List of minor planet discoverers

This is a list of minor-planet discoverers for people who have discovered of one or more minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). As of January 2022, the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are from 1141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions).

Discovering astronomers

Astronomer	Discoveries	DOB–DOD	Country	Link-label; info, links, and notes	Name(s) at MPC	Cite
Hiroshi Abe (astronomer)	28	1958–pres.		H. Abe;	H. Abe	(5379)
Masanao Abe	2	1967–pres.		M. Abe; disc: MPC and MPC	M. Abe	(8926)
Mark Abraham (astronomer)	3	n.a.		M. Abraham; amateur, Src	M. Abraham	—
Christopher Aikman	4	1943–pres.		G. C. L. Aikman;	G. C. L. Aikman	—
Makio Akiyama	16	1950–pres.		M. Akiyama; Susono Observatory	M. Akiyama	(4904)
Vladimir Albitsky	10	1891–1952		V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatory	V. Albitskij	(1783)
Gregory Scott Aldering	4	1962–pres.		G. Aldering;	G. Aldering	(26533)
Heikki A. Alikoski	13	1912–1997		H. Alikoski; Turku Obs.	H. Alikoski	(1567)
Éric J. Allen	1	n.a.		É. J. Allen;	E. J. Allen	—
Rhiannon Lynne Allen	5	n.a.		R. L. Allen; R. Lynne Jones	R. L. Allen; L. Allen	(10297)
Martin Altmann	10	n.a.		M. Altmann; ARI-Gaia, first disc: (552651)	M. Altmann	—
Jeff T. Alu	24	1966–pres.		J. Alu; amateur	J. Alu	(4104)
Leonard L. Amburgey	2	1945–pres.		L. L. Amburgey; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC	L. L. Amburgey	—
Joe Anderson (astronomer)	7	n.a.		J. Anderson; , co-disc. w/ #C. Veillet	J. Anderson	—
A. David Andrews	1	1933–pres.		A. D. Andrews;	A. D. Andrews	—
Milan Antal	17	1935–1999		M. Antal;	M. Antal	(6717)
Plinio Antolini	4	1920–2012		P. Antolini; amateur, (bio-it)	P. Antolini	—
Pierre Antonini	35	1933–pres.		P. Antonini; amateur	P. Antonini	(12580)
Masakatsu Aoki	2	1957–pres.		M. Aoki; amateur; unrelated to 5337	M. Aoki	—
Rolf Apitzsch	89	1943–pres.		R. Apitzsch; amateur, (bio-de)	R. Apitzsch	(29214)
Masaru Arai	45	1952–pres.		M. Arai; amateur	M. Arai	(21082)
Hiroshi Araki	3	1935–pres.		H. Araki; unrelated to 4718	H. Araki	—
Sylvain Arend	51	1902–1992		S. Arend;	S. J. Arend	(1502)
Claire Armstrong	1	n.a.		C. Armstrong; amateur, wife of M. Armstrong	C. Armstrong	(15967)
James D. Armstrong	1	n.a.		J. D. Armstrong;	J. D. Armstrong	—
Mark Armstrong (astronomer)	2	1958–pres.		M. Armstrong; amateur, husband of C. Armstrong, unrelated to 6469	M. Armstrong	—
Atsuo Asami	12	n.a.		A. Asami;	A. Asami	—
David J. Asher	10	1966–pres.		D. J. Asher;	D. J. Asher	(6564)
Karl Augustesen	6	1945–pres.		K. Augustesen;	K. Augustesen	(5171)
Walter Baade	10	1893–1960		W. Baade;	W. Baade	(1501)
Ulrika Babiaková	14	1976–2002		U. Babiaková;	U. Babiakova	(32531)
Paolo Bacci	1	1968–pres.		P. Bacci; amateur; (bio-it)	P. Bacci	(108205)
Hannes Bachleitner	2	1965–pres.		H. Bachleitner; also Johannes Bachleitner, amateur, disc: MPC and MPC	H. Bachleitner	(172932)
Solon Irving Bailey	1	1854–1931		S. I. Bailey; unrelated to 449922	S. I. Bailey	—
David D. Balam	56	n.a.		D. D. Balam;	D. D. Balam	(3749)
Loren C. Ball	108	1948–pres.		L. Ball; amateur	L. Ball	(16095)
Thomas J. Balonek	9	n.a.		T. J. Balonek;	T. J. Balonek; T. Balonek	—
Odette Bancilhon	1	1908–1998		O. Bancilhon; disc: List of minor planets: 1001–2000#333	O. Bancilhon	(1713)
Susan Banh	1	n.a.		S. Banh; (bio-it)	S. Banh	—
Nigel P. Bannister	1	n.a.		N. P. Bannister; University of Leicester	N. P. Bannister	—
Yoshiaki Banno	1	1952–1991		Y. Banno;	Y. Banno	(3394)
Evelin Bányai	1	n.a.		E. Bányai;	E. Banyai	—
Cesare Barbieri	11	1942–pres.		C. Barbieri;	C. Barbieri	(13992)
John C. Barentine	6	1976–pres.		J. C. Barentine; John Caleb Barentine	J. C. Barentine	(14505)
Kristina M. Barkume	1	n.a.		K. M. Barkume; (bio-it)	K. M. Barkume	—
Ewan Barr	5	n.a.		E. Barr; (bio-it)	E. Barr	—
Sergio Barros	7	n.a.		S. Barros; (bio-it)	S. Barros	—
Sandro Bartolini	1	1974–pres.		S. Bartolini; unrelated to 12399	S. Bartolini	(11337)
Maria A. Barucci	3	n.a.		M. A. Barucci; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC	M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci	(3485)
James Bauer (astronomer)	1	1968–pres.		J. Bauer; James M. Bauer, James "Gerbs" Bauer	J. Bauer	(16232)
Ivo Baueršíma	1	1931–pres.		I. Baueršíma; (bio-de)	I. Bauersima	—
Johann M. Baur	15	1930–2007		J. M. Baur; amateur, (bio-de)	J. M. Baur	(11673)
David E. Beatty	1	n.a.		D. Beatty; (bio-it); unrelated to 2925	D. Beatty	—
D. Beaver	1	n.a.		D. Beaver; amateur, co-discoverer with J. Dellinger at Needville, TX	D. Beaver	—
Andrew C. Becker	644	1973–pres.		A. C. Becker; (bio-it)	A. C. Becker; A. Becker	(5280)
Jim Bedient	8	n.a.		J. Bedient;	J. Bedient	—
E. S. Beeson	1	n.a.		E. S. Beeson; unrelated to 5241	E. S. Beeson	—
Raoul Behrend	14	1964–pres.		R. Behrend; (bio-fr)	R. Behrend	(18874)
Bruce Edward Behymer	1	1983–pres.		B. E. Behymer; (bio-it)	B. E. Behymer	—
Sergey Belyavsky	36	1883–1953		S. Belyavskyj;	S. Beljavskij	—
Graham E. Bell	57	n.a.		G. Bell;	G. Bell	—
Federico Bellini	1	n.a.		F. Bellini; (bio-it), unrelated to 18509	F. Bellini	—
Yuri A. Belyaev	7	n.a.		Yu. A. Belyaev; it:Jurij A. Beljaev, fr:Iouri Beliaïev, unrelated to 2030	Yu. A. Belyaev	—
Denis Bergeron	2	1956–pres.		D. Bergeron; (bio-it)	D. Bergeron	—
Fabrizio Bernardi	23	1972–pres.		F. Bernardi;	F. Bernardi	(27983)
Laurent Bernasconi	41	1966–pres.		L. Bernasconi; amateur, (bio-fr)	L. Bernasconi	(13793)
K. Berney	1	n.a.		K. Berney;	K. Berney	—
Gary M. Bernstein	3	n.a.		G. Bernstein; C/2014 UN271, UPenn	G. Bernstein	—
Emanuel Bettelheim	1	n.a.		E. Bettelheim;	E. Bettelheim	—
Francesco Biasci	1	n.a.		F. Biasci;	F. Biasci	—
Wolf Bickel	852	1942–pres.		W. Bickel; amateur	W. Bickel	(4324)
Jamie Biggs	1	n.a.		J. Biggs;	J. Biggs	—
Guillaume Bigourdan	1	1851–1932		G. Bigourdan; disc: 390	G. Bigourdan	—
Harald Bill	1	1964–pres.		H. Bill; amateur	H. Bill	(196035)
Gary W. Billings	6	n.a.		G. W. Billings; amateur, (bio-fr)	G. W. Billings	(73703)
Richard P. Binzel	3	1958–pres.		R. P. Binzel;	R. P. Binzel	(2873)
Kurt Birkle	9	1939–2010		K. Birkle; (bio-de)	K. Birkle	(4803)
Mirel Bîrlan	2	1963–pres.		M. Birlan; (bio-ro), co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu	M. Birlan	(10034)
Peter Birtwhistle	94	1958–pres.		P. Birtwhistle; amateur, Src	P. Birtwhistle	(65100)
Manolo Blasco	5	n.a.		M. Blasco; (bio-it)	M. Blasco	—
Laurent Blind	1	1965–pres.		L. Blind;	C. R. L. Blind; L. Blind	(90533)
Adam Block (astrophotographer)	1	1973–pres.		A. Block; (bio-it)	A. Block	(172525)
Andrea Boattini	296	1969–pres.		A. Boattini;	A. Boattini	(8925)
Hermann Boehnhardt	1	n.a.		H. Boehnhardt;	H. Boehnhardt	—
Andreas Boeker	2	1964–2011		A. Boeker; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it),	A. Boeker	(29483)
Michel Bœuf	12	n.a.		M. Boeuf; (bio-it), HP	M. Boeuf	—
Henri M. J. Boffin	11	n.a.		H. Boffin;	H. M. J. Boffin; H. Boffin	—
Alfred Bohrmann	9	1904–2000		A. Bohrmann;	A. Bohrmann	(1635)
Tom Boles	1	1944–pres.		T. Boles; amateur	T. Boles	(7648)
Dennis Borgman	1	1952–pres.		D. Borgman;	D. Borgman	(95219)
Gennadiy Borisov	1	1962–pres.		G. Borisov; discovered 2I/Borisov	G. Borisov	—
Freimut Börngen	538	1930–pres.		F. Börngen;	F. Borngen	(3859)
Alphonse Borrelly	18	1842–1926		A. Borrelly;	A. Borrelly	(1539)
Josep Maria Bosch	7	n.a.		J. M. Bosch; amateur, also see (266983)	J. M. Bosch	—
Grégoire Bourban	4	n.a.		G. Bourban; disc: MPC and MPC	G. Bourban	—
Paul Bourgeois	1	1898–1974		P. Bourgeois; (bio-it)	P. Bourgeois	(1543)
Edward L. G. Bowell	571	1943–pres.		E. Bowell;	E. Bowell	(2246)
Louis Boyer (astronomer)	40	1901–1999		L. Boyer;	L. Boyer	(1215)
Richard P. Boyle	13	1943–pres.		R. P. Boyle; disc: MPC and MPC, Src Archived 2022-03-29 at the Wayback Machine	R. P. Boyle	(302849)
Joseph L. Brady	1	n.a.		J. L. Brady; (bio-it)	J. L. Brady	—
Nigel Brady (astronomer)	7	n.a.		N. Brady;	N. Brady	—
Steve Brady (astronomer)	2	n.a.		S. Brady; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	S. Brady	—
Alexis Brandeker	4	1974–pres.		A. Brandeker;	A. Brandeker	—
Vanja Brcic	2	n.a.		V. Brcic; (bio-it)	V. Brcic	—
John Broughton	1189	1952–pres.		J. Broughton; amateur	J. Broughton	(24105)
Jeffery A. Brown	1	n.a.		J. A. Brown; Src Archived 2023-04-27 at the Wayback Machine	J. A. Brown	—
Michael E. Brown	29	1965–pres.		M. E. Brown;	M. E. Brown	(11714)
Ladislav Brožek	23	1952–pres.		L. Brožek;	L. Brozek	—
Jim Bruton	2	n.a.		J. Bruton; James Bruton, disc: MPC and MPC, Src	J. Bruton	—
Dan Bruton	5	1967–pres.		W. D. Bruton; (bio-fr)	W. D. Bruton	—
Jacobus Albertus Bruwer	4	1915–pres.		J. A. Bruwer; (bio-it)	J. A. Bruwer	(1811)
Emil Buchar	1	1901–1979		E. Buchar; (bio-it)	E. Buchar	(3141)
Marc Buie	1132	1958–pres.		M. W. Buie;	M. W. Buie	(7553)
Christian Buil	5	n.a.		C. Buil; amateur, (bio-fr)	C. Buil	(6820)
Todd Burdullis	1	n.a.		T. Burdullis; CFHT Src	T. Burdullis	—
Geoffrey Burks	1	n.a.		G. Burks;	G. Burks	—
Matthew R. Burleigh	1	n.a.		M. R. Burleigh;	M. R. Burleigh	—
Bella A. Burnasheva	13	1944–pres.		B. A. Burnasheva;	B. A. Burnasheva	(4427)
Robert Burnham Jr.	1	1931–1993		R. Burnham;	R. Burnham	(3467)
Joseph A. Burns	1	1941–pres.		J. A. Burns;	J. A. Burns	(2708)
Schelte J. Bus	1683	1956–pres.		S. J. Bus;	S. J. Bus	(3254)
Matthias Busch	13	1968–pres.		M. Busch; amateur Src and Src	M. Busch	(7687)
Philippe Buttani	1	1966–pres.		P. Buttani; amateur, (bio-fr)	P. Buttani	(18167)
Luca Buzzi	1	1982–pres.		L. Buzzi; amateur, (bio-it)	L. Buzzi	(6517)
Rodolfo Calanca	1	n.a.		R. Calanca; (bio-it)	R. Calanca	—
R. Campbell (astronomer)	1	n.a.		R. Campbell; (545933), (obs.697)	R. Campbell	–
Michael P. Candy	3	1928–1994		M. P. Candy; (bio-it)	M. P. Candy	(3015)
Albino Carbognani	1	1965–pres.		A. Carbognani;	A. Carbognani	(27269)
Luigi Carnera	16	1875–1962		L. Carnera;	L. Carnera	(39653)
Don W. Carona	1	n.a.		D. W. Carona;	D. W. Carona	—
Alfredo Caronia	4	n.a.		A. Caronia; (bio-it)	A. Caronia	—
Rafael Carrasco Garrorena	1	1902–1981		R. Carrasco; (bio-it), unrelated to 4171	R. Carrasco	—
Uri Carsenty	1	1949–pres.		U. Carsenty; (bio-fr)	U. Carsenty	(13333)
Claudio Casacci	8	1958–pres.		C. Casacci;	C. Casacci	(4814)
James Len Casady	3	n.a.		L. Casady;	L. Casady	—
Ferrán Casarramona	2	n.a.		F. Casarramona; (bio-it)	F. Casarramona	—
Ricard Casas (astronomer)	2	n.a.		R. Casas; (bio-it)	R. Casas	—
Flavio Castellani	6	n.a.		F. Castellani; (bio-it)	F. Castellani	—
Vincenzo Silvano Casulli	200	1944–pres.		V. S. Casulli; amateur	V. S. Casulli	(7132)
Gabriele Cattani	18	n.a.		G. Cattani;	G. Cattani	—
Cyril Cavadore	5	1969–pres.		C. Cavadore; (bio-it)	C. Cavadore	(9811)
Marco Cavagna	19	1958–2005		M. Cavagna; amateur	M. Cavagna	(10149)
G. Cavalletti	1	n.a.		G. Cavalletti;	G. Cavalletti	—
Anthony J. Cecce	18	n.a.		A. J. Cecce; (bio-fr)	A. J. Cecce	—
Vasco Cecchini	2	1932–pres.		V. Cecchini; amateur, (bio-it)	V. Cecchini	(13798)
Edvardas Černis	1	n.a.		E. Černis;	E. Cernis	—
Kazimieras Černis	154	1958–pres.		K. Černis;	K. Cernis	—
Vincenzo Cerulli	1	1859–1927		V. Cerulli; disc: MPC	V. Cerulli	(31028)
Carlos Ulrrico Cesco	19	19XX–1987		C. U. Cesco;	C. U. Cesco	(1571)
Mario R. Cesco	6	n.a.		M. R. Cesco; son of C. U. Cesco, (bio-it)	M. R. Cesco	—
Brian C. Chaboyer	1	n.a.		B. Chaboyer; IAU Archived 2022-03-24 at the Wayback Machine	B. Chaboyer	—
Jean Chacornac	6	1823–1873		J. Chacornac;	J. Chacornac	(1622)
Marcus Tristan Chamberlin	2	n.a.		M. T. Chamberlin; disc: MPC, unrelated to 9250	M. T. Chamberlin	—
Zhang Jiaxiang	1	1932–2019		C.-H. Chang;	C.-H. Chang	(4760)
Man-Ti Chang	5	n.a.		M.-T. Chang;	M.-T. Chang	—
Zhāng Yùzhé	1	1902–1986		Y. C. Chang;	Y. C. Chang	(2051)
Farid Char	1	1983–pres.		F. Char; amateur, disc: [Src]; MPC; (bio-sp)	F. Char	—
Auguste Charlois	99	1864–1910		A. Charlois;	A. Charlois	(1510)
Robin Chassagne	1	1962–pres.		R. Chassagne; (bio-it)	R. Chassagne	(15037)
Robert Chemin	1	n.a.		R. Chemin; (bio-it)	R. Chemin	(3913)
Jun Chen (astronomer)	11	n.a.		J. Chen;	J. Chen	—
Tao Chen (astronomer)	3	1980–pres.		T. Chen; disc: MPC, Chen Tao, 陈韬 (天文学家) (bio-it), (bio-zh)	T. Chen	(19873)
Y.-C. Cheng	1	n.a.		Y.-C. Cheng;	Y.-C. Cheng	—
Lyudmila Chernykh	267	1935–2017		L. I. Chernykh; Ludmila I. Chernykh	L. I. Chernykh	(2325)
Nikolai Chernykh	537	1931–2004		N. S. Chernykh; Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh	N. S. Chernykh	(2325)
Dennis K. Chesney	38	n.a.		D. K. Chesney;	D. K. Chesney	—
Dmitry Chestnov	23	n.a.		D. Chestnov; Dmitrij Nikolaevič Čestnov	D. Chestnov; D. N. Chestnov	—
Eugene Chiang	1	1973–pres.		E. Chiang; (bio-it)	E. Chiang	—
Paolo Chiavenna	15	n.a.		P. Chiavenna;	P. Chiavenna	—
Jack B. Child	13	1951–pres.		J. B. Child; (bio-fr)	J. B. Child	(4580)
K.-J. Choo	1	n.a.		K.-J. Choo;	K.-J. Choo	—
Per Rex Christensen	1	n.a.		P. R. Christensen; (bio-it)	P. R. Christensen	—
Bernard Christophe	96	n.a.		B. Christophe; amateur, (bio-fr)	B. Christophe	—
Joseph Churms	2	1926–1994		J. Churms; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	J. Churms	—
Jacqueline Ciffréo	1	n.a.		J. Ciffréo; disc: 108P/Ciffréo; (fr)	J. Ciffreo	—
James L. Clem	1	n.a.		J. L. Clem; CV Archived 2022-09-25 at the Wayback Machine	J. L. Clem	—
Roy Clingan	64	1950–pres.		R. Clingan; amateur, (bio-it)	R. Clingan	(33747)
Edwin Foster Coddington	3	1870–1950		E. F. Coddington;	E. F. Coddington	—
S. Cofré	11	n.a.		S. Cofré;	S. Cofre	—
Jérôme Eugène Coggia	5	1849–1919		J. Coggia;	J. Coggia	—
Seth M. Cohen	1	n.a.		S. Cohen; unrelated to MPC	S. Cohen	—
Robert Francis Coker	4	n.a.		R. Coker; (bio-it)	R. Coker	—
François Colas	2	1959–pres.		F. Colas; (bio-it)	F. Colas	(9553)
Simon Collander-Brown	2	n.a.		S. Collander-Brown; disc: MPC, Src	S. Collander-Brown	—
Matthew Collier (astronomer)	2	n.a.		M. Collier; disc: MPC, unrelated to MPC, (bio-fr)	M. Collier	—
Michael Collins (astronomer)	51	n.a.		M. Collins; Myke Collins, unrelated to MPC, (bio-fr)	M. Collins	—
Ermes Colombini	4	1956–pres.		E. Colombini; amateur, mentioned: MPC	E. Colombini	(7030)
Juan Pablo Colque	1	n.a.		J. P. Colque; Juan Pablo Colque Saavedra, co-disc. w/ #F. Pozo	J. P. Colque	—
Enrico Colzani	1	1956–pres.		E. Colzani; amateur, Gruppo Astrofili Brianza (bio-it)	E. Colzani	(79847)
Josep Comas i Solà	11	1868–1937		J. Comas i Solà;	J. Comas Sola	(1102), (1655)
Paul G. Comba	691	1926–2017		P. G. Comba; amateur	P. G. Comba	(7636)
Martin Connors	1	1954–pres.		M. Connors;	M. Connors	(13700)
Walter R. Cooney Jr.	47	1962–pres.		W. R. Cooney Jr.; amateur	W. R. Cooney Jr.	(35365)
Pablo Cottenot	1	n.a.		P. Cottenot; disc: MPC	P. Cottenot	—
Fernand Courty	2	1862–1921		F. Courty; disc: MPC and MPC	F. Courty	—
Philip Herbert Cowell	1	1870–1949		P. H. Cowell;	P. H. Cowell	(1898)
Greg Crawford	3	n.a.		G. Crawford; at Bagnall Beach Observatory, unrelated to 7327	G. Crawford	—
Lucy D. Crespo da Silva	1	1978–2000		L. Crespo da Silva; Lucy d'Escoffier Crespo da Silva, (bio-it)	L. Crespo da Silva	(96747)
Kiyoshi Kurosu	2	1965–pres.		K. Cross; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	K. Cross	—
Alex Cruz (astronomer)	2	n.a.		A. Cruz; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, unrelated to 21502, (bio-it)	A. Cruz	—
Balázs Csák	3	1979–pres.		B. Csák; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	B. Csak	—
Tibor Csörgei	1	1972–pres.		T. Csörgei;	T. Csorgei	(270472)
Ignacio de la Cueva	3	n.a.		I. d. l. Cueva; C85	I. d. l. Cueva	—
Steve Cullen	1	n.a.		S. Cullen; LightBuckets	S. Cullen	—
Leland E. Cunningham	4	1904–1989		L. E. Cunningham; Leland Erskin Cunningham	L. E. Cunningham	(1754)
Heber Doust Curtis	1	1872–1942		H. D. Curtis; unrelated to 3621	H. D. Curtis	—
Karl F. J. Cwach	1	n.a.		K. F. J. Cwach; amateur, (bio-it)	K. F. J. Cwach	—
Germano D'Abramo	3	1973–pres.		G. D'Abramo;	G. D'Abramo	(16154)
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest	1	1822–1875		H. d'Arrest; disc: MPC	H. d'Arrest	(9133)
Ivano Dal Prete	1	n.a.		I. Dal Prete; amateur, (bio-it)	I. Dal Prete	—
Gergely Dálya	1	n.a.		G. Dálya;	G. Dalya	—
Nichole M. Danzl	6	n.a.		N. Danzl; (bio-it)	N. Danzl	(10720)
Juliet C. Datson	3	1980–pres.		J. C. Datson; Juliet Clare Datson, assumed GER nat'	J. C. Datson	(202736)
E.-M. David	1	n.a.		E.-M. David;	E.-M. David	—
Donald R. Davis	2	n.a.		D. Davis;	D. Davis	(3638)
Richard G. Davis	4	n.a.		R. G. Davis; (bio-fr)	R. G. Davis	—
B. C. Dawson	1	n.a.		B. C. Dawson; assumed	B. C. Dawson	—
Matt Dawson (astronomer)	6	1959–pres.		M. Dawson; amateur, Src	M. Dawson	(13750)
Leo Anton Karl de Ball	1	1853–1916		K. de Ball; disc: MPC	K. de Ball	—
Peter De Cat	23	n.a.		P. De Cat; (bio-it)	P. De Cat	—
Annibale de Gasparis	9	1819–1892		A. de Gasparis;	A. de Gasparis	(4279)
David R. De Graff	2	n.a.		D. R. De Graff; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	D. R. DeGraff	—
Fiore De Luise	3	1977–pres.		F. De Luise; Campo Imperadore	F. D. Luise	(84012)
Miguel de Pascual Martínez	1	n.a.		M. de Pascual; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	M. de Pascual	—
José De Queiroz	3	1954–pres.		J. De Queiroz; amateur	J. De Queiroz	(72042)
Charles P. de Saint-Aignan	12	1977–pres.		C. P. de Saint-Aignan;	C. P. de Saint-Aignan	(5995)
Giovanni de Sanctis	42	1949–pres.		G. DeSanctis;	G. De Sanctis	(3268)
James A. DeYoung	1	n.a.		J. DeYoung; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 2017-03-02 at the Wayback Machine (bio-it)	J. DeYoung	—
Henri Debehogne	743	1928–2007		H. Debehogne;	H. Debehogne	(2359)
Catherine E. Delahodde	1	1974–pres.		C. E. Delahodde;	C. E. Delahodde	(15008)
Ian dell'Antonio	10	n.a.		I. dell'Antonio; Ian P. dell'Antonio, Deep Lens Survey	I. Dell'Antonio	—
Joseph A. Dellinger	83	1961–pres.		J. Dellinger; amateur, (bio-it)	J. Dellinger	(78392)
Eugène Joseph Delporte	66	1882–1955		E. Delporte;	E. Delporte	(1274)
Audrey C. Delsanti	2	1976–pres.		A. C. Delsanti; disc: MPC and MPC. Src	A. C. Delsanti; A. Dalsanti	—
Christophe Demeautis	13	n.a.		C. Demeautis; amateur, (bio-fr)	C. Demeautis	(14141)
Alíz Derekas	3	1977–pres.		A. Derekas; (bio-it)	A. Derekas	—
Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch	1	1901–1986		A. Deutsch; Aleksandr Nikolaevič Dejč, disc: MPC	A. Deutsch	—
Harlan Devore	1	n.a.		H. Devore; (bio-it)	H. Devore	—
Dennis di Cicco	60	1950–pres.		D. di Cicco;	D. di Cicco	(3841)
Aldo Di Clemente	1	1948–pres.		A. Di Clemente; amateur	A. Di Clemente	(91214)
Mario Di Martino	2	1947–pres.		M. Di Martino; Turin Observatory	M. Di Martino	(3247)
Andrea Di Paola	20	1970–pres.		A. Di Paola;	A. Di Paola; A. D. Paola	(27130)
Mario Di Sora	5	1961–pres.		M. Di Sora; amateur, (bio-it)	M. Di Sora; M. DiSora	(21999)
Wilhelm Dieckvoß	2	1908–1982		W. Dieckvoß; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de)	W. Dieckvoss	(1706)
Elizabeth R. Dillon	1	n.a.		E. R. Dillon; amateur, (bio-it)	E. R. Dillon	(78393)
William G. Dillon	58	1957–pres.		W. G. Dillon; (bio-it)	W. G. Dillon	(78393)
Alessandro Dimai	1	1962–pres.		A. Dimai; amateur, (bio-it)	A. Dimai	(25276)
Bojan Dintinjana	1	n.a.		B. Dintinjana;	B. Dintinjana	—
David S. Dixon	25	1947–pres.		D. S. Dixon; amateur, at Jornada Observatory (715), (bio-it)	D. S. Dixon	(51741)
Petar Đurković	2	1908–1981		P. Đurković; see DMP	P. Djurkovic	—
Jerzy Dobrzycki	1	1927–2004		J. Dobrzycki; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	J. Dobrzycki	—
Fabio Dolfi	3	1966–pres.		F. Dolfi; amateur	F. Dolfi	(26177)
Sauro Donati	22	1959–pres.		S. Donati; amateur, (bio-it)	S. Donati	(69977)
Alain Doressoundiram	2	1968–pres.		A. Doressoundiram; (bio-fr)	A. Doressoundiram	(7456)
Eric Dose	2	n.a.		E. Dose; Farpoint	E. Dose	—
François Dossin	5	1927–1998		F. Dossin; (bio-fr)	F. Dossin	—
Adam Draginda	2	n.a.		A. Draginda; CFHT	A. Draginda	—
Luiz Duczmal	2	n.a.		L. Duczmal; Luiz Henrique Duczmal, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	L. Duczmal	—
Raymond Smith Dugan	16	1878–1940		R. S. Dugan;	R. S. Dugan	(2772)
R. Scott Dunbar	10	n.a.		R. S. Dunbar; Roy Scott Dunbar, (bio-it)	R. S. Dunbar; S. Dunbar	(3718)
A. Dunlap-Smith	1	n.a.		A. Dunlap-Smith;	A. Dunlap-Smith	—
A. Dunn	1	n.a.		A. Dunn; inferred, unrelated to MPC	A. Dunn	—
Philippe Dupouy	2	1952–pres.		P. Dupouy; amateur, (bio-it)	P. Dupouy	(214485)
Douglas Tybor Durig	52	1961–pres.		D. T. Durig; (bio-it)	D. T. Durig	—
Chris F. Durman	1	n.a.		C. F. Durman; (bio-it), discovery with Bev M. Ewen-Smith	C. F. Durman	—
Wolfgang J. Duschl	1	n.a.		W. J. Duschl;	W. J. Duschl	—
Marino Dusić	2	n.a.		M. Dusić; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de)	M. Dusic	—
Ron Dyvig	1	n.a.		R. Dyvig; (bio-it)	R. Dyvig	—
Max Eastman (astronomer)	9	n.a.		M. Eastman; amateur, (735), Src	M. Eastman	—
J. Edmonds	1	n.a.		J. Edmonds; inferred	J. Edmonds	—
Ilgmārs Eglītis	21	1951–pres.		I. Eglītis; (bio-fr)	I. Eglitis	(320153)
Norbert Ehring	5	1937–pres.		N. Ehring; amateur, (bio-de),	N. Ehring	—
Leonid Elenin	122	1981–pres.		L. Elenin; amateur	L. Elenin	—
James L. Elliot	29	1943–2011		J. L. Elliot;	J. L. Elliot	(3193)
Eric Walter Elst	3870	1936–pres.		E. W. Elst;	E. W. Elst; E. Elst	(3936)
Gary P. Emerson (astronomer)	1	n.a.		G. Emerson; (bio-it), unrelated to 8225	G. Emerson	—
Mark Emmerich	2	1967–pres.		M. Emmerich; amateur, Guidestar (A17), disc: MPC and MPC with Sven Melchert	M. Emmerich	—
Kin Endate	625	1960–pres.		K. Endate; amateur	K. Endate	(4282)
Emil Ernst	1	1889–1942		E. Ernst; (bio-de)	E. Ernst	—
Gilbert A. Esquerdo	2	1976–pres.		G. A. Esquerdo; disc: MPC and MPC	G. A. Esquerdo	(14026)
N. Wyn Evans	1	n.a.		W. Evans; Src, unrelated to 3032	W. Evans	—
Bev M. Ewen-Smith	1	n.a.		B. M. Ewen-Smith; (bio-it), co-discovery with Chris F. Durman	B. M. Ewen-Smith	—
Giancarlo Fagioli	22	1940–pres.		G. Fagioli; amateur, (bio-it)	G. Fagioli	(27959)
Norman Falla	22	n.a		N. Falla; amateur, (bio-it), Src Archived 2017-06-19 at the Wayback Machine	N. Falla	—
Anikó Farkas–Takács	4	n.a.		A. Farkas; (546025), Src	A. Farkas	—
Tony L. Farnham	3	1964–pres.		T. L. Farnham; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC	T. L. Farnham	(16946)
K. L. Faul	1	n.a.		K. L. Faul; inferred	K. L. Faul	—
Gina Fedon	3	n.a.		G. Fedon; (bio-it)	G. Fedon	—
James Ferguson (American astronomer)	3	1797–1867		J. Ferguson; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 2017-03-02 at the Wayback Machine	J. Ferguson	(1745)
Antonio Ferragamo	1	n.a.		A. Ferragamo; (Src)	A. Ferragamo	—
M. Ferrando	38	n.a.		M. Ferrando; co-discoverer with R. Ferrando	M. Ferrando	—
Rafael Ferrando	235	1966–pres.		R. Ferrando;	R. Ferrando	(161545)
Joan Lluís Ferrer	1	n.a.		J. L. Ferrer; C85	J. L. Ferrer	—
Walter Ferreri	15	1948–pres.		W. Ferreri;	W. Ferreri	(3308)
Mario A. Ferrero	2	1904–1965		M. Ferrero; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	M. Ferrero	(7684)
Ignacio Ramón Ferrín Vázquez	12	1943–pres.		I. R. Ferrín; (bio-it)	I. R. Ferrin; I. Ferrin	—
Martin Fiedler	5	1978–pres.		M. Fiedler; amateur, (bio-de)	M. Fiedler	—
Greg Fisch	1	n.a.		G. Fisch; (bio-it)	G. Fisch	—
Alan Fitzsimmons	17	n.a.		A. Fitzsimmons; (bio-it); (HP and Src)	A. Fitzsimmons	(4985)
Ellen Fletcher	1	n.a.		E. Fletcher; inferred Src	E. Fletcher	—
Jean-Christophe Le Floch	1	1965–pres.		J.-C. Le Floch;	L. Floch	(145445)
Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen	4	1943–pres.		H. J. Fogh Olsen; (bio-it)	H. J. Fogh Olsen	(5323)
Sergio Foglia	3	1972–pres.		S. Foglia; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, related: (197P/LINEAR-it)	S. Foglia	(13147)
Wilhelm Julius Foerster	1	1832–1921		W. Förster; Wilhelm Foerster, MPC-typo: Forster	W. Forster	(6771)
Peter Forshay	2	n.a.		P. Forshay; inferred; data analyst, at CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src Archived 2021-05-08 at the Wayback Machine	P. Forshay	—
Giuseppe Forti	49	1939–2007		G. Forti; Beppe Forti, at Arcetri Observatory	G. Forti	(6876)
Filip Fratev	28	1974–pres.		F. Fratev; founder (A79)	F. Fratev	—
Richard Fredrick	1	1953–pres.		R. Fredrick; amateur	R. Fredrick	(41943)
T. F. Fric	1	n.a.		T. F. Fric; inferred, co-discovery with R. J. Gilbrech	T. F. Fric	—
Royal Harwood Frost	1	1879–1950		R. H. Frost; disc: MPC	R. H. Frost	—
Hiroshi Fujii	2	n.a.		H. Fujii; wrong person?	H. Fujii	—
Tetsuya Fujii	22	1960–pres.		T. Fujii; amateur	T. Fujii	(4343)
Yasuhide Fujita	3	1961–pres.		Y. Fujita; amateur, Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory	Y. Fujita	(11974)
Hideo Fukushima	2	1953–pres.		H. Fukushima; (bio-it)	H. Fukushima	(6345)
Gábor Fűrész	1	1978–pres.		G. Fűrész; (bio-it)	G. Furesz	—
Toshimasa Furuta	82	n.a.		T. Furuta;	T. Furuta	—
Fumihiko Futaba	2	n.a.		F. Futaba; inferred; disc: MPC and MPC	F. Futaba	—
Marissa Gahran	2	n.a.		M. Gahran; disc MPC and MPC (bio-it)	M. Gahran	—
Steven L. Gaiser	1	n.a.		S. L. Gaiser; inferred	S. L. Gaiser	—
Štefan Gajdoš	15	1959–pres.		Š. Gajdoš; (bio-it)	S. Gajdos	(213636)
Avishay Gal-Yam	1	1970–pres.		A. Gal-Yam; (bio-it)	A. Gal-Yam	—
Adrián Galád	81	1970–pres.		A. Galád;	A. Galad	(32008)
Emanuela Galliani	1	n.a.		E. Galliani; amateur, (bio-it)	E. Galliani	—
Paul Garossino	14	1953–pres.		P. Garossino; Paul G. A. Garossino	P. Garossino; P. G. A. Garossino	(78394)
Gordon J. Garradd	33	1959–pres.		G. J. Garradd; Gordon John Garradd, amateur	G. J. Garradd	(5066)
Antonio Garrigós-Sánchez	1	1961–pres.		A. Garrigós-Sánchez; amateur, (B37), Src and Src Archived 2019-05-10 at the Wayback Machine	A. Garrigos	—
Romain Gauderon	5	n.a.		R. Gauderon; (bio-it), co-discoveries with R. Behrend	R. Gauderon	—
Michael Geffert	5	1953–pres.		M. Geffert; (bio-de), Src, Src, Src Archived 2018-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, not to be confused with Martin Geffert	M. Geffert	(12747)
Tom Gehrels	4661	1925–2011		T. Gehrels;	T. Gehrels	(1777)
Teddy George	1	n.a.		T. George; Observing Assistant at CFHT during 2003–2008 Src	T. George	—
Oleg Geraščenko	2	n.a.		O. Geraščenko; Oleg Gerashchenko, (bio-it), first: (120405)	O. Gerashchenko	—
Vladimir Gerke	13	n.a.		V. Gerke; amateur, Src	V. Gerke	—
Herta Gessner	1	n.a.		H. Gessner; (bio-it)	H. Gessner	—
Pierangelo Ghezzi	18	1956–pres.		P. Ghezzi; amateur, variable stars (bio-it)	P. Ghezzi	(46691)
Alex R. Gibbs	2	1967–pres.		A. R. Gibbs; with Catalina Sky Survey, discoverer of comets, disc: MPC, (bio-it)	A. R. Gibbs	(14220)
James B. Gibson (astronomer)	27	n.a.		J. Gibson; (bio-it)	J. Gibson	(2742)
Henry L. Giclas	17	1910–2007		H. L. Giclas;	H. L. Giclas	(1741)
Richard Gierlinger	43	1967–pres.		R. Gierlinger; amateur at (B21), (bio-it)	R. Gierlinger	(136367)
Richard J. Gilbrech	1	n.a.		R. J. Gilbrech; inferred, co-discovery with T. F. Fric	R. J. Gilbrech	—
Alan C. Gilmore	42	n.a.		A. C. Gilmore;	A. C. Gilmore	(2537)
Ricardo Gil-Hutton	1	1958–pres.		R. Gil-Hutton; co-disc. w/ J. Licandro	R. Gil-Hutton	(4878)
Valter Giuliani	22	1960–pres.		V. Giuliani; (bio-it)	V. Giuliani	—
Alessio Giunta	1	n.a.		A. Giunta; INAF	A. Giunta	—
Brett J. Gladman	20	1966–pres.		B. Gladman;	B. Gladman	(7638)
Mitch Glaze	1	n.a.		M. Glaze; inferred, amateur, at (649)	M. Glaze	—
Arianna E. Gleason	5	1980–pres.		A. Gleason;	A. Gleason	(10639)
Tom Glinos	21	1960–pres.		T. Glinos; amateur, (bio-it)	T. Glinos	(7124)
Hermann Goldschmidt	14	1802–1866		H. Goldschmidt; amateur	H. Goldschmidt	(1614)
David B. Goldstein (astronomer)	1	n.a.		D. B. Goldstein; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it)	D. B. Goldstein	—
Josep Juliá Gómez Donet	1	n.a.		J. J. Gomez; (bio-it)	J. J. Gomez	(90140)
François Gonnessiat	2	1856–1934		F. Gonnessiat;	F. Gonnessiat	(1177)
Luis E. González	2	n.a.		L. E. González; Luis Eduardo González, disc: MPC, MPC, and C/1981 M1, Img, (bio-it)	L. E. Gonzalez	—
Vittorio Goretti	32	1939–2016		V. Goretti; Src	V. Goretti	(7801)
Paul Götz	20	1883–1962		P. Götz; Max Wolf's assistant	P. Gotz	(2278)
Andrew Graham (astronomer)	1	1815–1908		A. Graham; disc: MPC	A. Graham	—
Albert D. Grauer	4	1942–pres.		A. D. Grauer; (bio-it)	A. D. Grauer	(18871)
Tommy Grav	4	1973–pres.		T. Grav; (bio-de)	T. Grav	(12309)
Mauro Graziani	2	n.a.		M. Graziani; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, co-discoverer w/ F. Tozzi, (bio-it)	M. Graziani	—
Robert Greimel	1	n.a.		R. Greimel; inferred, Src	R. Greimel	—
Dave Grennan	2	n.a.		D. Grennan; disc: MPC, HP, chng Dave to David Grennan	D. Grennan	—
Markus Griesser (astronomer)	10	1949–pres.		M. Griesser; amateur, Eschenberg Observatory, (bio-de)	M. Griesser	(11547)
Ian P. Griffin	28	1958–pres.		I. P. Griffin; (bio-de)	I. P. Griffin	—
A. Grigsby	2	n.a.		A. Grigsby; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC	A. Grigsby	—
John Gross (astronomer)	7	1959–pres.		J. Gross; amateur	J. Gross	(33800)
Arie William Grossman	1	n.a.		A. Grossman; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it)	A. Grossman	—
Gavril Grueff	1	n.a.		G. Grueff; (bio-it)	G. Grueff	—
C. Gualdoni	1	n.a.		C. Gualdoni;	C. Gualdoni	—
Joan Guarro i Fló	5	n.a.		J. Guarro i Fló; (bio-it)	J. Guarro	—
Daria Guidetti	2	1978–pres.		D. Guidetti;	D. Guidetti	(27005)
Ernesto Guido	6	1977–pres.		E. Guido;	E. Guido	(120361)
Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis	2	1975–pres.		A. Gulbis; disc: MPC (parents) and MPC	A. Gulbis	(9525)
Sun Guoyou	1	1984–pres.		G. Sun; also Guoyou Sun, amateur, disc: C/2015 F5 (SWAN-XingMing), supernovae, novae, variable/double stars, planetary nebulae at Xingming Obs.	G. Sun	(546756)
Cynthia Gustava	3	n.a.		C. Gustava; (bio-it)	C. Gustava	—
Knut Anton Walter Gyllenberg	1	1886–1952		K. Gyllenberg; (bio-it)	K. Gyllenberg	—
Bernhard Häusler	1	1958–pres.		B. Häusler; amateur, Src	B. Haeusler	—
Olivier R. Hainaut	12	1966–pres.		O. R. Hainaut;	O. R. Hainaut	(14972)
Mark Hammergren	2	1964–pres.		M. Hammergren; (bio-it)	M. Hammergren	(7917)
Terry Handley	7	1952–2015		T. Handley; amateur	T. Handley	(16695)
A. T. Hansen	1	n.a.		A. T. Hansen; Src	A. T. Hansen	—
Leif Hansen (astronomer)	1	n.a.		L. Hansen; (bio-it)	L. Hansen	—
M. W. Hansen	1	n.a.		M. W. Hansen; inferred	M. W. Hansen	—
D. S. Hardage	1	n.a.		D. S. Hardage; co-disc. w/ D. T. Durig, Cordell-Lorenz	D. S. Hardage	—
Karl Ludwig Harding	1	1765–1843		K. Harding; disc: MPC	K. Harding	(2003)
Eugene A. Harlan	2	1921–2014		E. A. Harlan; (bio-it)	E. A. Harlan	—
Malcolm Hartley	3	1947–pres.		M. Hartley; cometary discoveries, Siding Spring, UK Schmidt Telescope	M. Hartley	(4768)
Johannes Franz Hartmann	3	1865–1936		J. Hartmann; unrelated to MPC	J. Hartmann	—
Takashi Hasegawa	1	n.a.		T. Hasegawa; unrelated to MPC	T. Hasegawa	—
Nariyasu Hashimoto	7	n.a.		N. Hashimoto; co-discoverer with #T. Sakamoto	N. Hashimoto	—
Shuji Hayakawa	41	1958–pres.		S. Hayakawa; Syuji Hayakawa, (bio-it)	S. Hayakawa	(4647)
David Healy (astronomer)	231	1936–2011		D. Healy;	D. Healy	(66479)
Zsuzsanna Heiner	15	1949–pres.		Z. Heiner; (bio-it)	Z. Heiner	—
Joseph Helffrich	13	1890–1971		J. Helffrich;	J. Helffrich	(2290)
Eleanor F. Helin	903	1932–2009		E. F. Helin;	E. F. Helin	(3267)
Stephan Hellmich	9	1981–pres.		S. Hellmich; DLR–Asteroids and Comets, Src Archived 2020-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, Img Archived 2023-01-14 at the Wayback Machine	S. Hellmich	(322577)
Karl Ludwig Hencke	2	1793–1866		K. L. Hencke;	K. L. Hencke	(2005)
Arne Henden	1	1950–pres.		A. Henden;	A. Henden	(33529)
Prosper-Mathieu Henry	7	1849–1903		P. M. Henry;	P. M. Henry	—
Paul-Pierre Henry	7	1848–1905		P. P. Henry;	P. P. Henry	—
David R. Herald	3	n.a.		D. Herald; amateur	D. Herald	(3696)
Carl W. Hergenrother	33	1973–pres.		C. W. Hergenrother;	C. W. Hergenrother	(3099)
Kenneth E. Herkenhoff	2	n.a.		K. Herkenhoff; (bio-it)	K. Herkenhoff	—
Ejnar Hertzsprung	2	1873–1967		E. Hertzsprung;	E. Hertzsprung	(1693)
Merrill Hess	2	1955–pres.		M. Hess; amateur	M. Hess	(162158)
Michael Hibbs	2	n.a.		M. Hibbs; Mike Hibbs, (545829), Tarleton State University Obs. (I43)	M. Hibbs	–
David Higgins (astronomer)	1	1961–pres.		D. Higgins; David J. Higgins; amateur, disc: MPC	D. Higgins	(33750)
Richard E. Hill	7	1949–pres.		R. Hill; Richard Erik Hill, Richard Rik Hill, (bio-it), Src Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine	R. Hill	(118945)
John Russell Hind	10	1823–1895		J. R. Hind;	J. R. Hind	(1897)
Tsutomu Hioki	56	n.a.		T. Hioki; (bio-it)	T. Hioki	(5072)
Masanori Hirasawa	52	n.a.		M. Hirasawa;	M. Hirasawa	—
Joe Hobart	47	1944–pres.		J. Hobart; chng to Joseph R. Hobart	J. Hobart	(4225)
Gabriella Hodosán	9	n.a.		G. Hodosán; inferred	G. Hodosan	–
Sebastian F. Hönig	571	1977–pres.		S. F. Hönig; (bio-it), Src Archived 2018-12-11 at the Wayback Machine	S. F. Hoenig	(51983)
Cuno Hoffmeister	5	1892–1968		C. Hoffmeister;	C. Hoffmeister	(1726), (4183)
Mark Hollands	1	n.a.		M. Hollands;	M. Hollands	—
William Holliday (astronomer)	1	n.a.		W. Holliday; inferred	W. Holliday	—
Matthew J. Holman	11	1967–pres.		M. J. Holman;	M. J. Holman	(3666)
Robert Holmes (astronomer)	125	1956–pres.		R. Holmes; Robert E. Holmes Jr., amateur, Astronomical Research Inst. (H21) Src, (bio-it)	R. Holmes	(5477)
Henry E. Holt	690	1929–pres.		H. E. Holt;	H. E. Holt	(4435)
Paulo R. Holvorcem	424	1967–pres.		P. R. Holvorcem; Paulo Holvorcem	P. R. Holvorcem; P. Holvorcem	(13421)
Ulrich Hopp	1	n.a.		U. Hopp; (bio-it)	U. Hopp	—
H. Hori	3	n.a.		H. Hori; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC.	H. Hori	—
Felix Hormuth	117	1975–pres.		F. Hormuth;	F. Hormuth	(10660)
Kamil Hornoch	1	1972–pres.		K. Hornoch; amateur	K. Hornoch	(14124)
Irwin K. Horowitz	1	n.a.		I. Horowitz; (bio-it)	I. Horowitz	—
Tara Houlden	1	n.a.		T. Houlden; with Emily Ross	T. Houlden	—
Léo Houziaux	3	1932–pres.		L. Houziaux; (bio-fr)	L. Houziaux	(24945)
Meredith Howard	1	n.a.		M. Howard; inferred, unrelated to MPC	M. Howard	—
Ellen Howell	1	1961–pres.		E. Howell Bus; former wife of S. J. Bus; discoverer of comet 88P/Howell; DMP; (bio-it);	E. Howell Bus	(2735)
Steve Howell	1	n.a.		S. Howell; PSI	S. Howell	—
Xiangyao Hsiao	17	n.a.		X. Y. Hsiao; disc: MPC; grandfather 349785	X. Y. Hsiao; H.-Y. Hsiao	—
Edwin Hubble	1	1889–1953		E. Hubble;	E. Hubble	(2069)
John Huchra	1	1948–2010		J. Huchra;	J. Huchra	(4656)
Gary Hug	340	n.a.		G. Hug; amateur	G. Hug	—
Joseph Hunaerts	2	1912–1979		J. Hunaerts; Joseph J. Hunaerts, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-fr)	J. Hunaerts	—
Kiichirō Furukawa	92	1929–2016		K. Furukawa; MPC-typo: Hurukawa	K. Hurukawa	(3425)
Dieter Husar	1	1947–pres.		D. Husar; (bio-it)	D. Husar	(211343)
Robert Hutsebaut	10	1941–pres.		R. Hutsebaut; amateur, (bio-it)	R. Hutsebaut	(117572)
Ho Seong Hwang	2	n.a.		H. S. Hwang;	H. S. Hwang	—
Giampiero Iatteri	1	1941–2004		G. Iatteri; amateur, (bio-it)	G. Iatteri	(29561)
Jorge Iglesias Páramo	1	n.a.		J. Iglesias-Paramo; Jorge Iglesias-Páramo, co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu	J. Iglesias-Paramo	—
Yasukazu Ikari	20	n.a.		Y. Ikari; (bio-it)	Y. Ikari	—
Kustaa Aadolf Inkeri	1	1908–1997		K. Inkeri; (bio-it), unrelated to MPC	K. Inkeri	—
Shigeru Inoda	17	1955–2008		S. Inoda; amateur, (bio-de)	S. Inoda	(5484)
Masaru Inoue (astronomer)	12	n.a.		M. Inoue; unrelated to 6637, (bio-it)	M. Inoue	—
Sergei I. Ipatov	8	1952–pres.		S. I. Ipatov; Sergij Ivanovič Ipatov, Sergueï Ivanovitch Ipatov	S. I. Ipatov; S. Ipatov	(14360)
Michael J. Irwin	8	n.a.		M. J. Irwin; unrelated to 3959, (bio-fr)	M. J. Irwin; M. Irwin	—
Koichi Itagaki	3	1947–pres.		K. Itagaki; amateur, (bio-it)	K. Itagaki	(14551)
Kazuyoshi Itō	1	n.a.		K. Itō;	K. Ito	—
Miguel Itzigsohn	15	18XX–1978		M. Itzigsohn; (bio-es)	M. Itzigsohn	(1596)
Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer)	3	n.a.		N. Ivanov; (alt. Nikolay Ivanov; Николай Иванов) unrelated to MPC, (bio-it)	N. Ivanov	—
Violeta G. Ivanova	14	n.a.		V. G. Ivanova;	V. G. Ivanova; V. Ivanova	(4365)
Jurij Mykolajovyč Ivaščenko	21	1961–pres.		Y. Ivaščenko; Yuri Ivaščenko, disc: MPC, (bio-it)	Y. Ivashchenko	—
Masayuki Iwamoto	6	1954–pres.		M. Iwamoto;	M. Iwamoto	(4951)
Shun-ei Izumikawa	2	n.a.		S. Izumikawa;	S. Izumikawa	—
Gerhard Jackisch	1	n.a.		G. Jackisch; (bio-it)	G. Jackisch	—
Cyril Jackson (astronomer)	72	1903–1988		C. Jackson;	C. Jackson	(2193)
Cristóvão Jacques (astronomer)	6	n.a.		C. Jacques; (bio-it)	C. Jacques	—
Herve Jacquinot	1	n.a.		H. Jacquinot; Observatoire des Terres Blanches, (B26)	H. Jacquinot	—
Jost Jahn	9	1959–pres.		J. Jahn; amateur, discovery of (471926) aka 2013 KN6 at (C95) SATINO Remote Obs.; Src; (bio-it)	J. Jahn	(10340)
Quentin Jamieson	3	n.a.		Q. Jamieson;	Q. Jamieson	—
David James (astronomer)	2	n.a.		D. James; first disc. (558168), co-disc. w/ #R. L. Allen	D. James	—
Robert Jedicke	9	1963–pres.		R. Jedicke; 179P/Jedicke, 269P/Jedicke, (bio-it)	R. Jedicke	(5899)
Hamilton M. Jeffers	1	1893–1976		H. M. Jeffers; Hamilton Moore Jeffers	H. M. Jeffers	(1934)
Emmanuël Jehin	1	n.a.		E. Jehin; TRAPPIST, U Liège	E. Jehin	—
Peter Jekabsons	2	1943–1990		P. Jekabsons; amateur, (bio-it)	P. Jekabsons	(3188)
Benjamin Jekhowsky	12	1881–1975		B. Jekhovsky;	B. Jekhovsky	(1606)
Kåre S. Jensen	1	n.a.		K. S. Jensen; (bio-it)	K. S. Jensen	—
Poul Jensen (astronomer)	98	n.a.		P. Jensen; at Brorfelde Observatory	P. Jensen	(5900)
Young-Beom Jeon	45	n.a.		Y.-B. Jeon;	Y.-B. Jeon	—
David C. Jewitt	52	1958–pres.		D. C. Jewitt;	D. C. Jewitt; D. J. Jewitt	(6434)
Jin Zhangwei	2	1968–pres.		Z.-W. Jin; Zhang-Wei Jin, first disc: (263906), (bio-it)	Z.-W. Jin; Z. Jin	(546844)
Ernest Leonard Johnson	18	18xx–1977		E. L. Johnson;	E. L. Johnson	—
Michael L. Johnson	2	n.a.		M. L. Johnson; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	M. L. Johnson	—
David Jones (astronomer)	1	n.a.		D. Jones; La Palma (IAU Archived 2022-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Bio)	D. Jones	—
Gilbert R. Jones	7	n.a.		G. R. Jones; inferred, disc: MPC	G. R. Jones	—
Richard E. Jones	2	n.a.		R. E. Jones; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	R. E. Jones	—
Amy B. Jordan (astronomer)	30	n.a.		A. B. Jordan;	A. B. Jordan	—
Charles W. Juels	475	1944–2009		C. W. Juels; amateur	C. W. Juels	(20135)
Mario Jurić	125	1979–pres.		M. Jurić;	M. Juric	—
Anlaug Amanda Kaas	1	n.a.		A. A. Kaas;	A. A. Kaas	—
Tetsuo Kagawa	115	1969–pres.		T. Kagawa; at Gekko Observatory	T. Kagawa	(6665)
Franz Kaiser	21	1891–1962		F. Kaiser; Heidelberg astronomer	F. Kaiser	(3183)
Watari Kakei	3	1947–pres.		W. Kakei; (bio-fr)	W. Kakei	—
Dušan Kalmančok	7	1945–pres.		D. Kalmančok;	D. Kalmancok	(29824)
Lars Kamél	2	1960–pres.		L. Kamél; disc: MPC and MPC	L. Kamel	(4254)
Karl Walter Kamper	3	1941–1998		K. W. Kamper; (bio-it)	K. W. Kamper	—
Kiyotaka Kanai	1	1951–pres.		K. Kanai; amateur	K. Kanai	(26168)
Ethan Kandler	3	n.a.		E. Kandler; (bio-it)	E. Kandler	—
Jens Kandler	25	1973–pres.		J. Kandler; (bio-de)	J. Kandler; J. Kander	(8861)
Hiroshi Kaneda	705	1953–pres.		H. Kaneda; orbit computer	H. Kaneda	(4677)
Lyudmila Karachkina	130	1948–pres.		L. G. Karachkina;	L. G. Karachkina	(8019)
Y. Karavaev	1	n.a.		Y. Karavaev;	Y. Karavaev	—
Stefan Karge	61	1963–pres.		S. Karge; amateur	S. Karge	(378917)
Ádám Kárpáti	2	n.a.		Á. Kárpáti; disc: MPC and MPC, unrelated to MPC	A. Karpati	—
Galina Ričardovna Kastel'	9	n.a.		G. R. Kastel'; ITA astronomer, (bio-it)	G. R. Kastel'	(3982)
John J. Kavelaars	11	1966–pres.		J. J. Kavelaars;	J. J. Kavelaars	(154660)
Kōyō Kawanishi	13	1959–pres.		K. Kawanishi;	K. Kawanishi	(5591)
Nobuhiro Kawasato	105	n.a.		N. Kawasato;	N. Kawasato	(4910)
James Edward Keeler	2	1857–1900		J. E. Keeler;	J. E. Keeler	(2261)
János Kelemen	4	1951–pres.		J. Kelemen; Piszkéstető Stn., Src, Src Archived 2023-01-14 at the Wayback Machine	J. Kelemen	(545784)
Stephen Kent (astronomer)	1	n.a.		S. Kent;	S. Kent	—
Susan D. Kern	63	1977–pres.		S. D. Kern; Susan D. Benecchi (née Kern), at Space Telescope Science Institute, (bio-it)	S. D. Kern	(21458)
James W. Kessel	26	n.a.		J. W. Kessel;	J. W. Kessel	—
B. Khafizov	1	n.a.		B. Khafizov;	B. Khafizov	—
Pamela M. Kilmartin	41	n.a.		P. M. Kilmartin;	P. M. Kilmartin	(3907)
Seung-Lee Kim	1	n.a.		S.-L. Kim; inferred	S.-L. Kim	—
A. Király	5	n.a.		A. Király;	A. Kiraly	—
Randolph L. Kirk	1	n.a.		R. Kirk; (bio-it)	R. Kirk	—
Karsten Kirsch	3	n.a.		K. Kirsch; co-disc: MPC, MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	K. Kirsch	—
László L. Kiss	56	1972–pres.		L. Kiss; (bio-it)	L. Kiss	(113202)
Minoru Kizawa	12	1947–pres.		M. Kizawa;	M. Kizawa	—
Marcel Klein	6	1984–pres.		M. Klein; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, Src	M. Klein	—
Arnold Richard Klemola	16	1931–2019		A. R. Klemola; (bio-de)	A. R. Klemola	(1723)
Jan T. Kleyna	8	n.a.		J. Kleyna; (bio-it)	J. Kleyna	—
Rainer Kling	88	1952–pres.		R. Kling; amateur, (bio-de)	R. Kling	(185639)
Alain Klotz	7	1947–pres.		A. Klotz; amateur, (bio-fr)	A. Klotz	(10222)
Mary Ellen Knewston	1	n.a.		M. Knewtson; (vs. Knewston), inferred, amateur	M. Knewtson	—
Zoran Knežević (astronomer)	1	1949–pres.		Z. Knežević;	Z. Knezevic	(3900)
André Knöfel	18	1963–pres.		A. Knöfel; amateur, (bio-de)	A. Knofel	(16438)
Viktor Knorre	4	1840–1919		V. Knorre; Victor Karlovich Knorre	V. Knorre	(14339)
Jurō Kobayashi	2	1949–pres.		J. Kobayashi; amateur, (bio-it)	J. Kobayashi	(6022)
Takao Kobayashi	2479	1961–pres.		T. Kobayashi;	T. Kobayashi	(3500)
Michal Kočer	8	n.a.		M. Kočer; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	M. Kocer	—
Bernd Koch	3	1955–pres.		B. Koch; amateur, (bio-it)	B. Koch	(191494)
Peter Kocher	113	1939–pres.		P. Kocher; amateur, (bio-fr), HP Archived 2020-11-03 at the Wayback Machine	P. Kocher	(115950)
Michael König	2	1966–pres.		M. König; amateur, disc: MPC, Src Archived 2024-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2024-04-29 at the Wayback Machine	M. Koenig	—
Luboš Kohoutek	76	1935–pres.		L. Kohoutek;	L. Kohoutek	(1850)
Masahiro Koishikawa	19	1952–pres.		M. Koishikawa;	M. Koishikawa	(6097)
Takuo Kojima	45	1955–pres.		T. Kojima; amateur, (bio-it)	T. Kojima	(3644)
Ales Kolář	2	n.a.		A. Kolář; disc: MPC and MPC, (differs from Jan Kolář MPC, MPC)	A. Kolar	—
Eberhard Koldewey	2	1937–pres.		E. Koldewey; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	E. Koldewey	(11352)
Peter Kolény	35	n.a.		P. Kolény;	P. Koleny	—
Arthur König (astronomer)	1	1895–1969		A. König; son of Arthur Peter König, (bio-it)	A. Konig	(3815)
August Kopff	68	1882–1960		A. Kopff;	A. Kopff	(1631)
Korado Korlević	1295	1958–pres.		K. Korlević; amateur	K. Korlevic	(10201)
Leonard Kornoš	37	1956–pres.		L. Kornoš; (bio-it)	L. Kornos	(23899)
Stanislav Alexandrovich Korotkiy	2	1983–pres.		S. Korotkiy; amateur, (bio-it)	S. Korotkiy	(231649)
Hiroki Kosai	93	1933–pres.		H. Kosai; at Tokyo Astronomical Observatory	H. Kosai	(3370)
Alexander Kostin	5	n.a.		A. Kostin; (Houston, TX, U.S.A.), comets	A. Kostin	—
Michael C. Kotson	1	n.a.		M. C. Kotson; (CV)	M. C. Kotson	—
Georgiy U. Koval'chuk	2	n.a.		G. Koval'chuk; disc: MPC and MPC	G. Kovalchuk	—
Charles T. Kowal	22	1940–2011		C. T. Kowal; Charles Thomas Kowal	C. T. Kowal	—
Richard Kowalski	14	1963–pres.		R. A. Kowalski; disc: MPC	R. A. Kowalski	(7392)
Rainer Kracht	3	1948–pres.		R. Kracht; amateur, HP, (bio-it)	R. Kracht	(234761)
Thilo Kranz	1	n.a.		T. Kranz; Src Archived 2016-08-19 at the Wayback Machine	T. Kranz	—
Rainer Kresken	13	n.a		R. Kresken; disc: MPC	R. Kresken	—
Mike Kretlow	8	1967–pres.		M. Kretlow; (bio-it)	M. Kretlow	(9938)
Charles J. Krieger	1	1898–pres.		C. J. Krieger; Charles John Krieger, (bio-it)	C. J. Krieger	—
A. Kriete	1	n.a.		A. Kriete; inferred	A. Kriete	—
Richard Kron	1	n.a.		R. Kron;	R. Kron	—
Timur Valer'evič Krjačko	104	1970–pres.		T. V. Kryachko; amateur, (bio-it)	T. V. Kryachko; T. Kryachko; c. Kryachko	(269589)
Marcin Kubiak	1	n.a.		M. Kubiak;	M. Kubiak	—
Jeremy Martin Kubica	22	n.a.		J. Kubica; disc: MPC	J. Kubica	—
Kazuo Kubokawa	1	1903–1943		K. Kubokawa;	K. Kubokawa	(6140)
François Kugel	410	1959–pres.		F. Kugel; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix (A77)	F. Kugel; C. R. F. Kugel	(120375)
Zoltán Kuli	161	1977–pres.		Z. Kuli; Zoltán "Zoli" Kuli, amateur astronomer, Src	Z. Kuli	(257211)
György Kulin	21	1905–1989		G. Kulin;	G. Kulin	(3019)
Pratibha Kumar	3	n.a.		P. Kumar; wife of V. Reddy, disc: MPC, MPC and MPC, Src, Src	P. Kumar	—
Nikolaj Efimovič Kuročkin	2	1923–2003		N. E. Kuročkin; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	N. E. Kurochkin	—
Hirohisa Kurosaki	13	1970–pres.		H. Kurosaki;	H. Kurosaki	(23938)
Stefan Kürti	9	1960–pres.		S. Kürti; amateur, Src	S. Kurti	(132798)
Lothar Kurtze	1	1972–pres.		L. Kurtze; amateur,	L. Kurtze	—
Reiki Kushida	1	n.a.		R. Kushida; amateur, wife of Y. Kushida, disc: MPC	R. Kushida	(5239)
Yoshio Kushida	56	1957–pres.		Y. Kushida; amateur, husband of R. Kushida	Y. Kushida	(5605)
Michał Kusiak	23	1986–pres.		M. Kusiak; Src	M. Kusiak	(376574)
Peter Kušnirák	294	1974–pres.		P. Kušnirák;	P. Kusnirak	(17260)
Jaroslav Květoň	2	n.a.		J. Květoň; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	J. Kveton	—
Andrzej Kwiek	1	n.a.		A. Kwiek; disc: MPC, (bio-fr)	A. Kwiek	—
Peter Kyrylenko	15	1987–pres.		P. Kyrylenko; at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory	P. Kyrylenko	(281459)
Juan Lacruz	64	n.a.		J. Lacruz; (bio-it)	J. Lacruz	—
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist	146	1944–pres.		C.-I. Lagerkvist; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory	C.-I. Lagerkvist; C. Lagerkvist	(2875)
Joanny-Philippe Lagrula	1	1870–1941		J. Lagrula; disc: MPC	J. Lagrula	(1412)
Luciano Lai	13	1948–pres.		L. Lai; (bio-it)	L. Lai	(11100)
Peter B. Lake	1	n.a.		P. B. Lake; amateur	P. B. Lake	–
Carl Otto Lampland	1	1873–1951		C. O. Lampland; disc: MPC	C. O. Lampland	(1767)
Werner Landgraf	7	1959–pres.		W. Landgraf;	W. Landgraf	(3132)
Marco Langbroek	1	1970–pres.		M. Langbroek;	M. Langbroek	(183294)
Jeffrey A. Larsen	2	1967–pres.		J. A. Larsen; (bio-fr)	J. A. Larsen	(7657)
Stephen M. Larson	2	n.a.		S. M. Larson; (bio-fr)	S. M. Larson	(3690)
Tod R. Lauer	2	1957–pres.		T. Lauer; Tod Richard Lauer	T. Lauer	(3135)
Vygandas Laugalys	8	n.a.		V. Laugalys; (bio-it)	V. Laugalys	—
Marguerite Laugier	21	1896–1976		M. Laugier;	M. Laugier	(1597)
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent	1	1823–1900		J. J. P. Laurent; "J.J.P." vs "J.", disc: MPC, (bio-fr)	J. J. P. Laurent	(162)
Stephen P. Laurie	50	n.a.		S. P. Laurie; amateur	S. P. Laurie	—
Kenneth J. Lawrence	33	1964–pres.		K. J. Lawrence; of Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey	K. J. Lawrence	(4969)
Susannah Lazar	1	1982–pres.		S. Lazar; amateur, (bio-it)	S. Lazar	—
Charles le Morvan	1	1865–1933		C. le Morvan; disc: MPC, (bio-fr)	C. le Morvan	—
Carlos Leal (astronomer)	9	n.a.		C. Leal; unrelated to 19426, (bio-fr)	C. Leal	—
Byung-Chol Lee	37	n.a.		B.-C. Lee; (bio-it)	B.-C. Lee	—
L. Lee	1	n.a.		L. Lee; inferred	L. Lee
Tae-Hyung Lee	1	1964–pres.		T. H. Lee; (bio-it)	T. H. Lee
Jonathan P. Leech	1	n.a.		J. P. Leech; inferred	J. P. Leech	—
Gerhard Lehmann	23	1960–pres.		G. Lehmann; amateur, (bio-de)	G. Lehmann	(8853)
Hubert Lehmann	1	n.a.		H. Lehmann;	H. Lehmann	—
Gregory J. Leonard	11	n.a.		G. J. Leonard; (bio-it)	G. J. Leonard	—
Riccardo Leoni	1	n.a.		R. Leoni;	R. Leoni	—
Otto Lesser	1	1830–1887		O. Lesser; disc: MPC	O. Lesser	—
Ken Levin	11	1953–pres.		K. Levin; physicist and amateur at BlackBird Obs. (H08)	K. Levin	(99862)
Stephen Levine (astronomer)	1	1965–pres.		S. Levine; Stephen E. Levine	S. Levine	(19123)
David H. Levy	65	1948–pres.		D. H. Levy;	D. H. Levy; D. Levy	(3673)
Wendee Levy	4	1948–pres.		W. Levy; Wendee Esther Wallach Levy, wife of D. H. Levy, (bio-it)	W. Levy	(6485)
Javier Licandro	1	1966–pres.		J. Licandro; co-disc. w/ R. Gil-Hutton	J. Licandro	(17919)
William Liller	2	1927–pres.		W. Liller;	W. Liller	(3222)
Lin Qisheng (astronomer)	65	1964–pres.		C.-S. Lin; a.k.a. Lin Chi-Sheng, (bio-it)	C.-S. Lin; C. S. Lin	(175451)
Hung-Chin Lin	88	n.a.		H.-C. Lin; (林宏欽),	H.-C. Lin	—
B. Linderholm	1	n.a.		B. Linderholm; also see #R. Linderholm	B. Linderholm	—
Robert Linderholm	26	1933–2013		R. Linderholm;	R. Linderholm	—
Bernadet Linero	2	n.a.		B. Linero;	B. Linero	—
V. Linkov	1	n.a.		V. Linkov; co-disc. #K. Polyakov	V. Linkov	—
Tim Lister (astronomer)	2	n.a.		T. Lister; (544116); Las Cumbres Obs.; Src	T. Lister	—
Karl Lohnert	4	1885–1944		K. Lohnert; Karl Julius Lohnert, (bio-it)	K. Lohnert	(11434)
A. Lokalov	1	n.a.		A. Lokalov; disc: MPC	A. Lokalov	—
Vladimir O. Lokot'	2	n.a.		V. Lokot'; disc: MPC and MPC	V. Lokot	—
Dinesh Loomba	6	n.a.		D. Loomba; Src Archived 2023-09-24 at the Wayback Machine	D. Loomba	—
Álvaro López-García	12	1941–pres.		Á. López-G.; (bio-it)	A. Lopez	(4657)
Ángel López Jiménez	58	1955–pres.		Á. López J.; (bio-it)	A. Lopez	—
Jean-Marie Lopez	7	n.a.		J.-M. Lopez; amateur	J.-M. Lopez; J. M. Lopez	—
Joachim Lorenz	6	1955–pres.		J. Lorenz; amateur, disc: MPC,	J. Lorenz	—
Wilhelm Lorenz (astronomer)	4	1886–1918		W. Lorenz; Karl Wilhelm Lorenz, (bio-it), (bio-de)	W. Lorenz	—
Miklós Lovas	2	1931–pres.		M. Lovas; at Konkoly Observatory, (bio-it)	M. Lovas	(73511)
Jessica Lovering	25	n.a.		J. R. Lovering; Jessica R. Lovering, co-disc.: (542277) and (542433), CV	J. R. Lovering	—
Andrew Lowe	511	1959–pres.		A. Lowe; amateur, orbit computer, (bio-it), HP	A. Lowe	(4091)
Percival Lowell	1	1855–1916		P. Lowell; disc: MPC	P. Lowell	(1886)
Paul Luckas	2	1962–pres.		P. Luckas; amateur, (bio-it)	P. Luckas	(131186)
Christian B. Luginbuhl	3	1955–pres.		C. B. Luginbuhl; (bio-it)	C. B. Luginbuhl	(7393)
Kjell Lundgren	2	1950–pres.		K. Lundgren; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory	K. Lundgren	(11934)
Federica Luppi	1	n.a.		F. Luppi;	F. Luppi	—
Robert Luther	24	1822–1900		R. Luther;	R. Luther	(1303)
Jane Luu	39	1963–pres.		J. X. Luu;	J. X. Luu	(5430)
Lucas M. Macri	1	1972–pres.		L. Macri; (bio-it)	L. Macri	—
Hiroshi Maeno	7	n.a.		H. Maeno; (bio-it)	H. Maeno	—
John Mahony (astronomer)	10	n.a.		J. Mahony; amateur, Src Archived 2020-01-14 at the Wayback Machine	J. Mahony	—
Marie Mahrová	4	1947–pres.		M. Mahrová; (bio-it)	M. Mahrova	—
Renu Malhotra	1	1961–pres.		R. Malhotra;	R. Malhotra	(6698)
Franco Mallia	15	1961–pres.		F. Mallia; amateur, (bio-it)	F. Mallia	(21685)
Francesco Manca	26	1966–pres.		F. Manca; amateur	F. Manca	(15460)
Jan Karel Mánek	1	1961–pres.		J. Manek; amateur	J. Manek	(22697)
Brian G. W. Manning	19	1926–2011		B. G. W. Manning; amateur	B. G. W. Manning	(3698)
Massimiliano Mannucci	1	1970–pres.		M. Mannucci; amateur, unrelated to MPC; (bio-it)	M. Mannucci	—
José Manteca	13	1959–pres.		J. Manteca; Pepe Manteca, (bio-it)	J. Manteca	(542926)
Ilan Manulis	1	1947–pres.		I. Manulis; inferred	I. Manulis	(13615)
Frédéric Maréchal	2	1952–pres.		F. Maréchal; amateur, (bio-it)	F. Marechal	—
Wladimiro Marinello	3	n.a.		W. Marinello; amateur, (bio-it)	W. Marinello	(229836)
Mark Scott Marley	1	n.a.		M. S. Marley; (bio-it)	M. S. Marley	—
Brian G. Marsden	1	1937–2010		B. G. Marsden;	B. G. Marsden	(1877)
Albert Marth	1	1828–1897		A. Marth; disc: MPC	A. Marth	—
Axel Martin	3	1968–pres.		A. Martin; amateur, (bio-it)	A. Martin	(15924)
Pierre Martin (astronomer)	1	1964–pres.		P. Martin; Rene Pierre Martin, CFHT/WIYN Src	P. Martin	(59964)
Terry Martin (astronomer)	1	n.a.		T. Martin; Src Archived 2018-10-17 at the Wayback Machine	T. Martin	—
Carlos T. Martinez	6	n.a.		C. T. Martinez; Src	C. T. Martinez; C. Martinez	—
Gábor Marton (astronomer)	1	n.a.		G. Marton; (IAU Archived 2022-03-08 at the Wayback Machine)	G. Marton	—
Gianluca Masi	30	1972–pres.		G. Masi; discoverer of variable stars	G. Masi	(21795)
Joseph Masiero	63	1982–pres.		J. Masiero;	J. Masiero	(8255)
Egisto Masotti	3	1947–pres.		E. Masotti; amateur, (bio-it)	E. Masotti	(22401)
Adam Massinger	7	1888–1914		A. Massinger; (bio-de)	A. Massinger	(760)
Giuseppe Massone	1	n.a.		G. Massone; inferred	G. Massone	—
Mary Alice Mathison	1	n.a.		M. A. Mathison; inferred, (bio-it)	M. A. Mathison	—
Stanislav Matičič	16	n.a.		S. Matičič; inferred	S. Maticic
Damir Matković	2	n.a.		D. Matković; (bio-it)	D. Matkovic	—
Robert D. Matson	189	1962–pres.		R. Matson; Robert Matson, Rob Matson, (bio-it)	R. Matson	(73491)
Masanori Matsuyama	19	1950–pres.		M. Matsuyama; amateur, Japanese: 松山正則, (bio-de)	M. Matsuyama	(4844)
Daniel Matter	7	1957–pres.		D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it)	D. Matter	(59833)
Alain Maury	9	1958–pres.		A. Maury;	A. Maury	(3780)
Deronda Mayes	1	1957–pres.		D. Mayes; inferred	D. Mayes	(201777)
Emiliano Mazzoni	2	1953–pres.		E. Mazzoni; amateur, (bio-it)	E. Mazzoni	(49469)
Michele Mazzucato	6	1962–pres.		M. Mazzucato; Michele T. Mazzucato, (bio-it)	M. Mazzucato	(35461)
John V. McClusky	157	n.a.		J. V. McClusky;	J. V. McClusky	—
Billy D. McCormack	1	n.a.		B. D. McCormack;	B. D. McCormack	—
Jennie McCormick	1	n.a.		J. McCormick;	J. McCormick	—
Alric D. McDermott	1	n.a.		A. D. McDermott;	A. D. McDermott	—
David McDonald (astronomer)	2	1964–pres.		D. McDonald; Dave McDonald, amateur	D. McDonald	(21782)
Stephen W. McDonald	1	n.a.		S. McDonald;	S. McDonald	—
James E. McGaha	6	1946–pres.		J. McGaha; amateur, (bio-it)	J. McGaha	(10036)
P. McKenzie	1	n.a.		P. McKenzie; inferred	P. McKenzie	—
David McLeish (astronomer)	1	n.a.		D. McLeish; (bio-it)	D. McLeish	—
Robert H. McNaught	491	1956–pres.		R. H. McNaught;	R. H. McNaught	(3173)
Jeffrey S. Medkeff	10	1968–2008		J. Medkeff;	J. Medkeff	(41450)
Karen Jean Meech	15	1959–pres.		K. J. Meech;	K. J. Meech	(4367)
Carol Neese	1	1958–pres.		C. Neese; Carol Lynn Neese, MPC-typo: Meese	C. Meese	(9211)
Denis Mégevand	1	n.a.		D. Megevand; Geneva Obs., HARPS, Src	D. Megevand	—
Sven Melchert	2	1968–pres.		S. Melchert; amateur, Guidestar (A17), disc: MPC and MPC with Mark Emmerich	S. Melchert	—
Philibert Jacques Melotte	1	1880–1961		P. Melotte; disc: MPC	P. Melotte	—
J. Dave Mendenhall	1	n.a.		J. D. Mendenhall; (bio-it)	J. D. Mendenhall	—
Jean-Claude Merlin	75	1954–pres.		J.-C. Merlin; (bio-fr)	J.-C. Merlin	(57658)
Szabolcs Mészáros	5	1981–pres.		S. Mészáros; (bio-it)	S. Meszaros	—
Joel Hastings Metcalf	41	1866–1925		J. H. Metcalf;	J. H. Metcalf	(726), (792)
Natal'ja Vital'evna Metlova	1	n.a.		N. V. Metlova; (bio-it)	N. V. Metlova	—
Michel Meunier	1	1964–pres.		M. Meunier; amateur, (bio-it), C/1997 J2 (Meunier–Dupouy)	M. Meunier	(37848)
Erich Meyer	22	1951–pres.		E. Meyer; amateur	E. Meyer	(7940)
Maik Meyer	16	1970–pres.		M. Meyer; amateur, (bio-de), Src	M. Meyer	(52005)
J. Michaud	1	n.a.		J. Michaud; inferred	J. Michaud	—
Marco Micheli	23	1983–pres.		M. Micheli; ESA/Pan-STARRS1 (news-it), (bio-it)	M. Micheli	(10277)
René Michelsen	8	n.a.		R. Michelsen;	R. Michelsen	(10285)
Celina Mikolajczak	4	n.a.		C. Mikolajczak; (bio-it)	C. Mikolajczak	—
Blaž Mikuž	5	n.a.		B. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh	B. Mikuz	—
Herman Mikuž	32	n.a.		H. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh, (bio-it)	H. Mikuz	—
R. Miles	1	n.a.		R. Miles; inferred	R. Miles
Robert L. Millis	129	n.a.		R. Millis; occultation, at Lowell Observatory, (bio-it), (bio-fr)	R. Millis; R. L. Millis	(2659)
Elia Millosevich	2	1848–1919		E. Millosevich;	E. Millosevich	(69961)
Matt Mills (astronomer)	1	n.a.		M. Mills; inferred	M. Mills	—
Rudolph Minkowski	1	1895–1976		R. Minkowski;	R. Minkowski	(11770)
Alberto Miranda	2	n.a.		A. Miranda; co-disc #I. P. Griffin	A. Miranda	—
Tetsuyasu Mitani	1	1927–2004		T. Mitani; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	T. Mitani	(3289)
Seidai Miyasaka	4	1955–pres.		S. Miyasaka;	S. Miyasaka	(3555)
Takashi Mizuno (astronomer)	1	1955–pres.		T. Mizuno; amateur, (bio-it)	T. Mizuno	(6392)
Yoshikane Mizuno	52	1954–pres.		Y. Mizuno; at Kani Observatory	Y. Mizuno	(4541)
Teo Močnik	1	1989–pres.		T. Močnik; CV	T. Mocnik	(579890)
Marko Moilanen	1	n.a.		M. Moilanen; (bio-it)	M. Moilanen	—
Lawrence Alan Molnar	86	1959–pres.		L. A. Molnar; (bio-it)	L. A. Molnar	(8245)
Jean Montanne	1	n.a.		J. Montanne; (bio-it)	J. Montanne	—
Nico Montigiani	1	n.a.		N. Montigiani; (bio-it)	N. Montigiani	—
Didier Morata	1	1954–pres.		D. Morata; amateur, (bio-it)	D. Morata	(14643)
Stéphane Morata	1	1977–pres.		S. Morata; amateur, (bio-it)	S. Morata	(14643)
Zdeněk Moravec	94	1968–pres.		Z. Moravec;	Z. Moravec	—
Hiroshi Mori (astronomer)	45	1958–pres.		H. Mori; amateur, (bio-it)	H. Mori	(19190)
Paul Mortfield	1	n.a.		P. Mortfield;	P. Mortfield	—
Nicholas Moskovitz	1	1981–pres.		N. Moskovitz;	N. Moskovitz	(8254)
Patrick M. Motl	9	n.a.		P. M. Motl; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	P. M. Motl	—
Stefano Mottola	21	n.a.		S. Mottola; (bio-it)	S. Mottola	(5388)
Antonín Mrkos	274	1918–1996		A. Mrkos; at Kleť Observatory	A. Mrkos	(1832)
Jean Mueller	13	1950–pres.		J. E. Mueller; at Second Palomar Sky Survey	J. E. Mueller	(4031)
Masaru Mukai	13	1949–pres.		M. Mukai; unrelated to 4750	M. Mukai	—
Gustavo Muler	25	1967–pres.		G. Muler;	G. Muler	(458063)
John-Derral Mulholland	1	1934–2008		J.-D. Mulholland; (bio-it)	J. D. Mulholland	—
Ulisse Munari	49	1960–pres.		U. Munari; at the Astronomical Observatories of Padua and Asiago	U. Munari	(7599)
J. Muñoz	1	n.a.		J. Muñoz; inferred, (Manteca-it)	J. Munoz	—
Osamu Muramatsu	73	1949–pres.		O. Muramatsu;	O. Muramatsu	(5606)
Juan Carlos Muzzio	2	1946–pres.		J. C. Muzzio; at La Plata Institute of Astrophysics, (bio-it)	J. C. Muzzio	(6505)
Atsushi Nakajima (astronomer)	15	n.a.		A. Nakajima; disc: MPC	A. Nakajima	—
Akimasa Nakamura	112	1961–pres.		A. Nakamura; at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory	A. Nakamura	(10633)
Tsuko Nakamura	3	1943–pres.		T. Nakamura; (bio-it)	T. Nakamura	(6599)
Akio Nakanishi	3	1964–pres.		A. Nakanishi; amateur	A. Nakanishi	(8702)
Orlando A. Naranjo	38	1951–pres.		O. A. Naranjo; (bio-it)	O. A. Naranjo	—
Michael Nassir	1	n.a.		M. Nassir;	M. Nassir	—
Akira Natori	32	1956–pres.		A. Natori; at Nihondaira Observatory, (bio-it)	A. Natori	(5520)
Edgar Rangel Netto	8	n.a.		E. R. Netto; at Valongo Observatory, (bio-de)	E. R. Netto	(3175)
Grigory Neujmin	74	1885–1946		G. N. Neujmin;	G. N. Neujmin	(1129)
Vitali Nevski	15	1974–pres.		V. Nevski; amateur, (B42), image, Comet ISON, alt: Vitaliy Nevskiy and Vitaly Nevsky	V. Nevski	—
Phil Nicholson	1	1951–pres.		P. Nicholson; Philip D. Nicholson, Sycorax	P. Nicholson	(7220)
Seth Barnes Nicholson	2	1891–1963		S. B. Nicholson; disc: MPC and MPC	S. B. Nicholson	(1831)
Tsuneo Niijima	32	1955–pres.		T. Niijima; amateur	T. Niijima	(5507)
Kota Nishiyama	6	1965–pres.		K. Nishiyama; Nishiyama Kota, Bisei Spaceguard Center	K. Nishiyama	(23955)
V. L. Nixon	1	n.a.		V. L. Nixon;	V. L. Nixon	—
Michael C. Nolan	1	1963–pres.		M. C. Nolan; at Arecibo Observatory, (bio-it)	M. C. Nolan	(9537)
Jaume Nomen	55	1960–pres.		J. Nomen; at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca	J. Nomen	(56561)
Toshiro Nomura	13	1954–pres.		T. Nomura;	T. Nomura	(6559)
Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen	2	n.a.		H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	H. U. Norgaard-Nielsen
Artyom Novichonok	26	1988–pres.		A. Novichonok; Comet ISON, Src Archived 2022-03-31 at the Wayback Machine	A. Novichonok; A. O. Novichonok	—
Andrew J. Noymer	7	1971–pres.		A. J. Noymer; (bio-it)	A. J. Noymer	(4956)
Donal O'Ceallaigh	3	n.a.		D. O'Ceallaigh; Src	D. O'Ceallaigh	—
Erwin Obermair	7	1946–2017		E. Obermair; amateur	E. Obermair	(9236)
Pieter van Oers	1	n.a.		P. v. Oers;	P. v. Oers	—
Eran O. Ofek	1	1972–pres		E. O. Ofek; HP Archived 2018-09-30 at the Wayback Machine	E. O. Ofek	(32436)
Warren B. Offutt	18	1928–2017		W. Offutt;	W. Offutt	(7639)
Youhei Ohba	3	n.a.		Y. Ohba; at ISAS	Y. Ohba	—
Okuro Oikawa	8	1896–1980		O. Oikawa;	O. Oikawa	(2667)
Gregory Wayne Ojakangas	2	n.a.		G. Ojakangas; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	G. Ojakangas	—
Arto Oksanen	1	n.a.		A. Oksanen; amateur	A. Oksanen	—
Shin-ichiro Okumura	3	n.a.		S. Okumura; Bisei SG, IAU Archived 2022-03-01 at the Wayback Machine	S. Okumura	—
Tomimaru Okuni	130	1931–pres.		T. Okuni; amateur	T. Okuni	(7769)
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers	2	1758–1840		H. W. Olbers;	H. W. Olbers	(1002)
R. M. Olivera	3	n.a.		R. M. Olivera; amateur, also see § J. M. Bosch	R. M. Olivera	—
C. Michelle Olmstead	46	1969–pres.		C. M. Olmstead; at Lowell Observatory	C. M. Olmstead	(3287)
Andrey Oreshko	41	n.a.		A. Oreshko; (also see Timur Kryachko and 2012 YQ1	A. Oreshko	—
Csilla Orgel	2	n.a.		C. Orgel; inferred	C. Orgel	—
José Luis Ortiz Moreno	2	1967–pres.		J. L. Ortiz; disc: MPC, unofficial discoverer Haumea	J. L. Ortiz	(4436)
Michel Ory	251	1966–pres.		M. Ory; amateur	M. Ory	(67979)
Yoshiaki Oshima	61	1952–pres.		Y. Oshima; at Gekko Observatory	Y. Oshima	(5592)
P. Ostafijchuk	2	n.a.		P. Ostafijchuk; Andrushivka Observatory	P. Ostafijchuk	—
Liisi Oterma	54	1915–2001		L. Oterma; at Turku Observatory	L. Oterma	(1529)
Satoru Otomo	148	1957–pres.		S. Otomo; amateur	S. Otomo	(3911)
Rafael Pacheco	57	1954–pres.		R. Pacheco; amateur	R. Pacheco	(25001)
Deborah Lynne Padgett	1	n.a.		D. Padgett; inferred	D. Padgett	—
András Pál (astronomer)	8	1981–pres.		A. Pál; (549663) (549961)	A. Pal	(11459)
Johann Palisa	122	1848–1925		J. Palisa;	J. Palisa	(914)
Ernesto Palomba	2	1967–pres.		E. Palomba; disc: MPC and MPC	E. Palomba	(95951)
Amanda Papadimos	4	n.a.		A. Papadimos; inferred	A. Papadimos	—
Sensi Pastor	1	n.a.		S. Pastor; La Murta Observatory (J76)	S. Pastor	—
Praskov'ja Georgievna Parchomenko	2	1886–1970		P. Parchomenko; Praskoviya Georgievna Parchomenko, (bio-it)	P. Parchomenko	(1857)
Yun-Ho Park	2	n.a.		Y.-H. Park; (bio-it)	Y.-H. Park
Joel W. Parker	3	1962–pres.		J. W. Parker; at Southwest Research Institute, inferred	J. W. Parker	(13751)
Quentin A. Parker	1	n.a.		Q. A. Parker; Quentin Andrew Parker, Siding Spring, disc.: comet 119P/Parker–Hartley Src Archived 2023-01-14 at the Wayback Machine	Q. A. Parker	–
Alois Paroubek	1	n.a.		A. Paroubek; (bio-it)	A. Paroubek	—
André Patry	9	1902–1967		A. Patry; at Nice Observatory	A. Patry	(1601)
Thierry Pauwels	152	1957–pres.		T. Pauwels; at Uccle Observatory	T. Pauwels	(12761)
Thomas Payer	4	1978–pres.		T. Payer; amateur,	T. Payer	—
Fernando Pedichini	1	n.a.		F. Pedichini;	F. Pedichini	—
Jean-Claude Pelle	10	1942–pres.		J.-C. Pelle; Jean Claude George Pelle, amateur, (bio-fr)	J. C. Pelle	(84011)
Randy Pepper	2	n.a.		R. Pepper; amateur, Fort Bend Astronomy Club, (bio-it)	R. Pepper	—
Zenón M. Pereyra	1	n.a.		Z. Pereyra; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	Z. Pereyra	—
Davide Perna	1	n.a.		D. Perna;	D. Perna	—
Bernard Pernier	1	n.a.		B. Pernier; Geneva Obs.	B. Pernier	—
Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin	6	1845–1904		J. Perrotin;	J. Perrotin	(1515)
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters	48	1813–1890		C. H. F. Peters;	C. H. F. Peters	(100007)
George Henry Peters	3	1863–1947		G. H. Peters; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 2017-03-02 at the Wayback Machine	G. H. Peters	—
Jean-Marc Petit	7	1961–pres.		J.-M. Petit; (bio-fr)	J.-M. Petit; J. Petit	(7740)
Holly Phaneuf	2	n.a.		H. Phaneuf; amateur, (bio-it)	H. Phaneuf	—
Jeffrey L. Phinney	4	1957–pres.		J. Phinney; disc: MPC, MPC, MPC and MPC	J. Phinney	(46793)
Giuseppe Piazzi	1	1746–1826		G. Piazzi; disc: Ceres	G. Piazzi	(1000)
Paolo Pietrapiana	2	n.a.		P. Pietrapriana; amateur, disc: MPC, (bio-it)	P. Pietrapiana	—
Michael Pietschnig	3	n.a.		M. Pietschnig; amateur, Src Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine	M. Pietschnig	—
Giuliano Pignata	4	n.a.		G. Pignata; ADAS	G. Pignata	—
Jana Pittichová	9	1972–pres.		J. Pittichová; inferred	J. Pittichova	(20187)
Guido Pizarro (astronomer)	8	n.a.		G. Pizarro; brother of Oscar Pizarro, at La Silla, (bio-it)	G. Pizarro	(4609)
Oscar Pizarro	1	n.a.		O. Pizarro; brother of Guido Pizarro, (bio-it)	O. Pizarro	(4609)
Gianpaolo Pizzetti	4	1961–pres.		G. P. Pizzetti; amateur, (bio-it)	G. P. Pizzetti; G. Pizzetti	(233559)
John Platt (computer scientist)	2	1963–pres.		J. Platt;	J. Platt
C. E. Plunkett	1	n.a.		C. E. Plunkett; inferred	C. E. Plunkett	—
G. A. Plyugin	7	1925–pres.		G. A. Plyugin; Gurij Antonovič Pljugin, (bio-it)	G. A. Plyugin	—
Regina Podstanická	1	1928–2000		R. Podstanická; (bio-it)	R. Podstanicka	—
N. R. Pogson	8	1829–1891		N. R. Pogson; Norman Robert Pogson	N. R. Pogson	(1830)
Radosław Poleski	1	n.a.		R. Poleski;	R. Poleski	—
David Polishook	16	1976–pres.		D. Polishook; David L. Polishook, MIT and Tel Aviv University, (bio-it)	D. Polishook	(8464)
Isidre Pòlit	1	1880–1958		I. Pòlit; Isidre Pòlit i Boixareu, (bio-it)	I. Polit	(1708)
Christian Pollas	26	1947–pres.		C. Pollas; at Côte d'Azur Observatory, (bio-fr)	C. Pollas	(4892)
K. Polyakov	1	n.a.		K. Polyakov; co-disc. #V. Linkov	K. Polyakov	—
Hejno Iogannović Potter	1	1929–2007		H. Potter; Kheino Potter, disc: MPC, (bio-it)	H. Potter	(7320)
Francisco Pozo	1	1986–pres.		F. Pozo; Francisco Javier Pozo Núñez, (bio-es),	F. Pozo	—
Valentino Pozzoli	4	n.a.		V. Pozzoli; inferred	V. Pozzoli	—
Alexander Pravda	52	1961–pres.		A. Pravda; (bio-it)	A. Pravda	(60972)
Petr Pravec	355	1967–pres.		P. Pravec;	P. Pravec	(4790)
Donald P. Pray	3	1949–pres.		D. P. Pray; at Carbuncle Hill Obs.Src and Sugarloaf Obs. Src, (bio-it)	D. P. Pray	(35364)
Gerrit Proffe	2	n.a.		G. Proffe; DLR inferred	G. Proffe	—
Enrico Prosperi	1	1954–pres.		E. Prosperi; Castelmartini Obs. (160)	E. Prosperi	(33010)
S. Prosperi	1	n.a.		S. Prosperi;	S. Prosperi	–
Milorad B. Protić	7	1911–2001		M. B. Protić;	M. B. Protitch	(22278)
Timo Prusti	10	n.a.		T. Prusti; ESA-Gaia, first disc: (552651)	T. Prusti	—
Andrew W. Puckett	22	1977–pres.		A. W. Puckett; Andrew Wayne Puckett	A. W. Puckett	(184011)
Ulisse Quadri	1	1953–pres.		U. Quadri; amateur, (bio-it)	U. Quadri	(10200)
Herbert Raab	1	1969–pres.		H. Raab; amateur, Src	H. Raab	(3184)
David L. Rabinowitz	36	1960–pres.		D. L. Rabinowitz;	D. L. Rabinowitz; D. Rabinowitz	(5040)
Petar Radovan	1	n.a.		P. Radovan; (bio-it)	P. Radovan	—
Rajgopalan Rajamohan	6	n.a.		R. Rajamohan; (bio-it)	R. Rajamohan	—
David Rankin (astronomer)	1	1984–pres.		D. Rankin; amateur	D. Rankin	(62701)
Vishnu Vardhan Reddy	23	1978–pres.		V. Reddy; (bio-it)	V. Reddy	(8068)
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth	395	1892–1979		K. Reinmuth;	K. Reinmuth	(1111)
Guy Reiss	5	1904–1964		G. Reiss; at Algiers Observatory and Nice	G. Reiss	(1577)
José Antonio Reyes (astronomer)	1	n.a.		J. A. Reyes; La Murta Observatory (J76)	J. A. Reyes	—
Tomáš Rezek (astronomer)	1	n.a.		T. Rezek; inferred	T. Rezek	—
Joseph Rheden	3	1873–1946		J. Rheden;	J. Rheden	—
Hans Rickman	2	1949–pres.		H. Rickman; at Uppsala Observatory, (bio-it)	H. Rickman	(3692)
Judit Györgyey Ries	3	n.a.		J. G. Ries; Src Archived 2022-03-29 at the Wayback Machine	J. G. Ries
Wolfgang Ries	176	1968–pres.		W. Ries; amateur	W. Ries	(266887)
Jim Riffle	2	n.a.		J. Riffle; inferred	J. Riffle	—
Fernand Rigaux	8	1905–1962		F. Rigaux; at Uccle Observatory	F. Rigaux	(19911)
Claudine Rinner	157	1965–pres.		C. Rinner; amateur, at Ottmarsheim Observatory	C. Rinner	(23999)
Keith Rivich	5	n.a.		K. Rivich; amateur, (bio-it)	K. Rivich	—
Irving Robbins (astronomer)	1	n.a.		I. Robbins; Src and Src Archived 2019-08-31 at the Wayback Machine	I. Robbins
Adrienne M. Robbins	1	n.a.		A. Robbins; Adrienne Makita Robbins, (bio-it)	A. Robbins
Larry Robinson (astronomer)	18	n.a.		L. Robinson; amateur, at Sunflower Observatory, (bio-it)	L. Robinson	(18873)
Heiner Roclawski	1	1963–pres.		H. Roclawski;	H. Roclawski	—
Greg Rodgers	1	n.a.		G. Rodgers;	G. Rodgers	—
Tim A. Rodriquez	1	n.a.		T. Rodriquez; (bio-it)	T. Rodriquez	—
Henry G. Roe	1	1975–pres.		H. G. Roe; (bio-it)	H. G. Roe	(28803)
James M. Roe	102	1943–pres.		J. M. Roe; (bio-it)	J. M. Roe	—
Elizabeth Roemer	2	1929–2016		E. Roemer;	E. Roemer	(1657)
John E. Rogers	3	n.a.		J. E. Rogers; (bio-it)	J. E. Rogers
Brian P. Roman	11	n.a.		B. Roman;	B. Roman	(4575)
E. S. Romas	3	n.a.		E. S. Romas; first disc: (546732); at Kislovodsk Stn. (C20)	E. S. Romas	—
Amy E. Rose	2	1987–pres.		A. E. Rose;	A. E. Rose	(175563)
Perry Rose (astronomer)	4	1966–pres.		P. Rose; Perry J. Rose, at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey	P. Rose	(9637)
Emily Ross	1	n.a.		E. Ross; inferred; with Tara Houlden	E. Ross	—
René Roy (astronomer)	9	1938–pres.		R. Roy; amateur, (bio-fr)	R. Roy	(14533)
Jiangao Ruan	2	1986–pres.		J. Ruan; (阮建高), Ruan Jiangao; amateur, co-discovery with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, C/2009 G1 (STEREO), 80+ SOHO comets	J. Ruan	(546842)
Eric P. Rubenstein	1	n.a.		E. P. Rubenstein;	E. P. Rubenstein	—
A. Rudd	2	n.a.		A. Rudd; disc: MPC and MPC	A. Rudd	—
Marian Rudnyk	3	n.a.		M. Rudnyk; (bio-it)	M. Rudnyk	—
Donald James Rudy	1	n.a.		D. Rudy; (bio-it)	D. Rudy	—
Jose Maria Ruiz	9	n.a.		J. M. Ruiz; inferred, disc: MPC	J. M. Ruiz	—
Vasilij Rumyantsev	1	n.a.		V. Rumyantsev;	V. Rumyantsev	—
Kenneth S. Russell	2	n.a.		K. S. Russell; (bio-it)	K. S. Russell	(3714)
John Ruthroff	1	n.a.		J. Ruthroff; (bio-it)	J. Ruthroff	—
Erin Lee Ryan	9	n.a.		E. L. Ryan; IAU Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, (547073) and (548758)	E. L. Ryan	—
William H. Ryan (astronomer)	28	1962–pres.		W. H. Ryan; at MRO, (bio-it)	W. H. Ryan;W. Ryan	(21821)
Eileen V. Ryan	1	1960–pres.		E. V. Ryan; wife and collaborator of William Ryan at MRO; Src	E. V. Ryan	(9542)
John Sachs (astronomer)	2	n.a.		J. Sachs; amateur, disc MPC and MPC, Src, Src, unrelated to MPC	J. Sachs	—
Tsuyoshi Sakamoto	11	1975–pres.		T. Sakamoto; Bisei Spaceguard Center, first disc: (542669)	T. Sakamoto	(23950)
Giuseppe A. Sala	2	n.a.		G. A. Sala; disc: MPC and MPC	G. A. Sala	—
Paolo Sala (astronomer)	3	1954–pres.		P. Sala; amateur, disc: MPC, MPC and MPC,	P. Sala	—
George C. Sallit	1	n.a.		G. Sallit; (bio-it)	G. Sallit	—
Stephen L. Salyards	1	n.a.		S. L. Salyards; (bio-it)	S. L. Salyards	—
A. G. Samuel	1	n.a.		A. G. Samuel; (bio-it)	A. G. Samuel	—
Salvador Sánchez (astronomer)	3	n.a.		S. Sánchez; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it)	S. Sanchez	—
Allan Sandage	1	1926–2010		A. R. Sandage;	A. R. Sandage	(9963)
Hans-Ullrich Sandig	1	1909–1979		H.-U. Sandig; (bio-de)	H.-U. Sandig	—
Robert G. Sandness	6	n.a.		R. G. Sandness; amateur, (bio-it)	R. G. Sandness	—
Luigi Sannino	2	1981–pres.		L. Sannino; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	L. Sannino	(58691)
Matteo M. M. Santangelo	21	n.a.		M. M. M. Santangelo; Matteo Santangelo, (bio-it)	M. M. M. Santangelo	—
Pablo Santos-Sanz	1	n.a.		P. Santos-Sanz;	P. Santos-Sanz	—
Krisztián Sárneczky	627	1974–pres.		K. Sárneczky;	K. Sarneczky	(10258)
Lenka Kotková	262	1973–pres.		L. Kotková; Lenka Šarounová (née), at Ondřejov Observatory	L. Sarounova	(10390)
Goro Sasaki	1	n.a.		G. Sasaki; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it)	G. Sasaki	—
Isao Satō (astronomer)	6	1963–pres.		I. Satō; asteroid occultation, (bio-it)	I. Sato	(6338)
Naoto Satō	142	1953–pres.		N. Satō; amateur	N. Sato	(6025)
Boris Satovski	42	n.a.		B. Satovski; discovered (541508), different from (212929)	B. Satovski	—
Paul Sava	1	n.a.		P. Sava; at Needville	P. Sava	—
Giulio Scarfì	1	1964–pres.		G. Scarfì; amateur Src Archived 2021-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, observatories: (126) and (K78)	G. Scarfi	(69565)
Robert D. Schaldach	1	n.a.		R. D. Schaldach; co-discovered 61P/Shajn–Schaldach; (bio-fr)	R. D. Schaldach	—
Alexandre Schaumasse	2	1882–1958		A. Schaumasse;	A. Schaumasse	(1797)
Giovanni Schiaparelli	1	1835–1910		G. Schiaparelli; disc: MPC	G. Schiaparelli	(4062)
Christine J. Schiff	1	n.a.		C. J. Schiff; amateur, wife of J. L. Schiff, (bio-it)	C. J. Schiff	—
Joel L. Schiff	1	n.a.		J. L. Schiff; amateur, husband of C. J. Schiff, unrelated to MPC, (bio-it)	J. L. Schiff	—
Thomas Schildknecht	3	n.a.		T. Schildknecht; (bio-it), Src Archived 2022-03-24 at the Wayback Machine	T. Schildknecht	—
Frank Schiralli Jr.	1	n.a.		F. Schiralli Jr.; Src	F. Schiralli Jr.	—
Lutz D. Schmadel	245	1942–2016		L. D. Schmadel; ARI-astronomer	L. D. Schmadel; L.D. Schmadel	(2234)
Alfred Schmitt	4	1907–1973		A. Schmitt; at Algiers and Strasbourg observatories	A. Schmitt	(1617)
Hans Scholl (astronomer)	56	1942–pres.		H. Scholl; ARI-astronomer	H. Scholl	(2959)
Richard Schorr	2	1867–1951		R. Schorr;	R. Schorr	(1235)
Martin Schroedter	1	n.a.		M. Schroedter; VERITAS	M. Schroedter	—
Joachim Schubart	2	1928–pres.		J. Schubart; (bio-de), Src Archived 2022-03-24 at the Wayback Machine	J. Schubart	(1911)
Lipót Schulhof	1	1847–1921		L. Schulhof;	L. Schulhof	(2384)
Hans-Emil Schuster	25	1934–pres.		H.-E. Schuster; at La Silla	H.-E. Schuster	(2018)
Erwin Schwab	98	1964–pres.		E. Schwab; amateur	E. Schwab	(185638)
Megan Schwamb	16	1984–pres.		M. E. Schwamb; (bio-fr)	M. E. Schwamb; M. Schwamb	(11814)
Michael B. Schwartz	254	1950–pres.		M. Schwartz; amateur, at Tenagra Observatory, (bio-it)	M. Schwartz	(13820)
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann	22	1870–1964		A. Schwassmann;	A. Schwassmann	(989)
James V. Scotti	1	1960–pres.		J. V. Scotti; at Spacewatch	J. V. Scotti	(3594)
George Mary Searle	1	1839–1918		G. Searle; disc: MPC	G. Searle	—
William Lawrence Sebok	2	n.a.		W. Sebok; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	W. Sebok	—
Bruce A. Segal	2	1959–pres.		B. A. Segal; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	B. A. Segal	(21683)
Carlos Segarra	1	n.a.		C. Segarra; Algimia-Valencia	C. Segarra	—
Sadao Sei	1	n.a.		S. Sei; at Chirorin Observatory (383)	S. Sei	—
Nalin Samarasinha	1	1958–pres.		N. Samarasinha;	N. Samarasinha	(12871)
Tsutomu Seki	225	1930–pres.		T. Seki;	T. Seki	(3426)
Alexey V. Sergeyev	1	n.a.		A. Sergeyev; inferred	A. Sergeev	—
Carl Sexton	9	n.a.		C. Sexton; inferred, amateur	C. Sexton	—
Grigory Shajn	3	1892–1956		G. Shajn;	G. Shajn	(1648)
Pelageya Shajn	19	1894–1956		P. F. Shajn;	P. F. Shajn	(1190), (1648)
R. Shank	3	n.a.		R. Shank; assumed, also R. Shanks (!), co-discoveries with C. Veillet	R. Shank; R. Shanks
Scott S. Sheppard	27	1977–pres.		S. S. Sheppard;	S. S. Sheppard; S. Sheppard	(17898)
Edwin E. Sheridan	38	n.a.		E. E. Sheridan; (bio-it)	E. E. Sheridan; E. Sheridan; E. Sherdian	—
Jia You Shih	3	n.a.		C.-Y. Shih; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC	C.-Y. Shih
Yoshisada Shimizu	311	1943–pres.		Y. Shimizu; amateur	Y. Shimizu	(7300)
Hitoshi Shiozawa	29	n.a.		H. Shiozawa; amateur, (bio-it)	H. Shiozawa	—
Seiji Shirai (astronomer)	3	n.a.		S. Shirai; MPC, MPC, MPC	S. Shirai
Vladimir Shkodrov	7	1930–2010		V. G. Shkodrov; at the Bulgarian National Observatory	V. G. Shkodrov; V. Shkodrov	(4364)
Carolyn S. Shoemaker	377	1929–2021		C. S. Shoemaker;	C. S. Shoemaker	(4446)
Eugene M. Shoemaker	183	1928–1997		E. M. Shoemaker;	E. M. Shoemaker	(2074)
Sergey E. Shurpakov	2	1966–pres.		S. Shurpakov; Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov, amateur	S. Shurpakov	(279274)
Piero Sicoli	43	1954–pres.		P. Sicoli; amateur, at Sormano Observatory	P. Sicoli	(7866)
Stephen Singer-Brewster	6	1945–pres.		S. Singer-Brewster; at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey	S. Singer-Brewster	(10315)
Amanjot Singh	1	1988–pres.		A. Singh;	A. Singh	(175562)
Russell Sipe	2	n.a.		R. Sipe; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC	R. Sipe	—
Brigitta Sipőcz	42	1984–pres.		B. Sipőcz; (bio-de)	B. Sipocz
Michael L. Sitko	1	n.a.		M. L. Sitko; inferred	M. L. Sitko	—
Brian A. Skiff	62	n.a.		B. A. Skiff; at Lowell Observatory	B. A. Skiff	(2554)
David R. Skillman	17	1945–pres.		D. R. Skillman;	D. R. Skillman; D. Skillman	(70720)
Jure Skvarč	20	1964–pres.		J. Skvarč; (bio-it)	J. Skvarc	(89818)
Evgenij Fëdorovič Skvorcov	3	1882–1952		E. Skvorcov; Evgenij Skvortsov, (bio-it)	E. Skvortsov	(1854)
Sonia Keys	1	1961–2018		K. Smalley; Kyle Smalley, amateur, Powell Observatory	K. Smalley	(36445)
Tamara Smirnova	135	1935–2001		T. M. Smirnova;	T. M. Smirnova	(5540)
Suzanne Smrekar	1	n.a.		S. Smrekar; Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar; (bio-it)	S. Smrekar	—
Bogdan Sobczuk	1	n.a.		B. Sobczuk; Src	B. Sobczuk	—
Adam Sodor	1	n.a.		A. Sodor;	A. Sodor	—
Andrea Soffiantini	1	n.a.		A. Soffiantini; Carezza, Trentino (NASA)	A. Soffiantini	—
Patrick Sogorb	6	1971–pres.		P. Sogorb; amateur, (bio-fr)	P. Sogorb	—
Vladimir Jakovlevič Solov'ëv	1	n.a.		V. Y. Solovyov; (bio-it)	V. Y. Solovyov
Y. Sorimachi (astronomer)	2	n.a.		Y. Sorimachi; disc: MPC and MPC	Y. Sorimachi	—
Giovanni Sostero	1	1964–2012		G. Sostero; amateur	G. Sostero	(9878)
Alfredo Sota	4	n.a.		A. Sota; inferred, at Sierra Nevada Observatory (J86)	A. Sota
Guy Soulié	2	1920–pres.		G. Soulié; amateur, (bio-fr)	G. Soulie	(13226)
Timothy B. Spahr	59	1970–pres.		T. B. Spahr; Timothy Bruce Spahr, at Bigelow Sky Survey	T. B. Spahr	(2975)
Stefano Sposetti	166	1958–pres.		S. Sposetti; amateur	S. Sposetti; Stefano Sposetti	(22354)
Tom Stafford (astronomer)	40	n.a.		T. Stafford;	T. Stafford	—
Anton Staus	1	1872–1955		A. Staus; disc: MPC	A. Staus	—
Duncan Steel	12	1955–pres.		D. I. Steel;	D. I. Steel	(4713)
W. A. Stein	1	n.a.		W. A. Stein; inferred	W. A. Stein
Édouard Stephan	2	1837–1923		É. Stephan; disc: MPC and MPC	E. Stephan
Peter B. Stetson	1	1952–pres.		P. B. Stetson; Peter Brailey Stetson, (bio-it)	P. B. Stetson	(255703)
Berton L. Stevens	59	1951–pres.		B. L. Stevens; amateur, Desert Moon Observatory (448), (bio-it)	B. L. Stevens	(38540)
Janet A. Stevens	1	1950–pres.		J. Stevens; amateur, née Madenberg, wife of B. L. Stevens (bio-it)	J. Stevens	(55561)
Carlton F. Stewart	1	n.a.		C. F. Stewart; (bio-it)	C. F. Stewart
DeLisle Stewart	1	1870–1941		D. Stewart; disc: MPC	D. Stewart
Lacey Stewart	1	n.a.		L. Stewart; Src Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine	L. Stewart
Jürgen Stock (astronomer)	3	1923–pres.		J. Stock;	J. Stock	(4388)
M. Stockmaster	1	n.a.		M. Stockmaster; inferred	M. Stockmaster	—
Reiner Michael Stoss	9	1975–pres.		R. M. Stoss; amateur, at Starkenburg Observatory	R. M. Stoss; R. Stoss	(7689)
Luca Strabla	1	1963–pres.		L. Strabla; Luca Pietro Strabla, amateur, (bio-it)	L. Strabla	(35326)
Louis-Gregory Strolger	1	n.a.		L.-G. Strolger; inferred	L.-G. Strolger	—
Gyula Strommer	1	1920–1995		G. Strommer; (bio-it)	G. Strommer	(254876)
Otto Struve	2	1897–1963		O. Struve;	O. Struve	(2227)
Antonio Stucchi	1	n.a.		A. Stucchi; inferred	A. Stucchi	—
Jeffrey Sue	1	n.a.		J. Sue; inferred, at RAS Observatory (H06), Src	J. Sue
Uwe Süßenberger	4	n.a.		U. Süßenberger;	U. Suessenberger	—
Matsuo Sugano	4	1939–pres.		M. Sugano; amateur	M. Sugano	(5872)
Atsushi Sugie	122	n.a.		A. Sugie; at Dynic Astronomical Observatory	A. Sugie	(3957)
Rafael Suvanto	1	1909–1940		R. Suvanto; (bio-it)	R. Suvanto	(1927)
Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer)	42	1950–pres.		K. Suzuki; amateur	K. Suzuki	(5526)
Shōhei Suzuki	52	n.a.		S. Suzuki;	S. Suzuki	—
Steven Roger Swanson	2	n.a.		S. R. Swanson; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC	S. R. Swanson
Frédéric Sy	2	1861–19xx		F. Sy; at Algiers and Paris observatories; disc: MPC and MPC	F. Sy	(1714)
Gyula M. Szabó	9	1979–pres.		G. Szabó; (bio-fr)	G. Szabo	(113203)
Tamás Szalai (astronomer)	6	n.a.		T. Szalai; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC	T. Szalai
Dorottya Szám	1	n.a.		D. Szám; amateur, (bio-it)	D. Szam	—
Péter Székely (astronomer)	3	n.a.		P. Székely; Piszkéstető Station	P. Szekely	—
Attila Szing	6	n.a.		A. Szing; inferred	A. Szing	—
D. Taeymans	1	n.a.		D. Taeymans; inferred	D. Taeymans	—
Laurence G. Taff	10	1947–pres.		L. G. Taff; (bio-fr)	L. G. Taff	—
Ugo Tagliaferri	2	n.a.		U. Tagliaferri; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	U. Tagliaferri	—
Atsushi Takahashi	22	1965–pres.		A. Takahashi; amateur, at Kitami Observatory	A. Takahashi	(4842)
Masanori Takeishi	13	1950–pres.		M. Takeishi; amateur, (bio-de)	M. Takeishi	(7776)
A. W. Taylor (astronomer)	1	n.a.		A. W. Taylor; (545546), Cordell-Lorenz Obs. (see D. T. Durig)	A. W. Taylor	—
D. Team (astronomer)	2	n.a.		D. Team; (545774), Kitt Peak	D. Team	—
Noéline Teamo	240	n.a.		N. Teamo; amateur, Hibiscus Observatory (F84)	N. Teamo	—
Wilhelm Tempel	5	1821–1889		E. W. Tempel;	E. W. Tempel	(3808)
Luciano Tesi	192	1931–pres.		L. Tesi; amateur	L. Tesi; L. esi	(15817)
Augusto Testa	31	1950–pres.		A. Testa; amateur	A. Testa	(11667)
Holger Thiele	4	1878–1946		H. Thiele; son of Thorvald N. Thiele	H. Thiele	(1586)
Bernd Thinius	2	1959–pres.		B. Thinius; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC,	B. Thinius	—
David J. Tholen	68	1955–pres.		D. J. Tholen;	D. J. Tholen; D. C. Tholen	(3255)
Norman G. Thomas	55	1930–pres.		N. G. Thomas;	N. G. Thomas	(2555)
William Thuillot	1	1951–pres.		W. Thuillot; inferred	W. Thuillot	(18568)
Dan Tibbets	3	n.a.		D. Tibbets; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC	D. Tibbets	—
Jana Tichá	119	1965–pres.		J. Tichá;	J. Ticha	(5757)
Miloš Tichý	240	1966–pres.		M. Tichý;	M. Tichy	(3337)
Jürgen Tiedtke	1	1966–pres.		J. Tiedtke; amateur, co-disc. with M. Klein, FB	J. Tiedtke	—
Friedrich Tietjen	1	1832–1895		F. Tietjen; ARI-astronomer, disc: MPC	F. Tietjen	(2158)
Michael Todd (astronomer)	5	n.a.		M. Todd; inferred	M. Todd	—
Clyde Tombaugh	15	1906–1997		C. W. Tombaugh;	C. W. Tombaugh	(1604)
Maura Tombelli	199	1952–pres.		M. Tombelli; amateur	M. Tombelli	(9904)
Kōichirō Tomita	9	1925–2006		K. Tomita; at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory	K. Tomita	(2391)
Mario Tonincelli	5	n.a.		M. Tonincelli; inferred	M. Tonincelli	—
John L. Tonry	2	1953–pres.		J. L. Tonry; University of Hawaii, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de)	J. L. Tonry	(40919)
Carlos Torres (astronomer)	37	1929–2011		C. Torres; Carlos Torres R. (not Carlos Guillermo Torres), Src Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine	C. Torres	(1769)
Y. Torres	1	n.a.		Y. Torres; inferred	Y. Torres
Juraj Tóth	16	1975–pres.		J. Tóth; at Comenius University	J. Toth	(24976)
Suzanne W. Tourtellotte	16	1945–2013		S. Tourtellotte; inferred	S. Tourtellotte	—
Fabrizio Tozzi	153	1970–pres.		F. Tozzi; amateur, (bio-it)	F. Tozzi	—
Richard Trentman	3	1939–pres.		R. Trentman; amateur, Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object program; disc: MPC and MPC	R. Trentman	(41279)
David E. Trilling	52	1972–pres.		D. E. Trilling; disc: MPC and MPC	D. E. Trilling	(20362)
Paul J. Tristram	1	n.a.		P. J. Tristram; MJUO, Src	P. J. Tristram
Chad Trujillo	65	1973–pres.		C. Trujillo;	C. A. Trujillo; C. Trujillo; C. W. Trujillo	(12101)
Yuan-Sheng Tsai (astronomer)	1	n.a.		Y.-S. Tsai; inferred	Y.-S. Tsai
Akira Tsuchikawa	4	n.a.		A. Tsuchikawa; (bio-it)	A. Tsuchikawa	—
Roy A. Tucker	737	1951–pres.		R. A. Tucker;	R. A. Tucker; R. Tucker	(10914)
D. Tuma	1	n.a.		D. Tuma; inferred	D. Tuma	—
Horace Parnell Tuttle	2	1837–1923		H. P. Tuttle;	H. P. Tuttle	(5036)
Andrzej Udalski	2	1957–pres.		A. Udalski; disc: MPC and MPC	A. Udalski	—
Seiji Ueda	705	1952–pres.		S. Ueda; amateur	S. Ueda	(4676)
Seitaro Urakawa	4	1975–pres.		S. Urakawa; at Bisei	S. Urakawa	(23900)
Takeshi Urata	642	1947–2012		T. Urata; amateur	T. Urata	(3722)
Fumiaki Uto	22	n.a.		F. Uto;	F. Uto; T. Uto	—
Ovidiu Vaduvescu	8	n.a.		O. Vaduvescu; first: (555152)	O. Vaduvescu	—
Antonio Vagnozzi	46	1950–pres.		A. Vagnozzi; amateur	A. Vagnozzi	(7529)
Marja Väisälä	2	1916–2011		M. Väisälä; Marja Ilmatar Väisälä, daughter of Y. Väisälä, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	M. Vaisala	—
Yrjö Väisälä	128	1891–1971		Y. Väisälä; at Turku Observatory	Y. Vaisala	(1573), (2804)
Mallory Vale	3	1986–pres.		M. Vale;	M. Vale	(158899)
Jan Vales	5	n.a.		J. Vales; at Črni Vrh,	J. Vales	—
George Van Biesbroeck	16	1880–1974		G. Van Biesbroeck;	G. Van Biesbroeck	(1781)
Hendrik van Gent	39	1899–1947		H. van Gent;	H. van Gent	(1666)
Cornelis Johannes van Houten	4643	1920–2002		C. J. van Houten;	C. J. van Houten	(1673)
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld	4644	1921–2015		I. van Houten-Groeneveld;	I. van Houten-Groeneveld; I. Groeneveld	(1674)
Andre van Staden	1	n.a.		A. van Staden; inferred	A. van Staden
Andrew Vanden Heuvel	3	n.a.		A. Vanden Heuvel; (bio-it)	A. Vanden Heuvel	—
Luděk Vašta	1	n.a.		L. Vašta; inferred	L. Vasta	—
Zdeňka Vávrová	115	1945–pres.		Z. Vávrová;	Z. Vavrova	(3364)
Christian Veillet	161	1954–pres.		C. Veillet;	C. Veillet	(16984)
Graziano Ventre	4	1954–pres.		G. Ventre; amateur, (bio-it)	G. Ventre	(22500)
Krisztián Vida	1	1983–pres.		K. Vida; (IAU Archived 2022-03-02 at the Wayback Machine), co-disc. #K. Sarneczky	K. Vida	—
Antoni Vidal	1	n.a.		A. Vidal; amateur, (bio-it)	A. Vidal	—
Ester Vigil	1	n.a.		E. Vigil; amateur, (bio-it)	E. Vigil	—
Jozef Világi	12	n.a.		J. Világi; inferred	J. Vilagi	—
Walter Augustin Villiger	1	1872–1938		W. Villiger;	W. Villiger	(1310)
George R. Viscome	33	1956–pres.		G. R. Viscome;	G. R. Viscome	(6183)
David Voglsam	1	n.a.		D. Voglsam; Src	D. Voglsam	—
Heinrich Vogt (astronomer)	1	1890–1968		H. Vogt; disc: MPC	H. Vogt	(1439)
Luigi Volta	5	1876–1952		L. Volta; (bio-it)	L. Volta	(383622)
Tomáš Vorobjov	15	1984–pres.		T. Vorobjov; amateur	T. Vorobjov	(4858)
Christel Vuissoz	5	n.a.		C. Vuissoz; inferred, disc: MPC	C. Vuissoz	—
Libor Vyskočil	1	n.a.		L. Vyskočil; inferred	L. Vyskocil	—
Arno Arthur Wachmann	3	1902–1990		A. Wachmann;	A. Wachmann	(1704)
Sahil Wadhwa	1	n.a.		S. Wadhwa;	S. Wadhwa	—
Joe Wagner (astronomer)	6	1964–pres.		J. Wagner; (bio-it)	J. Wagner	—
R. Mark Wagner	9	n.a.		R. M. Wagner; IAU Archived 2022-03-24 at the Wayback Machine	R. M. Wagner	—
Duncan Waldron	2	n.a.		J. D. Waldron; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	J. D. Waldron	—
Jasper V. Wall	1	n.a.		J. V. Wall; (bio-it)	J. V. Wall	—
Åke Wallenquist	1	1904–1994		Å. A. E. Wallenquist; at Kvistaberg Station	A. A. E. Wallenquist	(2114)
Brian D. Warner	3	1952–pres.		B. D. Warner; photometrist, (bio-it), Src	B. D. Warner	(8734)
Archibald Warnock	7	n.a.		A. Warnock; (bio-it)	A. Warnock	—
Lawrence H. Wasserman	295	n.a.		L. H. Wasserman; occultation, (bio-it)	L. H. Wasserman	(2660)
Kazuro Watanabe	671	1955–pres.		K. Watanabe; amateur	K. Watanabe	(4155)
James Craig Watson	22	1838–1880		J. C. Watson;	J. C. Watson	(729)
Martin Watt	4	n.a.		M. Watt; (bio-it)	M. Watt	—
J. Scott Weaver	2	1940–2008		J. S. Weaver; (bio-it)	J. S. Weaver; S. Weaver	(96344)
Robert Weber (astronomer)	8	1926–2008		R. Weber;	R. Weber	(6181)
Katrina Wefel	2	n.a.		K. Wefel; at Baton Rouge, disc: MPC and MPC	K. Wefel	—
Don J. Wells	21	1965–pres.		D. Wells; amateur, (bio-it)	D. Wells	(99891)
Lisa Wells (astronomer)	5	n.a.		L. Wells; inferred; remote observer for CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src	L. Wells	—
Jim Wentworth	1	n.a.		J. Wentworth; inferred	J. Wentworth	—
Wolfgang Wenzel (astronomer)	1	1929–pres.		W. Wenzel; (bio-de)	W. Wenzel	(58607)
Richard Martin West	40	1941–pres.		R. M. West;	R. M. West	(2022)
Fred Lawrence Whipple	1	1906–2004		F. L. Whipple;	F. L. Whipple	(1940)
Minor White (astronomer)	45	n.a.		M. White; (bio-it)	M. White	—
Robert J. Whiteley	12	1971–pres.		R. J. Whiteley; (bio-it)	R. J. Whiteley	(20460)
Paul Wiegert	85	1967–pres.		P. A. Wiegert;	P. A. Wiegert	(15068)
Patrick Wiggins (astronomer)	5	1949–pres.		P. Wiggins; amateur, (bio-it)	P. Wiggins	(4099)
Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)	94	1925–2014		P. Wild;	P. Wild	(1941)
Peter D. Wilder	1	n.a.		P. D. Wilder; (bio-it)	P. D. Wilder	—
Iwan P. Williams	7	n.a.		I. P. Williams; (bio-it)	I. P. Williams	(3634)
James G. Williams	1	n.a.		J. G. Williams; Src	J. G. Williams	(2335)
Kenneth A. Williams	14	1956–pres.		K. A. Williams; (824) Lake Clear N.Y.; astrophotographer	K. A. Williams	(14075)
Ryan M. Williams	1	n.a.		R. M. Williams; (bio-it)	R. M. Williams	—
John E. Willis	1	n.a.		J. Willis; USNO-astronomer, Src Archived 2017-03-02 at the Wayback Machine (bio-it)	J. Willis	—
Albert George Wilson	5	1918–2012		A. G. Wilson;	A. G. Wilson	(4015)
Carl A. Wirtanen	8	1910–1990		C. A. Wirtanen;	C. A. Wirtanen	(2044)
Edith Wirtanen	1	n.a.		E. Wirtanen; Edith Rand Wirtanen, wife of Carl Wirtanen, (bio-it)	E. Wirtanen	(6029)
Carl Gustav Witt	2	1866–1946		G. Witt;	G. Witt	(2732)
David Wittman	3	n.a.		D. Wittman; David M. Wittman	D. Wittman	—
Christian Wolf (astronomer)	1	n.a.		C. Wolf; assumed	C. Wolf	—
Marek Wolf	19	1957–pres.		M. Wolf;	M. Wolf	—
Max Wolf	248	1863–1932		M. F. Wolf;	M. F. Wolf	(827)
Chris Wolfe	29	n.a.		C. Wolfe; (bio-it)	C. Wolfe	—
Ulrich Wolff	2	1964–pres.		U. Wolff; amateur, Berlin, Src Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine	U. Wolff	—
Harry Edwin Wood	12	1881–1946		H. E. Wood;	H. E. Wood	(1660)
Gao Xing	8	1974–pres.		X. Gao; first disc: (546049), obscode:C42	X. Gao	(204710)
Naotaka Yamamoto	1	n.a.		N. Yamamoto; (bio-it)	N. Yamamoto	—
Masayuki Yanai	27	1959–pres.		M. Yanai;	M. Yanai	(4260)
Yang Tingzhang	12	n.a.		T.-C. Yang; (bio-it)	T.-C. Yang	—
Ye Quan-Zhi	213	1988–pres.		Q.-z. Ye; also: Quan-Zhi Ye, (bio-it), Src Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine	Q.-z. Ye; Q.-Z. Ye; Q. Ye	(10280)
B. Yeung	1	n.a.		B. Yeung;	B. Yeung	—
William Kwong Yu Yeung	2049	1960–pres.		W. K. Y. Yeung; amateur, (bio-it)	W. K. Y. Yeung; W. K. Yeung	(40776)
M. Yoshimi	1	n.a.		M. Yoshimi;	M. Yoshimi
James Whitney Young	267	1941–pres.		J. W. Young	J. W. Young; J. Young	(2874)
Jure Zakrajšek	7	n.a.		J. Zakrajšek; Src	J. Zakrajsek	—
O. Zamora	1	n.a.		O. Zamora; co-disc. #O. Vaduvescu	O. Zamora	—
Fulvio Zanardini	2	n.a.		F. Zanardini; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it)	F. Zanardini	—
Luciano Zannoni	1	n.a.		L. Zannoni;	L. Zannoni	—
Vincenzo Zappalà	9	1945–pres.		V. Zappalà; at Pino Torinese Observatory	V. Zappala	(2813)
Justas Zdanavičius	114	n.a.		J. Zdanavičius; (bio-it)	J. Zdanavicius	—
Kazimieras Zdanavičius	1	1938–pres.		K. Zdanavičius; (bio-it)	K. Zdanavicius	(203823)
Kenneth W. Zeigler	3	n.a.		K. W. Zeigler; disc: MPC, (bio-it)	K. W. Zeigler	—
David S. Zelinsky	1	n.a.		D. Zelinsky; inferred	D. Zelinsky	(3042)
O. Zeloyniy	2	n.a.		O. Zeloyniy; inferred, first: (550982)	O. Zeloyniy	–
Xu Zhijian	4	1989–pres.		Z. Xu; amateur, (546756), co-discoveries with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, 300+ SOHO comets	Z. Xu	(546843)
Lyudmila Zhuravleva	213	1946–pres.		L. V. Zhuravleva; Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva; ITA-astronomer	L. V. Zhuravleva	(26087)
Massimo Ziboli	4	n.a.		M. Ziboli; amateur, disc: MPC, (bio-it)	M. Ziboli	—
Pavel Zigo	1	n.a.		P. Zigo; inferred	P. Zigo	—
Ute Zimmer	24	1964–pres.		U. Zimmer; amateur,	U. Zimmer	—
Michał Żołnowski	16	1975–pres.		M. Żołnowski; amateur, Rantiga Osservatorio	M. Zolnowski	(384815)
Frank B. Zoltowski	229	1957–pres.		F. B. Zoltowski; amateur	F. B. Zoltowski	(18292)
Giovanni Zonaro	1	n.a.		G. Zonaro; amateur, (bio-it)	G. Zonaro	—
Cristina Zurita	1	n.a.		C. Zurita; inferred	C. Zurita	—
Anna N. Żytkow	7	1947–pres.		A. Żytkow;	A. Zytkow	—

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Discovering dedicated institutions

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

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