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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) |
Mike Alexandersen | 1 | n.a. | ![]() |
M. Alexandersen; | M. Alexandersen | — |
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 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Canada–France_Ecliptic_Plane_Survey