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This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects).[1] As of January 2022[update], the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1,141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions).
On how a discovery is made, see observations of small Solar System bodies. For a description of the tables below, see § Notes.
Discovering astronomers
Astronomer | Discoveries | DOB–DOD | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cite |
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Hiroshi Abe (astronomer) | 28 | 1958–pres. | H. Abe; | H. Abe | (5379) | |
Masanao Abe | 2 | 1967–pres. | M. Abe; disc: MPC and MPC | M. Abe | (8926) | |
Mark Abraham (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | M. Abraham; amateur, Src | M. Abraham | — | |
Christopher Aikman | 4 | 1943–pres. | G. C. L. Aikman; | G. C. L. Aikman | — | |
Makio Akiyama | 16 | 1950–pres. | M. Akiyama; Susono Observatory | M. Akiyama | (4904) | |
Vladimir Albitsky | 10 | 1891–1952 | V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatory | V. Albitskij | (1783) | |
Gregory Scott Aldering | 4 | 1962–pres. | G. Aldering; | G. Aldering | (26533) | |
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) | |
Fabio Barblan | 1 | n.a.–pres. | F. Barblan; | F. Barblan | — | |
John C. Barentine | 6 | 1976–pres. | J. C. Barentine; John Caleb Barentine | J. C. Barentine | (14505) | |
Kristina M. Barkume | 1 | n.a. | K. M. Barkume; (bio-it) | K. M. Barkume | — | |
Adam Barr | 1 | n.a.–pres. | A. Barr; | A. Barr | — | |
Ewan Barr | 5 | n.a. | E. Barr; (bio-it) | E. Barr | — | |
Sergio Barros | 7 | n.a. | S. Barros; (bio-it) | S. Barros | — | |
Sandro Bartolini | 1 | 1974–pres. | S. Bartolini; unrelated to 12399 | S. Bartolini | (11337) | |
Maria A. Barucci | 3 | n.a. | M. A. Barucci; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci | (3485) | |
James Bauer (astronomer) | 1 | 1968–pres. | J. Bauer; James M. Bauer, James "Gerbs" Bauer | J. Bauer | (16232) | |
Ivo Baueršíma | 1 | 1931–pres. | I. Baueršíma; (bio-de) | I. Bauersima | — | |
Johann M. Baur | 15 | 1930–2007 | J. M. Baur; amateur, (bio-de) | J. M. Baur | (11673) | |
David E. Beatty | 1 | n.a. | D. Beatty; (bio-it); unrelated to 2925 | D. Beatty | — |