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 October 2020, the discovery of 546,846 numbered minor planets are credited to 1045 astronomers and 245 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions).
For how a discovery is made and a description of the tables below, see observations of small Solar System bodies and § Notes, respectively.
Discovering astronomers
| Astronomer | Discoveries | DOB–DOD | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Abe (astronomer) | 1958–pres. |  | H. Abe; | H. Abe | (5379) | |
| Masanao Abe | 2 | 1967–pres. | | M. Abe; disc: MPC and MPC | M. Abe | (8926) |
| Mark Abraham (astronomer) | n.a. |  | M. Abraham; amateur, Src | M. Abraham | — | |
| Christopher Aikman | 1943–pres. | .svg.png){kind=small} | G. C. L. Aikman; | G. C. L. Aikman | — | |
| Makio Akiyama | 1950–pres. | | M. Akiyama; Susono Observatory | M. Akiyama | (4904) | |
| Vladimir Albitsky | 1891–1951 |   | V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatory | V. Albitskij | (1783) | |
| Gregory Scott Aldering | 1962–pres. | | G. Aldering; | G. Aldering | (26533) | |
| Heikki A. Alikoski | 1912–1997 |  | H. Alikoski; Turku Obs. | H. Alikoski | (1567) | |
| Éric J. Allen | 1 | n.a. | | É. J. Allen; | E. J. Allen | — |
| Rhiannon Lynne Allen | 3 | n.a. | | R. L. Allen; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | R. L. Allen; L. Allen | — |
| Jeff T. Alu | 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 | — |
| A. David Andrews | 1933–pres. |  | A. D. Andrews; | A. D. Andrews | — | |
| Milan Antal | 1935–1999 |  | M. Antal; | M. Antal | (6717) | |
| Plinio Antolini | 1920–2012 |  | P. Antolini; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Antolini | — | |
| Pierre Antonini | n.a. |  | P. Antonini; amateur | P. Antonini | (12580) | |
| Masakatsu Aoki | 1957–pres. | | M. Aoki; amateur; unrelated to 5337 | M. Aoki | — | |
| Rolf Apitzsch | 1943–pres. |  | R. Apitzsch; amateur, (bio-de) | R. Apitzsch | (29214) | |
| Masaru Arai | 1952–pres. | | M. Arai; amateur | M. Arai | (21082) | |
| Hiroshi Araki | n.a. | | H. Araki; unrelated to 4718 | H. Araki | — | |
| Sylvain Arend | 1902–1992 | .svg.png){kind=small} | S. Arend; | S. J. Arend | (1502) | |
| Claire Armstrong | 1 | n.a. | | C. Armstrong; amateur, wife of M. Armstrong | C. Armstrong | (15967) |
| Mark Armstrong (astronomer) | 1958–pres. | | M. Armstrong; amateur, husband of C. Armstrong, unrelated to 6469 | M. Armstrong | — | |
| Atsuo Asami | n.a. | | A. Asami; | A. Asami | — | |
| David J. Asher | 1966–pres. | | D. J. Asher; | D. J. Asher | (6564) | |
| Karl Augustesen | 1945–pres. |  | K. Augustesen; | K. Augustesen | (5171) | |
| Walter Baade | 1893–1960 | | W. Baade; | W. Baade | (1501) | |
| Ulrika Babiaková | 1976–2002 | | U. Babiaková; | U. Babiakova | (32531) | |
| Paolo Bacci | 1 | 1968–pres. | | P. Bacci; amateur; (bio-it) | P. Bacci | (108205) |
| Hannes Bachleitner | 1965–pres. |  | H. Bachleitner; also Johannes Bachleitner, amateur, disc: MPC and MPC | H. Bachleitner | (172932) | |
| Solon Irving Bailey | 1854–1931 | | S. I. Bailey; unrelated to 449922 | S. I. Bailey | — | |
| David D. Balam | n.a. | | D. D. Balam; | D. D. Balam | (3749) | |
| Loren C. Ball | 1948–pres. | | L. Ball; amateur | L. Ball | (16095) | |
| Thomas J. Balonek | 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 | 1952–1991 | | Y. Banno; | Y. Banno | (3394) | |
| Evelin Bányai | 1 | n.a. |  | E. Bányai; | E. Banyai | — |
| Cesare Barbieri | 7 | 1942–pres. | | C. Barbieri; | C. Barbieri | (13992) |
| John C. Barentine | 1 | 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 | n.a. | | E. Barr; (bio-it) | E. Barr | — | |
| Sergio Barros | n.a. |  | S. Barros; (bio-it) | S. Barros | — | |
| Sandro Bartolini | 1 | 1974-pres. | | S. Bartolini; unrelated to 12399 | S. Bartolini | (11337) |
| Maria A. Barucci | n.a. | | M. A. Barucci; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci | (3485) | |
| Ivo Baueršíma | 1 | 1931–pres. |   | I. Baueršíma; (bio-de) | I. Bauersima | — |
| Johann M. Baur | 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 | 1973–pres. | | A. C. Becker; (bio-it) | A. C. Becker | (5280) | |
| Jim Bedient | n.a. | | J. Bedient; | J. Bedient | — | |
| E. S. Beeson | 1 | n.a. | | E. S. Beeson; unrelated to 5241 | E. S. Beeson | — |
| Raoul Behrend | 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 | 1883–1953 | | S. Belyavskyj; | S. Beljavskij | — | |
| Graham E. Bell | n.a. | | G. Bell; | G. Bell | — | |
| Federico Bellini | n.a. | | F. Bellini; (bio-it), unrelated to 18509 | F. Bellini | — | |
| Yuri A. Belyaev | 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 | 1972–pres. | | F. Bernardi; | F. Bernardi | (27983) | |
| Laurent Bernasconi | 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; unrelated to 4476 | G. Bernstein | — |
| Emanuel Bettelheim | 1 | n.a. | | E. Bettelheim; | E. Bettelheim | — |
| Francesco Biasci | 1 | n.a. | | F. Biasci; | F. Biasci | — |
| Wolf Bickel | 1942–pres. | | W. Bickel; amateur | W. Bickel | (4324) | |
| Jamie Biggs | 1 | n.a. | .svg.png){kind=small} | J. Biggs; | J. Biggs | — |
| Guillaume Bigourdan | 1851–1932 | | G. Bigourdan; disc: 390 | G. Bigourdan | — | |
| Gary W. Billings | n.a. | | G. W. Billings; amateur, (bio-fr) | G. W. Billings | (73703) | |
| Richard P. Binzel | 1958–pres. | | R. P. Binzel; | R. P. Binzel | (2873) | |
| Kurt Birkle | 1939–2010 | | K. Birkle; (bio-de) | K. Birkle | (4803) | |
| Peter Birtwhistle | 1958–pres. | | P. Birtwhistle; amateur, Src | P. Birtwhistle | (65100) | |
| Manolo Blasco | n.a. |  | M. Blasco; (bio-it) | M. Blasco | — | |
| Adam Block (astrophotographer) | 1 | 1973–pres. | | A. Block; (bio-it) | A. Block | (172525) |
| Andrea Boattini | 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),[2] | A. Boeker | (29483) |
| Michel Bœuf | n.a. | | M. Boeuf; (bio-it) | M. Boeuf | — | |
| Henri M. J. Boffin | n.a. | | H. Boffin; | H. M. J. Boffin; H. Boffin | — | |
| Alfred Bohrmann | 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) |
| Freimut Börngen | 1930–pres. | | F. Börngen; | F. Borngen | (3859) | |
| Alphonse Borrelly | 1842–1926 | | A. Borrelly; | A. Borrelly | (1539) | |
| Josep Maria Bosch | 1 | n.a. |  | J. M. Bosch; amateur, also see (266983) | J. M. Bosch | — |
| Grégoire Bourban | 2 | 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 | 1943–pres. | | E. Bowell; | E. Bowell | (2246) | |
| Louis Boyer (astronomer) | 1901–1999 | | L. Boyer; | L. Boyer | (1215) | |
| Richard P. Boyle | 3 | 1943–pres. | | R. P. Boyle; disc: MPC and MPC, Src | R. P. Boyle | (302849) |
| Joseph L. Brady | 1 | n.a. | | J. L. Brady; (bio-it) | J. L. Brady | — |
| Nigel Brady (astronomer) | n.a. |  | N. Brady; | N. Brady | — | |
| Steve Brady (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | S. Brady; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | S. Brady | — |
| Alexis Brandeker | 1974–pres. |  | A. Brandeker; | A. Brandeker | — | |
| Vanja Brcic | 2 | n.a. |  | V. Brcic; (bio-it) | V. Brcic | — |
| John Broughton | 1952–pres. | | J. Broughton; amateur | J. Broughton | (24105) | |
| Jeffery A. Brown | 1 | n.a. | | J. A. Brown; Src | J. A. Brown | — |
| Michael E. Brown | 1965–pres. | | M. E. Brown; | M. E. Brown | (11714) | |
| Ladislav Brožek | 1952–pres. | | L. Brožek; | L. Brozek | — | |
| Jim Bruton | n.a. | | J. Bruton; James Bruton, disc: MPC and MPC, Src | J. Bruton | — | |
| Dan Bruton | 1967–pres. | | W. D. Bruton; (bio-fr) | W. D. Bruton | — | |
| Jacobus Albertus Bruwer | 1915–pres. |  | J. A. Bruwer; (bio-it) | J. A. Bruwer | (1811) | |
| Emil Buchar | 1 | 1901–1979 | | E. Buchar; (bio-it) | E. Buchar | (3141) |
| Marc W. Buie | 1958–pres. | | M. W. Buie; | M. W. Buie | (7553) | |
| Christian Buil | n.a. | | C. Buil; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Buil | (6820) | |
| Geoffrey Burks | 1 | n.a. | | G. Burks; | G. Burks | — |
| Matthew R. Burleigh | 1 | n.a. | | M. R. Burleigh; | M. R. Burleigh | — |
| Bella A. Burnasheva | 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 | 1956–pres. | | S. J. Bus; | S. J. Bus | (3254) | |
| Matthias Busch | 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 | 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 | 1928–1994 | | M. P. Candy; (bio-it) | M. P. Candy | (3015) | |
| Albino Carbognani | 1 | n.a. | | A. Carbognani; | A. Carbognani | — |
| Luigi Carnera | 1875–1962 | | L. Carnera; | L. Carnera | (39653) | |
| Don W. Carona | 1 | n.a. | | D. W. Carona; | D. W. Carona | — |
| Alfredo Caronia | n.a. | | A. Caronia; (bio-it) | A. Caronia | — | |
| Rafael Carrasco Garrorena | 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 | 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 | n.a. | | F. Castellani; (bio-it) | F. Castellani | — | |
| Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | 1944–pres. | | V. S. Casulli; amateur | V. S. Casulli | (7132) | |
| Gabriele Cattani | n.a. | | G. Cattani; | G. Cattani | — | |
| Cyril Cavadore | 1969–pres. | | C. Cavadore; (bio-it) | C. Cavadore | (9811) | |
| Marco Cavagna | 1958–2005 | | M. Cavagna; amateur | M. Cavagna | (10149) | |
| G. Cavalletti | 1 | n.a. | | G. Cavalletti; | G. Cavalletti | — |
| Anthony J. Cecce | 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 | 1958–pres. | | K. Černis; | K. Cernis | — | |
| Vincenzo Cerulli | 1859–1927 | | V. Cerulli; disc: MPC | V. Cerulli | (31028) | |
| Carlos Ulrrico Cesco | 19XX–1987 |  | C. U. Cesco; | C. U. Cesco | (1571) | |
| Mario R. Cesco | n.a. | | M. R. Cesco; son of C. U. Cesco, (bio-it) | M. R. Cesco | — | |
| Brian C. Chaboyer | 1 | n.a. | | B. Chaboyer; IAU | B. Chaboyer | — |
| Jean Chacornac | 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 | n.a. | | M.-T. Chang; | M.-T. Chang | — | |
| Zhāng Yùzhé | 1 | 1902–1986 | | Y. C. Chang; | Y. C. Chang | (2051) |
| Auguste Charlois | 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) | n.a. | | J. Chen; | J. Chen | — | |
| Tao Chen (astronomer) | 1980–pres. | | T. Chen; disc: MPC, Chen Tao, 陈韬 (天文学家) (bio-it), (bio-zh) | T. Chen | (19873) | |
| Lyudmila Chernykh | 1935–2017 | | L. I. Chernykh; Ludmila I. Chernykh | L. I. Chernykh | (2325) | |
| Nikolai Chernykh | 1931–2004 | | N. S. Chernykh; Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh | N. S. Chernykh | (2325) | |
| Dennis K. Chesney | n.a. | | D. K. Chesney; | D. K. Chesney | — | |
| Dmitry Chestnov | 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 | n.a. | | P. Chiavenna; | P. Chiavenna | — | |
| Jack B. Child | 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 | 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 | J. L. Clem | — |
| Roy Clingan | 1950–pres. | | R. Clingan; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Clingan | (33747) | |
| Edwin Foster Coddington | 1870–1950 | | E. F. Coddington; | E. F. Coddington | — | |
| S. Cofré | n.a. | | S. Cofré; | S. Cofre | — | |
| Jérôme Eugène Coggia | 1849–1919 | | J. Coggia; | J. Coggia | — | |
| Seth M. Cohen | 1 | n.a. | | S. Cohen; unrelated to MPC | S. Cohen | — |
| Robert Francis Coker | n.a. | | R. Coker; (bio-it) | R. Coker | — | |
| François Colas | 1 | 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) | n.a. | | M. Collins; Myke Collins, unrelated to MPC, (bio-fr) | M. Collins | — | |
| Ermes Colombini | 1956–pres. | | E. Colombini; amateur, mentioned: MPC | E. Colombini | (7030) | |
| Enrico Colzani | 1 | n.a. | | E. Colzani; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Colzani | — |
| Josep Comas i Solà | 1868–1937 | | J. Comas i Solà; | J. Comas Sola | (1102), (1655) | |
| Paul G. Comba | 1926–2017 | | P. G. Comba; amateur | P. G. Comba | (7636) | |
| Martin Connors | 1 | 1954–pres. | | M. Connors; | M. Connors | (13700) |
| Walter R. Cooney Jr. | 1962–pres. | | W. R. Cooney Jr.; amateur | W. R. Cooney Jr. | (35365) | |
| Pablo Cottenot | n.a. | | P. Cottenot; disc: MPC | P. Cottenot | — | |
| Fernand Courty | 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 | 2 | 1979–pres. | | B. Csák; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | B. Csak | — |
| Steve Cullen | 1 | n.a. | | S. Cullen; LightBuckets | S. Cullen | — |
| Leland E. Cunningham | 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 | 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 | — |
| Nichole M. Danzl | n.a. | | N. Danzl; (bio-it) | N. Danzl | (10720) | |
| Juliet C. Datson | 1 | 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 | 1 | n.a. | | D. Davis; | D. Davis | (3638) |
| Richard G. Davis | 4 | n.a. | | R. G. Davis; (bio-fr) | R. G. Davis | — |
| Matt Dawson (astronomer) | 1959–pres. |  | M. Dawson; amateur, Src | M. Dawson | (13750) | |
| Leo Anton Karl de Ball | 1853–1916 | | K. de Ball; disc: MPC | K. de Ball | — | |
| Peter De Cat | n.a. | | P. De Cat; (bio-it) | P. De Cat | — | |
| Annibale de Gasparis | 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 | — |
| Miguel de Pascual Martínez | 1 | n.a. | | M. de Pascual; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | M. de Pascual | — |
| José De Queiroz | 1954–pres. | | J. De Queiroz; amateur | J. De Queiroz | — | |
| Charles P. de Saint-Aignan | 1977–pres. | | C. P. de Saint-Aignan; | C. P. de Saint-Aignan | (5995) | |
| Giovanni de Sanctis | 1949–pres. | | G. DeSanctis; | G. De Sanctis | (3268) | |
| James A. DeYoung | 1 | n.a. | | J. DeYoung; USNO-astronomer,Src (bio-it) | J. DeYoung | — |
| Henri Debehogne | 1928–2007 | | H. Debehogne; | H. Debehogne | (2359) | |
| Catherine E. Delahodde | 1 | 1974–pres. | | C. E. Delahodde; | C. E. Delahodde | (15008) |
| Joseph A. Dellinger | 1961–pres. | | J. Dellinger; amateur, (bio-it) | J. Dellinger | (78392) | |
| Eugène Joseph Delporte | 1882–1955 | | E. Delporte; | E. Delporte | (1274) | |
| Audrey C. Delsanti | 1976–pres. | | A. C. Delsanti; disc: MPC and MPC. Src | A. C. Delsanti; A. Dalsanti | — | |
| Christophe Demeautis | n.a. | | C. Demeautis; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Demeautis | (14141) | |
| Alíz Derekas | 1977–pres. | | A. Derekas; (bio-it) | A. Derekas | — | |
| Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch | 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 | 1950–pres. | | D. di Cicco; | D. di Cicco | (3841) | |
| Aldo Di Clemente | 1 | 1948–pres. | | A. Di Clemente; amateur | A. Di Clemente | (91214) |
| Andrea Di Paola | 1970–pres. | | A. Di Paola; | A. Di Paola; A. D. Paola | (27130) | |
| Mario Di Sora | 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 | 1957–pres. | | W. G. Dillon; (bio-it) | W. G. Dillon | (78393) | |
| Alessandro Dimai | 1 | 1962–pres. | | A. Dimai; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Dimai | (25276) |
| David S. Dixon | 1947–pres. | | D. S. Dixon; amateur, at Jornada Observatory (715), (bio-it) | D. S. Dixon | (51741) | |
| Petar Đurković | 1908–1981 |  | P. Đurković; see DMP | P. Djurkovic | — | |
| Jerzy Dobrzycki | 1 | 1927–2004 |  | J. Dobrzycki; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | J. Dobrzycki | — |
| Fabio Dolfi | 1966–pres. | | F. Dolfi; amateur | F. Dolfi | (26177) | |
| Sauro Donati | 1959–pres. | | S. Donati; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Donati | (69977) | |
| Alain Doressoundiram | 2 | 1968–pres. | | A. Doressoundiram; (bio-fr) | A. Doressoundiram | (7456) |
| François Dossin | 1927–1998 | | F. Dossin; (bio-fr) | F. Dossin | — | |
| Luiz Duczmal | 2 | n.a. |  | L. Duczmal; Luiz Henrique Duczmal, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | L. Duczmal | — |
| Raymond Smith Dugan | 1878–1940 | | R. S. Dugan; | R. S. Dugan | (2772) | |
| R. Scott Dunbar | n.a. | | R. S. Dunbar; Roy Scott Dunbar, (bio-it) | R. S. Dunbar; S. Dunbar | (3718) | |
| 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 | 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 | — |
| Marino Dusić | 2 | n.a. | | M. Dusić; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de) | M. Dusic | — |
| Ron Dyvig | 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 | 1951–pres. |  | I. Eglītis; (bio-fr) | I. Eglitis | (320153) | |
| Norbert Ehring | 1937–pres. | | N. Ehring; amateur, (bio-de),[2] | N. Ehring | — | |
| Leonid Elenin | 1981–pres. | | L. Elenin; amateur | L. Elenin | — | |
| James L. Elliot | 1943–2011 | | J. L. Elliot; | J. L. Elliot | (3193) | |
| Eric Walter Elst | 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,[2] Guidestar (A17), disc: MPC and MPC with Sven Melchert | M. Emmerich | — |
| Kin Endate | 1960–pres. | | K. Endate; amateur | K. Endate | (4282) | |
| Emil Ernst | 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 | 1940–pres. | | G. Fagioli; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Fagioli | (27959) | |
| Norman Falla | n.a | | N. Falla; amateur, (bio-it), Src | N. Falla | — | |
| Anikó Farkas–Takács | 1 | 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 | n.a. | | G. Fedon; (bio-it) | G. Fedon | — | |
| James Ferguson (American astronomer) | 1797–1867 | | J. Ferguson; USNO-astronomer,Src | J. Ferguson | (1745) | |
| M. Ferrando | 13 | n.a. | | M. Ferrando; co-discoverer with R. Ferrando | M. Ferrando | — |
| Rafael Ferrando | 1966–pres. | | R. Ferrando; | R. Ferrando | (161545) | |
| Walter Ferreri | 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 | 1943–pres. |  | I. R. Ferrín; (bio-it) | I. R. Ferrin; I. Ferrin | — | |
| Martin Fiedler | 1978–pres. | | M. Fiedler; amateur, (bio-de) | M. Fiedler | — | |
| Greg Fisch | 1 | n.a. | | G. Fisch; (bio-it) | G. Fisch | — |
| Alan Fitzsimmons | n.a. | | A. Fitzsimmons; (bio-it); (HP and Src) | A. Fitzsimmons | (4985) | |
| Ellen Fletcher | 1 | n.a. | | E. Fletcher; inferred Src | E. Fletcher | — |
| Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen | 1943–pres. | | H. J. Fogh Olsen; (bio-it) | H. J. Fogh Olsen | (5323) | |
| Sergio Foglia | 2 | 1972–pres. | | S. Foglia; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, related: (197P/LINEAR-it) | S. Foglia | (13147) |
| Wilhelm Julius Foerster | 1832–1921 | | W. Förster; Wilhelm Foerster, MPC-typo: Forster | W. Forster | (6771) | |
| Peter Forshay | 1 | n.a. | | P. Forshay; inferred; data analyst, at CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src | P. Forshay | — |
| Giuseppe Forti | 1939–2007 | | G. Forti; Beppe Forti, at Arcetri Observatory | G. Forti | (6876) | |
| Filip Fratev | n.a. |  | 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 | 1879–1950 | | R. H. Frost; disc: MPC | R. H. Frost | — | |
| Hiroshi Fujii | 2 | n.a. | | H. Fujii; wrong person? | H. Fujii | — |
| Tetsuya Fujii | 1960–pres. | | T. Fujii; amateur | T. Fujii | (4343) | |
| Yasuhide Fujita | 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 | 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 | 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 | n.a. | | A. Galád; | A. Galad | (32008) | |
| Emanuela Galliani | 1 | n.a. | | E. Galliani; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Galliani | — |
| Paul Garossino | 12 | 1953–pres. | | P. Garossino; Paul G. A. Garossino | P. Garossino; P. G. A. Garossino | (78394) |
| Gordon J. Garradd | 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 | A. Garrigos | — |
| Romain Gauderon | 4 | n.a. | | R. Gauderon; (bio-it), co-discoveries with R. Behrend | R. Gauderon | — |
| Michael Geffert | 1953–pres. | | M. Geffert; (bio-de), Src, Src, Src, not to be confused with Martin Geffert | M. Geffert | (12747) | |
| Tom Gehrels | 1925–2011 |  | T. Gehrels; | T. Gehrels | (1777) | |
| Oleg Geraščenko | 1 | n.a. |  | O. Geraščenko; Oleg Gerashchenko, (bio-it) | O. Gerashchenko | — |
| Vladimir Gerke | n.a. | | V. Gerke; amateur, Src | V. Gerke | — | |
| Herta Gessner | 1 | n.a. | | H. Gessner; (bio-it) | H. Gessner | — |
| Pierangelo Ghezzi | n.a. | | P. Ghezzi; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Ghezzi | — | |
| Alex R. Gibbs | 1967–pres. | | A. R. Gibbs; with Catalina Sky Survey, discoverer of comets, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | A. R. Gibbs | (14220) | |
| James B. Gibson (astronomer) | n.a. | | J. Gibson; (bio-it) | J. Gibson | (2742) | |
| Henry L. Giclas | 1910–2007 | | H. L. Giclas; | H. L. Giclas | (1741) | |
| Richard Gierlinger | 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 | n.a. | | A. C. Gilmore; | A. C. Gilmore | (2537) | |
| Valter Giuliani | 1960–pres. | | V. Giuliani; (bio-it) | V. Giuliani | — | |
| Brett J. Gladman | 1966–pres. | | B. Gladman; | B. Gladman | (7638) | |
| Mitch Glaze | 1 | n.a. | | M. Glaze; inferred, amateur, at (649) | M. Glaze | — |
| Arianna E. Gleason | 1980–pres. | | A. Gleason; | A. Gleason | (10639) | |
| Tom Glinos | 1960–pres. | | T. Glinos; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Glinos | (7124) | |
| Hermann Goldschmidt | 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 | 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 | 1939–2016 | | V. Goretti; Src | V. Goretti | (7801) | |
| Paul Götz | 1883–1962 | | P. Götz; Max Wolf's assistant | P. Gotz | (2278) | |
| Andrew Graham (astronomer) | 1815–1908 |  | A. Graham; disc: MPC | A. Graham | — | |
| Albert D. Grauer | 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) | 1949–pres. | | M. Griesser; amateur, Eschenberg Observatory, (bio-de) | M. Griesser | (11547) | |
| Ian P. Griffin | 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) | 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 | n.a. | | J. Guarro i Fló; (bio-it) | J. Guarro | — | |
| Daria Guidetti | 2 | n.a. | | D. Guidetti; | D. Guidetti | — |
| Ernesto Guido | 1977–pres. | | E. Guido; | E. Guido | (120361) | |
| Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis | 2 | n.a. | | A. Gulbis; disc: MPC (parents) and MPC | A. Gulbis | — |
| Cynthia Gustava | 3 | n.a. | | C. Gustava; (bio-it) | C. Gustava | — |
| Knut Anton Walter Gyllenberg | 1886–1952 | | K. Gyllenberg; (bio-it) | K. Gyllenberg | — | |
| Bernhard Häusler | 1 | 1958–pres. | | B. Häusler; amateur, Src | B. Haeusler | — |
| Olivier R. Hainaut | 1966–pres. | | O. R. Hainaut; | O. R. Hainaut | (14972) | |
| Mark Hammergren | 2 | 1964–pres. | | M. Hammergren; (bio-it) | M. Hammergren | (7917) |
| Terry Handley | 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 | — |
| Karl Ludwig Harding | 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 | 1947–pres. | | M. Hartley; cometary discoveries, Siding Spring, UK Schmidt Telescope | M. Hartley | (4768) | |
| Johannes Franz Hartmann | 1865–1936 | | J. Hartmann; unrelated to MPC | J. Hartmann | — | |
| Takashi Hasegawa | 1 | n.a. | | T. Hasegawa; unrelated to MPC | T. Hasegawa | — |
| Shuji Hayakawa | 1958–pres. | | S. Hayakawa; Syuji Hayakawa, (bio-it) | S. Hayakawa | (4647) | |
| David Healy (astronomer) | 1936–2011 | | D. Healy; | D. Healy | (66479) | |
| Zsuzsanna Heiner | 1949–pres. | | Z. Heiner; (bio-it) | Z. Heiner | — | |
| Joseph Helffrich | 1890–1971 | | J. Helffrich; | J. Helffrich | (2290) | |
| Eleanor F. Helin | 1932–2009 | | E. F. Helin; | E. F. Helin | (3267) | |
| Stephan Hellmich | 1 | n.a. | | S. Hellmich; DLR–Asteroids and Comets, Src, Img | S. Hellmich | — |
| Karl Ludwig Hencke | 1793–1866 | | K. L. Hencke; | K. L. Hencke | (2005) | |
| Arne Henden | 1 | 1950–pres. | | A. Henden; | A. Henden | (33529) |
| Prosper-Mathieu Henry | 1849–1903 | | P. M. Henry; | P. M. Henry | — | |
| Paul-Pierre Henry | 1848–1905 | | P. P. Henry; | P. P. Henry | — | |
| David R. Herald | 3 | n.a. | | D. Herald; amateur | D. Herald | (3696) |
| Carl W. Hergenrother | 1973–pres. | | C. W. Hergenrother; | C. W. Hergenrother | (3099) | |
| Kenneth E. Herkenhoff | 2 | n.a. | | K. Herkenhoff; (bio-it) | K. Herkenhoff | — |
| Ejnar Hertzsprung | 1873–1967 | | E. Hertzsprung; | E. Hertzsprung | (1693) | |
| Merrill Hess | 2 | 1955–pres. | | M. Hess; amateur | M. Hess | (162158) |
| Michael Hibbs | 1 | 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 | 1949–pres. | | R. Hill; Richard Erik Hill, Richard Rik Hill, (bio-it), Src | R. Hill | (118945) | |
| John Russell Hind | 1823–1895 | | J. R. Hind; | J. R. Hind | (1897) | |
| Tsutomu Hioki | n.a. | | T. Hioki; (bio-it) | T. Hioki | (5072) | |
| Masanori Hirasawa | n.a. | | M. Hirasawa; | M. Hirasawa | — | |
| Joe Hobart | 1944–pres. | | J. Hobart; chng to Joseph R. Hobart | J. Hobart | (4225) | |
| Sebastian F. Hönig | 1977–pres. | | S. F. Hönig; (bio-it), Src | S. F. Hoenig | (51983) | |
| Cuno Hoffmeister | 1892–1968 | | C. Hoffmeister; | C. Hoffmeister | (1726), (4183) | |
| William Holliday (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | W. Holliday; inferred | W. Holliday | — |
| Matthew J. Holman | 1967–pres. | | M. J. Holman; | M. J. Holman | (3666) | |
| Robert Holmes (astronomer) | 1956–pres. | | R. Holmes; Robert E. Holmes Jr., amateur, Astronomical Research Inst. (H21) Src, (bio-it) | R. Holmes | (5477) | |
| Henry E. Holt | 1929–pres. | | H. E. Holt; | H. E. Holt | (4435) | |
| Paulo R. Holvorcem | 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.[3] | H. Hori | — |
| Felix Hormuth | 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) |
| Xiangyao Hsiao | 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 | n.a. | | G. Hug; amateur | G. Hug | — | |
| Joseph Hunaerts | 1912–1979 | | J. Hunaerts; Joseph J. Hunaerts, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-fr) | J. Hunaerts | — | |
| Kiichirō Furukawa | 1929–2016 | | K. Furukawa; MPC-typo: Hurukawa | K. Hurukawa | (3425) | |
| Dieter Husar | 1 | 1947–pres. | | D. Husar; (bio-it) | D. Husar | (211343) |
| Robert Hutsebaut | 1941–pres. | | R. Hutsebaut; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Hutsebaut | (117572) | |
| Giampiero Iatteri | 1 | 1941–2004 | | G. Iatteri; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Iatteri | (29561) |
| Yasukazu Ikari | 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 | 1955–2008 | | S. Inoda; amateur, (bio-de) | S. Inoda | (5484) | |
| Masaru Inoue (astronomer) | n.a. | | M. Inoue; unrelated to 6637, (bio-it) | M. Inoue | — | |
| Sergei I. Ipatov | 1952–pres. | | S. I. Ipatov; Sergij Ivanovič Ipatov, Sergueï Ivanovitch Ipatov, (bio-it) | S. I. Ipatov; S. Ipatov | (14360) | |
| Michael J. Irwin | n.a. | | M. J. Irwin; unrelated to 3959, (bio-fr) | M. J. Irwin; M. Irwin | — | |
| Koichi Itagaki | 1947–pres. | | K. Itagaki; amateur, (bio-it) | K. Itagaki | (14551) | |
| Kazuyoshi Itō | 1 | n.a. | | K. Itō; | K. Ito | — |
| Miguel Itzigsohn | 18XX–1978 | | M. Itzigsohn; (bio-es) | M. Itzigsohn | (1596) | |
| Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer) | n.a. | | N. Ivanov; (alt. Nikolay Ivanov; Николай Иванов) unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | N. Ivanov | — | |
| Violeta G. Ivanova | n.a. | | V. G. Ivanova; | V. G. Ivanova; V. Ivanova | (4365) | |
| Jurij Mykolajovyč Ivaščenko | 6 | 1961–pres. | | Y. Ivaščenko; Yuri Ivaščenko, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | Y. Ivashchenko | — |
| Masayuki Iwamoto | 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) | 1903–1988 | | C. Jackson; | C. Jackson | (2193) | |
| Cristóvão Jacques (astronomer) | n.a. | | C. Jacques; (bio-it) | C. Jacques | — | |
| Jost Jahn | 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 | — |
| Hamilton M. Jeffers | 1 | 1893–1976 | | H. M. Jeffers; Hamilton Moore Jeffers | H. M. Jeffers | (1934) |
| Peter Jekabsons | 2 | 1943–1990 | | P. Jekabsons; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Jekabsons | (3188) |
| Benjamin Jekhowsky | 1881–1975 | | B. Jekhovsky; | B. Jekhovsky | (1606) | |
| Kåre S. Jensen | 1 | n.a. | | K. S. Jensen; (bio-it) | K. S. Jensen | — |
| Poul Jensen (astronomer) | n.a. | | P. Jensen; at Brorfelde Observatory | P. Jensen | (5900) | |
| Young-Beom Jeon | n.a. | | Y.-B. Jeon; | Y.-B. Jeon | — | |
| David C. Jewitt | 1958–pres. | | D. C. Jewitt; | D. C. Jewitt; D. J. Jewitt | (6434) | |
| Zhang-Wei Jin | 2 | n.a. | | Z.-W. Jin; Jin Zhangwei, inferred, first disc: (263906), (bio-it) | Z.-W. Jin; Z. Jin | — |
| Ernest Leonard Johnson | 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 | — |
| Gilbert R. Jones | 5 | 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) | n.a. | | A. B. Jordan; | A. B. Jordan | — | |
| Charles W. Juels | 1944–2009 | | C. W. Juels; amateur | C. W. Juels | (20135) | |
| Mario Jurić | 1979–pres. | | M. Jurić; | M. Juric | — | |
| Anlaug Amanda Kaas | 1 | n.a. | | A. A. Kaas; | A. A. Kaas | — |
| Tetsuo Kagawa | 1969–pres. | | T. Kagawa; at Gekko Observatory | T. Kagawa | (6665) | |
| Franz Kaiser | 1891–1962 | | F. Kaiser; Heidelberg astronomer | F. Kaiser | (3183) | |
| Watari Kakei | 1947–pres. | | W. Kakei; (bio-fr) | W. Kakei | — | |
| Dušan Kalmančok | 1945–pres. | | D. Kalmančok; | D. Kalmancok | (29824) | |
| Lars Kamél | 2 | 1960–pres. | | L. Kamél; disc: MPC and MPC | L. Kamel | (4254) |
| Karl Walter Kamper | 1941–1998 | | K. W. Kamper; (bio-it) | K. W. Kamper | — | |
| Kiyotaka Kanai | 1 | 1951–pres. | | K. Kanai; amateur | K. Kanai | (26168) |
| Ethan Kandler | n.a. | | E. Kandler; (bio-it) | E. Kandler | — | |
| Jens Kandler | 1973–pres. | | J. Kandler; (bio-de) | J. Kandler; J. Kander | (8861) | |
| Hiroshi Kaneda | 1953–pres. | | H. Kaneda; orbit computer | H. Kaneda | (4677) | |
| Lyudmila Karachkina | 1948–pres. | | L. G. Karachkina; | L. G. Karachkina | (8019) | |
| Stefan Karge | 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' | n.a. | | G. R. Kastel'; ITA astronomer, (bio-it) | G. R. Kastel' | (3982) | |
| John J. Kavelaars | 1966–pres. | | J. J. Kavelaars; | J. J. Kavelaars | (154660) | |
| Kōyō Kawanishi | 1959–pres. | | K. Kawanishi; | K. Kawanishi | (5591) | |
| Nobuhiro Kawasato | n.a. | | N. Kawasato; | N. Kawasato | (4910) | |
| James Edward Keeler | 1857–1900 | | J. E. Keeler; | J. E. Keeler | (2261) | |
| János Kelemen | 2 | n.a. | | J. Kelemen; disc: MPC and MPC, Src, Src | J. Kelemen | — |
| Susan D. Kern | 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 | n.a. | | P. M. Kilmartin; | P. M. Kilmartin | (3907) | |
| Seung-Lee Kim | 1 | n.a. | | S.-L. Kim; inferred | S.-L. Kim | — |
| 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 | 1972–pres. | | L. Kiss; (bio-it) | L. Kiss | (113202) | |
| Minoru Kizawa | 1947–pres. | | M. Kizawa; | M. Kizawa | — | |
| Marcel Klein | 3 | 1984–pres. | | M. Klein; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, Src[2] | M. Klein | — |
| Arnold Richard Klemola | 1931–2019 | | A. R. Klemola; (bio-de) | A. R. Klemola | (1723) | |
| Jan T. Kleyna | n.a. | | J. Kleyna; (bio-it) | J. Kleyna | — | |
| Rainer Kling | 1952–pres. | | R. Kling; amateur, (bio-de) | R. Kling | (185639) | |
| Alain Klotz | 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 | 1963–pres. | | A. Knöfel; amateur, (bio-de) | A. Knofel | (16438) | |
| Viktor Knorre | 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 | 1961–pres. | | T. Kobayashi; | T. Kobayashi | (3500) | |
| Michal Kočer | n.a. | | M. Kočer; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | M. Kocer | — | |
| Bernd Koch | 1955–pres. | | B. Koch; amateur, (bio-it) | B. Koch | (191494) | |
| Peter Kocher | 1939–pres. | | P. Kocher; amateur, (bio-fr), HP | P. Kocher | (115950) | |
| Michael König | 1966–pres. | | M. König; amateur, disc: MPC, Src[2] | M. Koenig | — | |
| Luboš Kohoutek | 1935–pres. | | L. Kohoutek; | L. Kohoutek | (1850) | |
| Masahiro Koishikawa | 1952–pres. | | M. Koishikawa; | M. Koishikawa | (6097) | |
| Takuo Kojima | 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 | 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 | 1882–1960 | | A. Kopff; | A. Kopff | (1631) | |
| Korado Korlević | 1958–pres. | | K. Korlević; amateur | K. Korlevic | (10201) | |
| Leonard Kornoš | 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 | 1933–pres. | | H. Kosai; at Tokyo Astronomical Observatory | H. Kosai | (3370) | |
| Alexander Kostin | 1 | n.a. | | A. Kostin; (Houston, TX, U.S.A.), comets | A. Kostin | — |
| Georgiy U. Koval'chuk | 2 | n.a. | | G. Koval'chuk; disc: MPC and MPC | G. Kovalchuk | — |
| Charles T. Kowal | 1940–2011 | | C. T. Kowal; Charles Thomas Kowal | C. T. Kowal | — | |
| Richard Kowalski | 1963–pres. | | R. A. Kowalski; disc: MPC | R. A. Kowalski | (7392) | |
| Rainer Kracht | 1948–pres. | | R. Kracht; amateur, HP, (bio-it) | R. Kracht | (234761) | |
| Thilo Kranz | 1 | n.a. | | T. Kranz; Src | T. Kranz | — |
| Rainer Kresken | n.a | | R. Kresken; disc: MPC | R. Kresken | — | |
| Mike Kretlow | 1967–pres. | | M. Kretlow; (bio-it)[2] | 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 | — |
| Timur Valer'evič Krjačko | 1970–pres. | | T. V. Kryachko; amateur, (bio-it) | T. V. Kryachko; T. Kryachko | (269589) | |
| Marcin Kubiak | 1 | n.a. | | M. Kubiak; | M. Kubiak | — |
| Jeremy Martin Kubica | n.a. | | J. Kubica; disc: MPC | J. Kubica | — | |
| Kazuo Kubokawa | 1 | 1903–1943 | | K. Kubokawa; | K. Kubokawa | (6140) |
| François Kugel | 367 | 1959–pres. | | F. Kugel; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix (A77) | F. Kugel; C. R. F. Kugel | (120375) |
| Zoltán Kuli | n.a. | | Z. Kuli; inferred, Src | Z. Kuli | — | |
| György Kulin | 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 | 2 | 1970–pres. | | H. Kurosaki; | H. Kurosaki | (23938) |
| Stefan Kürti | 1960–pres. | | S. Kürti; amateur, Src | S. Kurti | (132798) | |
| Lothar Kurtze | 1 | 1972–pres. | | L. Kurtze; amateur,[2] | L. Kurtze | — |
| Reiki Kushida | n.a. | | R. Kushida; amateur, wife of Y. Kushida, disc: MPC | R. Kushida | (5239) | |
| Yoshio Kushida | 1957–pres. | | Y. Kushida; amateur, husband of R. Kushida | Y. Kushida | (5605) | |
| Michał Kusiak | 1986–pres. | | M. Kusiak; Src | M. Kusiak | (376574) | |
| Peter Kušnirák | 1974–pres. | | P. Kušnirák; | P. Kusnirak | (17260) | |
| Jaroslav Květoň | 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 | 4 | 1987–pres. | | P. Kyrylenko; at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | P. Kyrylenko | (281459) |
| Juan Lacruz | n.a. | | J. Lacruz; (bio-it) | J. Lacruz | — | |
| Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist | 1944–pres. | | C.-I. Lagerkvist; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory | C.-I. Lagerkvist; C. Lagerkvist | (2875) | |
| Joanny-Philippe Lagrula | 1870–1941 | | J. Lagrula; disc: MPC | J. Lagrula | (1412) | |
| Luciano Lai | 1948–pres. | | L. Lai; (bio-it) | L. Lai | (11100) | |
| Carl Otto Lampland | 1873–1951 | | C. O. Lampland; disc: MPC | C. O. Lampland | (1767) | |
| Werner Landgraf | 1959–pres. | | W. Landgraf; | W. Landgraf | (3132) | |
| Jeffrey A. Larsen | 1967–pres. | | J. A. Larsen; (bio-fr) | J. A. Larsen | (7657) | |
| Stephen M. Larson | n.a. | | S. M. Larson; (bio-fr) | S. M. Larson | (3690) | |
| Tod Richard Lauer | 1 | 1957–pres. | | T. Lauer; | T. Lauer | (3135) |
| Vygandas Laugalys | 1 | n.a. | | V. Laugalys; (bio-it) | V. Laugalys | — |
| Marguerite Laugier | 1896–1976 | | M. Laugier; | M. Laugier | (1597) | |
| Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent | 18XX–1900 | | J. J. P. Laurent; "J.J.P." vs "J.", disc: MPC, (bio-fr) | J. J. P. Laurent | (162) | |
| Stephen P. Laurie | n.a. | | S. P. Laurie; amateur | S. P. Laurie | — | |
| Kenneth J. Lawrence | 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 | 1865–1933 | | C. le Morvan; disc: MPC, (bio-fr) | C. le Morvan | — | |
| Carlos Leal (astronomer) | n.a. | | C. Leal; unrelated to 19426, (bio-fr) | C. Leal | — | |
| Byung-Chol Lee | 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 | 1960–pres. | | G. Lehmann; amateur, (bio-de) | G. Lehmann | (8853) | |
| Gregory J. Leonard | n.a. | | G. J. Leonard; (bio-it) | G. J. Leonard | — | |
| Otto Lesser | 1830–1887 | | O. Lesser; disc: MPC | O. Lesser | — | |
| Ken Levin | 5 | 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 | 1948–pres. | | D. H. Levy; | D. H. Levy; D. Levy | (3673) | |
| Wendee Levy | 1948–pres. | | W. Levy; Wendee Esther Wallach Levy, wife of D. H. Levy, (bio-it) | W. Levy | (6485) | |
| William Liller | 1927–pres. | | W. Liller; | W. Liller | (3222) | |
| Lin Qisheng (astronomer) | 1964–pres. | | C.-S. Lin; a.k.a. Lin Chi-Sheng, (bio-it) | C.-S. Lin; C. S. Lin | (175451) | |
| Hung-Chin Lin | n.a. | | H.-C. Lin; (林宏欽), | H.-C. Lin | — | |
| Robert Linderholm | 1933–2013 | | R. Linderholm; | R. Linderholm | — | |
| Tim Lister (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | T. Lister; (544116); Las Cumbres Obs.; Src | T. Lister | — |
| Karl Lohnert | 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 | — |
| Álvaro López-García | 1941–pres. | | Á. López-G.; (bio-it) | A. Lopez | (4657) | |
| Ángel López Jiménez | 1955–pres. | | Á. López J.; (bio-it) | A. Lopez | — | |
| Jean-Marie Lopez | n.a. | | J.-M. Lopez; amateur | J.-M. Lopez; J. M. Lopez | — | |
| Joachim Lorenz | 1955–pres. | | J. Lorenz; amateur, disc: MPC,[2] | J. Lorenz | — | |
| Wilhelm Lorenz (astronomer) | 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 | 3 | n.a. | | J. R. Lovering; Jessica R. Lovering, co-disc.: (542277) and (542433), CV | J. R. Lovering | — |
| Andrew Lowe | 1959–pres. | | A. Lowe; amateur, orbit computer, (bio-it), HP | A. Lowe | (4091) | |
| Percival Lowell | 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 | 1822–1900 | | R. Luther; | R. Luther | (1303) | |
| Jane Luu | 1963–pres. | | J. X. Luu; | J. X. Luu | (5430) | |
| Lucas M. Macri | 1 | 1972–pres. | | L. Macri; (bio-it) | L. Macri | — |
| Hiroshi Maeno | n.a. | | H. Maeno; (bio-it) | H. Maeno | — | |
| John Mahony (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. | | J. Mahony; amateur, Src | J. Mahony | — |
| Marie Mahrová | 1947–pres. | | M. Mahrová; (bio-it) | M. Mahrova | — | |
| Renu Malhotra | 1 | 1961–pres. | | R. Malhotra; | R. Malhotra | (6698) |
| Franco Mallia | 1961–pres. | | F. Mallia; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Mallia | (21685) | |
| Francesco Manca | 1966–pres. | | F. Manca; amateur | F. Manca | (15460) | |
| Jan Karel Mánek | 1 | 1961–pres. | | J. Manek; amateur | J. Manek | (22697) |
| Brian G. W. Manning | 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 | n.a. | | J. Manteca; Pepe Manteca, (bio-it) | J. Manteca | — | |
| 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 | 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 | 1828–1897 | | A. Marth; disc: MPC | A. Marth | — | |
| Axel Martin | 1968–pres. | | A. Martin; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Martin | (15924) | |
| Terry Martin (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | T. Martin; Src | T. Martin | — |
| Carlos T. Martinez | n.a. | | C. T. Martinez; Src | C. T. Martinez | ||
| Gianluca Masi | 1972–pres. | | G. Masi; discoverer of variable stars | G. Masi | (21795) | |
| Joseph Masiero | 1982–pres. | | J. Masiero; | J. Masiero | (8255) | |
| Egisto Masotti | 1947–pres. | | E. Masotti; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Masotti | (22401) | |
| Adam Massinger | 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 | 3 | n.a. |  | S. Matičič; inferred | S. Maticic | |
| Damir Matković | 2 | n.a. | | D. Matković; (bio-it) | D. Matkovic | — |
| Robert D. Matson | 1962–pres. | | R. Matson; Robert Matson, Rob Matson, (bio-it) | R. Matson | (73491) | |
| Masanori Matsuyama | 1950–pres. | | M. Matsuyama; amateur, Japanese: 松山正則, (bio-de) | M. Matsuyama | (4844) | |
| Daniel Matter | 1957–pres. | | D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Matter | (59833) | |
| Alain Maury | 1958–pres. | | A. Maury; | A. Maury | (3780) | |
| D. Mayes | 1 | n.a. | | D. Mayes; inferred | D. Mayes | — |
| Emiliano Mazzoni | 2 | 1953–pres. | | E. Mazzoni; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Mazzoni | (49469) |
| Michele Mazzucato | 1962–pres. | | M. Mazzucato; Michele T. Mazzucato, (bio-it) | M. Mazzucato | (35461) | |
| John V. McClusky | 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) | 1964–pres. | | D. McDonald; Dave McDonald, amateur | D. McDonald | (21782) | |
| Stephen W. McDonald | 1 | n.a. | | S. McDonald; | S. McDonald | — |
| James E. McGaha | 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 | 1956–pres. | | R. H. McNaught; | R. H. McNaught | (3173) | |
| Jeffrey S. Medkeff | 1968–2008 | | J. Medkeff; | J. Medkeff | (41450) | |
| Karen Jean Meech | 3 | 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) |
| Sven Melchert | 2 | 1968–pres. | | S. Melchert; amateur,[2] Guidestar (A17), disc: MPC and MPC with Mark Emmerich | S. Melchert | — |
| Philibert Jacques Melotte | 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 | 1954–pres. | | J.-C. Merlin; (bio-fr) | J.-C. Merlin | (57658) | |
| Szabolcs Mészáros | 1981–pres. | | S. Mészáros; (bio-it) | S. Meszaros | — | |
| Joel Hastings Metcalf | 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 | n.a. | | M. Meunier; amateur, (bio-it) | M. Meunier | — |
| Erich Meyer | 1951–pres. | | E. Meyer; amateur | E. Meyer | (7940) | |
| Maik Meyer | 1970–pres. | | M. Meyer; amateur, (bio-de), Src | M. Meyer | (52005) | |
| J. Michaud | 1 | n.a. | | J. Michaud; inferred | J. Michaud | — |
| Marco Micheli | 1983–pres. | | M. Micheli; ESA/Pan-STARRS1 (news-it), (bio-it) | M. Micheli | (10277) | |
| René Michelsen | 5 | n.a. | | R. Michelsen; | R. Michelsen | (10285) |
| Celina Mikolajczak | n.a. | | C. Mikolajczak; (bio-it) | C. Mikolajczak | — | |
| Blaž Mikuž | 1 | n.a. | | B. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh | B. Mikuz | — |
| Herman Mikuž | n.a. | | H. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh, (bio-it) | H. Mikuz | — | |
| R. Miles | 1 | n.a. | | R. Miles; inferred | R. Miles | |
| Robert L. Millis | n.a. | | R. Millis; occultation, at Lowell Observatory, (bio-it), (bio-fr) | R. Millis; R. L. Millis | (2659) | |
| Elia Millosevich | 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) |
| Tetsuyasu Mitani | 1927–2004 | | T. Mitani; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | T. Mitani | (3289) | |
| Seidai Miyasaka | 1955–pres. | | S. Miyasaka; | S. Miyasaka | (3555) | |
| Takashi Mizuno (astronomer) | 1 | 1955–pres. | | T. Mizuno; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Mizuno | (6392) |
| Yoshikane Mizuno | 1954–pres. | | Y. Mizuno; at Kani Observatory | Y. Mizuno | (4541) | |
| Marko Moilanen | 1 | n.a. | | M. Moilanen; (bio-it) | M. Moilanen | — |
| Lawrence Alan Molnar | 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 | 1968–pres. | | Z. Moravec; | Z. Moravec | — | |
| Hiroshi Mori (astronomer) | 1958–pres. | | H. Mori; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Mori | (19190) | |
| Nicholas Moskovitz | 1 | 1981–pres. | | N. Moskovitz; | N. Moskovitz | (8254) |
| Patrick M. Motl | n.a. | | P. M. Motl; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | P. M. Motl | — | |
| Stefano Mottola | n.a. | | S. Mottola; (bio-it) | S. Mottola; S. Motolla | (5388) | |
| Antonín Mrkos | 1918–1996 | | A. Mrkos; at Kleť Observatory | A. Mrkos | (1832) | |
| Jean Mueller | 1950–pres. | | J. E. Mueller; at Second Palomar Sky Survey | J. E. Mueller | (4031) | |
| Masaru Mukai | 1949–pres. | | M. Mukai; unrelated to 4750 | M. Mukai | — | |
| Gustavo Muler | 1967–pres. | | G. Muler; | G. Muler | (458063) | |
| John-Derral Mulholland | 1 | 1934–2008 | | J.-D. Mulholland; (bio-it) | J. D. Mulholland | — |
| Ulisse Munari | 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 | 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) | 4 | n.a. | | A. Nakajima; disc: MPC | A. Nakajima | — |
| Akimasa Nakamura | 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 | 2 | 1964–pres. | | A. Nakanishi; amateur | A. Nakanishi | (8702) |
| Orlando A. Naranjo | 1951–pres. | | O. A. Naranjo; (bio-it) | O. A. Naranjo | — | |
| Michael Nassir | 1 | n.a. | | M. Nassir; | M. Nassir | — |
| Akira Natori | 1956–pres. | | A. Natori; at Nihondaira Observatory, (bio-it) | A. Natori | (5520) | |
| Edgar Rangel Netto | n.a. | | E. R. Netto; at Valongo Observatory, (bio-de) | E. R. Netto | (3175) | |
| Grigory Neujmin | 1885–1946 | | G. N. Neujmin; | G. N. Neujmin | (1129) | |
| Vitaly Nevsky | n.a. |  | V. Nevski; Vitalij Nevskij, Vitaliy Nevskiy, amateur, (B42), image, Comet ISON | V. Nevski | — | |
| Phil Nicholson | 1 | n.a. | | P. Nicholson; | P. Nicholson | |
| Seth Barnes Nicholson | 1891–1963 | | S. B. Nicholson; disc: MPC and MPC | S. B. Nicholson | (1831) | |
| Tsuneo Niijima | 1955–pres. | | T. Niijima; amateur | T. Niijima | (5507) | |
| Kota Nishiyama | 1 | n.a. | | K. Nishiyama; Bisei Spaceguard Center | K. Nishiyama | — |
| 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 | 1960–pres. | | J. Nomen; at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca | J. Nomen | (56561) | |
| Toshiro Nomura | 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 | 1982–pres. | | A. Novichonok; Comet ISON, Src | A. Novichonok; A. O. Novichonok | — | |
| Andrew J. Noymer | 1971–pres. | | A. J. Noymer; (bio-it) | A. J. Noymer | (4956) | |
| Donal O'Ceallaigh | n.a. | | D. O'Ceallaigh; Src | D. O'Ceallaigh | — | |
| Erwin Obermair | 1946–2017 | | E. Obermair; amateur | E. Obermair | (9236) | |
| Eran O. Ofek | 1 | n.a. | | E. O. Ofek; HP | E. O. Ofek | — |
| Warren B. Offutt | 18 | 1928–2017 | | W. Offutt; | W. Offutt | (7639) |
| Youhei Ohba | 3 | n.a. | | Y. Ohba; at ISAS | Y. Ohba | — |
| Okuro Oikawa | 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 | — |
| Tomimaru Okuni | 1931–pres. | | T. Okuni; amateur | T. Okuni | (7769) | |
| Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers | 1758–1840 | | H. W. Olbers; | H. W. Olbers | (1002) | |
| R. M. Olivera | 1 | n.a. | | R. M. Olivera; amateur, also see § J. M. Bosch | R. M. Olivera | — |
| C. Michelle Olmstead | 1969–pres. | | C. M. Olmstead; at Lowell Observatory | C. M. Olmstead | (3287) | |
| Andrey Oreshko | 12 | 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 | 1967–pres. | | J. L. Ortiz; disc: MPC, unofficial discoverer Haumea | J. L. Ortiz | (4436) | |
| Michel Ory | 1966–pres. | | M. Ory; amateur | M. Ory | (67979) | |
| Yoshiaki Oshima | 1952–pres. | | Y. Oshima; at Gekko Observatory | Y. Oshima | (5592) | |
| Liisi Oterma | 1915–2001 | | L. Oterma; at Turku Observatory | L. Oterma | (1529) | |
| Satoru Otomo | 1957–pres. | | S. Otomo; amateur | S. Otomo | (3911) | |
| Rafael Pacheco | 1954–pres. | | R. Pacheco; amateur | R. Pacheco | (25001) | |
| Deborah Lynne Padgett | 1 | n.a. | | D. Padgett; inferred | D. Padgett | — |
| Johann Palisa | 1848–1925 | | J. Palisa; | J. Palisa | (914) | |
| Ernesto Palomba | 2 | 1967–pres. | | E. Palomba; disc: MPC and MPC | E. Palomba | (95951) |
| Amanda Papadimos | 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 | 2 | 1962–pres. | | J. W. Parker; at Southwest Research Institute, inferred | J. W. Parker | (13751) |
| Q. A. Parker | 1 | n.a. | | Q. A. Parker; at Siding Spring | Q. A. Parker | |
| Alois Paroubek | 1 | n.a. | | A. Paroubek; (bio-it) | A. Paroubek | — |
| André Patry | 1902–1967 | | A. Patry; at Nice Observatory | A. Patry | (1601) | |
| Thierry Pauwels | 1957–pres. | | T. Pauwels; at Uccle Observatory | T. Pauwels | (12761) | |
| Thomas Payer | 4 | 1978–pres. | | T. Payer; amateur,[2] | T. Payer | — |
| Fernando Pedichini | 1 | n.a. | | F. Pedichini; | F. Pedichini | — |
| Jean-Claude Pelle | 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 | — |
| Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | 1845–1904 | | J. Perrotin; | J. Perrotin | (1515) | |
| Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | 1813–1890 | | C. H. F. Peters; | C. H. F. Peters | (100007) | |
| George Henry Peters | 1863–1947 | | G. H. Peters; USNO-astronomer,Src | G. H. Peters | — | |
| Jean-Marc Petit | 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 | 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 | M. Pietschnig | — |
| Jana Pittichová | 1972–pres. | | J. Pittichová; inferred | J. Pittichova | (20187) | |
| Guido Pizarro (astronomer) | 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 | 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 | 1925–pres. | | G. A. Plyugin; Gurij Antonovič Pljugin, (bio-it) | G. A. Plyugin | — | |
| Regina Podstanická | 1 | 1928–2000 | | R. Podstanická; (bio-it) | R. Podstanicka | — |
| Norman Pogson | 1829–1891 | | N. R. Pogson; Norman Robert Pogson | N. R. Pogson | (1830) | |
| Radosław Poleski | 1 | n.a. | | R. Poleski; | R. Poleski | — |
| David Polishook | 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 | 1947–pres. | | C. Pollas; at Côte d'Azur Observatory, (bio-fr) | C. Pollas | (4892) | |
| Hejno Iogannović Potter | 1 | 1929–2007 | | H. Potter; Kheino Potter, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | H. Potter | (7320) |
| Valentino Pozzoli | 3 | n.a. | | V. Pozzoli; inferred | V. Pozzoli | — |
| Alexander Pravda | 1961–pres. | | A. Pravda; (bio-it) | A. Pravda | (60972) | |
| Petr Pravec | 1967–pres. | | P. Pravec; | P. Pravec | (4790) | |
| Donald P. Pray | 1949–pres. | | D. P. Pray; at Carbuncle Hill Obs.Src and Sugarloaf Obs. Src, (bio-it) | D. P. Pray | (35364) | |
| Milorad B. Protić | 1911–2001 | | M. B. Protić; | M. B. Protitch | (22278) | |
| Andrew W. Puckett | 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 | 1960–pres. | | D. L. Rabinowitz; | D. L. Rabinowitz; D. Rabinowitz | (5040) | |
| Petar Radovan | 1 | n.a. | | P. Radovan; (bio-it) | P. Radovan | — |
| Rajgopalan Rajamohan | n.a. | | R. Rajamohan; (bio-it) | R. Rajamohan | — | |
| Vishnu Vardhan Reddy | 1978–pres. | | V. Reddy; (bio-it) | V. Reddy | (8068) | |
| Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | 1892–1979 | | K. Reinmuth; | K. Reinmuth | (1111) | |
| Guy Reiss | 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 | 1873–1946 | | J. Rheden; | J. Rheden | — | |
| Hans Rickman | 2 | 1949–pres. | | H. Rickman; at Uppsala Observatory, (bio-it) | H. Rickman | (3692) |
| Judit Györgyey Ries | 2 | n.a. | | J. G. Ries; Src | J. G. Ries | |
| Wolfgang Ries | 1968–pres. | | W. Ries; amateur | W. Ries | (266887) | |
| Jim Riffle | 2 | n.a. | | J. Riffle; inferred | J. Riffle | — |
| Fernand Rigaux | 1905–1962 | | F. Rigaux; at Uccle Observatory | F. Rigaux | (19911) | |
| Claudine Rinner | 1965–pres. | | C. Rinner; amateur, at Ottmarsheim Observatory | C. Rinner | (23999) | |
| Keith Rivich | n.a. | | K. Rivich; amateur, (bio-it) | K. Rivich | — | |
| Irving Robbins (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | I. Robbins; Src and Src | I. Robbins | |
| Adrienne M. Robbins | 1 | n.a. | | A. Robbins; Adrienne Makita Robbins, (bio-it) | A. Robbins | |
| Larry Robinson (astronomer) | n.a. | | L. Robinson; amateur, at Sunflower Observatory, (bio-it) | L. Robinson | (18873) | |
| Heiner Roclawski | 1 | 1963–pres. | | H. Roclawski;[2] | 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 | 1943–pres. | | J. M. Roe; (bio-it) | J. M. Roe | — | |
| Elizabeth Roemer | 1929–2016 | | E. Roemer; | E. Roemer | (1657) | |
| John E. Rogers | 3 | n.a. | | J. E. Rogers; (bio-it) | J. E. Rogers | |
| Brian P. Roman | n.a. | | B. Roman; | B. Roman | (4575) | |
| E. S. Romas | 1 | 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) | 1938–pres. | | R. Roy; amateur, (bio-fr) | R. Roy | (14533) | |
| Jiangao Ruan | 1 | n.a. | | J. Ruan; (阮建高), Ruan Jiangao; inferred, co-discovery with Gao Xing | J. Ruan | — |
| 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 | n.a. | | J. M. Ruiz; inferred, disc: MPC | J. M. Ruiz | — | |
| Kenneth S. Russell | n.a. | | K. S. Russell; (bio-it) | K. S. Russell | (3714) | |
| John Ruthroff | 1 | n.a. | | J. Ruthroff; (bio-it) | J. Ruthroff | — |
| William H. Ryan (astronomer) | 1962–pres. | | W. H. Ryan; at MRO, (bio-it) | W. H. Ryan | (21821) | |
| Eileen V. Ryan | 1 | n.a. | | E. V. Ryan; wife and collaborator of William Ryan at MRO; Src | E. V. Ryan | — |
| John Sachs (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | J. Sachs; amateur, disc MPC and MPC, Src, Src, unrelated to MPC | J. Sachs | — |
| Tsuyoshi Sakamoto | 2 | n.a. | | T. Sakamoto; Bisei Spaceguard Center, first disc: (542669) | T. Sakamoto | — |
| 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,[2] | 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 | 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 | — |
| Matteo M. M. Santangelo | n.a. | | M. M. M. Santangelo; Matteo Santangelo, (bio-it) | M. M. M. Santangelo | — | |
| Krisztián Sárneczky | 1974–pres. | | K. Sárneczky; | K. Sarneczky | (10258) | |
| Lenka Kotková | 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) | 1963–pres. | | I. Satō; asteroid occultation, (bio-it) | I. Sato | (6338) | |
| Naoto Satō | 1953–pres. | | N. Satō; amateur | N. Sato | (6025) | |
| Boris Satovski | 7 | n.a. | | B. Satovski; discovered (541508), different from (212929) | B. Satovski | — |
| Paul Sava | 1 | n.a. | | P. Sava; at Needville | P. Sava | — |
| Robert D. Schaldach | 1 | n.a. | | R. D. Schaldach; co-discovered 61P/Shajn–Schaldach; (bio-fr) | R. D. Schaldach | — |
| Alexandre Schaumasse | 1882–1958 | | A. Schaumasse; | A. Schaumasse | (1797) | |
| Giovanni Schiaparelli | 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 | n.a. | | T. Schildknecht; (bio-it), Src | T. Schildknecht | — | |
| Frank Schiralli Jr. | 1 | n.a. | | F. Schiralli Jr.; Src | F. Schiralli Jr. | — |
| Lutz D. Schmadel | 1942–2016 | | L. D. Schmadel; ARI-astronomer | L. D. Schmadel; L.D. Schmadel | (2234) | |
| Alfred Schmitt | 1907–1973 | | A. Schmitt; at Algiers and Strasbourg observatories | A. Schmitt | (1617) | |
| Hans Scholl (astronomer) | 1942–pres. | | H. Scholl; ARI-astronomer | H. Scholl | (2959) | |
| Richard Schorr | 1867–1951 | | R. Schorr; | R. Schorr | (1235) | |
| Joachim Schubart | 1928–pres. | | J. Schubart; (bio-de), Src | J. Schubart | (1911) | |
| Lipót Schulhof | 1847–1921 | | L. Schulhof; | L. Schulhof | (2384) | |
| Hans-Emil Schuster | 1934–pres. | | H.-E. Schuster; at La Silla | H.-E. Schuster | (2018) | |
| Erwin Schwab | 1964–pres. | | E. Schwab; amateur | E. Schwab | (185638) | |
| Megan Schwamb | 1984–pres. | | M. E. Schwamb; (bio-fr) | M. E. Schwamb; M. Schwamb | (11814) | |
| Michael B. Schwartz | 1950–pres. | | M. Schwartz; amateur, at Tenagra Observatory, (bio-it) | M. Schwartz | (13820) | |
| Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann | 1870–1964 | | A. Schwassmann; | A. Schwassmann | (989) | |
| James V. Scotti | 1960–pres. | | J. V. Scotti; at Spacewatch | J. V. Scotti | (3594) | |
| George Mary Searle | 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) |
| Sadao Sei | 1 | n.a. | | S. Sei; at Chirorin Observatory (383) | S. Sei | |
| Tsutomu Seki | 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 | 1892–1956 | | G. Shajn; | G. Shajn | (1648) | |
| Pelageya Shajn | 1894–1956 | | P. F. Shajn; | P. F. Shajn | (1190), (1648) | |
| R. Shank | 1 | n.a. | | R. Shank; assumed | R. Shank | |
| Scott S. Sheppard | 1977–pres. | | S. S. Sheppard; | S. S. Sheppard | (17898) | |
| Edwin E. Sheridan | n.a. | | E. E. Sheridan; (bio-it) | E. E. Sheridan; E. Sheridan | — | |
| Jia You Shih | n.a. | | C.-Y. Shih; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | C.-Y. Shih | ||
| Yoshisada Shimizu | 1943–pres. | | Y. Shimizu; amateur | Y. Shimizu | (7300) | |
| Hitoshi Shiozawa | n.a. | | H. Shiozawa; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Shiozawa | — | |
| Seiji Shirai (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | | S. Shirai; MPC, MPC, MPC | S. Shirai | |
| Vladimir Shkodrov | 1930–2010 | | V. G. Shkodrov; at the Bulgarian National Observatory | V. G. Shkodrov; V. Shkodrov | (4364) | |
| Carolyn S. Shoemaker | 1929–pres. | | C. S. Shoemaker; | C. S. Shoemaker | (4446) | |
| Eugene M. Shoemaker | 1928–1997 | | E. M. Shoemaker; | E. M. Shoemaker | (2074) | |
| Sergey E. Shurpakov | 1 | 1966–pres. | | S. Shurpakov; Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov, amateur | S. Shurpakov | (279274) |
| Piero Sicoli | 1954–pres. | | P. Sicoli; amateur, at Sormano Observatory | P. Sicoli | (7866) | |
| Stephen Singer-Brewster | 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 | n.a. | | B. Sipőcz; | B. Sipocz | — | |
| Michael L. Sitko | 1 | n.a. | | M. L. Sitko; inferred | M. L. Sitko | — |
| Brian A. Skiff | n.a. | | B. A. Skiff; at Lowell Observatory | B. A. Skiff | (2554) | |
| David R. Skillman | 1945–pres. | | D. R. Skillman; | D. R. Skillman; D. Skillman | (70720) | |
| Jure Skvarč | 1964–pres. | | J. Skvarč; (bio-it) | J. Skvarc | (89818) | |
| Evgenij Fëdorovič Skvorcov | 3 | 1882–1952 | | E. Skvorcov; Evgenij Skvortsov, (bio-it) | E. Skvortsov | (1854) |
| Tamara Smirnova | 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 | — |
| Andrea Soffiantini | 1 | n.a. | | A. Soffiantini; Carezza, Trentino (NASA) | A. Soffiantini | — |
| Patrick Sogorb | 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 | n.a. | | A. Sota; inferred, at Sierra Nevada Observatory (J86) | A. Sota | ||
| Guy Soulié | 1920–pres. | | G. Soulié; amateur, (bio-fr) | G. Soulie | (13226) | |
| Timothy B. Spahr | 1970–pres. | | T. B. Spahr; Timothy Bruce Spahr, at Bigelow Sky Survey | T. B. Spahr | (2975) | |
| Stefano Sposetti | 1958–pres. | | S. Sposetti; amateur | S. Sposetti; Stefano Sposetti | (22354) | |
| Tom Stafford (astronomer) | n.a. | | T. Stafford; | T. Stafford | — | |
| Anton Staus | 1872–1955 | | A. Staus; disc: MPC | A. Staus | — | |
| Duncan Steel | 1955–pres. | | D. I. Steel; | D. I. Steel | (4713) | |
| W. A. Stein | 1 | n.a. | | W. A. Stein; inferred | W. A. Stein | |
| Édouard Stephan | 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 | 1951–pres. | | B. L. Stevens; amateur, Desert Moon Observatory (448), (bio-it) | B. L. Stevens | (38540) | |
| Janet A. Stevens | 1 | n.a. | | J. Stevens; amateur, wife of B. L. Stevens, (bio-it) | J. Stevens | |
| Carlton F. Stewart | 1 | n.a. | | C. F. Stewart; (bio-it) | C. F. Stewart | |
| DeLisle Stewart | 1870–1941 | | D. Stewart; disc: MPC | D. Stewart | ||
| Lacey Stewart | 1 | n.a. | | L. Stewart; Src | 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 | 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 | 1897–1963 | | O. Struve; | O. Struve | (768) | |
| 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 | n.a. | | U. Süßenberger; | U. Suessenberger | — | |
| Matsuo Sugano | 1939–pres. | | M. Sugano; amateur | M. Sugano | (5872) | |
| Atsushi Sugie | n.a. | | A. Sugie; at Dynic Astronomical Observatory | A. Sugie | (3957) | |
| G. Sun (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | G. Sun; disc: (546049), obscode:C42 | G. Sun | — |
| Rafael Suvanto | 1 | –1940 | | R. Suvanto; (bio-it) | R. Suvanto | (1927) |
| Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) | 1950–pres. | | K. Suzuki; amateur | K. Suzuki | (5526) | |
| Shōhei Suzuki | 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 | 1861–19xx | | F. Sy; at Algiers and Paris observatories; disc: MPC and MPC | F. Sy | (1714) | |
| Gyula M. Szabó | 1979–pres. | | G. Szabó; (bio-fr) | G. Szabo | (113203) | |
| Tamás Szalai (astronomer) | 2 | 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) | 2 | n.a. | | P. Székely; Piszkéstető Station | P. Szekely | — |
| Attila Szing | 2 | n.a. | | A. Szing; inferred | A. Szing | — |
| D. Taeymans | 1 | n.a. | | D. Taeymans; inferred | D. Taeymans | — |
| Laurence G. Taff | 1947–pres. | | L. G. Taff; (bio-fr) | L. G. Taff | — | |
| Ugo Tagliaferri | n.a. | | U. Tagliaferri; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | U. Tagliaferri | — | |
| Atsushi Takahashi | 1965–pres. | | A. Takahashi; amateur, at Kitami Observatory | A. Takahashi | (4842) | |
| Masanori Takeishi | 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) | 1 | n.a. | | D. Team; (545774), Kitt Peak | D. Team | — |
| Noéline Teamo | 234 | n.a. | | N. Teamo; amateur, Hibiscus Observatory (F84) | N. Teamo | — |
| Wilhelm Tempel | 1821–1889 | | E. W. Tempel; | E. W. Tempel | (3808) | |
| Luciano Tesi | 1931–pres. | | L. Tesi; amateur | L. Tesi; L. esi | (15817) | |
| Augusto Testa | 1950–pres. | | A. Testa; amateur | A. Testa | (11667) | |
| Holger Thiele | 1878–1946 | | H. Thiele; son of Thorvald N. Thiele | H. Thiele | (1586) | |
| Bernd Thinius | 2 | 1959–pres. | | B. Thinius; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC,[2] | B. Thinius | — |
| David J. Tholen | 1955–pres. | | D. J. Tholen; | D. J. Tholen; D. C. Tholen | (3255) | |
| Norman G. Thomas | 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 | 1965–pres. | | J. Tichá; | J. Ticha | (5757) | |
| Miloš Tichý | 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 | 1832–1895 | | F. Tietjen; ARI-astronomer, disc: MPC | F. Tietjen | (2158) | |
| Michael Todd (astronomer) | n.a. | | M. Todd; inferred | M. Todd | — | |
| Clyde Tombaugh | 1906–1997 | | C. W. Tombaugh; | C. W. Tombaugh | (1604) | |
| Maura Tombelli | 1952–pres. | | M. Tombelli; amateur | M. Tombelli | (9904) | |
| Kōichirō Tomita | 1925–2006 | | K. Tomita; at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory | K. Tomita | (2391) | |
| Mario Tonincelli | 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) | 1929–2011 | | C. Torres; Carlos Torres R. (not Carlos Guillermo Torres), Src | C. Torres | (1769) | |
| Y. Torres | 1 | n.a. | | Y. Torres; inferred | Y. Torres | |
| Juraj Tóth | 1975–pres. | | J. Tóth; at Comenius University | J. Toth | (24976) | |
| Suzanne W. Tourtellotte | 1945–2013 | | S. Tourtellotte; inferred | S. Tourtellotte | — | |
| Fabrizio Tozzi | 1970–pres. | | F. Tozzi; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Tozzi | — | |
| Richard Trentman | 2 | 1939–pres. | | R. Trentman; amateur, Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object program; disc: MPC and MPC | R. Trentman | (41279) |
| David E. Trilling | 7 | 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 | 1973–pres. | | C. Trujillo; | C. A. Trujillo; C. Trujillo; C. W. Trujillo | (12101) | |
| Yuan-Sheng Tsai (astronomer) | n.a. | | Y.-S. Tsai; inferred | Y.-S. Tsai | ||
| Akira Tsuchikawa | n.a. | | A. Tsuchikawa; (bio-it) | A. Tsuchikawa | — | |
| Roy A. Tucker | 1951–pres. | | R. A. Tucker; | R. A. Tucker; R. Tucker | (10914) | |
| D. Tuma | 1 | n.a. | | D. Tuma; inferred | D. Tuma | — |
| Horace Parnell Tuttle | 1837–1923 | | H. P. Tuttle; | H. P. Tuttle | (5036) | |
| Andrzej Udalski | 1957–pres. | | A. Udalski; disc: MPC and MPC | A. Udalski | — | |
| Seiji Ueda | 1952–pres. | | S. Ueda; amateur | S. Ueda | (4676) | |
| Takeshi Urata | 1947–1912 | | T. Urata; amateur | T. Urata | (3722) | |
| Fumiaki Uto | n.a. | | F. Uto; | F. Uto; T. Uto | — | |
| Antonio Vagnozzi | 1950–pres. | | A. Vagnozzi; amateur | A. Vagnozzi | (7529) | |
| Marja Väisälä | 1916–2011 | | M. Väisälä; Marja Ilmatar Väisälä, daughter of Y. Väisälä, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | M. Vaisala | — | |
| Yrjö Väisälä | 1891–1971 | | Y. Väisälä; at Turku Observatory | Y. Vaisala | (1573), (2804) | |
| Mallory Vale | 3 | 1986–pres. | | M. Vale; | M. Vale | (158899) |
| Jan Vales | 1 | n.a. | | J. Vales; at Črni Vrh, | J. Vales | — |
| George Van Biesbroeck | 1880–1974 | | G. Van Biesbroeck; | G. Van Biesbroeck | (1781) | |
| Hendrik van Gent | 1899–1947 | | H. van Gent; | H. van Gent | (1666) | |
| Cornelis Johannes van Houten | 1920–2002 | | C. J. van Houten; | C. J. van Houten | (1673) | |
| Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | 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 | 1 | n.a. | | A. Vanden Heuvel; (bio-it) | A. Vanden Heuvel | — |
| Luděk Vašta | 1 | n.a. | | L. Vašta; inferred | L. Vasta | — |
| Zdeňka Vávrová | 1945–pres. | | Z. Vávrová; | Z. Vavrova | (3364) | |
| Christian Veillet | 145 | 1954–pres. | | C. Veillet; | C. Veillet | (16984) |
| Graziano Ventre | 1954–pres. | | G. Ventre; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Ventre | (22500) | |
| 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 | n.a. | | J. Világi; inferred | J. Vilagi | — | |
| Walter Augustin Villiger | 1 | 1872–1938 | | W. Villiger; | W. Villiger | (1310) |
| George R. Viscome | 1956–pres. | | G. R. Viscome; | G. R. Viscome | (6183) | |
| David Voglsam | 1 | n.a. | | D. Voglsam; Src | D. Voglsam | — |
| Heinrich Vogt (astronomer) | 1890–1968 | | H. Vogt; disc: MPC | H. Vogt | (1439) | |
| Luigi Volta | 1876–1952 | | L. Volta; (bio-it) | L. Volta | — | |
| Tomáš Vorobjov | 1984–pres. | | T. Vorobjov; amateur | T. Vorobjov | (4858) | |
| Christel Vuissoz | 3 | n.a. | | C. Vuissoz; inferred, disc: MPC | C. Vuissoz | — |
| Libor Vyskočil | 1 | n.a. | | L. Vyskočil; inferred | L. Vyskocil | — |
| Arno Arthur Wachmann | 1902–1990 | | A. Wachmann; | A. Wachmann | (1704) | |
| Sahil Wadhwa | 1 | n.a. | | S. Wadhwa; | S. Wadhwa | — |
| Joe Wagner (astronomer) | 1964-pres. | | J. Wagner; (bio-it) | J. Wagner | — | |
| Duncan Waldron | 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 | 1952–pres. | | B. D. Warner; photometrist, (bio-it), Src | B. D. Warner | (8734) | |
| Archibald Warnock | n.a. | | A. Warnock; (bio-it) | A. Warnock | — | |
| Lawrence H. Wasserman | n.a. | | L. H. Wasserman; occultation, (bio-it) | L. H. Wasserman | (2660) | |
| Kazuro Watanabe | 1955–pres. | | K. Watanabe; amateur | K. Watanabe | (4155) | |
| James Craig Watson | 1838–1880 | | J. C. Watson; | J. C. Watson | (729) | |
| Martin Watt | 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) | 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 | 1965–pres. | | D. Wells; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Wells | (99891) | |
| Lisa Wells (astronomer) | 1 | 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 | 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) | n.a. | | M. White; (bio-it) | M. White | — | |
| Robert J. Whiteley | 1971–pres. | | R. J. Whiteley; (bio-it) | R. J. Whiteley | (20460) | |
| Paul Wiegert | 1967–pres. | | P. A. Wiegert; | P. A. Wiegert | (15068) | |
| Patrick Wiggins | 1949–pres. | | P. Wiggins; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Wiggins | (4099) | |
| Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer) | 1925–2014 | | P. Wild; | P. Wild | (1941) | |
| Peter D. Wilder | 1 | n.a. | | P. D. Wilder; (bio-it) | P. D. Wilder | — |
| Iwan P. Williams | 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 (bio-it) | J. Willis | — |
| Albert George Wilson | 1918–2012 | | A. G. Wilson; | A. G. Wilson | (4015) | |
| Carl A. Wirtanen | 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 | 1866–1946 | | G. Witt; | G. Witt | (2732) | |
| Christian Wolf (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | C. Wolf; assumed | C. Wolf | — |
| Marek Wolf | 1957–pres. | | M. Wolf; | M. Wolf | — | |
| Max Wolf | 1863–1932 | | M. F. Wolf; | M. F. Wolf | (827) | |
| Chris Wolfe | n.a. | | C. Wolfe; (bio-it) | C. Wolfe | — | |
| Ulrich Wolff | 2 | 1964–pres. | | U. Wolff; amateur, Berlin, Src | U. Wolff | — |
| Harry Edwin Wood | 1881–1946 | | H. E. Wood; | H. E. Wood | (1660) | |
| Gao Xing | 1974–pres. | | X. Gao; first disc: (546049), obscode:C42 | X. Gao | — | |
| Z. Xu | 4 | n.a. | | Z. Xu; first discovery (546756), inferred, co-discoveries with Gao Xing | Z. Xu | — |
| Naotaka Yamamoto | 1 | n.a. | | N. Yamamoto; (bio-it) | N. Yamamoto | — |
| Masayuki Yanai | 1959–pres. | | M. Yanai; | M. Yanai | (4260) | |
| Yang Tingzhang | n.a. | | T.-C. Yang; (bio-it) | T.-C. Yang | — | |
| Ye Quan-Zhi | 1988–pres. | | Q.-z. Ye; also: Quan-Zhi Ye, (bio-it), Src | Q.-z. Ye; Q.-Z. Ye; Q. Ye | (10280) | |
| William Kwong Yu Yeung | 1960–pres. | | W. K. Y. Yeung; amateur, (bio-it) | W. K. Y. Yeung | (40776) | |
| M. Yoshimi | 1 | n.a. | | M. Yoshimi; | M. Yoshimi | |
| James Whitney Young | 1941–pres. | | J. W. Young | J. W. Young; J. Young | (2874) | |
| Jure Zakrajšek | 3 | n.a. | | J. Zakrajšek; Src | J. Zakrajsek | — |
| Fulvio Zanardini | 2 | n.a. | | F. Zanardini; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | F. Zanardini | — |
| Vincenzo Zappalà | 1945–pres. | | V. Zappalà; at Pino Torinese Observatory | V. Zappala | (2813) | |
| Justas Zdanavičius | n.a. | | J. Zdanavičius; (bio-it) | J. Zdanavicius | — | |
| Kazimieras Zdanavičius | 1 | 1938–pres. | | K. Zdanavičius; (bio-it) | K. Zdanavicius | (203823) |
| Kenneth W. Zeigler | n.a. | | K. W. Zeigler; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | K. W. Zeigler | — | |
| David S. Zelinsky | 1 | n.a. | | D. Zelinsky; inferred | D. Zelinsky | (3042) |
| Lyudmila Zhuravleva | 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 | 1964–pres. | | U. Zimmer; amateur,[2] | U. Zimmer | — | |
| Michał Żołnowski | 1975–pres. | | M. Żołnowski; amateur, Rantiga Osservatorio | M. Zolnowski | (384815) | |
| Frank B. Zoltowski | 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 | 1947–pres. | | A. Żytkow; | A. Zytkow | — |
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 | 608, 605 | | AMOS; | AMOS | |
| Altschwendt Observatory | 11 | A44 | | Altschwendt Obs.; | Altschwendt |
| Ametlla de Mar Observatory | 12 | 946 | | Ametlla de Mar Obs.; | Ametlla de Mar |
| Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | A50 | | Andrushivka Obs.; | Andrushivka | |
| Apache Point Observatory | 9 | 645 | | Apache Point Obs.; | Apache Point |
| Asiago Observatory | 4 | 098 | | Asiago Obs.; | Cima Ekar |
| Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey | 209 | | ADAS; | Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey; ADAS | |
| Astronomical Research Observatory | H55, H21 | | ARO; Astronomical Research Observatory moved from Charleston (H55) to Westfield (H21) in 2009. Src | Astronomical Research Observatory; Charleston; Westfield | |
| Astrovirtel | 2 | 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 | 300 | | BATTeRS; | BATTeRS | |
| Badlands Observatory | 8 | 918 | | Badlands Obs.; | Badlands |
| Jonathan B. Postel Observatory | 9 | 201 | | Jonathan B. Postel Obs.; | Bareggio |
| Bassano Bresciano Observatory | 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 |
| Observatoire de Bédoin | 1 | 132 | | Bédoin Obs.; | Bedoin |
| Begues Observatory | 2 | 170 | | Begues Obs.; (Catalan: Observatori Astronòmic de Begues) | Begues |
| Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program | 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 | 28 | 344 | | Bohyunsan Obs.; | Bohyunsan |
| Boyden Observatory | 074 | | Boyden Obs.; | Boyden Observatory | |
| Bulgarian National Observatory | 071 | | Bulgarian National Obs.; | Bulgarian National Observatory | |
| CBA-East Observatory | 1 | H86 | | CBA-East Obs.; | CBA-East |
| CERGA Observatory | 010 | | CERGA; Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie | CERGA | |
| Catalina Sky Survey | 703 | | CSS; | CSS | |
| Calar Alto Observatory | 493 | | Calar Alto Obs.; | Calar Alto | |
| Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory | G98 | | Calvin–Rehoboth Obs.; in NM, cite: MPC, disc: MPC to Prairie School, all others to Calvin College | Calvin College; Prairie School | |
| Observatório de Campinas | 1 | 870 | | Campinas Obs.; | Campinas |
| Osservatorio Astronomico Campo Catino | 5 | 468 | | Campo Catino Obs.; | Campo Catino |
| Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey | 5 | I10 | | CAOS; | Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey |
| Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey | 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 | 693 | | Catalina Stn.; | Catalina Station | |
| Cavezzo Observatory | 107 | | Cavezzo Obs.; | Cavezzo | |
| Osservatorio Cavriana | 2 | 571 | | Cavriana Obs.; | Cavriana |
| Alianza S4 Observatory | 94 | 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 | 807 | | Cerro Tololo Obs.; | Cerro Tololo | |
| Chante-Perdrix Observatory | 162 | A77 | | Chante-Perdrix Obs.; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix | Chante-Perdrix |
| Cielo Profundo Observatory | 1 | J01 | | Cielo Profundo Obs.; (541487) | Observatorio Cielo |
| Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia | 2 | 596 | | Colleverde Obs.; | Colleverde |
| Observatori Astronòmic de Consell | 1 | 176 | | Consell Obs.; | Consell |
| Copenhagen University Observatory | 035 | | Copenhagen Obs.; | Copenhagen Observatory | |
| Cordell–Lorenz Observatory | 28 | 850 | | Cordell–Lorenz Obs.; | Cordell-Lorenz |
| Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | 095 | | Crimean Astrophysical Obs.; | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | |
| Črni Vrh Observatory | 106 | | Črni Vrh; | Crni Vrh | |
| Dark Energy Camera | W84 | | CTIO-DECam; | DECam | |
| Dark Energy Survey | W84 | | CTIO-DES; | Dark Energy Survey | |
| Observatoire de Dax | 8 | 958 | | Dax Obs.; | Dax |
| Deep Ecliptic Survey | 695 | | DES; | Deep Ecliptic Survey | |
| Deep Lens Survey | 80 | 807 | | DLS; | Deep Lens Survey |
| Drebach Observatory | 15 | 113 | | Drebach Obs. | Drebach; Volkssternwarte Drebach |
| Doc Greiner Research Observatory | 1 | G48 | | Greiner Obs.; | Doc Greiner Research Observatory |
| European Near Earth Asteroids Research | 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 | 809 | | ESO; | European Southern Observatory | |
| Everstar Observatory | 3 | 849 | | Everstar Obs.; | Everstar |
| Eygalayes Observatory | 1 | B44 | | Eygalayes Obs.; | Eygalayes |
| Farra d'Isonzo Observatory | 595 | | Farra d'Isonzo; | Farra d'Isonzo | |
| Faulkes Telescope Educational Project | 608 | | Faulkes Project; | Faulkes Telescope Educational Project | |
| Faulkes Telescope North | 2 | F65 | | Haleakala-Faulkes; | Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North |
| Félix Aguilar Observatory | 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 | 800, 802 | | Harvard Obs.; | Harvard Observatory | |
| Haute-Provence Observatory | 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 | 675 | | INAS; | INAS | |
| Infrared Astronomical Satellite | 500 | | IRAS; | IRAS | |
| International Scientific Optical Network | 10 | H15 | | ISON; | ISON |
| ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory | 1 | D00 | | ISON; | ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory |
| Indiana Asteroid Program | 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 | 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 | 185 | | Jura Obs.; (42113) | Vicques | |
| Kepler (spacecraft) | C55 | | Kepler; | KEPLER | |
| Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope | 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 | 695 | | Kitt Peak Obs.; | Kitt Peak | |
| Kleť Observatory | 046 | | Kleť Obs.; | Klet | |
| Kvistaberg Observatory | 1 | 049 | | Kvistaberg Obs.; | Kvistaberg |
| Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research | 704 | | LINEAR; | LINEAR | |
| Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search | 688 | | LONEOS; | LONEOS; Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Survey | |
| Lulin Sky Survey | D35 | | LUSS; | LUSS | |
| Observatorio de La Cañada | 1 | J87 | | La Cañada Obs.; | La Canada |
| Roque de los Muchachos Observatory | 24 | 950 | | La Palma Obs.; | La Palma |
| La Plata Observatory | 839 | | La Plata Obs.; | La Plata | |
| La Silla Observatory | 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 | 1 | 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 |
| Linz Observatory | 540 | | Linz Obs.; | Linz | |
| Osservatorio Astronomico di Loiano | 1 | 598 | | Loiano Obs.; | Loiano |
| Los Molinos Observatory | 2 | 844 |  | Los Molinos Obs.; | Los Molinos |
| Lowell Observatory | 690 | | Lowell Obs.; | Lowell Observatory | |
| Lulin Observatory | 24 | D35 | | Lulin Obs.; | Lulin |
| OGS Telescope | J04 | | ESA OGS; | ESA OGS | |
| Osservatorio Astronomico Serafino Zani | 1 | 130 | | Lumezzane Obs.; | Lumezzane |
| Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono | 560 | | Madonna di Dossobuono; #R IAU codes | Madonna di Dossobuono | |
| Majdanak Observatory | 3 | 188 | | Majdanak Obs.; | Majdanak |
| Málaga Observatory | 1 | J40 | | Málaga Obs.; | Malaga |
| Consell Observatory | 1 | 176 | | Consell Obs.; | Mallorca |
| Observatori Astronòmic Marxuquera | 1 | 952 | | Marxuquera Obs.; | Marxuquera |
| Mauna Kea Observatories | 568 | | Mauna Kea Obs.; | Mauna Kea | |
| iTelescope Observatory | 45 | 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 | 118 | | Modra Obs.; | Modra | |
| Molėtai Astronomical Observatory | 152 | | Molėtai Obs.; | Moletai | |
| Osservatorio Monte Viseggi | 126 | | Monte Viseggi Obs.; | Monte Viseggi | |
| Moriyama Observatory | 1 | 900 | | Moriyama Obs.; | Moriyama |
| Mount Lemmon Survey | 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 |
| Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | 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 | 735 | | Needville Obs.; | Needville | |
| New Horizons KBO Search | 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 | 408 | | Mount Nyukasa Stn.; | Nyukasa | |
| Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca | 620 | | Mallorca Obs.; | OAM; OAM Observatory | |
| Orange County Astronomers - Anza | 1 | 643 | | OCA-Anza; | OCA-Anza |
| OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey | 910 | | ODAS; | ODAS | |
| Oak Ridge Observatory | 801 | | Oak Ridge Observatory; | Oak Ridge Observatory | |
| Oakley Observatory | 3 | 916, E09 | | Oakley Obs.; | Oakley |
| Observatory Naef Épendes | A13 | | Naef Obs.; | Observatoire Naef | |
| Observatorio Montcabre | 1 | 213 | | Montcabre Obs.; | Observatorio Montcabre |
| Sunflower Observatory | 10 | 739, 849 | | Olathe; | Olathe |
| Ondřejov Observatory | 557 | | Ondřejov Obs.; (Observatoř Ondřejov), cite MPC | Ondrejov | |
| Nihondaira Observatory Oohira Station | 385 | | Oohira Stn.; | Oohira | |
| Osservatorio Cima Rest | 1 | B11 | | Cima Rest Obs.; | Osservatorio Cima Rest |
| Osservatorio Polino | 2 | 609 | | Polino Obs.; | Osservatorio Polino |
| San Vittore Observatory | 552 | | San Vittore Obs.; Osservatorio San Vittore | Osservatorio San Vittore | |
| Observatoire d'Ottmarsheim | 15 | 224 | | Ottmarsheim Obs.; | Ottmarsheim |
| Outer Solar System Origins Survey | 568 | | OSSOS; lowest numbered discovery: (496315) | Outer Solar System Origins Survey | |
| Oukaïmeden Observatory | 1 | J43 |  | Oukaïmeden Obs.; (541778) | Oukaimeden |
| Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey | 675 | | PCAS; | PCAS | |
| PMO NEO Survey Program | 330 | | PMO NEO; | PMO NEO Survey Program; PMO Neo Survey Program | |
| Palomar Observatory | 675 | | Palomar Obs.; | Palomar | |
| Palomar Transient Factory | I41 | | PTF; | Palomar Transient Factory | |
| Pan-STARRS | F51 | | Pan-STARRS; | Pan-STARRS 1; Pan-STARRS1 | |
| Pan-STARRS 2 | 1 | F52 | | Pan-STARRS 2; first discovery 515767 | Pan-STARRS 2 |
| Beijing Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 324, 327 | | Peking Obs.; | Peking Observatory |
| Perth Observatory | 319, 322 | | Perth Obs.; | Perth Observatory | |
| Pic du Midi Observatory | 586 | | Pic du Midi Obs.; French: Observatoire du Pic du Midi, cite: MPC | Pic du Midi | |
| Pises Observatory | 122 | | Pises Obs.; Observatoire des Pises | Pises | |
| Piszkéstető Station | 461, 561 | | Piszkéstető Stn.; | Piszkesteto | |
| Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguines | 43 | 941 | | Pla D'Arguines Obs.; | 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 | 330 | | Purple Mountain Obs.; | Purple Mountain Observatory | |
| 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 | 589 | | Santa Lucia Obs.; | Stroncone | |
| Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory | B74 | | Montmagastrell Obs.; Observatory Santa Maria de Montmagastrell | SM Montmagastrell | |
| Saint-Sulpice Observatory | 947 | | Saint-Sulpice Obs.; | Saint-Sulpice | |
| Saji Observatory | 867 | | Saji Obs.; | Saji | |
| Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory | 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 | H36 | | Sandlot Obs.; | Sandlot | |
| Schiaparelli Observatory | 9 | 204 | | Schiaparelli Obs.; | Schiaparelli |
| SDSS Collaboration | 1 | n.a. | | SDSS Collaboration; (544266); this is an assumption | S Collaboration; S. Collaboration |
| Shandong University | D39 | | Shandong University; | Shandong University | |
| Shishikui | 1 | 342 | | Shishikui; | Shishikui |
| Siding Spring Observatory | 4 | 413 | | Siding Spring Obs.; | Siding Spring |
| Siding Spring Survey | E12 | | SSS; | Siding Spring Survey | |
| Sierra Nevada Observatory | 4 | J86 | | Sierra Nevada Obs.; | Sierra Nevada |
| Sierra Stars Observatory | 9 | 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 | 645 | | SDSS; | Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey Linked Object Catalog team | |
| SONEAR | 2 | Y00 | | SONEAR Obs.; | SONEAR |
| Sormano Astronomical Observatory | 1 | 587 | | Sormano Obs.; | Sormano |
| Spacewatch | 691 | | Spacewatch; | Spacewatch | |
| Space Surveillance Telescope | 1 | G45 | | Space Surveillance Telescope; lowest numbered discovery MPC: 512234 | Space Surveillance Telescope |
| Observatory of Saint-Veran | 615 | | Saint-Véran Obs.; | St. Veran | |
| Saint Pardon de Conques Observatory | 1 | I93 | | St Pardon de Conques Obs.; | St Pardon de Conques |
| Starkenburg Observatory | 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 | 695 | | SKADS; HP | SKADS | |
| Suno Observatory | 4 | 147 | | Suno Obs.; | Suno; Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno |
| Table Mountain Observatory | 2 | 673, 673 | | Table Mountain Obs.; | Wrightwood |
| Taunus Observatory | 1 | B01 | | Taunus Obs.; | Taunus |
| Teide Observatory | 6 | 954 | | Teide Obs.; | Teide |
| Tenagra Observatory | 6 | 848 | | Tenagra Obs.; | Tenagra; Cottage Grove |
| Tenagra II Observatory | 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 |
| TRAPPIST | 1 | I40 | | TRAPPIST; lowest (541897) | TRAPPIST |
| Observatoire du Cégep de Trois-Rivières | 1 | 924 | | Cégep de Trois-Rivières Obs.; | 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 | 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) | 805 | | University of Chile; | University of Chile | |
| Uppsala–DLR Asteroid Survey | 049 | | UDAS; | Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey | |
| Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey | 809 | | UDTS; | Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey | |
| Valinhos Observatory | 2 | 860 | | Valinhos Obs.; | Valinhos |
| Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona | 2 | A55 | | Vallemare di Borbona Obs.; | 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 | 120 | | Višnjan Obs.; | Visnjan | |
| Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer | C51 | | WISE; | WISE | |
| Wildberg Observatory | 1 | 198 | | Wildberg Obs.; (541268) | Wildberg |
| Wise Observatory | 18 | 097 | | Wise Obs.; | Wise |
| Xinglong Station (NAOC) | 3 | 327 | | Xinglong Stn.; | Xinglong |
| Yamagata Astronomical Observatory | 2 | D89 | | Yamagata Obs.; | Yamagata |
| Zelenchukskaya Station | 114 | | Zelenchukskaya Stn.; | Zelenchukskaya Stn | |
| Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory | 2 | A79 | | Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs.; | Zvezdno Obshtestvo |
| 7300 Observatory | 4 | H07 | | 7300 Obs.; | 7300 |
Notes
The discovery table consist of the following fields:
- Astronomers and Institutions: links to the corresponding article about the discovering astronomer or institution on Wikipedia. If not linked, the displayed name should be a redirect to this list. For example, the page Masanao Abe forwards to the anchored table row List of minor planet discoverers § M. Abe using the astronomer's MPC-name as ID.
- DOB–DOD and Observatory code: displays the date of birth and death for astronomers, and alphanumeric IAU code(s) for institutions, respectively.
- Country: nationality of the astronomer or location of the discovering dedicated institution, respectively. Some discoverers have assigned two flags, with the first being the most appropriate to allow for a sensible sorting by country.
- Name(s) at MPC: displays the name of the discoverer as used by the MPC (non-diacritical version; where the abbreviated first name is written before the family name). Some discoverers have multiple names due to inconsistencies and typos.
- Cite: minor-planet discoverers are often honored with the naming of (one or several) asteroids by their colleges. The associated citation typically gives the discoverer's full name, his or her date of birth and additional biographical information.
References
- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Schwab, Erwin (2016). Kleinplaneten-Entdeckungen in Deutschland (German). Epubli Berlin. ISBN 978-3-741-80915-6.
- ^ Possibly Hiroshi Hori; see Geodesy with the World's Smallest (3-m) VLBI Telescope
External links
- Minor Planet Center's data file, "NumberedMPs.txt" (47 MB)
- German discoverers, minor planet discoverer chart by Erwin Schwab
- Amateurastronomen am Sternenhimmel, von Gerhard Lehmann, Jens Kandler & André Knöfel, 14 August 2013