romas; E. Romas—
align=left Amy E. Rose21987–pres.align=left A. E. Rose;align=left A. E. Rose
align=left Perry Rose (astronomer)41966–pres.align=left P. Rose; Perry J. Rose, at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Surveyalign=left P. Rose
align=left Emily Rossn.a.align=left E. Ross; inferred; with Tara Houldenalign=left E. Ross—
align=left David Rowe (technologist)n.a.align=left D. Rowe; PlaneWave Instrumentsalign=left D. Rowe—
align=left René Roy (astronomer)91938–pres.align=left R. Roy; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left R. Roy
align=left Jiangao Ruan21986–pres.align=left J. Ruan; (阮建高), Ruan Jiangao; amateur, co-discovery with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, C/2009 G1 (STEREO), 80+ SOHO cometsalign=left J. Ruan
align=left Eric P. Rubensteinn.a.align=left E. P. Rubenstein;align=left E. P. Rubenstein—
align=left A. Rudd2n.a.align=left A. Rudd; disc: and align=left A. Rudd—
align=left Marian Rudnyk3n.a.
align=left M. Rudnyk; (bio-it)align=left M. Rudnyk—
align=left Donald James Rudyn.a.align=left D. Rudy; (bio-it)align=left D. Rudy—
align=left Jose Maria Ruiz9n.a.align=left J. M. Ruiz; inferred, disc: align=left J. M. Ruiz—
align=left Vasilij Rumyantsevn.a.align=left V. Rumyantsev;align=left V. Rumyantsev—
align=left Kenneth S. Russell2n.a.align=left K. S. Russell; (bio-it)align=left K. S. Russell
align=left John Ruthroffn.a.align=left J. Ruthroff; (bio-it)align=left J. Ruthroff—
align=left Erin Lee Ryan9n.a.align=left E. L. Ryan; IAU, (547073) and (548758)align=left E. L. Ryan—
align=left William H. Ryan (astronomer)281962–pres.align=left W. H. Ryan; at MRO, (bio-it)align=left W. H. Ryan;W. Ryan
align=left Eileen V. Ryan1960–pres.align=left E. V. Ryan; wife and collaborator of William Ryan at MRO; Srcalign=left E. V. Ryan; E. Ryan
align=left John Sachs (astronomer)2n.a.align=left J. Sachs; amateur, disc and, Src, Src, unrelated to align=left J. Sachs—
align=left Tsuyoshi Sakamoto111975–pres.align=left T. Sakamoto; Bisei Spaceguard Center, first disc: align=left T. Sakamoto
align=left Giuseppe A. Sala2n.a.align=left G. A. Sala; disc: and align=left G. A. Sala—
align=left Paolo Sala (astronomer)31954–pres.
align=left P. Sala; amateur, disc:, and,align=left P. Sala—
align=left George C. Sallitn.a.align=left G. Sallit; (bio-it)align=left G. Sallit—
align=left Stephen L. Salyardsn.a.align=left S. L. Salyards; (bio-it)align=left S. L. Salyards—
align=left A. G. Samueln.a.align=left A. G. Samuel; (bio-it)align=left A. G. Samuel—
align=left Salvador Sánchez (astronomer)3n.a.align=left S. Sánchez; unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left S. Sanchez—
align=left Allan Sandage1926–2010align=left A. R. Sandage;align=left A. R. Sandage
align=left Hans-Ullrich Sandig1909–1979align=left H.-U. Sandig; (bio-de)align=left H.-U. Sandig—
align=left Robert G. Sandness6n.a.align=left R. G. Sandness; amateur, (bio-it)align=left R. G. Sandness—
align=left Luigi Sannino21981–pres.align=left L. Sannino; amateur, disc: and, (bio-it)align=left L. Sannino
align=left Matteo M. M. Santangelo21n.a.align=left M. M. M. Santangelo; Matteo Santangelo, (bio-it)align=left M. M. M. Santangelo—
align=left Pablo Santos-Sanz1n.a.align=left P. Santos-Sanz;align=left P. Santos-Sanz—
align=left Krisztián Sárneczky6271974–pres.align=left K. Sárneczky;align=left K. Sarneczky; K. Sárneczky
align=left Lenka Kotková2621973–pres.align=left L. Kotková; Lenka Šarounová (née), at Ondřejov Observatoryalign=left L. Sarounova; L. Šarounová
align=left Gordon Eric Sartyn.a.align=left G. E. Sarty;align=left G. E. Sarty—
align=left Goro Sasakin.a.align=left G. Sasaki; unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left G. Sasaki—
align=left Isao Satō (astronomer)91963–pres.align=left I. Satō; asteroid occultation, (bio-it)align=left I. Sato
align=left Naoto Satō1421953–pres.align=left N. Satō; amateuralign=left N. Sato
align=left Boris Satovski42n.a.align=left B. Satovski; discovered, different from align=left B. Satovski—
align=left Paul Savan.a.align=left P. Sava; at Needvillealign=left P. Sava—
align=left Giulio Scarfì1964–pres.align=left G. Scarfì; amateur Src, observatories: (126) and (K78)align=left G. Scarfi
align=left Robert D. Schaldachn.a.align=left R. D. Schaldach; co-discovered 61P/Shajn–Schaldach; (bio-fr)align=left R. D. Schaldach—
align=left Alexandre Schaumasse21882–1958align=left A. Schaumasse;align=left A. Schaumasse
align=left Giovanni Schiaparelli11835–1910align=left G. Schiaparelli; disc: align=left G. Schiaparelli
align=left Christine J. Schiffn.a.align=left C. J. Schiff; amateur, wife of J. L. Schiff, (bio-it)align=left C. J. Schiff—
align=left Joel L. Schiffn.a.align=left J. L. Schiff; amateur, husband of C. J. Schiff, unrelated to, (bio-it)align=left J. L. Schiff—
align=left Thomas Schildknecht3n.a.align=left T. Schildknecht; (bio-it), Srcalign=left T. Schildknecht—
align=left Frank Schiralli Jr.n.a.align=left F. Schiralli Jr.; Srcalign=left F. Schiralli Jr.—
align=left Lutz D. Schmadel2451942–2016align=left L. D. Schmadel; ARI-astronomeralign=left L. D. Schmadel; L.D. Schmadel
align=left Brian Schmidt11967–pres.align=left B. Schmidt; w/ High-Z Supernova Search Teamalign=left B. Schmidt; Schmidt, B., the High-Z team
align=left Alfred Schmitt41907–1973align=left A. Schmitt; at Algiers and Strasbourg observatoriesalign=left A. Schmitt
align=left Hans Scholl (astronomer)561942–pres.align=left H. Scholl; ARI-astronomeralign=left H. Scholl
align=left Richard Schorr21867–1951align=left R. Schorr;align=left R. Schorr
align=left Martin Schroedtern.a.align=left M. Schroedter; VERITASalign=left M. Schroedter—
align=left Joachim Schubart21928–pres.align=left J. Schubart; (bio-de), Srcalign=left J. Schubart
align=left Lipót Schulhof11847–1921align=left L. Schulhof;align=left L. Schulhof
align=left Hans-Emil Schuster251934–pres.align=left H.-E. Schuster; at La Sillaalign=left H.-E. Schuster
align=left Erwin Schwab981964–pres.align=left E. Schwab; amateuralign=left E. Schwab
align=left Megan Schwamb161984–pres.align=left M. E. Schwamb; (bio-fr)align=left M. E. Schwamb; M. Schwamb
align=left Michael B. Schwartz2541950–pres.align=left M. Schwartz; amateur, at Tenagra Observatory, (bio-it)align=left M. Schwartz
align=left Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann221870–1964align=left A. Schwassmann;align=left A. Schwassmann
align=left James V. Scotti11960–pres.align=left J. V. Scotti; at Spacewatchalign=left J. V. Scotti
align=left George Mary Searle11839–1918align=left G. Searle; disc: align=left G. Searle—
align=left William Lawrence Sebok2n.a.align=left W. Sebok; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left W. Sebok—
align=left Bruce A. Segal21959–pres.align=left B. A. Segal; amateur, disc: and, (bio-it)align=left B. A. Segal
align=left Carlos Segarran.a.align=left C. Segarra; Algimia-Valenciaalign=left C. Segarra—
align=left Sadao Sein.a.align=left S. Sei; at Chirorin Observatory align=left S. Sei—
align=left Nalin Samarasinha1958–pres.
align=left N. Samarasinha;align=left N. Samarasinha
align=left Tsutomu Seki2251930–pres.align=left T. Seki;align=left T. Seki
align=left Alexey V. Sergeyevn.a.align=left A. Sergeyev; inferredalign=left A. Sergeev; A. Sergeyev—
align=left Carl Sexton9n.a.align=left C. Sexton; inferred, amateuralign=left C. Sexton—
align=left Grigory Shajn31892–1956
align=left G. Shajn;align=left G. Shajn
align=left Pelageya Shajn191894–1956
align=left P. F. Shajn;align=left P. F. Shajn,
align=left R. Shank3n.a.align=left R. Shank; assumed, also R. Shanks (!), co-discoveries with C. Veilletalign=left R. Shank; R. Shanks—
align=left Scott S. Sheppard271977–pres.align=left S. S. Sheppard;align=left S. S. Sheppard; S. Sheppard
align=left Edwin E. Sheridan38n.a.align=left E. E. Sheridan; (bio-it)align=left E. E. Sheridan; E. Sheridan; E. Sherdian—
align=left Jia You Shih3n.a.align=left C.-Y. Shih; disc:, and align=left C.-Y. Shih—
align=left Yoshisada Shimizu3111943–pres.align=left Y. Shimizu; amateuralign=left Y. Shimizu
align=left Hitoshi Shiozawa29n.a.align=left H. Shiozawa; amateur, (bio-it)align=left H. Shiozawa—
align=left Seiji Shirai (astronomer)3n.a.align=left S. Shirai;,, align=left S. Shirai—
align=left Vladimir Shkodrov71930–2010align=left V. G. Shkodrov; at the Bulgarian National Observatoryalign=left V. G. Shkodrov; V. Shkodrov
align=left Carolyn S. Shoemaker3771929–2021align=left C. S. Shoemaker;align=left C. S. Shoemaker
align=left Eugene M. Shoemaker1831928–1997align=left E. M. Shoemaker;align=left E. M. Shoemaker
align=left Philip Short (astronomer)n.a.align=left P. Short;align=left P. Short—
align=left Sergey E. Shurpakov21966–pres.align=left S. Shurpakov; Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov, amateuralign=left S. Shurpakov
align=left Piero Sicoli431954–pres.align=left P. Sicoli; amateur, at Sormano Observatoryalign=left P. Sicoli
align=left Stephen Singer-Brewster71945–pres.align=left S. Singer-Brewster; at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Surveyalign=left S. Singer-Brewster; S. C. Brewster
align=left Amanjot Singh1988–pres.align=left A. Singh;align=left A. Singh
align=left Russell Sipe2n.a.align=left R. Sipe; inferred, disc: and align=left R. Sipe—
align=left Brigitta Sipőcz461984–pres.align=left B. Sipőcz; (bio-de)align=left B. Sipocz; B. S. ocz; B. Sipőcz—
align=left Michael L. Sitkon.a.align=left M. L. Sitko; inferredalign=left M. L. Sitko—
align=left Brian A. Skiff62n.a.align=left B. A. Skiff; at Lowell Observatoryalign=left B. A. Skiff
align=left David R. Skillman171945–pres.align=left D. R. Skillman;align=left D. R. Skillman; D. Skillman
align=left Jure Skvarč201964–pres.align=left J. Skvarč; (bio-it)align=left J. Skvarc; J. Skvarč
align=left Evgenij Fëdorovič Skvorcov31882–1952
align=left E. Skvorcov; Evgenij Skvortsov, (bio-it)align=left E. Skvortsov
align=left Sonia Keys1961–2018align=left K. Smalley; Kyle Smalley, amateur, Powell Observatoryalign=left K. Smalley
align=left Tamara Smirnova1351935–2001align=left T. M. Smirnova;align=left T. M. Smirnova
align=left A. C. Smithn.a.align=left A. C. Smith;align=left A. C. Smith—
align=left Glenn Smith1962–Presalign=left G. Smith; co-disc. with M. Brownalign=left G. Smith—
align=left Suzanne Smrekarn.a.align=left S. Smrekar; Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar; (bio-it)align=left S. Smrekar—
align=left Bogdan Sobczukn.a.align=left B. Sobczuk; Srcalign=left B. Sobczuk—
align=left Adam Sodor1n.a.align=left A. Sodor;align=left A. Sodor—
align=left Andrea Soffiantinin.a.align=left A. Soffiantini; Carezza, Trentino (NASA)align=left A. Soffiantini—
align=left Patrick Sogorb61971–pres.align=left P. Sogorb; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left P. Sogorb—
align=left Vladimir Jakovlevič Solov'ëvn.a.align=left V. Y. Solovyov; (bio-it)align=left V. Y. Solovyov—
align=left Y. Sorimachi (astronomer)2n.a.align=left Y. Sorimachi; disc: and align=left Y. Sorimachi—
align=left Giovanni Sostero1964–2012align=left G. Sostero; amateuralign=left G. Sostero
align=left Alfredo Sota4n.a.align=left A. Sota; inferred, at Sierra Nevada Observatory align=left A. Sota—
align=left Guy Soulié21920–pres.align=left G. Soulié; amateur, (bio-fr)align=left G. Soulie
align=left Timothy B. Spahr591970–pres.align=left T. B. Spahr; Timothy Bruce Spahr, at Bigelow Sky Surveyalign=left T. B. Spahr
align=left Stefano Sposetti1661958–pres.align=left S. Sposetti; amateuralign=left S. Sposetti; Stefano Sposetti
align=left Tom Stafford (astronomer)40n.a.align=left T. Stafford;align=left T. Stafford—
align=left Anton Staus11872–1955align=left A. Staus; disc: align=left A. Staus—
align=left Duncan Steel121955–pres.
align=left D. I. Steel;align=left D. I. Steel
align=left W. A. Steinn.a.align=left W. A. Stein; inferredalign=left W. A. Stein—
align=left Édouard Stephan21837–1923align=left É. Stephan; disc: and align=left E. Stephan—
align=left Peter B. Stetson1952–pres.align=left P. B. Stetson; Peter Brailey Stetson, (bio-it)align=left P. B. Stetson
align=left Berton L. Stevens591951–pres.align=left B. L. Stevens; amateur, Desert Moon Observatory, (bio-it)align=left B. L. Stevens
align=left Janet A. Stevens1950–pres.align=left J. Stevens; amateur, née Madenberg, wife of B. L. Stevens (bio-it)align=left J. Stevens
align=left Carlton F. Stewartn.a.align=left C. F. Stewart; (bio-it)align=left C. F. Stewart—
align=left DeLisle Stewart11870–1941align=left D. Stewart; disc: align=left D. Stewart—
align=left Lacey Stewartn.a.align=left L. Stewart; Src align=left L. Stewart—
align=left Jürgen Stock (astronomer)31923–pres.
align=left J. Stock;align=left J. Stock
align=left M. Stockmastern.a.align=left M. Stockmaster; inferredalign=left M. Stockmaster—
align=left Reiner Michael Stoss91975–pres.align=left R. M. Stoss; amateur, at Starkenburg Observatoryalign=left R. M. Stoss; R. Stoss
align=left Luca Strabla1963–pres.align=left L. Strabla; Luca Pietro Strabla, amateur, (bio-it)align=left L. Strabla
align=left Louis-Gregory Strolgern.a.align=left L.-G. Strolger; inferredalign=left L.-G. Strolger—
align=left Gyula Strommer1920–1995align=left G. Strommer; (bio-it)align=left G. Strommer
align=left Otto Struve21897–1963align=left O. Struve;align=left O. Struve-->
align=left Antonio Stucchin.a.align=left A. Stucchi; inferredalign=left A. Stucchi—
align=left Jeffrey Suen.a.align=left J. Sue; inferred, at RAS Observatory, Srcalign=left J. Sue—
align=left Uwe Süßenberger4n.a.align=left U. Süßenberger;align=left U. Suessenberger—
align=left Judit Szulágyialign=left J. Szulágyi;align=left J. Szulagyi; J. Szulágyi—
align=left Matsuo Sugano41939–pres.align=left M. Sugano; amateuralign=left M. Sugano
align=left Atsushi Sugie122n.a.align=left A. Sugie; at Dynic Astronomical Observatoryalign=left A. Sugie
align=left Rafael Suvanto1909–1940align=left R. Suvanto; (bio-it)align=left R. Suvanto
align=left Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer)421950–pres.align=left K. Suzuki; amateuralign=left K. Suzuki
align=left Shōhei Suzuki52n.a.align=left S. Suzuki;align=left S. Suzuki—
align=left Steven Roger Swanson2n.a.align=left S. R. Swanson; inferred, disc: and align=left S. R. Swanson—
align=left Frédéric Sy21861–1917align=left F. Sy; at Algiers and Paris observatories; disc: and align=left F. Sy
align=left Gyula M. Szabó91979–pres.align=left G. Szabó; (bio-fr)align=left G. Szabo
align=left Tamás Szalai (astronomer)6n.a.align=left T. Szalai; inferred, disc: and align=left T. Szalai—
align=left Dorottya Számn.a.align=left D. Szám; amateur, (bio-it)align=left D. Szam—
align=left Péter Székely (astronomer)3n.a.align=left P. Székely; Piszkéstető Stationalign=left P. Szekely—
align=left Attila Szing6n.a.align=left A. Szing; inferredalign=left A. Szing—
align=left D. Taeymansn.a.align=left D. Taeymans; inferredalign=left D. Taeymans—
align=left Laurence G. Taff101947–pres.align=left L. G. Taff; (bio-fr)align=left L. G. Taff—
align=left Ugo Tagliaferri2n.a.align=left U. Tagliaferri; amateur, disc: and, (bio-it)align=left U. Tagliaferri—
align=left Atsushi Takahashi221965–pres.align=left A. Takahashi; amateur, at Kitami Observatoryalign=left A. Takahashi
align=left Katalin Takátsn.a.–pres.align=left K. Takáts;align=left K. Takats; K. Takáts—
align=left Masanori Takeishi131950–pres.align=left M. Takeishi; amateur, (bio-de)align=left M. Takeishi
align=left A. W. Taylor (astronomer)n.a.align=left A. W. Taylor;, Cordell-Lorenz Obs. (see D. T. Durig)align=left A. W. Taylor—
align=left D. Team (astronomer)2n.a.align=left D. Team;, Kitt Peakalign=left D. Team—
align=left Noéline Teamo240n.a.align=left N. Teamo; amateur, Hibiscus Observatory align=left N. Teamo—
align=left Wilhelm Tempel51821–1889align=left E. W. Tempel;align=left E. W. Tempel
align=left Luciano Tesi1921931–pres.align=left L. Tesi; amateuralign=left L. Tesi; L. esi
align=left Augusto Testa311950–pres.align=left A. Testa; amateuralign=left A. Testa
align=left Holger Thiele41878–1946align=left H. Thiele; son of Thorvald N. Thielealign=left H. Thiele
align=left Bernd Thinius21959–pres.align=left B. Thinius; amateur, disc: and,align=left B. Thinius—
align=left David J. Tholen681955–pres.align=left D. J. Tholen;align=left D. J. Tholen; D. C. Tholen
align=left Norman G. Thomas551930–pres.align=left N. G. Thomas;align=left N. G. Thomas
align=left William Thuillot1951–pres.align=left W. Thuillot; inferredalign=left W. Thuillot
align=left Dan Tibbets3n.a.align=left D. Tibbets; inferred, disc: and align=left D. Tibbets—
align=left Jana Tichá1191965–pres.align=left J. Tichá;align=left J. Ticha; J. Tichá
align=left Miloš Tichý2401966–pres.align=left M. Tichý;align=left M. Tichy; M. Tichý
align=left Jürgen Tiedtke1966–pres.align=left J. Tiedtke; amateur, co-disc. with M. Klein, FBalign=left J. Tiedtke—
align=left Friedrich Tietjen11832–1895align=left F. Tietjen; ARI-astronomer, disc: align=left F. Tietjen
align=left Michael Todd (astronomer)5n.a.align=left M. Todd; inferredalign=left M. Todd—
align=left Clyde Tombaugh151906–1997align=left C. W. Tombaugh;align=left C. W. Tombaugh
align=left Maura Tombelli1991952–pres.align=left M. Tombelli; amateuralign=left M. Tombelli
align=left Kōichirō Tomita91925–2006align=left K. Tomita; at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatoryalign=left K. Tomita
align=left Mario Tonincelli6n.a.align=left M. Tonincelli; inferredalign=left M. Tonincelli; M.Tonincelli—
align=left John L. Tonry21953–pres.align=left J. L. Tonry; University of Hawaii, disc: and, (bio-de)align=left J. L. Tonry
align=left Carlos Torres (astronomer)371929–2011align=left C. Torres; Carlos Torres R. (not Carlos Guillermo Torres), Srcalign=left C. Torres
align=left Y. Torresn.a.align=left Y. Torres; inferredalign=left Y. Torres—
align=left Juraj Tóth161975–pres.align=left J. Tóth; at Comenius Universityalign=left J. Toth
align=left Suzanne W. Tourtellotte161945–2013align=left S. Tourtellotte; inferredalign=left S. Tourtellotte—
align=left Fabrizio Tozzi1531970–pres.align=left F. Tozzi; amateur, (bio-it)align=left F. Tozzi—
align=left Richard Trentman31939–pres.align=left R. Trentman; amateur, Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object program; disc: and align=left R. Trentman
align=left David E. Trilling521972–pres.align=left D. E. Trilling; disc: and align=left D. E. Trilling
align=left Paul J. Tristramn.a.align=left P. J. Tristram; MJUO, Srcalign=left P. J. Tristram—
align=left Chad Trujillo651973–pres.align=left C. Trujillo;align=left C. A. Trujillo; C. Trujillo; C. W. Trujillo
align=left Yuan-Sheng Tsai (astronomer)1n.a.align=left Y.-S. Tsai; inferredalign=left Y.-S. Tsai—
align=left Akira Tsuchikawa4n.a.align=left A. Tsuchikawa; (bio-it)align=left A. Tsuchikawa—
align=left Roy A. Tucker7371951–pres.align=left R. A. Tucker;align=left R. A. Tucker; R. Tucker; R.A. Tucker
align=left Vlad Tudorn.a.–pres.align=left V. Tudor;align=left V. Tudor—
align=left D. Tuman.a.align=left D. Tuma; inferredalign=left D. Tuma—
align=left Horace Parnell Tuttle21837–1923align=left H. P. Tuttle;align=left H. P. Tuttle
align=left Andrzej Udalski21957–pres.align=left A. Udalski; disc: and align=left A. Udalski—
align=left Seiji Ueda7051952–pres.align=left S. Ueda; amateuralign=left S. Ueda
align=left Seitaro Urakawa41975–pres.align=left S. Urakawa; at Biseialign=left S. Urakawa
align=left Takeshi Urata6421947–2012align=left T. Urata; amateuralign=left T. Urata
align=left Fumiaki Uto22n.a.align=left F. Uto;align=left F. Uto; T. Uto—
align=left Ovidiu Vaduvescu8n.a.align=left O. Vaduvescu; first: align=left O. Vaduvescu—
align=left Antonio Vagnozzi461950–pres.align=left A. Vagnozzi; amateuralign=left A. Vagnozzi
align=left Marja Väisälä21916–2011align=left M. Väisälä; Marja Ilmatar Väisälä, daughter of Y. Väisälä, disc: and, (bio-it)align=left M. Vaisala—
align=left Yrjö Väisälä1281891–1971align=left Y. Väisälä; at Turku Observatoryalign=left Y. Vaisala,
align=left Mallory Vale31986–pres.align=left M. Vale;align=left M. Vale
align=left Jan Vales5n.a.align=left J. Vales; at Črni Vrh,align=left J. Vales—
align=left George Van Biesbroeck161880–1974
align=left G. Van Biesbroeck;align=left G. Van Biesbroeck
align=left Hendrik van Gent391899–1947align=left H. van Gent;align=left H. van Gent
align=left Cornelis Johannes van Houten46431920–2002align=left C. J. van Houten;align=left C. J. van Houten
align=left Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld46441921–2015align=left I. van Houten-Groeneveld;align=left I. van Houten-Groeneveld; I. Groeneveld
align=left Andre van Stadenn.a.align=left A. van Staden; inferredalign=left A. van Staden—
align=left Andrew Vanden Heuvel3n.a.align=left A. Vanden Heuvel; (bio-it)align=left A. Vanden Heuvel—
align=left Jonathan Alexander Quirola Vásquez1990–pres.align=left J. Vasquez; Jonathan Quirola-Vásquez; J. A. Quirola‐Vásquez; Radboud Universityalign=left J. Vasquez—
align=left Luděk Vaštan.a.align=left L. Vašta; inferredalign=left L. Vasta—
align=left Zdeňka Vávrová1151945–pres.align=left Z. Vávrová;align=left Z. Vavrova
align=left Christian Veillet1611954–pres.align=left C. Veillet;align=left C. Veillet
align=left Graziano Ventre41954–pres.align=left G. Ventre; amateur, (bio-it)align=left G. Ventre
align=left Krisztián Vida1983–pres.align=left K. Vida; (IAU), co-disc.
  1. K. Sarneczky
align=left K. Vida—
align=left Antoni Vidaln.a.align=left A. Vidal; amateur, (bio-it)align=left A. Vidal—
align=left Ester Vigiln.a.align=left E. Vigil; amateur, (bio-it)align=left E. Vigil—
align=left Jozef Világi12n.a.align=left J. Világi; inferredalign=left J. Vilagi; J. Világi—
align=left Walter Augustin Villiger1872–1938align=left W. Villiger;align=left W. Villiger
align=left George R. Viscome331956–pres.align=left G. R. Viscome;align=left G. R. Viscome
align=left David Voglsam1976-pres.align=left D. Voglsam; Srcalign=left D. Voglsam—
align=left Heinrich Vogt (astronomer)11890–1968align=left H. Vogt; disc: align=left H. Vogt
align=left Luigi Volta51876–1952align=left L. Volta; (bio-it)align=left L. Volta
align=left Tomáš Vorobjov151984–pres.align=left T. Vorobjov; amateuralign=left T. Vorobjov
align=left Christel Vuissoz5n.a.align=left C. Vuissoz; inferred, disc: align=left C. Vuissoz—
align=left Libor Vyskočiln.a.align=left L. Vyskočil; inferredalign=left L. Vyskocil—
align=left Arno Arthur Wachmann31902–1990align=left A. Wachmann;align=left A. Wachmann
align=left Sahil Wadhwan.a.align=left S. Wadhwa;align=left S. Wadhwa—
align=left Joe Wagner (astronomer)61964–pres.align=left J. Wagner; (bio-it)align=left J. Wagner—
align=left R. Mark Wagner9n.a.align=left R. M. Wagner; IAUalign=left R. M. Wagner—
align=left Duncan Waldron2n.a.
align=left J. D. Waldron; amateur, disc: and, (bio-it)align=left J. D. Waldron—
align=left Jasper V. Walln.a.align=left J. V. Wall; (bio-it)align=left J. V. Wall—
align=left Åke Wallenquist1904–1994align=left Å. A. E. Wallenquist; at Kvistaberg Stationalign=left A. A. E. Wallenquist
align=left Brian D. Warner31952–pres.align=left B. D. Warner; photometrist, (bio-it), Srcalign=left B. D. Warner
align=left Archibald Warnock7n.a.align=left A. Warnock; (bio-it)align=left A. Warnock—
align=left Lawrence H. Wasserman295n.a.align=left L. H. Wasserman; occultation, (bio-it)align=left L. H. Wasserman
align=left Kazuro Watanabe6711955–pres.align=left K. Watanabe; amateuralign=left K. Watanabe
align=left James Craig Watson221838–1880
align=left J. C. Watson;align=left J. C. Watson
align=left Martin Watt4n.a.align=left M. Watt; (bio-it)align=left M. Watt—
align=left J. Scott Weaver21940–2008align=left J. S. Weaver; (bio-it)align=left J. S. Weaver; S. Weaver
align=left Robert Weber (astronomer)81926–2008align=left R. Weber;align=left R. Weber
align=left Katrina Wefel2n.a.align=left K. Wefel; at Baton Rouge, disc: and align=left K. Wefel—
align=left Don J. Wells211965–pres.align=left D. Wells; amateur, (bio-it)align=left D. Wells
align=left Lisa Wells (astronomer)5n.a.align=left L. Wells; inferred; remote observer for CFHT; co-discoverer
  1. M. Micheli
: Src		align=left L. Wells—
align=left Jim Wentworthn.a.align=left J. Wentworth; inferredalign=left J. Wentworth—
align=left Wolfgang Wenzel (astronomer)1929–2021align=left W. Wenzel; (bio-de)align=left W. Wenzel
align=left Richard Martin West401941–pres.align=left R. M. West;align=left R. M. West
align=left Fred Lawrence Whipple1906–2004align=left F. L. Whipple;align=left F. L. Whipple
align=left Minor White (astronomer)45n.a.align=left M. White; (bio-it)align=left M. White—
align=left Robert J. Whiteley121971–pres.align=left R. J. Whiteley; (bio-it)align=left R. J. Whiteley
align=left Paul Wiegert851967–pres.align=left P. A. Wiegert;align=left P. A. Wiegert
align=left Patrick Wiggins (astronomer)51949–pres.align=left P. Wiggins; amateur, (bio-it)align=left P. Wiggins
align=left Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)941925–2014align=left P. Wild;align=left P. Wild
align=left Peter D. Wildern.a.align=left P. D. Wilder; (bio-it)align=left P. D. Wilder—
align=left Iwan P. Williams7n.a.align=left I. P. Williams; (bio-it)align=left I. P. Williams
align=left James G. Williamsn.a.align=left J. G. Williams; Srcalign=left J. G. Williams
align=left Kenneth A. Williams141956–pres.align=left K. A. Williams; Lake Clear N.Y.; astrophotographeralign=left K. A. Williams
align=left Ryan M. Williamsn.a.align=left R. M. Williams; (bio-it)align=left R. M. Williams—
align=left John E. Willisn.a.align=left J. Willis; USNO-astronomer, Src (bio-it)align=left J. Willis—
align=left Albert George Wilson51918–2012align=left A. G. Wilson;align=left A. G. Wilson
align=left Carl A. Wirtanen81910–1990align=left C. A. Wirtanen;align=left C. A. Wirtanen
align=left Edith Wirtanenn.a.align=left E. Wirtanen; Edith Rand Wirtanen, wife of Carl Wirtanen, (bio-it)align=left E. Wirtanen
align=left Carl Gustav Witt21866–1946align=left G. Witt;align=left G. Witt
align=left David Wittman3n.a.align=left D. Wittman; David M. Wittmanalign=left D. Wittman—
align=left Christian Wolf (astronomer)n.a.align=left C. Wolf; assumedalign=left C. Wolf—
align=left Marek Wolf191957–pres.align=left M. Wolf;align=left M. Wolf—
align=left Max Wolf2481863–1932align=left M. F. Wolf;align=left M. F. Wolf
align=left Chris Wolfe29n.a.align=left C. Wolfe; (bio-it)align=left C. Wolfe—
align=left Ulrich Wolff21964–pres.align=left U. Wolff; amateur, Berlin, Srcalign=left U. Wolff—
align=left Harry Edwin Wood121881–1946align=left H. E. Wood;align=left H. E. Wood
align=left Gao Xing81974–pres.align=left X. Gao; first disc:, obscode:C42align=left X. Gao
align=left Naotaka Yamamoton.a.align=left N. Yamamoto; (bio-it)align=left N. Yamamoto—
align=left Masayuki Yanai271959–pres.align=left M. Yanai;align=left M. Yanai
align=left Yang Tingzhang12n.a.align=left T.-C. Yang; (bio-it)align=left T.-C. Yang—
align=left Quanzhi Ye2131988–presalign=left Q. Ye; Quanzhi Ye;[2] also: Ye Quanzhi, (bio-it), Src align=left Q. Ye; QZ Ye; Q.-z. Ye
align=left B. Yeung1n.a.align=left B. Yeung;align=left B. Yeung—
align=left William Kwong Yu Yeung20491960–pres.align=left W. K. Y. Yeung; amateur, (bio-it)align=left W. K. Y. Yeung; W. K. Yeung
align=left M. Yoshimin.a.align=left M. Yoshimi;align=left M. Yoshimi—
align=left James Whitney Young2671941–pres.align=left J. W. Young;align=left J. W. Young; J. Young
align=left Jure Zakrajšek7n.a.align=left J. Zakrajšek; Srcalign=left J. Zakrajsek—
align=left O. Zamoran.a.align=left O. Zamora; co-disc.
  1. O. Vaduvescu
align=left O. Zamora—
align=left Fulvio Zanardini2n.a.align=left F. Zanardini; disc: and, (bio-it)align=left F. Zanardini—
align=left Luciano Zannonin.a.align=left L. Zannoni;align=left L. Zannoni—
align=left Vincenzo Zappalà91945–pres.align=left V. Zappalà; at Pino Torinese Observatoryalign=left V. Zappala
align=left Justas Zdanavičius114n.a.align=left J. Zdanavičius; (bio-it)align=left J. Zdanavicius—
align=left Kazimieras Zdanavičius1938–pres.align=left K. Zdanavičius; (bio-it)align=left K. Zdanavicius
align=left Kenneth W. Zeigler3n.a.align=left K. W. Zeigler; disc:, (bio-it)align=left K. W. Zeigler—
align=left David S. Zelinskyn.a.align=left D. Zelinsky; inferredalign=left D. Zelinsky
align=left O. Zeloyniy2n.a.align=left O. Zeloyniy; inferred, first: align=left O. Zeloyniy—
align=left Xu Zhijian41989–pres.align=left Z. Xu; amateur,, co-discoveries with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, 300+ SOHO cometsalign=left Z. Xu
align=left Lyudmila Zhuravleva2131946–pres.
align=left L. V. Zhuravleva; Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva; ITA-astronomeralign=left L. V. Zhuravleva
align=left Massimo Ziboli4n.a.align=left M. Ziboli; amateur, disc:, (bio-it)align=left M. Ziboli—
align=left Pavel Zigon.a.align=left P. Zigo; inferredalign=left P. Zigo—
align=left Ute Zimmer241964–pres.align=left U. Zimmer; amateur,align=left U. Zimmer—
align=left Michał Żołnowski411975–pres.align=left M. Żołnowski; amateur, Rantiga Osservatorioalign=left M. Zolnowski; M. Żołnowski; M. Żołnowsk
align=left Frank B. Zoltowski2291957–pres.align=left F. B. Zoltowski; amateuralign=left F. B. Zoltowski
align=left Giovanni Zonaron.a.align=left G. Zonaro; amateur, (bio-it)align=left G. Zonaro—
align=left Cristina Zuritan.a.align=left C. Zurita; inferredalign=left C. Zurita—
align=left Anna N. Żytkow71947–pres.align=left A. Żytkow;align=left A. Zytkow—

Discovering dedicated institutions

Institutionwidth=70 Discoverieswidth=40 CountryLink-label; info, links, and noteswidth=75 Name(s) at MPC
align=left Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory299608, 605align=left AMOS;align=left AMOS
align=left Altschwendt Observatory11A44align=left Altschwendt Obs.; cite: align=left Altschwendt
align=left Ametlla de Mar Observatory12946
align=left Ametlla de Mar Obs.;align=left Ametlla de Mar
align=left Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory124A50align=left Andrushivka Obs.;align=left Andrushivka
align=left Apache Point Observatory9645align=left Apache Point Obs.;align=left Apache Point
align=left Argentine National Observatory822align=left Argentine National Observatory; Córdoba Obs.; Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba; Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba;align=left Córdoba; Cordoba
align=left Asiago Observatory8098align=left Asiago Obs.;align=left Cima Ekar
align=left Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey219209
align=left ADAS;align=left Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey; ADAS
align=left Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System2T05, T08
M22, W68		align=left ATLAS; Haleakala (ATLAS-HKO) and Mauna Loa (ATLAS-MLO), as well as at Sutherland Observatory (South Africa) and El Sauce Observatory (Chile)align=left ATLAS; ATLAS-HKO, Haleaka
align=left Astronomical Research Observatory96H55, H21align=left ARO; Astronomical Research Observatory moved from Charleston (H55) to Westfield (H21) in 2009. Srcalign=left Astronomical Research Observatory; Charleston; Westfield
align=left Astrovirtel5I03align=left Astrovirtel;align=left ASTROVIRTEL
align=left Sierra Remote Observatories3G53, G80align=left Sierra Remote Obs.;align=left Auberry
align=left Stardome Observatory1466, 467align=left Stardome Obs.;align=left Auckland
align=left Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey441300align=left BATTeRS;align=left BATTeRS; Bisei SG Center
align=left Badlands Observatory7918align=left Badlands Obs.;align=left Badlands
align=left Jonathan B. Postel Observatory9201align=left Jonathan B. Postel Obs.;align=left Bareggio
align=left Bassano Bresciano Observatory3565align=left Bassano Bresciano Obs.; aka Osservatorio Astronomico (di) Bassano Bresciano, private, it:wikialign=left Bassano Bresciano
align=left Bastia Observatory1197align=left Bastia Obs.;align=left Bastia
align=left Highland Road Park Observatory1747align=left Highland Road Park Obs.;align=left Baton Rouge
align=left Bédoin Observatory1132align=left Bédoin Obs.; Observatoire de Bédoinalign=left Bedoin
align=left Begues Observatory2170
align=left Begues Obs.; (Catalan; Valencian: Observatori Astronòmic de Begues)align=left Begues
align=left Bélesta Observatory2A05align=left Bélesta Obs.; at Bélesta-en-Lauragais, ADAGIO societyalign=left Belesta
align=left Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program1304327align=left SCAP;align=left Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program; NAOC Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
align=left Bergen-Enkheim Observatory1A74align=left Bergen-Enkheim Obs.;align=left Bergen-Enkheim
align=left Bergisch Gladbach Observatory11621align=left Bergisch Gladbach Obs.;align=left Bergisch Gladbach
align=left Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory31344align=left Bohyunsan Obs.;align=left Bohyunsan
align=left Boyden Observatory4074align=left Boyden Obs.;align=left Boyden Observatory
align=left Bulgarian National Observatory10071align=left Bulgarian National Obs.;align=left Bulgarian National Observatory
align=left Cala d'Hort ObservatoryC85align=left Cala d'Hort Obs.; (Observatorio Cala d'Hort)align=left Observatiorio Cala d'Hort
align=left CBA-East Observatory1H86align=left CBA-East Obs.;align=left CBA-East
align=left CERGA Observatory24010align=left CERGA; Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométriealign=left CERGA
align=left Catalina Sky Survey30578703align=left CSS;align=left CSS
align=left Calar Alto Observatory8493align=left Calar Alto Obs.;align=left Calar Alto
align=left Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory114G98align=left Calvin–Rehoboth Obs.; in NM, cite:, disc: to Prairie School, all others to Calvin Collegealign=left Calvin College; Prairie School
align=left Campinas Observatory1870align=left Campinas Obs.; Observatório de Campinasalign=left Campinas
align=left Campo Catino Astronomical Observatory5468align=left Campo Catino Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Campo Catinoalign=left Campo Catino
align=left Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey5I10align=left CAOS;align=left Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey; San Pedro de CAO; CAO, San Pedro de
align=left Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey1734599align=left CINEOS;align=left CINEOS; Campo Imperatore; Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey
align=left Canada–France Ecliptic Plane Survey2568
align=left CFEPS; Src, presumably conducted at CFHT, using generic Mauna Kea obs. code (568)align=left Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey
align=left Catalina Station1693align=left Catalina Stn.;align=left Catalina Station
align=left Cavezzo Observatory7107align=left Cavezzo Obs.;align=left Cavezzo
align=left Cavriana Observatory2571align=left Cavriana Obs.; Osservatorio di Cavrianaalign=left Cavriana
align=left Alianza S4 Observatory126I08align=left Alianza S4 Obs.;align=left Cerro Burek
align=left Cerro El Roble Observatory1805align=left Cerro El Roble Stn.;align=left Cerro El Roble
align=left Paranal Observatory5309align=left Paranal Obs.;align=left Cerro Paranal
align=left Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory249807align=left Cerro Tololo Obs.;align=left Cerro Tololo
align=left Cerro Tololo-LCO1W85, W86, W87align=left CTIO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) node at CTIOalign=left Cerro Tololo-LCO B
align=left Chante-Perdrix Observatory162A77align=left Chante-Perdrix Obs.; Observatoire Chante-Perdrixalign=left Chante-Perdrix
align=left Cielo Profundo Observatory1J01align=left Cielo Profundo Obs.; align=left Observatorio Cielo
align=left Colleverde di Guidonia Observatory2596align=left Colleverde Obs.; Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidoniaalign=left Colleverde
align=left Copenhagen University Observatory8035align=left Copenhagen Obs.;align=left Copenhagen Observatory
align=left Cordell–Lorenz Observatory30850align=left Cordell–Lorenz Obs.;align=left Cordell-Lorenz
align=left Crimean Astrophysical Observatory13095align=left Crimean Astrophysical Obs.;align=left Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
align=left Črni Vrh Observatory427106align=left Črni Vrh;align=left Crni Vrh
align=left Dark Energy Camera81W84align=left CTIO-DECam;align=left DECam; Cerro Tololo-DECam
align=left Dark Energy Survey6W84align=left CTIO-DES;align=left Dark Energy Survey
align=left Dax Observatory8958align=left Dax Obs.; Observatoire de Daxalign=left Dax
align=left Deep Ecliptic Survey9695align=left DES;align=left Deep Ecliptic Survey
align=left Deep Lens Survey80807
align=left DLS;align=left Deep Lens Survey
align=left Drebach Observatory16113align=left Drebach Obs.;align=left Drebach; Volkssternwarte Drebach
align=left Doc Greiner Research Observatory1G48align=left Greiner Obs.;align=left Doc Greiner Research Observatory
align=left European Near Earth Asteroids Research12809align=left EURONEAR;align=left EURONEAR
align=left Desert Wanderer Observatory2G78align=left Desert Wanderer Obs.;align=left El Centro
align=left Farpoint Observatory137734align=left Farpoint Obs.; cite:, NEKAAL, Kansasalign=left Farpoint; Eskridge
align=left Walter Hohmann Observatory11636align=left Walter Hohmann Obs.;align=left Essen
align=left European Southern Observatory2809align=left ESO;align=left European Southern Observatory
align=left Everstar Observatory3849align=left Everstar Obs.;align=left Everstar
align=left Eygalayes Observatory1B44align=left Eygalayes Obs.;align=left Eygalayes
align=left Farra d'Isonzo Observatory225595align=left Farra d'Isonzo;align=left Farra d'Isonzo; CCAF
align=left Faulkes Telescope Educational Project3608align=left Faulkes Project;align=left Faulkes Telescope Educational Project
align=left Faulkes Telescope North5F65align=left Haleakala-Faulkes;align=left Haleakala
align=left Félix Aguilar Observatory63808align=left Félix Aguilar Obs.;align=left Felix Aguilar Observatory
align=left Fountain Hills Observatory35678align=left Fountain Hills Obs.;align=left Fountain Hills
align=left Frasso Sabino Observatory2157align=left Frasso Sabino Obs.; Osservatorio di Frasso Sabinoalign=left Frasso Sabino
align=left Goodricke-Pigott Observatory75683align=left Goodricke-Pigott Obs.;align=left Goodricke-Pigott
align=left Great Shefford Observatory10J95align=left Great Shefford Obs.;align=left Great Shefford
align=left Harvard College Observatory55800, 802align=left Harvard Obs.;align=left Harvard Observatory
align=left Haute-Provence Observatory5511align=left Haute-Provence Obs.;align=left Haute Provence; Institute d'Astrophysics
align=left Hawkeye Observatory1H52align=left Hawkeye Obs.;align=left Hawkeye
align=left Herrenberg Observatory1240align=left Herrenberg Obs.;align=left Herrenberg
align=left Hibiscus Observatory3F84align=left Hibiscus Obs.;align=left Hibiscus
align=left Hormersdorf Observatory6A35align=left Hormersdorf Obs.;align=left Hormersdorf
align=left Hunters Hill Observatory1E14align=left Hunters Hill Obs.;align=left Hunters Hill
align=left IAA-AI Atacama2I16align=left IAA-AI;align=left IAA-AI
align=left International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey8675align=left INAS;align=left INAS
align=left Infrared Astronomical Satellite4500align=left IRAS;align=left IRAS
align=left International Scientific Optical Network10H15align=left ISON;align=left ISON
align=left ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory11D00align=left ASC-Kislovodsk;align=left ASC-Kislovodsk; ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory
align=left Indiana Asteroid Program119760align=left Indiana University;align=left Indiana University
align=left Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory2D44align=left Ishigakijima Obs.; disc: and align=left Ishigakijima
align=left JATE Asteroid Survey461align=left JATE Asteroid Survey;align=left JATE Asteroid Survey
align=left Japan Spaceguard Association1381align=left JSGA;align=left Japan Spaceguard Association
align=left Jarnac Observatory168G92align=left Jarnac Obs.;align=left Jarnac
align=left John J. McCarthy Observatory1932align=left John J. McCarthy Obs.;align=left John J. McCarthy
align=left Jonathan B. Postel Observatory1201align=left Jonathan B. Postel Obs.;align=left Jonathan B. Postel
align=left Junk Bond Observatory53701align=left Junk Bond Obs.;align=left Junk Bond
align=left Jura Observatory6185align=left Jura Obs.; align=left Vicques
align=left Kepler (spacecraft)1C55align=left Kepler;align=left KEPLER
align=left Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope36246align=left KLENOT;align=left KLENOT
align=left Kachina Observatory5G89align=left Kachina Obs.;align=left Kachina
align=left Kambah Observatory1415align=left Kambah Obs.;align=left Kambah
align=left Kiso Observatory3381align=left Kiso Obs.;align=left Kiso
align=left Kitt Peak National Observatory104695align=left Kitt Peak Obs.;align=left Kitt Peak
align=left Kleť Observatory301046align=left Kleť Obs.;align=left Klet
align=left Kvistaberg Observatory6049align=left Kvistaberg Obs.;align=left Kvistaberg; Uppsala-Kvistaberg
align=left Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research150558704align=left LINEAR;align=left LINEAR
align=left Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search22852688align=left LONEOS;align=left LONEOS; Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Survey
align=left Lulin Sky Survey305D35align=left LUSS;align=left LUSS
align=left Roque de los Muchachos Observatory39950align=left La Palma Obs.;align=left La Palma
align=left La Plata Observatory5839align=left La Plata Obs.;align=left La Plata
align=left La Silla Observatory27I05align=left La Silla Obs.;align=left La Silla
align=left Mount John University Observatory5474align=left Mount John Obs.;align=left Lake Tekapo
align=left Las Campanas Observatory1304align=left Las Campanas Obs.;align=left Las Campanas
align=left Les Engarouines Observatory3A14align=left Les Engarouines Obs.; Observatoire des Engarouines, Laurent Bernasconi, align=left Les Engarouines
align=left Lick Observatory4662align=left Lick Obs.;align=left Lick Observatory
align=left LightBuckets Observatory4B10, H11
align=left LightBuckets Obs.;align=left LightBuckets
align=left Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site8704align=left Lincoln Lab ETS;align=left Lincoln Laboratory ETS; Socorro
align=left Liverpool Telescope1J13align=left La Palma-Liverpool;align=left La Palma-Liverpool
align=left Davidschlag Observatory5540align=left Davidschlag Obs.; Linz Observatoryalign=left Linz
align=left Loiano Observatory1598align=left Loiano Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico di Loianoalign=left Loiano
align=left Los Molinos Observatory2844align=left Los Molinos Obs.;align=left Los Molinos
align=left Lowell Observatory3690align=left Lowell Obs.;align=left Lowell Observatory
align=left Lowell Discovery Telescope1G37align=left Lowell Discovery Tel.;align=left Flagstaff
align=left Lulin Observatory24D35align=left Lulin Obs.;align=left Lulin
align=left OGS Telescope203J04align=left ESA OGS;align=left ESA OGS
align=left Lumezzane Observatory1130align=left Lumezzane Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Serafino Zanialign=left Lumezzane
align=left Madonna di Dossobuono Observatory7560align=left Madonna di Dossobuono Obs.; (Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono)align=left Madonna di Dossobuono
align=left Majdanak Observatory3188align=left Majdanak Obs.;align=left Majdanak
align=left Málaga Observatory1J40align=left Málaga Obs.;align=left Malaga
align=left Consell Observatory2176align=left Consell Obs.; (Observatorio Astronómico de Consell)align=left Consell
align=left Marxuquera Observatory1952align=left Marxuquera Obs.; Observatori Astronòmic Marxuqueraalign=left Marxuquera
align=left MASTER-SAAO TelescopeK95align=left MASTER; at South African Astronomical Observatoryalign=left MASTER
align=left MASTER-II ObservatoryC41, C94, D54align=left MASTER-II Observatories at Kislovodsk, Tunka, and Blagoveshchensk, respectively;align=left MASTER-II
align=left Mauna Kea Observatories476568align=left Mauna Kea Obs.;align=left Mauna Kea; Maunakea
align=left iTelescope Observatory43H06, H10align=left iTelescope Obs.;align=left Mayhill
align=left McDonald Observatory2711, V37align=left McDonald Obs.;align=left McDonald Observatory
align=left Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory1303align=left Llano del Hato Obs.;align=left Mérida
align=left Mirasteilas Observatory1B67align=left Mirasteilas Obs.; align=left Falera
align=left Modra Observatory15118align=left Modra Obs.;align=left Modra
align=left Molėtai Astronomical Observatory43152align=left Molėtai Obs.;align=left Moletai
align=left Monte Viseggi Observatory4126align=left Monte Viseggi Obs.; Osservatorio Monte Viseggialign=left Monte Viseggi
align=left Moriyama Observatory1900align=left Moriyama Obs.;align=left Moriyama
align=left Mount Lemmon Survey89589G96align=left Mount Lemmon Survey;align=left Mt. Lemmon Survey; Mount Lemmon Survey
align=left Mount Lemmon Sky Center1G84align=left Mount Lemmon Sky Center; lowest align=left Mount Lemmon SkyCenter; Mount Lemmon SkyCe
align=left Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking44263566, 644align=left NEAT;align=left NEAT; Haleakala-NEAT/GEO
align=left Nachi-Katsuura Observatory1905align=left Nachi-Katsuura Obs.;align=left Nachi-Katsuura
align=left SFA Observatory4740align=left SFA Obs.;align=left Nacogdoches
align=left Nakagawa Observatory1D74align=left Nakagawa Obs.;align=left Nakagawa
align=left Nanchuan Observatory1D14align=left Nanchuan Obs.;align=left Nanchuan
align=left George Observatory220735align=left Needville Obs.;align=left Needville
align=left Network of European Observatories in the North1J50align=left NEON; La Palma Obs.align=left La Palma-NEON
align=left New Horizons KBO Search2250, 266–269align=left New Horizons KBO Search; first discovery (516977); lowest numbered discovery (486958)align=left New Horizons KBO Search; New Horizons Search Team
align=left John J. McCarthy Observatory3932align=left John J. McCarthy Obs.;align=left New Milford
align=left Nyrölän observatorio1174align=left Nyrölä;align=left Nyrola
align=left Mount Nyukasa Station116408align=left Mount Nyukasa Stn.;align=left Nyukasa
align=left Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca2869620, J75align=left 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,, align=left OAM; OAM Observatory; La Sagra
align=left OCA-Anza Observatory1643align=left OCA-Anza; Orange County Astronomers - Anzaalign=left OCA-Anza
align=left OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey1089910align=left ODAS;align=left ODAS
align=left Oak Ridge Observatory38801align=left Oak Ridge Observatory;align=left Oak Ridge Observatory
align=left Oakley Observatory3916, E09
align=left Oakley Obs.;align=left Oakley
align=left Observatory Naef Épendes24A13align=left Naef Obs.;align=left Observatoire Naef
align=left Montcabre Observatory1213align=left Montcabre Obs.; Observatorio Montcabrealign=left Observatorio Montcabre
align=left Sunflower Observatory10739, 849align=left Olathe;align=left Olathe
align=left Ondřejov Observatory25557align=left Ondřejov Obs.; (Observatoř Ondřejov), cite align=left Ondrejov
align=left Nihondaira Observatory Oohira Station6385align=left Oohira Stn.;align=left Oohira
align=left Cima Rest Observatory1B11align=left Cima Rest Obs.; Osservatorio Cima Restalign=left Osservatorio Cima Rest
align=left Polino Observatory2609align=left Polino Obs.; Osservatorio Polinoalign=left Osservatorio Polino
align=left San Vittore Observatory99552align=left San Vittore Obs.; Osservatorio San Vittorealign=left Osservatorio San Vittore
align=left Ottmarsheim Observatory15224align=left Ottmarsheim Obs.; Observatoire d'Ottmarsheimalign=left Ottmarsheim
align=left Outer Solar System Origins Survey40568align=left OSSOS; lowest numbered discovery: align=left Outer Solar System Origins Survey
align=left Oukaïmeden Observatory1J43align=left Oukaïmeden Obs.; align=left Oukaimeden
align=left Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey20675align=left PCAS;align=left PCAS
align=left PMO NEO Survey Program761330align=left PMO NEO;align=left PMO NEO Survey Program; PMO Neo Survey Program
align=left Palomar Observatory60675align=left Palomar Obs.;align=left Palomar; Palomar Mountain-D; Palomar Mountain
align=left Palomar Transient Factory143I41align=left PTF;align=left Palomar Transient Factory
align=left Pan-STARRS23414F51align=left Pan-STARRS;align=left Pan-STARRS 1; Pan-STARRS1
align=left Pan-STARRS 252F52align=left Pan-STARRS 2; first discovery align=left Pan-STARRS 2
align=left Beijing Astronomical Observatory1324, 327align=left Peking Obs.;align=left Peking Observatory
align=left Perth Observatory29319, 322align=left Perth Obs.;align=left Perth Observatory
align=left Pic du Midi Observatory9586align=left Pic du Midi Obs.; French: Observatoire du Pic du Midi, cite: align=left Pic du Midi
align=left Pises Observatory44122align=left Pises Obs.; Observatoire des Pisesalign=left Pises
align=left Piszkéstető Station5461, 561align=left Piszkéstető Stn.;align=left Piszkesteto
align=left Pla D'Arguines Observatory43941align=left Pla D'Arguines Obs.; Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguinesalign=left Pla D'Arguines
align=left Pleiade Observatory1H96align=left Pleiade Obs.;align=left Pleiade
align=left Polonia ObservatoryW98align=left Polonia Obs.;align=left Polonia
align=left Powell Observatory22649align=left Powell Obs.;align=left Powell
align=left Prairie Grass Observatory2H59align=left Prairie Grass Obs.;align=left Prairie Grass
align=left Puckett Observatory1752, 764align=left Puckett Obs.;align=left Puckett
align=left Purple Mountain Observatory150330align=left Purple Mountain Obs.;align=left Purple Mountain Observatory
align=left Q. s. observers7G96, 691, F51, D03align=left Q. s. observers;align=left Q. s. observers; observers, q.-s.; observers, Q. s.; q.-s. observers
align=left Rantiga Observatory1D03align=left Rantiga Obs.; Rantiga Osservatorio, Carpinetialign=left Tincana
align=left Reedy Creek Observatory1428align=left Reedy Creek Obs.; align=left Reedy Creek
align=left Remanzacco Observatory9473align=left Remanzacco Obs.;align=left Remanzacco
align=left Royal Observatory Edinburgh7277
align=left Edinburgh Obs.;align=left Royal Observatory Edinburgh
align=left Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory55589align=left Santa Lucia Obs.;align=left Stroncone
align=left Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory3B74align=left Montmagastrell Obs.; Observatory Santa Maria de Montmagastrellalign=left SM Montmagastrell
align=left Saint-Sulpice Observatory19947align=left Saint-Sulpice Obs.;align=left Saint-Sulpice
align=left Saji Observatory22867align=left Saji Obs.;align=left Saji
align=left Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory36104align=left Pistoia Mountains Obs.; Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiesealign=left San Marcello
align=left National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico)1679align=left OAN Mexico;align=left San Pedro Martir
align=left Sandlot Observatory6H36align=left Sandlot Obs.;align=left Sandlot
align=left Schiaparelli Observatory7204align=left Schiaparelli Obs.;align=left Schiaparelli
align=left SDSS Collaboration706645 (705)align=left SDSS Collaboration;,, HPalign=left SDSS Collaboration; S. Collaboration
align=left Shandong University Observatory16D39align=left Shandong University Obs.;align=left Shandong University
align=left Shishikui Observatory1342align=left Shishikui;align=left Shishikui
align=left Siding Spring Observatory4413align=left Siding Spring Obs.;align=left Siding Spring; Siding Spring-Faul; Spring-Faul, Siding
align=left Siding Spring Survey3505E12align=left SSS;align=left Siding Spring Survey
align=left Sierra Nevada Observatory5J86align=left Sierra Nevada Obs.;align=left Sierra Nevada
align=left Sierra Stars Observatory8G68align=left Sierra Stars Obs.;align=left Sierra Stars
align=left Silver Spring Observatory2H85align=left Silver Spring Obs.;align=left Silver Spring
align=left Simeiz Observatory1094align=left Simeiz Obs.;align=left Simeis; Crimea-Simeiz
align=left Skylive Observatory1B40align=left Skylive Obs.;align=left Skylive
align=left Sloan Digital Sky Survey1874645align=left SDSS;align=left Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey Linked Object Catalog team
align=left SONEAR Observatory3Y00align=left SONEAR Obs.;align=left SONEAR
align=left Sormano Astronomical Observatory1587align=left Sormano Obs.;align=left Sormano
align=left Spacewatch176020691align=left Spacewatch;align=left Spacewatch
align=left Space Surveillance Telescope10G45align=left Space Surveillance Telescope; lowest numbered discovery : align=left Space Surveillance Telescope
align=left Observatory of Saint-Veran45615align=left Saint-Véran Obs.;align=left St. Veran
align=left Saint Pardon de Conques ObservatoryI93align=left St Pardon de Conques Obs.;align=left St Pardon de Conques
align=left Starkenburg Observatory53611align=left Starkenburg Obs.;align=left Starkenburg; Heppenheim
align=left Steward Observatory1692align=left Steward Obs.; if code 691, its Kitt-Peak Spacewatchalign=left Steward
align=left Stony Ridge Observatory2671align=left Stony Ridge Obs.;align=left Stony Ridge
align=left Sub-Kilometer Asteroid Diameter Survey21695align=left SKADS; HPalign=left SKADS
align=left Suno Observatory4147align=left Suno Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico di Sunoalign=left Suno; Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno
align=left Sutherland-LCO1K91, K92, K93align=left SAAO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory at South African Astronomical Observatoryalign=left Sutherland-LCO C
align=left Table Mountain Observatory2673, 673align=left Table Mountain Obs.;align=left Wrightwood
align=left Taunus Observatory3B01align=left Taunus Obs.;align=left Taunus
align=left Teide Observatory6954align=left Teide Obs.;align=left Teide
align=left Tenagra Observatory6848align=left Tenagra Obs.;align=left Tenagra; Cottage Grove
align=left Tenagra II Observatory117926align=left Tenagra II Obs.;align=left Tenagra II; Nogales
align=left Oakley Observatory1H22align=left Oakley Obs.;align=left Terre Haute
align=left Terskol Observatory3B18align=left Terskol Obs.;align=left Terskol
align=left Three Buttes Observatory2G90align=left Three Buttes Obs.;align=left Three Buttes
align=left Tiki Observatory2F85align=left align=left Tiki
align=left TRAPPISTI40align=left Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST);align=left TRAPPIST
align=left Cégep de Trois-Rivières Observatory1924align=left Cégep de Trois-Rivières Obs.; Observatoire du Cégep de Trois-Rivièresalign=left Trois-Rivieres
align=left Turtle Star Observatory2628align=left Turtle Star Obs.; cite:, disc:, align=left Turtle Star; Mulheim-Ruhr
align=left Tzec Maun Observatory18D25, H10
align=left Tzec Maun Obs.;align=left Tzec Maun
align=left Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets1123809align=left UESAC; align=left UESAC; UESAC, Comets
align=left Royal Observatory of Belgium13012align=left Uccle Obs.;align=left Uccle
align=left Uenohara Observatory2376align=left Uenohara Obs.;align=left Uenohara
align=left National Astronomical Observatory (Chile)3805align=left University of Chile;align=left University of Chile
align=left Uppsala–DLR Asteroid Survey262049
align=left UDAS;align=left Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey
align=left Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey62809
align=left UDTS;align=left Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey
align=left Valinhos Observatory2860align=left Valinhos Obs.;align=left Valinhos
align=left Vallemare di Borbona Observatory2A55align=left Vallemare di Borbona Obs.; Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbonaalign=left Vallemare Borbona
align=left Valmeca Observatory6184align=left Valmeca Obs.;align=left Valmeca
align=left Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope7290, G83align=left VATT; code 290, prolematic Mt. Gramham also for LBT (G83)align=left Mount Graham
align=left Village-Neuf Observatory2138align=left Village-Neuf Obs.;align=left Village-Neuf
align=left Višnjan Observatory108120align=left Višnjan Obs.;align=left Visnjan
align=left Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory1696align=left Whipple Obs.;align=left Whipple
align=left Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer4639C51align=left WISE;align=left WISE
align=left Wildberg Observatory1198align=left Wildberg Obs.; align=left Wildberg
align=left Wise Observatory19097align=left Wise Obs.;align=left Wise
align=left Xinglong Station (NAOC)5327align=left Xinglong Stn.;align=left Xinglong; Peking
align=left Yamagata Astronomical Observatory2D89align=left Yamagata Obs.;align=left Yamagata
align=left Zadko Observatory1D20align=left Zadko Obs.;align=left Zadko
align=left Zelenchukskaya Station8114align=left Zelenchukskaya Stn.;align=left Zelenchukskaya Stn
align=left Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory2A79align=left Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs.;align=left Zvezdno Obshtestvo
align=left Zwicky Transient Facility1I41align=left ZTF;align=left Zwicky Transient Facility
align=left 7300 Observatory4H07align=left 7300 Obs.;align=left 7300

Discovering sites

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align=left Mount Lemmon ObservatoryG96align=left Mount Lemmon

Notes

The discovery table consist of the following fields:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Possibly Hiroshi Hori; see Geodesy with the World's Smallest (3-m) VLBI Telescope
  2. Web site: Ye . Quanzhi . Quanzhi Ye's Astronomy Department Home Page . Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland . 8 August 2023.

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