Daftar penemu planet minor
Ini adalah daftar penemu planet kecil yang dikreditkan oleh Pusat Planet Kecil dengan penemuan satu atau beberapa planet kecil (seperti asteroid dekat Bumi dan sabuk utama, trojan Jupiter, dan objek jauh). Pada Januari 2022, penemuan 612.011 planet kecil bernomor dikreditkan ke 1.141 astronom dan 253 observatorium, teleskop, atau survei.
Tentang bagaimana penemuan terjadi, lihat pengamatan benda-benda kecil Tata Surya. Untuk deskripsi tabel di bawah ini, lihat § Catatan.
Astronom penemu
[sunting | sunting sumber]| Astronomer | Discoveries | DOB–DOD | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Abe (astronomer) | 28 | 1958–pres. | 
|
H. Abe; | H. Abe | Templat:MoMP |
| Masanao Abe | 2 | 1967–pres. |
|
M. Abe; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | M. Abe | Templat:MoMP |
| Mark Abraham (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | 
|
M. Abraham; amateur, Src | M. Abraham | — |
| Christopher Aikman | 4 | 1943–pres. | 
|
G. C. L. Aikman; | G. C. L. Aikman | — |
| Makio Akiyama | 16 | 1950–pres. |
|
M. Akiyama; Susono Observatory | M. Akiyama | Templat:MoMP |
| Vladimir Albitsky | 10 | 1891–1952 |  
|
V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatory | V. Albitskij | Templat:MoMP |
| Gregory Scott Aldering | 4 | 1962–pres. |
|
G. Aldering; | G. Aldering | Templat:MoMP |
| Heikki A. Alikoski | 13 | 1912–1997 | 
|
H. Alikoski; Turku Obs. | H. Alikoski | Templat:MoMP |
| Éric J. Allen | 1 | n.a. |
|
É. J. Allen; | E. J. Allen | — |
| Rhiannon Lynne Allen | 5 | n.a. |
|
R. L. Allen; R. Lynne Jones | R. L. Allen; L. Allen | Templat:MoMP |
| Martin Altmann | 10 | n.a. | 
|
M. Altmann; ARI-Gaia, first disc: (552651) | M. Altmann | — |
| Jeff T. Alu | 24 | 1966–pres. |
|
J. Alu; amateur | J. Alu | Templat:MoMP |
| Leonard L. Amburgey | 2 | 1945–pres. |
|
L. L. Amburgey; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | L. L. Amburgey | — |
| Joe Anderson (astronomer) | 7 | n.a. | 
|
J. Anderson; , co-disc. w/ #C. Veillet | J. Anderson | — |
| A. David Andrews | 1 | 1933–pres. |
|
A. D. Andrews; | A. D. Andrews | — |
| Milan Antal | 17 | 1935–1999 | 
|
M. Antal; | M. Antal | Templat:MoMP |
| Plinio Antolini | 4 | 1920–2012 | 
|
P. Antolini; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Antolini | — |
| Pierre Antonini | 35 | 1933–pres. | 
|
P. Antonini; amateur | P. Antonini | Templat:MoMP |
| Masakatsu Aoki | 2 | 1957–pres. |
|
M. Aoki; amateur; unrelated to Templat:MPC | M. Aoki | — |
| Rolf Apitzsch | 89 | 1943–pres. |
|
R. Apitzsch; amateur, (bio-de) | R. Apitzsch | Templat:MoMP |
| Masaru Arai | 45 | 1952–pres. |
|
M. Arai; amateur | M. Arai | Templat:MoMP |
| Hiroshi Araki | 3 | 1935–pres. |
|
H. Araki; unrelated to Templat:MPC | H. Araki | — |
| Sylvain Arend | 51 | 1902–1992 | 
|
S. Arend; | S. J. Arend | Templat:MoMP |
| Claire Armstrong | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. Armstrong; amateur, wife of M. Armstrong | C. Armstrong | Templat:MoMP |
| James D. Armstrong | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. D. Armstrong; | J. D. Armstrong | — |
| Mark Armstrong (astronomer) | 2 | 1958–pres. |
|
M. Armstrong; amateur, husband of C. Armstrong, unrelated to Templat:MPC | M. Armstrong | — |
| Atsuo Asami | 12 | n.a. |
|
A. Asami; | A. Asami | — |
| David J. Asher | 10 | 1966–pres. |
|
D. J. Asher; | D. J. Asher | Templat:MoMP |
| Karl Augustesen | 6 | 1945–pres. | 
|
K. Augustesen; | K. Augustesen | Templat:MoMP |
| Walter Baade | 10 | 1893–1960 |
|
W. Baade; | W. Baade | Templat:MoMP |
| Ulrika Babiaková | 14 | 1976–2002 |
|
U. Babiaková; | U. Babiakova | Templat:MoMP |
| Paolo Bacci | 1 | 1968–pres. |
|
P. Bacci; amateur; (bio-it) | P. Bacci | Templat:MoMP |
| Hannes Bachleitner | 2 | 1965–pres. | 
|
H. Bachleitner; also Johannes Bachleitner, amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | H. Bachleitner | Templat:MoMP |
| Solon Irving Bailey | 1 | 1854–1931 |
|
S. I. Bailey; unrelated to Templat:MPC | S. I. Bailey | — |
| David D. Balam | 56 | n.a. |
|
D. D. Balam; | D. D. Balam | Templat:MoMP |
| Loren C. Ball | 108 | 1948–pres. |
|
L. Ball; amateur | L. Ball | Templat:MoMP |
| Thomas J. Balonek | 9 | n.a. |
|
T. J. Balonek; | T. J. Balonek; T. Balonek | — |
| Odette Bancilhon | 1 | 1908–1998 |
|
O. Bancilhon; disc: Daftar planet minor: 1001–2000#333 | O. Bancilhon | Templat:MoMP |
| Susan Banh | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Banh; (bio-it) | S. Banh | — |
| Nigel P. Bannister | 1 | n.a. |
|
N. P. Bannister; University of Leicester | N. P. Bannister | — |
| Yoshiaki Banno | 1 | 1952–1991 |
|
Y. Banno; | Y. Banno | Templat:MoMP |
| Evelin Bányai | 1 | n.a. | 
|
E. Bányai; | E. Banyai | — |
| Cesare Barbieri | 11 | 1942–pres. |
|
C. Barbieri; | C. Barbieri | Templat:MoMP |
| John C. Barentine | 6 | 1976–pres. |
|
J. C. Barentine; John Caleb Barentine | J. C. Barentine | Templat:MoMP |
| Kristina M. Barkume | 1 | n.a. |
|
K. M. Barkume; (bio-it) | K. M. Barkume | — |
| Ewan Barr | 5 | n.a. |
|
E. Barr; (bio-it) | E. Barr | — |
| Sergio Barros | 7 | n.a. | 
|
S. Barros; (bio-it) | S. Barros | — |
| Sandro Bartolini | 1 | 1974–pres. |
|
S. Bartolini; unrelated to Templat:MPC | S. Bartolini | Templat:MoMP |
| Maria A. Barucci | 3 | n.a. |
|
M. A. Barucci; disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci | Templat:MoMP |
| James Bauer (astronomer) | 1 | 1968–pres. |
|
J. Bauer; James M. Bauer, James "Gerbs" Bauer | J. Bauer | Templat:MoMP |
| Ivo Baueršíma | 1 | 1931–pres. |  
|
I. Baueršíma; (bio-de) | I. Bauersima | — |
| Johann M. Baur | 15 | 1930–2007 |
|
J. M. Baur; amateur, (bio-de) | J. M. Baur | Templat:MoMP |
| David E. Beatty | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Beatty; (bio-it); unrelated to Templat:MPC | D. Beatty | — |
| D. Beaver | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Beaver; amateur, co-discoverer with J. Dellinger at Needville, TX | D. Beaver | — |
| Andrew C. Becker | 644 | 1973–pres. |
|
A. C. Becker; (bio-it) | A. C. Becker; A. Becker | Templat:MoMP |
| Jim Bedient | 8 | n.a. |
|
J. Bedient; | J. Bedient | — |
| E. S. Beeson | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. S. Beeson; unrelated to Templat:MPC | E. S. Beeson | — |
| Raoul Behrend | 14 | 1964–pres. |
|
R. Behrend; (bio-fr) | R. Behrend | Templat:MoMP |
| Bruce Edward Behymer | 1 | 1983–pres. |
|
B. E. Behymer; (bio-it) | B. E. Behymer | — |
| Sergey Belyavsky | 36 | 1883–1953 |
|
S. Belyavskyj; | S. Beljavskij | — |
| Graham E. Bell | 57 | n.a. |
|
G. Bell; | G. Bell | — |
| Federico Bellini | 1 | n.a. |
|
F. Bellini; (bio-it), unrelated to Templat:MPC | F. Bellini | — |
| Yuri A. Belyaev | 7 | n.a. |
|
Yu. A. Belyaev; it:Jurij A. Beljaev, fr:Iouri Beliaïev, unrelated to Templat:MPC | Yu. A. Belyaev | — |
| Denis Bergeron | 2 | 1956–pres. |
|
D. Bergeron; (bio-it) | D. Bergeron | — |
| Fabrizio Bernardi | 23 | 1972–pres. |
|
F. Bernardi; | F. Bernardi | Templat:MoMP |
| Laurent Bernasconi | 41 | 1966–pres. |
|
L. Bernasconi; amateur, (bio-fr) | L. Bernasconi | Templat:MoMP |
| K. Berney | 1 | n.a. |
|
K. Berney; | K. Berney | — |
| Gary M. Bernstein | 3 | n.a. |
|
G. Bernstein; C/2014 UN271, UPenn | G. Bernstein | — |
| Emanuel Bettelheim | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. Bettelheim; | E. Bettelheim | — |
| Francesco Biasci | 1 | n.a. |
|
F. Biasci; | F. Biasci | — |
| Wolf Bickel | 852 | 1942–pres. |
|
W. Bickel; amateur | W. Bickel | Templat:MoMP |
| Jamie Biggs | 1 | n.a. | 
|
J. Biggs; | J. Biggs | — |
| Guillaume Bigourdan | 1 | 1851–1932 |
|
G. Bigourdan; disc: 390 | G. Bigourdan | — |
| Harald Bill | 1 | 1964–pres. |
|
H. Bill; amateur | H. Bill | Templat:MoMP |
| Gary W. Billings | 6 | n.a. |
|
G. W. Billings; amateur, (bio-fr) | G. W. Billings | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard P. Binzel | 3 | 1958–pres. |
|
R. P. Binzel; | R. P. Binzel | Templat:MoMP |
| Kurt Birkle | 9 | 1939–2010 |
|
K. Birkle; (bio-de) | K. Birkle | Templat:MoMP |
| Mirel Bîrlan | 2 | 1963–pres. | 
|
M. Birlan; (bio-ro), co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu | M. Birlan | Templat:MoMP |
| Peter Birtwhistle | 94 | 1958–pres. |
|
P. Birtwhistle; amateur, Src | P. Birtwhistle | Templat:MoMP |
| Manolo Blasco | 5 | n.a. | 
|
M. Blasco; (bio-it) | M. Blasco | — |
| Laurent Blind | 1 | 1965–pres. |
|
L. Blind; | C. R. L. Blind; L. Blind | Templat:MoMP |
| Adam Block (astrophotographer) | 1 | 1973–pres. |
|
A. Block; (bio-it) | A. Block | Templat:MoMP |
| Andrea Boattini | 296 | 1969–pres. |
|
A. Boattini; | A. Boattini | Templat:MoMP |
| Hermann Boehnhardt | 1 | n.a. |
|
H. Boehnhardt; | H. Boehnhardt | — |
| Andreas Boeker | 2 | 1964–2011 |
|
A. Boeker; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it),[1] | A. Boeker | Templat:MoMP |
| Michel Bœuf | 12 | n.a. |
|
M. Boeuf; (bio-it), HP | M. Boeuf | — |
| Henri M. J. Boffin | 11 | n.a. |
|
H. Boffin; | H. M. J. Boffin; H. Boffin | — |
| Alfred Bohrmann | 9 | 1904–2000 |
|
A. Bohrmann; | A. Bohrmann | Templat:MoMP |
| Tom Boles | 1 | 1944–pres. | 
|
T. Boles; amateur | T. Boles | Templat:MoMP |
| Dennis Borgman | 1 | 1952–pres. |
|
D. Borgman; | D. Borgman | Templat:MoMP |
| Gennadiy Borisov | 1 | 1962–pres. | 
|
G. Borisov; discovered 2I/Borisov | G. Borisov | — |
| Freimut Börngen | 538 | 1930–pres. |
|
F. Börngen; | F. Borngen | Templat:MoMP |
| Alphonse Borrelly | 18 | 1842–1926 |
|
A. Borrelly; | A. Borrelly | Templat:MoMP |
| Josep Maria Bosch | 7 | n.a. | 
|
J. M. Bosch; amateur, also see Templat:MoMP | J. M. Bosch | — |
| Grégoire Bourban | 4 | n.a. |
|
G. Bourban; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | G. Bourban | — |
| Paul Bourgeois | 1 | 1898–1974 |
|
P. Bourgeois; (bio-it) | P. Bourgeois | Templat:MoMP |
| Edward L. G. Bowell | 571 | 1943–pres. |
|
E. Bowell; | E. Bowell | Templat:MoMP |
| Louis Boyer (astronomer) | 40 | 1901–1999 |
|
L. Boyer; | L. Boyer | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard P. Boyle | 13 | 1943–pres. |
|
R. P. Boyle; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, Src Diarsipkan 2022-03-29 di Wayback Machine. | R. P. Boyle | Templat:MoMP |
| Joseph L. Brady | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. L. Brady; (bio-it) | J. L. Brady | — |
| Nigel Brady (astronomer) | 7 | n.a. | 
|
N. Brady; | N. Brady | — |
| Steve Brady (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
S. Brady; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | S. Brady | — |
| Alexis Brandeker | 4 | 1974–pres. | 
|
A. Brandeker; | A. Brandeker | — |
| Vanja Brcic | 2 | n.a. | 
|
V. Brcic; (bio-it) | V. Brcic | — |
| John Broughton | 1189 | 1952–pres. |
|
J. Broughton; amateur | J. Broughton | Templat:MoMP |
| Jeffery A. Brown | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. A. Brown; Src | J. A. Brown | — |
| Michael E. Brown | 29 | 1965–pres. |
|
M. E. Brown; | M. E. Brown | Templat:MoMP |
| Ladislav Brožek | 23 | 1952–pres. |
|
L. Brožek; | L. Brozek | — |
| Jim Bruton | 2 | n.a. |
|
J. Bruton; James Bruton, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, Src | J. Bruton | — |
| Dan Bruton | 5 | 1967–pres. |
|
W. D. Bruton; (bio-fr) | W. D. Bruton | — |
| Jacobus Albertus Bruwer | 4 | 1915–pres. | 
|
J. A. Bruwer; (bio-it) | J. A. Bruwer | Templat:MoMP |
| Emil Buchar | 1 | 1901–1979 |
|
E. Buchar; (bio-it) | E. Buchar | Templat:MoMP |
| Marc Buie | 1132 | 1958–pres. |
|
M. W. Buie; | M. W. Buie | Templat:MoMP |
| Christian Buil | 5 | n.a. |
|
C. Buil; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Buil | Templat:MoMP |
| Todd Burdullis | 1 | n.a. |
|
T. Burdullis; CFHT Src | T. Burdullis | — |
| Geoffrey Burks | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Burks; | G. Burks | — |
| Matthew R. Burleigh | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. R. Burleigh; | M. R. Burleigh | — |
| Bella A. Burnasheva | 13 | 1944–pres. |
|
B. A. Burnasheva; | B. A. Burnasheva | Templat:MoMP |
| Robert Burnham Jr. | 1 | 1931–1993 |
|
R. Burnham; | R. Burnham | Templat:MoMP |
| Joseph A. Burns | 1 | 1941–pres. |
|
J. A. Burns; | J. A. Burns | Templat:MoMP |
| Schelte J. Bus | 1683 | 1956–pres. |
|
S. J. Bus; | S. J. Bus | Templat:MoMP |
| Matthias Busch | 13 | 1968–pres. |
|
M. Busch; amateur Src and Src | M. Busch | Templat:MoMP |
| Philippe Buttani | 1 | 1966–pres. |
|
P. Buttani; amateur, (bio-fr) | P. Buttani | Templat:MoMP |
| Luca Buzzi | 1 | 1982–pres. |
|
L. Buzzi; amateur, (bio-it) | L. Buzzi | Templat:MoMP |
| Rodolfo Calanca | 1 | 1953-2021 |
|
R. Calanca; (bio-it) | R. Calanca | — |
| R. Campbell (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Campbell; (545933), (obs.697) | R. Campbell | – |
| Michael P. Candy | 3 | 1928–1994 |
|
M. P. Candy; (bio-it) | M. P. Candy | Templat:MoMP |
| Albino Carbognani | 1 | 1965–pres. |
|
A. Carbognani; | A. Carbognani | Templat:MoMP |
| Luigi Carnera | 16 | 1875–1962 |
|
L. Carnera; | L. Carnera | Templat:MoMP |
| Don W. Carona | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. W. Carona; | D. W. Carona | — |
| Alfredo Caronia | 4 | n.a. |
|
A. Caronia; (bio-it) | A. Caronia | — |
| Rafael Carrasco Garrorena | 1 | 1902–1981 |
|
R. Carrasco; (bio-it), unrelated to Templat:MPC | R. Carrasco | — |
| Uri Carsenty | 1 | 1949–pres. | 
|
U. Carsenty; (bio-fr) | U. Carsenty | Templat:MoMP |
| Claudio Casacci | 8 | 1958–pres. |
|
C. Casacci; | C. Casacci | Templat:MoMP |
| James Len Casady | 3 | n.a. |
|
L. Casady; | L. Casady | — |
| Ferrán Casarramona | 2 | n.a. |
|
F. Casarramona; (bio-it) | F. Casarramona | — |
| Ricard Casas (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
R. Casas; (bio-it) | R. Casas | — |
| Flavio Castellani | 6 | n.a. |
|
F. Castellani; (bio-it) | F. Castellani | — |
| Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | 200 | 1944–2018 |
|
V. S. Casulli; amateur | V. S. Casulli | Templat:MoMP |
| Gabriele Cattani | 18 | n.a. |
|
G. Cattani; | G. Cattani | — |
| Cyril Cavadore | 5 | 1969–pres. |
|
C. Cavadore; (bio-it) | C. Cavadore | Templat:MoMP |
| Marco Cavagna | 19 | 1958–2005 |
|
M. Cavagna; amateur | M. Cavagna | Templat:MoMP |
| G. Cavalletti | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Cavalletti; | G. Cavalletti | — |
| Anthony J. Cecce | 18 | n.a. |
|
A. J. Cecce; (bio-fr) | A. J. Cecce | — |
| Vasco Cecchini | 2 | 1932–pres. |
|
V. Cecchini; amateur, (bio-it) | V. Cecchini | Templat:MoMP |
| Edvardas Černis | 1 | n.a. | 
|
E. Černis; | E. Cernis | — |
| Kazimieras Černis | 154 | 1958–pres. |
|
K. Černis; | K. Cernis | — |
| Vincenzo Cerulli | 1 | 1859–1927 |
|
V. Cerulli; disc: Templat:MPC | V. Cerulli | Templat:MoMP |
| Carlos Ulrrico Cesco | 19 | 19XX–1987 | 
|
C. U. Cesco; | C. U. Cesco | Templat:MoMP |
| Mario R. Cesco | 6 | n.a. |
|
M. R. Cesco; son of C. U. Cesco, (bio-it) | M. R. Cesco | — |
| Brian C. Chaboyer | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. Chaboyer; IAU | B. Chaboyer | — |
| Jean Chacornac | 6 | 1823–1873 |
|
J. Chacornac; | J. Chacornac | Templat:MoMP |
| Marcus Tristan Chamberlin | 2 | n.a. |
|
M. T. Chamberlin; disc: Templat:MPC, unrelated to Templat:MPC | M. T. Chamberlin | — |
| Zhang Jiaxiang | 1 | 1932–2019 | 
|
C.-H. Chang; | C.-H. Chang | Templat:MoMP |
| Man-Ti Chang | 5 | n.a. |
|
M.-T. Chang; | M.-T. Chang | — |
| Zhāng Yùzhé | 1 | 1902–1986 |
|
Y. C. Chang; | Y. C. Chang | Templat:MoMP |
| Auguste Charlois | 99 | 1864–1910 |
|
A. Charlois; | A. Charlois | Templat:MoMP |
| Robin Chassagne | 1 | 1962–pres. |
|
R. Chassagne; (bio-it) | R. Chassagne | Templat:MoMP |
| Robert Chemin | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Chemin; (bio-it) | R. Chemin | Templat:MoMP |
| Jun Chen (astronomer) | 11 | n.a. |
|
J. Chen; | J. Chen | — |
| Tao Chen (astronomer) | 3 | 1980–pres. |
|
T. Chen; disc: Templat:MPC, Chen Tao, 陈韬 (天文学家) (bio-it), (bio-zh) | T. Chen | Templat:MoMP |
| Y.-C. Cheng | Templat:LOMP | n.a. |
|
Y.-C. Cheng; | Y.-C. Cheng | — |
| Lyudmila Chernykh | 267 | 1935–2017 |
|
L. I. Chernykh; Ludmila I. Chernykh | L. I. Chernykh | Templat:MoMP |
| Nikolai Chernykh | 537 | 1931–2004 |
|
N. S. Chernykh; Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh | N. S. Chernykh | Templat:MoMP |
| Dennis K. Chesney | 38 | n.a. |
|
D. K. Chesney; | D. K. Chesney | — |
| Dmitry Chestnov | 23 | n.a. |
|
D. Chestnov; Dmitrij Nikolaevič Čestnov | D. Chestnov; D. N. Chestnov | — |
| Eugene Chiang | 1 | 1973–pres. |
|
E. Chiang; (bio-it) | E. Chiang | — |
| Paolo Chiavenna | 15 | n.a. |
|
P. Chiavenna; | P. Chiavenna | — |
| Jack B. Child | 13 | 1951–pres. |
|
J. B. Child; (bio-fr) | J. B. Child | Templat:MoMP |
| K.-J. Choo | 1 | n.a. | 
|
K.-J. Choo; | K.-J. Choo | — |
| Per Rex Christensen | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. R. Christensen; (bio-it) | P. R. Christensen | — |
| Bernard Christophe | 96 | n.a. |
|
B. Christophe; amateur, (bio-fr) | B. Christophe | — |
| Joseph Churms | 2 | 1926–1994 |
|
J. Churms; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat: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 Diarsipkan 2022-09-25 di Wayback Machine. | J. L. Clem | — |
| Roy Clingan | 64 | 1950–pres. |
|
R. Clingan; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Clingan | Templat:MoMP |
| Edwin Foster Coddington | 3 | 1870–1950 |
|
E. F. Coddington; | E. F. Coddington | — |
| S. Cofré | 11 | n.a. |
|
S. Cofré; | S. Cofre | — |
| Jérôme Eugène Coggia | 5 | 1849–1919 |
|
J. Coggia; | J. Coggia | — |
| Seth M. Cohen | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Cohen; unrelated to Templat:MPC | S. Cohen | — |
| Robert Francis Coker | 4 | n.a. |
|
R. Coker; (bio-it) | R. Coker | — |
| François Colas | 2 | 1959–pres. |
|
F. Colas; (bio-it) | F. Colas | Templat:MoMP |
| Simon Collander-Brown | 2 | n.a. |
|
S. Collander-Brown; disc: Templat:MPC, Src | S. Collander-Brown | — |
| Matthew Collier (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
M. Collier; disc: Templat:MPC, unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | M. Collier | — |
| Michael Collins (astronomer) | 51 | n.a. |
|
M. Collins; Myke Collins, unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | M. Collins | — |
| Ermes Colombini | 4 | 1956–pres. |
|
E. Colombini; amateur, mentioned: Templat:MPC | E. Colombini | Templat:MoMP |
| Juan Pablo Colque | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. P. Colque; Juan Pablo Colque Saavedra, co-disc. w/ #F. Pozo | J. P. Colque | — |
| Enrico Colzani | 1 | 1956–pres. |
|
E. Colzani; amateur, Gruppo Astrofili Brianza (bio-it) | E. Colzani | Templat:MoMP |
| Josep Comas i Solà | 11 | 1868–1937 |
|
J. Comas i Solà; | J. Comas Sola | Templat:MoMP, Templat:MoMP |
| Paul G. Comba | 691 | 1926–2017 |
|
P. G. Comba; amateur | P. G. Comba | Templat:MoMP |
| Martin Connors | 1 | 1954–pres. |
|
M. Connors; | M. Connors | Templat:MoMP |
| Walter R. Cooney Jr. | 47 | 1962–pres. |
|
W. R. Cooney Jr.; amateur | W. R. Cooney Jr. | Templat:MoMP |
| Pablo Cottenot | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. Cottenot; disc: Templat:MPC | P. Cottenot | — |
| Fernand Courty | 2 | 1862–1921 |
|
F. Courty; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | F. Courty | — |
| Philip Herbert Cowell | 1 | 1870–1949 |
|
P. H. Cowell; | P. H. Cowell | Templat:MoMP |
| Greg Crawford | 3 | n.a. |
|
G. Crawford; at Bagnall Beach Observatory, unrelated to Templat:MPC | 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 | Templat:MoMP |
| Kiyoshi Kurosu | 2 | 1965–pres. |
|
K. Cross; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | K. Cross | — |
| Alex Cruz (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
A. Cruz; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | A. Cruz | — |
| Balázs Csák | 3 | 1979–pres. |
|
B. Csák; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | B. Csak | — |
| Tibor Csörgei | 1 | 1972–pres. |
|
T. Csörgei; | T. Csorgei | Templat:MoMP |
| Ignacio de la Cueva | 3 | n.a. |
|
I. d. l. Cueva; C85 | I. d. l. Cueva | — |
| Steve Cullen | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Cullen; LightBuckets | S. Cullen | — |
| Leland E. Cunningham | 4 | 1904–1989 |
|
L. E. Cunningham; Leland Erskin Cunningham | L. E. Cunningham | Templat:MoMP |
| Heber Doust Curtis | 1 | 1872–1942 |
|
H. D. Curtis; unrelated to Templat:MPC | 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 | Templat:MoMP |
| Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | 1 | 1822–1875 |
|
H. d'Arrest; disc: Templat:MPC | H. d'Arrest | Templat:MoMP |
| Ivano Dal Prete | 1 | n.a. |
|
I. Dal Prete; amateur, (bio-it) | I. Dal Prete | — |
| Gergely Dálya | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Dálya; | G. Dalya | — |
| Nichole M. Danzl | 6 | n.a. |
|
N. Danzl; (bio-it) | N. Danzl | Templat:MoMP |
| Juliet C. Datson | 3 | 1980–pres. |
|
J. C. Datson; Juliet Clare Datson, assumed GER nat' | J. C. Datson | Templat:MoMP |
| E.-M. David | 1 | n.a. |
|
E.-M. David; | E.-M. David | — |
| Donald R. Davis (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
D. Davis; | D. Davis | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard G. Davis | 4 | n.a. |
|
R. G. Davis; (bio-fr) | R. G. Davis | — |
| B. C. Dawson | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. C. Dawson; assumed | B. C. Dawson | — |
| Matt Dawson (astronomer) | 6 | 1959–pres. | 
|
M. Dawson; amateur, Src | M. Dawson | Templat:MoMP |
| Leo Anton Karl de Ball | 1 | 1853–1916 |
|
K. de Ball; disc: Templat:MPC | K. de Ball | — |
| Peter De Cat | 23 | n.a. |
|
P. De Cat; (bio-it) | P. De Cat | — |
| Annibale de Gasparis | 9 | 1819–1892 |
|
A. de Gasparis; | A. de Gasparis | Templat:MoMP |
| David R. De Graff | 2 | n.a. |
|
D. R. De Graff; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | D. R. DeGraff | — |
| Fiore De Luise | 3 | 1977–pres. |
|
F. De Luise; Campo Imperadore | F. D. Luise | Templat:MoMP |
| Miguel de Pascual Martínez | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. de Pascual; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | M. de Pascual | — |
| Patrick Martinez (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
P. Martinez; CV, Src | P. Martinez | — |
| José De Queiroz | 3 | 1954–pres. |
|
J. De Queiroz; amateur | J. De Queiroz | Templat:MoMP |
| Charles P. de Saint-Aignan | 12 | 1977–pres. |
|
C. P. de Saint-Aignan; | C. P. de Saint-Aignan | Templat:MoMP |
| Giovanni de Sanctis | 42 | 1949–pres. |
|
G. DeSanctis; | G. De Sanctis | Templat:MoMP |
| James A. DeYoung | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. DeYoung; USNO-astronomer,Src Diarsipkan 2014-09-05 di Wayback Machine. (bio-it) | J. DeYoung | — |
| Henri Debehogne | 743 | 1928–2007 |
|
H. Debehogne; | H. Debehogne | Templat:MoMP |
| Catherine E. Delahodde | 1 | 1974–pres. |
|
C. E. Delahodde; | C. E. Delahodde | Templat:MoMP |
| Ian dell'Antonio | 10 | n.a. |
|
I. dell'Antonio; Ian P. dell'Antonio, Deep Lens Survey | I. Dell'Antonio | — |
| Joseph A. Dellinger | 83 | 1961–pres. |
|
J. Dellinger; amateur, (bio-it) | J. Dellinger | Templat:MoMP |
| Eugène Joseph Delporte | 66 | 1882–1955 |
|
E. Delporte; | E. Delporte | Templat:MoMP |
| Audrey C. Delsanti | 2 | 1976–pres. |
|
A. C. Delsanti; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC. Src | A. C. Delsanti; A. Dalsanti | — |
| Christophe Demeautis | 13 | n.a. |
|
C. Demeautis; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Demeautis | Templat:MoMP |
| Alíz Derekas | 3 | 1977–pres. |
|
A. Derekas; (bio-it) | A. Derekas | — |
| Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch | 1 | 1901–1986 | 
|
A. Deutsch; Aleksandr Nikolaevič Dejč, disc: Templat:MPC | A. Deutsch | — |
| Harlan Devore | 1 | n.a. |
|
H. Devore; (bio-it) | H. Devore | — |
| Dennis di Cicco | 60 | 1950–pres. |
|
D. di Cicco; | D. di Cicco | Templat:MoMP |
| Aldo Di Clemente | 1 | 1948–pres. |
|
A. Di Clemente; amateur | A. Di Clemente | Templat:MoMP |
| Mario Di Martino | 2 | 1947–pres. |
|
M. Di Martino; Turin Observatory | M. Di Martino | Templat:MoMP |
| Andrea Di Paola | 20 | 1970–pres. |
|
A. Di Paola; | A. Di Paola; A. D. Paola | Templat:MoMP |
| Mario Di Sora | 5 | 1961–pres. |
|
M. Di Sora; amateur, (bio-it) | M. Di Sora; M. DiSora | Templat:MoMP |
| Wilhelm Dieckvoß | 2 | 1908–1982 |
|
W. Dieckvoß; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-de) | W. Dieckvoss | Templat:MoMP |
| Elizabeth R. Dillon | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. R. Dillon; amateur, (bio-it) | E. R. Dillon | Templat:MoMP |
| William G. Dillon | 58 | 1957–pres. |
|
W. G. Dillon; (bio-it) | W. G. Dillon | Templat:MoMP |
| Alessandro Dimai | 1 | 1962–2019 |
|
A. Dimai; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Dimai | Templat:MoMP |
| Bojan Dintinjana | 1 | n.a. | 
|
B. Dintinjana; | B. Dintinjana | — |
| David S. Dixon | 25 | 1947–pres. |
|
D. S. Dixon; amateur, at Jornada Observatory Templat:Obscode, (bio-it) | D. S. Dixon | Templat:MoMP |
| Petar Đurković | 2 | 1908–1981 | 
|
P. Đurković; see Templat:DoMP | P. Djurkovic | — |
| Jerzy Dobrzycki | 1 | 1927–2004 | 
|
J. Dobrzycki; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | J. Dobrzycki | — |
| Fabio Dolfi | 3 | 1966–pres. |
|
F. Dolfi; amateur | F. Dolfi | Templat:MoMP |
| Sauro Donati | 22 | 1959–pres. |
|
S. Donati; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Donati | Templat:MoMP |
| Alain Doressoundiram | 2 | 1968–pres. |
|
A. Doressoundiram; (bio-fr) | A. Doressoundiram | Templat:MoMP |
| Eric Dose | 2 | n.a. |
|
E. Dose; Farpoint | E. Dose | — |
| François Dossin | 5 | 1927–1998 |
|
F. Dossin; (bio-fr) | F. Dossin | — |
| Adam Draginda | 2 | n.a. |
|
A. Draginda; CFHT | A. Draginda | — |
| Luiz Duczmal | 2 | n.a. | 
|
L. Duczmal; Luiz Henrique Duczmal, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | L. Duczmal | — |
| Raymond Smith Dugan | 16 | 1878–1940 |
|
R. S. Dugan; | R. S. Dugan | Templat:MoMP |
| R. Scott Dunbar | 10 | n.a. |
|
R. S. Dunbar; Roy Scott Dunbar, (bio-it) | R. S. Dunbar; S. Dunbar | Templat:MoMP |
| A. Dunlap-Smith | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Dunlap-Smith; | A. Dunlap-Smith | — |
| A. Dunn | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Dunn; inferred, unrelated to Templat:MPC | A. Dunn | — |
| Philippe Dupouy | 2 | 1952–pres. |
|
P. Dupouy; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Dupouy | Templat:MoMP |
| Douglas Tybor Durig | 52 | 1961–pres. |
|
D. T. Durig; (bio-it) | D. T. Durig | — |
| Chris F. Durman | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. F. Durman; (bio-it), discovery with Bev M. Ewen-Smith | C. F. Durman | — |
| Wolfgang J. Duschl | 1 | n.a. |
|
W. J. Duschl; | W. J. Duschl | — |
| Marino Dusić | 2 | n.a. |
|
M. Dusić; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-de) | M. Dusic | — |
| Ron Dyvig | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Dyvig; (bio-it) | R. Dyvig | — |
| Max Eastman (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. |
|
M. Eastman; amateur, Templat:Obscode, Src | M. Eastman | — |
| J. Edmonds | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. Edmonds; inferred | J. Edmonds | — |
| Ilgmārs Eglītis | 21 | 1951–pres. | 
|
I. Eglītis; (bio-fr) | I. Eglitis | Templat:MoMP |
| Norbert Ehring | 5 | 1937–pres. |
|
N. Ehring; amateur, (bio-de),[1] | N. Ehring | — |
| Leonid Elenin | 122 | 1981–pres. |
|
L. Elenin; amateur | L. Elenin | — |
| James L. Elliot | 29 | 1943–2011 |
|
J. L. Elliot; | J. L. Elliot | Templat:MoMP |
| Eric Walter Elst | 3870 | 1936–2022 |
|
E. W. Elst; | E. W. Elst; E. Elst | Templat:MoMP |
| Gary P. Emerson (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Emerson; (bio-it), unrelated to Templat:MPC | G. Emerson | — |
| Mark Emmerich | 2 | 1967–pres. |
|
M. Emmerich; amateur,[1] Guidestar Templat:Obscode, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC with Sven Melchert | M. Emmerich | — |
| Kin Endate | 625 | 1960–pres. |
|
K. Endate; amateur | K. Endate | Templat:MoMP |
| Emil Ernst | 1 | 1889–1942 |
|
E. Ernst; (bio-de) | E. Ernst | — |
| Gilbert A. Esquerdo | 2 | 1976–pres. |
|
G. A. Esquerdo; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | G. A. Esquerdo | Templat:MoMP |
| N. Wyn Evans | 1 | n.a. |
|
W. Evans; Src, unrelated to Templat:MPC | W. Evans | — |
| Bev M. Ewen-Smith | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. M. Ewen-Smith; (bio-it), co-discovery with Chris F. Durman | B. M. Ewen-Smith | — |
| Giancarlo Fagioli | 22 | 1940–pres. |
|
G. Fagioli; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Fagioli | Templat:MoMP |
| Norman Falla | 22 | n.a |
|
N. Falla; amateur, (bio-it), Src Diarsipkan 19 June 2017 di Wayback Machine. | N. Falla | — |
| Anikó Farkas–Takács | 4 | n.a. |
|
A. Farkas; (546025), Src | A. Farkas | — |
| Tony L. Farnham | 3 | 1964–pres. |
|
T. L. Farnham; disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | T. L. Farnham | Templat:MoMP |
| K. L. Faul | 1 | n.a. |
|
K. L. Faul; inferred | K. L. Faul | — |
| Gina Fedon | 3 | n.a. |
|
G. Fedon; (bio-it) | G. Fedon | — |
| James Ferguson (American astronomer) | 3 | 1797–1867 |
|
J. Ferguson; USNO-astronomer,Src Diarsipkan 2014-09-05 di Wayback Machine. | J. Ferguson | Templat:MoMP |
| Antonio Ferragamo | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Ferragamo; (Src) | A. Ferragamo | — |
| M. Ferrando | 38 | n.a. |
|
M. Ferrando; co-discoverer with R. Ferrando | M. Ferrando | — |
| Rafael Ferrando | 235 | 1966–pres. |
|
R. Ferrando; | R. Ferrando | Templat:MoMP |
| Joan Lluís Ferrer | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. L. Ferrer; C85 | J. L. Ferrer | — |
| Walter Ferreri | 15 | 1948–pres. |
|
W. Ferreri; | W. Ferreri | Templat:MoMP |
| Mario A. Ferrero | 2 | 1904–1965 |
|
M. Ferrero; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | M. Ferrero | Templat:MoMP |
| Ignacio Ramón Ferrín Vázquez | 12 | 1943–pres. | 
|
I. R. Ferrín; (bio-it) | I. R. Ferrin; I. Ferrin | — |
| Martin Fiedler | 5 | 1978–pres. |
|
M. Fiedler; amateur, (bio-de) | M. Fiedler | — |
| Greg Fisch | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Fisch; (bio-it) | G. Fisch | — |
| Alan Fitzsimmons | 17 | n.a. |
|
A. Fitzsimmons; (bio-it); (HP and Src) | A. Fitzsimmons | Templat:MoMP |
| Ellen Fletcher | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. Fletcher; inferred Src | E. Fletcher | — |
| Jean-Christophe Le Floch | 1 | 1965–pres. |
|
J.-C. Le Floch; | L. Floch | Templat:MoMP |
| Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen | 4 | 1943–pres. |
|
H. J. Fogh Olsen; (bio-it) | H. J. Fogh Olsen | Templat:MoMP |
| Sergio Foglia | 3 | 1972–pres. |
|
S. Foglia; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, related: (197P/LINEAR-it) | S. Foglia | Templat:MoMP |
| Wilhelm Julius Foerster | 1 | 1832–1921 |
|
W. Förster; Wilhelm Foerster, MPC-typo: Forster | W. Forster | Templat:MoMP |
| Peter Forshay | 2 | n.a. |
|
P. Forshay; inferred; data analyst, at CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src Diarsipkan 8 May 2021 di Wayback Machine. | P. Forshay | — |
| Giuseppe Forti | 49 | 1939–2007 |
|
G. Forti; Beppe Forti, at Arcetri Observatory | G. Forti | Templat:MoMP |
| Filip Fratev | 28 | 1974–pres. | 
|
F. Fratev; founder Templat:Obscode | F. Fratev | — |
| Richard Fredrick | 1 | 1953–pres. |
|
R. Fredrick; amateur | R. Fredrick | Templat:MoMP |
| T. F. Fric | 1 | n.a. |
|
T. F. Fric; inferred, co-discovery with R. J. Gilbrech | T. F. Fric | — |
| Royal Harwood Frost | 1 | 1879–1950 |
|
R. H. Frost; disc: Templat:MPC | R. H. Frost | — |
| Hiroshi Fujii | 2 | n.a. |
|
H. Fujii; wrong person? | H. Fujii | — |
| Tetsuya Fujii | 22 | 1960–pres. |
|
T. Fujii; amateur | T. Fujii | Templat:MoMP |
| Yasuhide Fujita | 3 | 1961–pres. |
|
Y. Fujita; amateur, Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory | Y. Fujita | Templat:MoMP |
| Hideo Fukushima | 2 | 1953–pres. |
|
H. Fukushima; (bio-it) | H. Fukushima | Templat:MoMP |
| Gábor Fűrész | 1 | 1978–pres. |
|
G. Fűrész; (bio-it) | G. Furesz | — |
| Toshimasa Furuta | 82 | n.a. |
|
T. Furuta; | T. Furuta | — |
| Fumihiko Futaba | 2 | n.a. |
|
F. Futaba; inferred; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | F. Futaba | — |
| Marissa Gahran | 2 | n.a. |
|
M. Gahran; disc Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC (bio-it) | M. Gahran | — |
| Steven L. Gaiser | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. L. Gaiser; inferred | S. L. Gaiser | — |
| Štefan Gajdoš | 15 | 1959–pres. |
|
Š. Gajdoš; (bio-it) | S. Gajdos | Templat:MoMP |
| Avishay Gal-Yam | 1 | 1970–pres. |
|
A. Gal-Yam; (bio-it) | A. Gal-Yam | — |
| Adrián Galád | 81 | 1970–pres. |
|
A. Galád; | A. Galad | Templat:MoMP |
| Emanuela Galliani | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. Galliani; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Galliani | — |
| Paul Garossino | 14 | 1953–pres. |
|
P. Garossino; Paul G. A. Garossino | P. Garossino; P. G. A. Garossino | Templat:MoMP |
| Gordon J. Garradd | 33 | 1959–pres. |
|
G. J. Garradd; Gordon John Garradd, amateur | G. J. Garradd | Templat:MoMP |
| Antonio Garrigós-Sánchez | 1 | 1961–pres. |
|
A. Garrigós-Sánchez; amateur, Templat:Obscode, Src and Src Diarsipkan 10 May 2019 di Wayback Machine. | A. Garrigos | — |
| Romain Gauderon | 5 | n.a. |
|
R. Gauderon; (bio-it), co-discoveries with R. Behrend | R. Gauderon | — |
| Michael Geffert | 5 | 1953–pres. |
|
M. Geffert; (bio-de), Src, Src, Src Diarsipkan 12 December 2018 di Wayback Machine., not to be confused with Martin Geffert | M. Geffert | Templat:MoMP |
| Tom Gehrels | 4661 | 1925–2011 | 
|
T. Gehrels; | T. Gehrels | Templat:MoMP |
| Teddy George | 1 | n.a. |
|
T. George; Observing Assistant at CFHT during 2003–2008 Src | T. George | — |
| Oleg Geraščenko | 2 | n.a. | 
|
O. Geraščenko; Oleg Gerashchenko, (bio-it), first: (120405) | O. Gerashchenko | — |
| Vladimir Gerke | 13 | n.a. |
|
V. Gerke; amateur, Src | V. Gerke | — |
| Herta Gessner | 1 | n.a. |
|
H. Gessner; (bio-it) | H. Gessner | — |
| Pierangelo Ghezzi | 18 | 1956–pres. |
|
P. Ghezzi; amateur, variable stars (bio-it) | P. Ghezzi | Templat:MoMP |
| Alex R. Gibbs | 2 | 1967–pres. |
|
A. R. Gibbs; with Catalina Sky Survey, discoverer of comets, disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | A. R. Gibbs | Templat:MoMP |
| James B. Gibson (astronomer) | 27 | n.a. |
|
J. Gibson; (bio-it) | J. Gibson | Templat:MoMP |
| Henry L. Giclas | 17 | 1910–2007 |
|
H. L. Giclas; | H. L. Giclas | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard Gierlinger | 43 | 1967–pres. |
|
R. Gierlinger; amateur at Templat:Obscode, (bio-it) | R. Gierlinger | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard J. Gilbrech | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. J. Gilbrech; inferred, co-discovery with T. F. Fric | R. J. Gilbrech | — |
| Alan C. Gilmore | 42 | n.a. |
|
A. C. Gilmore; | A. C. Gilmore | Templat:MoMP |
| Ricardo Gil-Hutton | 1 | 1958–pres. |
|
R. Gil-Hutton; co-disc. w/ J. Licandro | R. Gil-Hutton | Templat:MoMP |
| Valter Giuliani | 22 | 1960–pres. |
|
V. Giuliani; (bio-it) | V. Giuliani | — |
| Alessio Giunta | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Giunta; INAF | A. Giunta | — |
| Brett J. Gladman | 20 | 1966–pres. |
|
B. Gladman; | B. Gladman | Templat:MoMP |
| Mitch Glaze | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Glaze; inferred, amateur, at Templat:Obscode | M. Glaze | — |
| Arianna E. Gleason | 5 | 1980–pres. |
|
A. Gleason; | A. Gleason | Templat:MoMP |
| Tom Glinos | 21 | 1960–pres. |
|
T. Glinos; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Glinos | Templat:MoMP |
| Hermann Goldschmidt | 14 | 1802–1866 |
|
H. Goldschmidt; amateur | H. Goldschmidt | Templat:MoMP |
| David B. Goldstein (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. B. Goldstein; unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | D. B. Goldstein | — |
| Josep Juliá Gómez Donet | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. J. Gomez; (bio-it) | J. J. Gomez | Templat:MoMP |
| François Gonnessiat | 2 | 1856–1934 |
|
F. Gonnessiat; | F. Gonnessiat | Templat:MoMP |
| Luis E. González | 2 | n.a. |
|
L. E. González; Luis Eduardo González, disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC, and Templat:JPL, Img, (bio-it) | L. E. Gonzalez | — |
| Vittorio Goretti | 32 | 1939–2016 |
|
V. Goretti; Src | V. Goretti | Templat:MoMP |
| Paul Götz | 20 | 1883–1962 |
|
P. Götz; Max Wolf's assistant | P. Gotz | Templat:MoMP |
| Andrew Graham (astronomer) | 1 | 1815–1908 | 
|
A. Graham; disc: Templat:MPC | A. Graham | — |
| Albert D. Grauer | 4 | 1942–pres. |
|
A. D. Grauer; (bio-it) | A. D. Grauer | Templat:MoMP |
| Tommy Grav | 4 | 1973–pres. | 
|
T. Grav; (bio-de) | T. Grav | Templat:MoMP |
| Mauro Graziani | 2 | n.a. |
|
M. Graziani; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat: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: Templat:MPC, HP, chng Dave to David Grennan | D. Grennan | — |
| Markus Griesser (astronomer) | 10 | 1949–pres. |
|
M. Griesser; amateur, Eschenberg Observatory, (bio-de) | M. Griesser | Templat:MoMP |
| Ian P. Griffin | 28 | 1958–pres. |
|
I. P. Griffin; (bio-de) | I. P. Griffin | — |
| A. Grigsby | 2 | n.a. |
|
A. Grigsby; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | A. Grigsby | — |
| John Gross (astronomer) | 7 | 1959–pres. |
|
J. Gross; amateur | J. Gross | Templat:MoMP |
| Arie William Grossman | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Grossman; unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | A. Grossman | — |
| Gavril Grueff | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Grueff; (bio-it) | G. Grueff | — |
| C. Gualdoni | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. Gualdoni; | C. Gualdoni | — |
| Joan Guarro i Fló | 5 | n.a. |
|
J. Guarro i Fló; (bio-it) | J. Guarro | — |
| Daria Guidetti | 2 | 1978–pres. |
|
D. Guidetti; | D. Guidetti | Templat:MoMP |
| Ernesto Guido | 6 | 1977–pres. |
|
E. Guido; | E. Guido | Templat:MoMP |
| Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis | 2 | 1975–pres. |
|
A. Gulbis; disc: Templat:MPC (parents) and Templat:MPC | A. Gulbis | Templat:MoMP |
| Sun Guoyou | 2 | 1984–pres. |
|
G. Sun; also Guoyou Sun, amateur, disc: C/2015 F5 (SWAN-XingMing), supernovae, novae, variable/double stars, planetary nebulae at Xingming Obs. | G. Sun | Templat:MoMP |
| Cynthia Gustava | 3 | n.a. |
|
C. Gustava; (bio-it) | C. Gustava | — |
| Knut Anton Walter Gyllenberg | 1 | 1886–1952 |
|
K. Gyllenberg; (bio-it) | K. Gyllenberg | — |
| Bernhard Häusler | 1 | 1958–pres. |
|
B. Häusler; amateur, Src | B. Haeusler | — |
| Olivier R. Hainaut | 12 | 1966–pres. |
|
O. R. Hainaut; | O. R. Hainaut | Templat:MoMP |
| Mark Hammergren | 2 | 1964–pres. |
|
M. Hammergren; (bio-it) | M. Hammergren | Templat:MoMP |
| Terry Handley | 7 | 1952–2015 |
|
T. Handley; amateur | T. Handley | Templat:MoMP |
| A. T. Hansen | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. T. Hansen; Src | A. T. Hansen | — |
| Leif Hansen (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
L. Hansen; (bio-it) | L. Hansen | — |
| M. W. Hansen | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. W. Hansen; inferred | M. W. Hansen | — |
| D. S. Hardage | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. S. Hardage; co-disc. w/ D. T. Durig, Cordell-Lorenz | D. S. Hardage | — |
| Karl Ludwig Harding | 1 | 1765–1843 |
|
K. Harding; disc: Templat:MPC | K. Harding | Templat:MoMP |
| Eugene A. Harlan | 2 | 1921–2014 |
|
E. A. Harlan; (bio-it) | E. A. Harlan | — |
| Malcolm Hartley | 3 | 1947–pres. |
|
M. Hartley; cometary discoveries, Siding Spring, UK Schmidt Telescope | M. Hartley | Templat:MoMP |
| Johannes Franz Hartmann | 3 | 1865–1936 |
|
J. Hartmann; unrelated to Templat:MPC | J. Hartmann | — |
| Takashi Hasegawa | 1 | n.a. |
|
T. Hasegawa; unrelated to Templat:MPC | T. Hasegawa | — |
| Nariyasu Hashimoto | 7 | n.a. |
|
N. Hashimoto; co-discoverer with #T. Sakamoto | N. Hashimoto | — |
| Shuji Hayakawa | 41 | 1958–pres. |
|
S. Hayakawa; Syuji Hayakawa, (bio-it) | S. Hayakawa | Templat:MoMP |
| David Healy (astronomer) | 231 | 1936–2011 |
|
D. Healy; | D. Healy | Templat:MoMP |
| Zsuzsanna Heiner | 15 | 1949–pres. |
|
Z. Heiner; (bio-it) | Z. Heiner | — |
| Joseph Helffrich | 13 | 1890–1971 |
|
J. Helffrich; | J. Helffrich | Templat:MoMP |
| Eleanor F. Helin | 903 | 1932–2009 |
|
E. F. Helin; | E. F. Helin | Templat:MoMP |
| Stephan Hellmich | 9 | 1981–pres. |
|
S. Hellmich; DLR–Asteroids and Comets, Src Diarsipkan 7 November 2020 di Wayback Machine., Img | S. Hellmich | Templat:MoMP |
| Karl Ludwig Hencke | 2 | 1793–1866 |
|
K. L. Hencke; | K. L. Hencke | Templat:MoMP |
| Arne Henden | 1 | 1950–pres. |
|
A. Henden; | A. Henden | Templat:MoMP |
| Prosper-Mathieu Henry | 7 | 1849–1903 |
|
P. M. Henry; | P. M. Henry | — |
| Paul-Pierre Henry | 7 | 1848–1905 |
|
P. P. Henry; | P. P. Henry | — |
| David R. Herald | 3 | n.a. |
|
D. Herald; amateur | D. Herald | Templat:MoMP |
| Carl W. Hergenrother | 33 | 1973–pres. |
|
C. W. Hergenrother; | C. W. Hergenrother | Templat:MoMP |
| Kenneth E. Herkenhoff | 2 | n.a. |
|
K. Herkenhoff; (bio-it) | K. Herkenhoff | — |
| Ejnar Hertzsprung | 2 | 1873–1967 |
|
E. Hertzsprung; | E. Hertzsprung | Templat:MoMP |
| Merrill Hess | 2 | 1955–pres. |
|
M. Hess; amateur | M. Hess | Templat:MoMP |
| Michael Hibbs | 2 | n.a. |
|
M. Hibbs; Mike Hibbs, (545829), Tarleton State University Obs. (I43) | M. Hibbs | – |
| David Higgins (astronomer) | 1 | 1961–pres. |
|
D. Higgins; David J. Higgins; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC | D. Higgins | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard E. Hill | 7 | 1949–pres. |
|
R. Hill; Richard Erik Hill, Richard Rik Hill, (bio-it), Src | R. Hill | Templat:MoMP |
| John Russell Hind | 10 | 1823–1895 |
|
J. R. Hind; | J. R. Hind | Templat:MoMP |
| Tsutomu Hioki | 56 | n.a. |
|
T. Hioki; (bio-it) | T. Hioki | Templat:MoMP |
| Masanori Hirasawa | 52 | n.a. |
|
M. Hirasawa; | M. Hirasawa | — |
| Joe Hobart | 47 | 1944–pres. |
|
J. Hobart; chng to Joseph R. Hobart | J. Hobart | Templat:MoMP |
| Gabriella Hodosán | 9 | n.a. |
|
G. Hodosán; inferred | G. Hodosan | – |
| Sebastian F. Hönig | 571 | 1977–pres. |
|
S. F. Hönig; (bio-it), Src Diarsipkan 11 December 2018 di Wayback Machine. | S. F. Hoenig | Templat:MoMP |
| Cuno Hoffmeister | 5 | 1892–1968 |
|
C. Hoffmeister; | C. Hoffmeister | Templat:MoMP, Templat:MoMP |
| Mark Hollands | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Hollands; | M. Hollands | — |
| William Holliday (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
W. Holliday; inferred | W. Holliday | — |
| Matthew J. Holman | 11 | 1967–pres. |
|
M. J. Holman; | M. J. Holman | Templat:MoMP |
| Robert Holmes (astronomer) | 125 | 1956–pres. |
|
R. Holmes; Robert E. Holmes Jr., amateur, Astronomical Research Inst. Templat:Obscode Src, (bio-it) | R. Holmes | Templat:MoMP |
| Henry E. Holt | 690 | 1929–pres. |
|
H. E. Holt; | H. E. Holt | Templat:MoMP |
| Paulo R. Holvorcem | 424 | 1967–pres. |
|
P. R. Holvorcem; Paulo Holvorcem | P. R. Holvorcem; P. Holvorcem | Templat:MoMP |
| Ulrich Hopp | 1 | n.a. |
|
U. Hopp; (bio-it) | U. Hopp | — |
| H. Hori | 3 | n.a. |
|
H. Hori; disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC.[2] | H. Hori | — |
| Felix Hormuth | 117 | 1975–pres. |
|
F. Hormuth; | F. Hormuth | Templat:MoMP |
| Kamil Hornoch | 1 | 1972–pres. |
|
K. Hornoch; amateur | K. Hornoch | Templat:MoMP |
| 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 | Templat:MoMP |
| Meredith Howard | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Howard; inferred, unrelated to Templat:MPC | M. Howard | — |
| Ellen Howell | 1 | 1961–pres. |
|
E. Howell Bus; former wife of S. J. Bus; discoverer of comet 88P/Howell; Templat:DoMPN; (bio-it); | E. Howell Bus | Templat:MoMP |
| Steve Howell | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Howell; PSI | S. Howell | — |
| Xiangyao Hsiao | 17 | n.a. | 
|
X. Y. Hsiao; disc: Templat:MPC; grandfather Templat:MPC | X. Y. Hsiao; H.-Y. Hsiao | — |
| Edwin Hubble | 1 | 1889–1953 |
|
E. Hubble; | E. Hubble | Templat:MoMP |
| John Huchra | 1 | 1948–2010 |
|
J. Huchra; | J. Huchra | Templat:MoMP |
| Gary Hug | 340 | n.a. |
|
G. Hug; amateur | G. Hug | — |
| Joseph Hunaerts | 2 | 1912–1979 |
|
J. Hunaerts; Joseph J. Hunaerts, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | J. Hunaerts | — |
| Kiichirō Furukawa | 92 | 1929–2016 |
|
K. Furukawa; MPC-typo: Hurukawa | K. Hurukawa | Templat:MoMP |
| Dieter Husar | 1 | 1947–pres. |
|
D. Husar; (bio-it) | D. Husar | Templat:MoMP |
| Robert Hutsebaut | 10 | 1941–pres. |
|
R. Hutsebaut; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Hutsebaut | Templat:MoMP |
| Ho Seong Hwang | 2 | n.a. |
|
H. S. Hwang; | H. S. Hwang | — |
| Giampiero Iatteri | 1 | 1941–2004 |
|
G. Iatteri; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Iatteri | Templat:MoMP |
| Jorge Iglesias Páramo | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. Iglesias-Paramo; Jorge Iglesias-Páramo, co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu | J. Iglesias-Paramo | — |
| Yasukazu Ikari | 20 | n.a. |
|
Y. Ikari; (bio-it) | Y. Ikari | — |
| Kustaa Aadolf Inkeri | 1 | 1908–1997 |
|
K. Inkeri; (bio-it), unrelated to Templat:MPC | K. Inkeri | — |
| Shigeru Inoda | 17 | 1955–2008 |
|
S. Inoda; amateur, (bio-de) | S. Inoda | Templat:MoMP |
| Masaru Inoue (astronomer) | 12 | n.a. |
|
M. Inoue; unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | M. Inoue | — |
| Sergei I. Ipatov | 8 | 1952–pres. |
|
S. I. Ipatov; Sergij Ivanovič Ipatov, Sergueï Ivanovitch Ipatov | S. I. Ipatov; S. Ipatov | Templat:MoMP |
| Michael J. Irwin | 8 | n.a. |
|
M. J. Irwin; unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | M. J. Irwin; M. Irwin | — |
| Koichi Itagaki | 3 | 1947–pres. |
|
K. Itagaki; amateur, (bio-it) | K. Itagaki | Templat:MoMP |
| Kazuyoshi Itō | 1 | n.a. |
|
K. Itō; | K. Ito | — |
| Miguel Itzigsohn | 15 | 18XX–1978 |
|
M. Itzigsohn; (bio-es) | M. Itzigsohn | Templat:MoMP |
| Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. |
|
N. Ivanov; (alt. Nikolay Ivanov; Николай Иванов) unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | N. Ivanov | — |
| Violeta G. Ivanova | 14 | n.a. |
|
V. G. Ivanova; | V. G. Ivanova; V. Ivanova | Templat:MoMP |
| Jurij Mykolajovyč Ivaščenko | 21 | 1961–pres. |
|
Y. Ivaščenko; Yuri Ivaščenko, disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | Y. Ivashchenko | — |
| Masayuki Iwamoto | 6 | 1954–pres. |
|
M. Iwamoto; | M. Iwamoto | Templat:MoMP |
| Shun-ei Izumikawa | 2 | n.a. |
|
S. Izumikawa; | S. Izumikawa | — |
| Gerhard Jackisch | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Jackisch; (bio-it) | G. Jackisch | — |
| Cyril Jackson (astronomer) | 72 | 1903–1988 |
|
C. Jackson; | C. Jackson | Templat:MoMP |
| Cristóvão Jacques (astronomer) | 6 | n.a. |
|
C. Jacques; (bio-it) | C. Jacques | — |
| Herve Jacquinot | 1 | n.a. |
|
H. Jacquinot; Observatoire des Terres Blanches, Templat:Obscode | H. Jacquinot | — |
| Jost Jahn | 9 | 1959–pres. |
|
J. Jahn; amateur, discovery of Templat:MPC aka 2013 KN6 at Templat:Obscode SATINO Remote Obs.; Src; (bio-it) | J. Jahn | Templat:MoMP |
| Quentin Jamieson | 3 | n.a. |
|
Q. Jamieson; | Q. Jamieson | — |
| David James (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
D. James; first disc. (558168), co-disc. w/ #R. L. Allen | D. James | — |
| Robert Jedicke | 9 | 1963–pres. |
|
R. Jedicke; 179P/Jedicke, 269P/Jedicke, (bio-it) | R. Jedicke | Templat:MoMP |
| Hamilton M. Jeffers | 1 | 1893–1976 |
|
H. M. Jeffers; Hamilton Moore Jeffers | H. M. Jeffers | Templat:MoMP |
| Emmanuël Jehin | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. Jehin; TRAPPIST, U Liège | E. Jehin | — |
| Peter Jekabsons | 2 | 1943–1990 |
|
P. Jekabsons; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Jekabsons | Templat:MoMP |
| Benjamin Jekhowsky | 12 | 1881–1975 |
|
B. Jekhovsky; | B. Jekhovsky | Templat:MoMP |
| Kåre S. Jensen | 1 | n.a. |
|
K. S. Jensen; (bio-it) | K. S. Jensen | — |
| Poul Jensen (astronomer) | 98 | n.a. |
|
P. Jensen; at Brorfelde Observatory | P. Jensen | Templat:MoMP |
| Young-Beom Jeon | 45 | n.a. |
|
Y.-B. Jeon; | Y.-B. Jeon | — |
| David C. Jewitt | 52 | 1958–pres. |
|
D. C. Jewitt; | D. C. Jewitt; D. J. Jewitt | Templat:MoMP |
| Jin Zhangwei | 2 | 1968–pres. |
|
Z.-W. Jin; Zhang-Wei Jin, first disc: (263906), (bio-it) | Z.-W. Jin; Z. Jin | Templat:MoMP |
| Ernest Leonard Johnson | 18 | 18xx–1977 |
|
E. L. Johnson; | E. L. Johnson | — |
| Michael L. Johnson | 2 | n.a. |
|
M. L. Johnson; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | M. L. Johnson | — |
| David Jones (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Jones; La Palma (IAU, Bio) | D. Jones | — |
| Gilbert R. Jones | 7 | n.a. |
|
G. R. Jones; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC | G. R. Jones | — |
| Richard E. Jones | 2 | n.a. |
|
R. E. Jones; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | R. E. Jones | — |
| Amy B. Jordan (astronomer) | 30 | n.a. |
|
A. B. Jordan; | A. B. Jordan | — |
| Charles W. Juels | 475 | 1944–2009 |
|
C. W. Juels; amateur | C. W. Juels | Templat:MoMP |
| Mario Jurić | 125 | 1979–pres. |
|
M. Jurić; | M. Juric | — |
| Anlaug Amanda Kaas | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. A. Kaas; | A. A. Kaas | — |
| Tetsuo Kagawa | 115 | 1969–pres. |
|
T. Kagawa; at Gekko Observatory | T. Kagawa | Templat:MoMP |
| Franz Kaiser | 21 | 1891–1962 |
|
F. Kaiser; Heidelberg astronomer | F. Kaiser | Templat:MoMP |
| Watari Kakei | 3 | 1947–pres. |
|
W. Kakei; (bio-fr) | W. Kakei | — |
| Dušan Kalmančok | 7 | 1945–pres. |
|
D. Kalmančok; | D. Kalmancok | Templat:MoMP |
| Lars Kamél | 2 | 1960–pres. |
|
L. Kamél; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | L. Kamel | Templat:MoMP |
| Karl Walter Kamper | 3 | 1941–1998 |
|
K. W. Kamper; (bio-it) | K. W. Kamper | — |
| Kiyotaka Kanai | 1 | 1951–pres. |
|
K. Kanai; amateur | K. Kanai | Templat:MoMP |
| Ethan Kandler | 3 | n.a. |
|
E. Kandler; (bio-it) | E. Kandler | — |
| Jens Kandler | 25 | 1973–pres. |
|
J. Kandler; (bio-de) | J. Kandler; J. Kander | Templat:MoMP |
| Hiroshi Kaneda | 705 | 1953–pres. |
|
H. Kaneda; orbit computer | H. Kaneda | Templat:MoMP |
| Lyudmila Karachkina | 130 | 1948–pres. |
|
L. G. Karachkina; | L. G. Karachkina | Templat:MoMP |
| Y. Karavaev | 1 | n.a. |
|
Y. Karavaev; | Y. Karavaev | — |
| Stefan Karge | 61 | 1963–pres. |
|
S. Karge; amateur | S. Karge | Templat:MoMP |
| Ádám Kárpáti | 2 | n.a. |
|
Á. Kárpáti; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, unrelated to Templat:MPC | A. Karpati | — |
| Galina Ričardovna Kastelʹ | 9 | n.a. |
|
G. R. Kastelʹ; ITA astronomer, (bio-it) | G. R. Kastelʹ | Templat:MoMP |
| John J. Kavelaars | 11 | 1966–pres. |
|
J. J. Kavelaars; | J. J. Kavelaars | Templat:MoMP |
| Kōyō Kawanishi | 13 | 1959–pres. |
|
K. Kawanishi; | K. Kawanishi | Templat:MoMP |
| Nobuhiro Kawasato | 105 | n.a. |
|
N. Kawasato; | N. Kawasato | Templat:MoMP |
| James Edward Keeler | 2 | 1857–1900 |
|
J. E. Keeler; | J. E. Keeler | Templat:MoMP |
| János Kelemen | 4 | 1951–pres. |
|
J. Kelemen; Piszkéstető Stn., Src, Src | J. Kelemen | Templat:MoMP |
| Stephen Kent (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Kent; | S. Kent | — |
| Susan D. Kern | 63 | 1977–pres. |
|
S. D. Kern; Susan D. Benecchi (née Kern), at Space Telescope Science Institute, (bio-it) | S. D. Kern | Templat:MoMP |
| James W. Kessel | 26 | n.a. |
|
J. W. Kessel; | J. W. Kessel | — |
| B. Khafizov | 1 | n.a. | 
|
B. Khafizov; | B. Khafizov | — |
| Pamela M. Kilmartin | 41 | n.a. |
|
P. M. Kilmartin; | P. M. Kilmartin | Templat:MoMP |
| Seung-Lee Kim | 1 | n.a. |
|
S.-L. Kim; inferred | S.-L. Kim | — |
| A. Király | 5 | n.a. |
|
A. Király; | A. Kiraly | — |
| Randolph L. Kirk | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Kirk; (bio-it) | R. Kirk | — |
| Karsten Kirsch | 3 | n.a. |
|
K. Kirsch; co-disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | K. Kirsch | — |
| László L. Kiss | 56 | 1972–pres. |
|
L. Kiss; (bio-it) | L. Kiss | Templat:MoMP |
| Minoru Kizawa | 12 | 1947–pres. |
|
M. Kizawa; | M. Kizawa | — |
| Marcel Klein | 6 | 1984–pres. |
|
M. Klein; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, Src[1] | M. Klein | — |
| Arnold Richard Klemola | 16 | 1931–2019 |
|
A. R. Klemola; (bio-de) | A. R. Klemola | Templat:MoMP |
| Jan T. Kleyna | 8 | n.a. |
|
J. Kleyna; (bio-it) | J. Kleyna | — |
| Rainer Kling | 88 | 1952–pres. |
|
R. Kling; amateur, (bio-de) | R. Kling | Templat:MoMP |
| Alain Klotz | 7 | 1947–pres. |
|
A. Klotz; amateur, (bio-fr) | A. Klotz | Templat:MoMP |
| Mary Ellen Knewston | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Knewtson; (vs. Knewston), inferred, amateur | M. Knewtson | — |
| Zoran Knežević (astronomer) | 1 | 1949–pres. |
|
Z. Knežević; | Z. Knezevic | Templat:MoMP |
| André Knöfel | 18 | 1963–pres. |
|
A. Knöfel; amateur, (bio-de) | A. Knofel | Templat:MoMP |
| Viktor Knorre | 4 | 1840–1919 |
|
V. Knorre; Victor Karlovich Knorre | V. Knorre | Templat:MoMP |
| Jurō Kobayashi | 2 | 1949–pres. |
|
J. Kobayashi; amateur, (bio-it) | J. Kobayashi | Templat:MoMP |
| Takao Kobayashi | 2479 | 1961–pres. |
|
T. Kobayashi; | T. Kobayashi | Templat:MoMP |
| Michal Kočer | 8 | n.a. |
|
M. Kočer; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | M. Kocer | — |
| Bernd Koch | 3 | 1955–pres. |
|
B. Koch; amateur, (bio-it) | B. Koch | Templat:MoMP |
| Peter Kocher | 113 | 1939–pres. |
|
P. Kocher; amateur, (bio-fr), HP | P. Kocher | Templat:MoMP |
| Michael König | 2 | 1966–pres. |
|
M. König; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC, Src[1] | M. Koenig | — |
| Luboš Kohoutek | 76 | 1935–pres. |
|
L. Kohoutek; | L. Kohoutek | Templat:MoMP |
| Masahiro Koishikawa | 19 | 1952–pres. |
|
M. Koishikawa; | M. Koishikawa | Templat:MoMP |
| Takuo Kojima | 45 | 1955–pres. |
|
T. Kojima; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Kojima | Templat:MoMP |
| Ales Kolář | 2 | n.a. |
|
A. Kolář; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (differs from Jan Kolář Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC) | A. Kolar | — |
| Eberhard Koldewey | 2 | 1937–pres. |
|
E. Koldewey; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | E. Koldewey | Templat:MoMP |
| Peter Kolény | 35 | n.a. |
|
P. Kolény; | P. Koleny | — |
| Arthur König (astronomer) | 1 | 1895–1969 |
|
A. König; son of Arthur Peter König, (bio-it) | A. Konig | Templat:MoMP |
| August Kopff | 68 | 1882–1960 |
|
A. Kopff; | A. Kopff | Templat:MoMP |
| Korado Korlević | 1295 | 1958–pres. |
|
K. Korlević; amateur | K. Korlevic | Templat:MoMP |
| Leonard Kornoš | 37 | 1956–pres. |
|
L. Kornoš; (bio-it) | L. Kornos | Templat:MoMP |
| Stanislav Alexandrovich Korotkiy | 2 | 1983–pres. |
|
S. Korotkiy; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Korotkiy | Templat:MoMP |
| Hiroki Kosai | 93 | 1933–pres. |
|
H. Kosai; at Tokyo Astronomical Observatory | H. Kosai | Templat:MoMP |
| Alexander Kostin | 5 | n.a. |
|
A. Kostin; (Houston, TX, U.S.A.), comets | A. Kostin | — |
| Michael C. Kotson | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. C. Kotson; (CV) | M. C. Kotson | — |
| Georgiy U. Koval'chuk | 2 | n.a. |
|
G. Koval'chuk; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | G. Kovalchuk | — |
| Charles T. Kowal | 22 | 1940–2011 |
|
C. T. Kowal; Charles Thomas Kowal | C. T. Kowal | — |
| Richard Kowalski | 14 | 1963–pres. |
|
R. A. Kowalski; disc: Templat:MPC | R. A. Kowalski | Templat:MoMP |
| Rainer Kracht | 3 | 1948–pres. |
|
R. Kracht; amateur, HP, (bio-it) | R. Kracht | Templat:MoMP |
| Thilo Kranz | 1 | n.a. |
|
T. Kranz; Src | T. Kranz | — |
| Rainer Kresken | 13 | n.a |
|
R. Kresken; disc: Templat:MPC | R. Kresken | — |
| Mike Kretlow | 8 | 1967–pres. |
|
M. Kretlow; (bio-it)[1] | M. Kretlow | Templat:MoMP |
| Charles J. Krieger | 1 | 1898–pres. |
|
C. J. Krieger; Charles John Krieger, (bio-it) | C. J. Krieger | — |
| A. Kriete | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Kriete; inferred | A. Kriete | — |
| Richard Kron | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Kron; | R. Kron | — |
| Timur Valer'evič Krjačko | 104 | 1970–pres. |
|
T. V. Kryachko; amateur, (bio-it) | T. V. Kryachko; T. Kryachko; c. Kryachko | Templat:MoMP |
| Marcin Kubiak | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Kubiak; | M. Kubiak | — |
| Jeremy Martin Kubica | 22 | n.a. |
|
J. Kubica; disc: Templat:MPC | J. Kubica | — |
| Kazuo Kubokawa | 1 | 1903–1943 |
|
K. Kubokawa; | K. Kubokawa | Templat:MoMP |
| François Kugel | 410 | 1959–pres. |
|
F. Kugel; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix Templat:Obscode | F. Kugel; C. R. F. Kugel | Templat:MoMP |
| Zoltán Kuli | 161 | 1977–pres. |
|
Z. Kuli; Zoltán "Zoli" Kuli, amateur astronomer, Src | Z. Kuli | Templat:MoMP |
| György Kulin | 21 | 1905–1989 |
|
G. Kulin; | G. Kulin | Templat:MoMP |
| Pratibha Kumar | 3 | n.a. | 
|
P. Kumar; wife of V. Reddy, disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, Src, Src | P. Kumar | — |
| Nikolaj Efimovič Kuročkin | 2 | 1923–2003 |
|
N. E. Kuročkin; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | N. E. Kurochkin | — |
| Hirohisa Kurosaki | 13 | 1970–pres. |
|
H. Kurosaki; | H. Kurosaki | Templat:MoMP |
| Stefan Kürti | 9 | 1960–pres. |
|
S. Kürti; amateur, Src | S. Kurti | Templat:MoMP |
| Lothar Kurtze | 1 | 1972–pres. |
|
L. Kurtze; amateur,[1] | L. Kurtze | — |
| Reiki Kushida | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Kushida; amateur, wife of Y. Kushida, disc: Templat:MPC | R. Kushida | Templat:MoMP |
| Yoshio Kushida | 56 | 1957–pres. |
|
Y. Kushida; amateur, husband of R. Kushida | Y. Kushida | Templat:MoMP |
| Michał Kusiak | 23 | 1986–pres. |
|
M. Kusiak; Src | M. Kusiak | Templat:MoMP |
| Peter Kušnirák | 294 | 1974–pres. |
|
P. Kušnirák; | P. Kusnirak | Templat:MoMP |
| Jaroslav Květoň | 2 | n.a. |
|
J. Květoň; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | J. Kveton | — |
| Andrzej Kwiek | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Kwiek; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | A. Kwiek | — |
| Peter Kyrylenko | 15 | 1987–pres. |
|
P. Kyrylenko; at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | P. Kyrylenko | Templat:MoMP |
| Juan Lacruz | 64 | n.a. |
|
J. Lacruz; (bio-it) | J. Lacruz | — |
| Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist | 146 | 1944–pres. |
|
C.-I. Lagerkvist; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory | C.-I. Lagerkvist; C. Lagerkvist | Templat:MoMP |
| Joanny-Philippe Lagrula | 1 | 1870–1941 |
|
J. Lagrula; disc: Templat:MPC | J. Lagrula | Templat:MoMP |
| Luciano Lai | 13 | 1948–pres. |
|
L. Lai; (bio-it) | L. Lai | Templat:MoMP |
| Peter B. Lake | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. B. Lake; amateur | P. B. Lake | – |
| Carl Otto Lampland | 1 | 1873–1951 |
|
C. O. Lampland; disc: Templat:MPC | C. O. Lampland | Templat:MoMP |
| Werner Landgraf | 7 | 1959–pres. |
|
W. Landgraf; | W. Landgraf | Templat:MoMP |
| Marco Langbroek | 1 | 1970–pres. |
|
M. Langbroek; | M. Langbroek | Templat:MoMP |
| Jeffrey A. Larsen | 2 | 1967–pres. |
|
J. A. Larsen; (bio-fr) | J. A. Larsen | Templat:MoMP |
| Stephen M. Larson | 2 | n.a. |
|
S. M. Larson; (bio-fr) | S. M. Larson | Templat:MoMP |
| Tod R. Lauer | 2 | 1957–pres. |
|
T. Lauer; Tod Richard Lauer | T. Lauer | Templat:MoMP |
| Vygandas Laugalys | 8 | n.a. |
|
V. Laugalys; (bio-it) | V. Laugalys | — |
| Marguerite Laugier | 21 | 1896–1976 |
|
M. Laugier; | M. Laugier | Templat:MoMP |
| Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent | 1 | 1823–1900 |
|
J. J. P. Laurent; "J.J.P." vs "J.", disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | J. J. P. Laurent | Templat:MoMP |
| Stephen P. Laurie | 50 | n.a. |
|
S. P. Laurie; amateur | S. P. Laurie | — |
| Kenneth J. Lawrence | 33 | 1964–pres. |
|
K. J. Lawrence; of Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey | K. J. Lawrence | Templat:MoMP |
| Susannah Lazar | 1 | 1982–pres. |
|
S. Lazar; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Lazar | — |
| Charles le Morvan | 1 | 1865–1933 |
|
C. le Morvan; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | C. le Morvan | — |
| Carlos Leal (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. |
|
C. Leal; unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-fr) | C. Leal | — |
| Byung-Chol Lee | 37 | n.a. |
|
B.-C. Lee; (bio-it) | B.-C. Lee | — |
| L. Lee | 1 | n.a. |
|
L. Lee; inferred | L. Lee | |
| Tae-Hyung Lee | 1 | 1964–pres. |
|
T. H. Lee; (bio-it) | T. H. Lee | |
| Jonathan P. Leech | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. P. Leech; inferred | J. P. Leech | — |
| Gerhard Lehmann | 23 | 1960–pres. |
|
G. Lehmann; amateur, (bio-de) | G. Lehmann | Templat:MoMP |
| Hubert Lehmann | 1 | n.a. |
|
H. Lehmann; | H. Lehmann | — |
| Gregory J. Leonard | 11 | n.a. |
|
G. J. Leonard; (bio-it) | G. J. Leonard | — |
| Riccardo Leoni | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Leoni; | R. Leoni | — |
| Otto Lesser | 1 | 1830–1887 |
|
O. Lesser; disc: Templat:MPC | O. Lesser | — |
| Ken Levin | 11 | 1953–pres. |
|
K. Levin; physicist and amateur at BlackBird Obs. Templat:Obscode | K. Levin | Templat:MoMP |
| Stephen Levine (astronomer) | 1 | 1965–pres. |
|
S. Levine; Stephen E. Levine | S. Levine | Templat:MoMP |
| David H. Levy | 65 | 1948–pres. |
|
D. H. Levy; | D. H. Levy; D. Levy | Templat:MoMP |
| Wendee Levy | 4 | 1948–pres. |
|
W. Levy; Wendee Esther Wallach Levy, wife of D. H. Levy, (bio-it) | W. Levy | Templat:MoMP |
| Javier Licandro | 1 | 1966–pres. | 
|
J. Licandro; co-disc. w/ R. Gil-Hutton | J. Licandro | Templat:MoMP |
| William Liller | 2 | 1927–pres. |
|
W. Liller; | W. Liller | Templat:MoMP |
| Lin Qisheng (astronomer) | 65 | 1964–pres. |
|
C.-S. Lin; a.k.a. Lin Chi-Sheng, (bio-it) | C.-S. Lin; C. S. Lin | Templat:MoMP |
| Hung-Chin Lin | 88 | n.a. |
|
H.-C. Lin; (林宏欽), | H.-C. Lin | — |
| B. Linderholm | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. Linderholm; also see #R. Linderholm | B. Linderholm | — |
| Robert Linderholm | 26 | 1933–2013 |
|
R. Linderholm; | R. Linderholm | — |
| Bernadet Linero | 2 | n.a. |
|
B. Linero; | B. Linero | — |
| V. Linkov | 1 | n.a. |
|
V. Linkov; co-disc. #K. Polyakov | V. Linkov | — |
| Tim Lister (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
T. Lister; (544116); Las Cumbres Obs.; Src | T. Lister | — |
| Karl Lohnert | 4 | 1885–1944 |
|
K. Lohnert; Karl Julius Lohnert, (bio-it) | K. Lohnert | Templat:MoMP |
| A. Lokalov | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Lokalov; disc: Templat:MPC | A. Lokalov | — |
| Vladimir O. Lokot' | 2 | n.a. |
|
V. Lokot'; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | V. Lokot | — |
| Dinesh Loomba | 6 | n.a. |
|
D. Loomba; Src | D. Loomba | — |
| Álvaro López-García | 12 | 1941–pres. |
|
Á. López-G.; (bio-it) | A. Lopez | Templat:MoMP |
| Ángel López Jiménez | 58 | 1955–pres. |
|
Á. López J.; (bio-it) | A. Lopez | — |
| Jean-Marie Lopez | 7 | n.a. |
|
J.-M. Lopez; amateur | J.-M. Lopez; J. M. Lopez | — |
| Joachim Lorenz | 6 | 1955–pres. |
|
J. Lorenz; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC,[1] | J. Lorenz | — |
| Wilhelm Lorenz (astronomer) | 4 | 1886–1918 |
|
W. Lorenz; Karl Wilhelm Lorenz, (bio-it), (bio-de) | W. Lorenz | — |
| Miklós Lovas | 2 | 1931–pres. |
|
M. Lovas; at Konkoly Observatory, (bio-it) | M. Lovas | Templat:MoMP |
| Jessica Lovering | 25 | n.a. |
|
J. R. Lovering; Jessica R. Lovering, co-disc.: (542277) and (542433), CV | J. R. Lovering | — |
| Andrew Lowe | 511 | 1959–pres. |
|
A. Lowe; amateur, orbit computer, (bio-it), HP | A. Lowe | Templat:MoMP |
| Percival Lowell | 1 | 1855–1916 |
|
P. Lowell; disc: Templat:MPC | P. Lowell | Templat:MoMP |
| Paul Luckas | 2 | 1962–pres. |
|
P. Luckas; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Luckas | Templat:MoMP |
| Christian B. Luginbuhl | 3 | 1955–pres. |
|
C. B. Luginbuhl; (bio-it) | C. B. Luginbuhl | Templat:MoMP |
| Kjell Lundgren | 2 | 1950–pres. |
|
K. Lundgren; at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory | K. Lundgren | Templat:MoMP |
| Federica Luppi | 1 | n.a. |
|
F. Luppi; | F. Luppi | — |
| Robert Luther | 24 | 1822–1900 |
|
R. Luther; | R. Luther | Templat:MoMP |
| Jane Luu | 39 | 1963–pres. |
|
J. X. Luu; | J. X. Luu | Templat:MoMP |
| Lucas M. Macri | 1 | 1972–pres. |
|
L. Macri; (bio-it) | L. Macri | — |
| Hiroshi Maeno | 7 | n.a. |
|
H. Maeno; (bio-it) | H. Maeno | — |
| John Mahony (astronomer) | 10 | n.a. |
|
J. Mahony; amateur, Src Diarsipkan 14 January 2020 di Wayback Machine. | J. Mahony | — |
| Marie Mahrová | 4 | 1947–pres. |
|
M. Mahrová; (bio-it) | M. Mahrova | — |
| Renu Malhotra | 1 | 1961–pres. |
|
R. Malhotra; | R. Malhotra | Templat:MoMP |
| Franco Mallia | 15 | 1961–pres. |
|
F. Mallia; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Mallia | Templat:MoMP |
| Francesco Manca | 26 | 1966–pres. |
|
F. Manca; amateur | F. Manca | Templat:MoMP |
| Jan Karel Mánek | 1 | 1961–pres. |
|
J. Manek; amateur | J. Manek | Templat:MoMP |
| Brian G. W. Manning | 19 | 1926–2011 |
|
B. G. W. Manning; amateur | B. G. W. Manning | Templat:MoMP |
| Massimiliano Mannucci | 1 | 1970–pres. |
|
M. Mannucci; amateur, unrelated to Templat:MPC; (bio-it) | M. Mannucci | — |
| José Manteca | 13 | 1959–pres. |
|
J. Manteca; Pepe Manteca, (bio-it) | J. Manteca | Templat:MoMP |
| Ilan Manulis | 1 | 1947–pres. |
|
I. Manulis; inferred | I. Manulis | Templat:MoMP |
| Frédéric Maréchal | 2 | 1952–pres. |
|
F. Maréchal; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Marechal | — |
| Wladimiro Marinello | 3 | n.a. |
|
W. Marinello; amateur, (bio-it) | W. Marinello | Templat:MoMP |
| 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 | Templat:MoMP |
| Albert Marth | 1 | 1828–1897 |
|
A. Marth; disc: Templat:MPC | A. Marth | — |
| Axel Martin | 3 | 1968–pres. |
|
A. Martin; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Martin | Templat:MoMP |
| Pierre Martin (astronomer) | 1 | 1964–pres. |
|
P. Martin; Rene Pierre Martin, CFHT/WIYN Src | P. Martin | Templat:MoMP |
| Terry Martin (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
T. Martin; Src Diarsipkan 2018-10-17 di Wayback Machine. | T. Martin | — |
| Carlos T. Martinez | 6 | n.a. |
|
C. T. Martinez; Src | C. T. Martinez; C. Martinez | — |
| Gábor Marton (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Marton; (IAU) | G. Marton | — |
| Gianluca Masi | 30 | 1972–pres. |
|
G. Masi; discoverer of variable stars | G. Masi | Templat:MoMP |
| Joseph Masiero | 63 | 1982–pres. |
|
J. Masiero; | J. Masiero | Templat:MoMP |
| Egisto Masotti | 3 | 1947–pres. |
|
E. Masotti; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Masotti | Templat:MoMP |
| Adam Massinger | 7 | 1888–1914 |
|
A. Massinger; (bio-de) | A. Massinger | Templat:MoMP |
| Giuseppe Massone | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Massone; inferred | G. Massone | — |
| Mary Alice Mathison | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. A. Mathison; inferred, (bio-it) | M. A. Mathison | — |
| Stanislav Matičič | 16 | n.a. |
|
S. Matičič; inferred | S. Maticic | |
| Damir Matković | 2 | n.a. |
|
D. Matković; (bio-it) | D. Matkovic | — |
| Robert D. Matson | 189 | 1962–pres. |
|
R. Matson; Robert Matson, Rob Matson, (bio-it) | R. Matson | Templat:MoMP |
| Masanori Matsuyama | 19 | 1950–pres. |
|
M. Matsuyama; amateur, Jepang: 松山正則, (bio-de) | M. Matsuyama | Templat:MoMP |
| Daniel Matter | 7 | 1957–pres. |
|
D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Matter | Templat:MoMP |
| Alain Maury | 9 | 1958–pres. |
|
A. Maury; | A. Maury | Templat:MoMP |
| Deronda Mayes | 1 | 1957–pres. |
|
D. Mayes; inferred | D. Mayes | Templat:MoMP |
| Emiliano Mazzoni | 2 | 1953–pres. |
|
E. Mazzoni; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Mazzoni | Templat:MoMP |
| Michele Mazzucato | 6 | 1962–pres. |
|
M. Mazzucato; Michele T. Mazzucato, (bio-it) | M. Mazzucato | Templat:MoMP |
| John V. McClusky | 157 | n.a. |
|
J. V. McClusky; | J. V. McClusky | — |
| Billy D. McCormack | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. D. McCormack; | B. D. McCormack | — |
| Jennie McCormick | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. McCormick; | J. McCormick | — |
| Alric D. McDermott | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. D. McDermott; | A. D. McDermott | — |
| David McDonald (astronomer) | 2 | 1964–pres. |
|
D. McDonald; Dave McDonald, amateur | D. McDonald | Templat:MoMP |
| Stephen W. McDonald | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. McDonald; | S. McDonald | — |
| James E. McGaha | 6 | 1946–pres. |
|
J. McGaha; amateur, (bio-it) | J. McGaha | Templat:MoMP |
| P. McKenzie | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. McKenzie; inferred | P. McKenzie | — |
| David McLeish (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. McLeish; (bio-it) | D. McLeish | — |
| Robert H. McNaught | 491 | 1956–pres. |
|
R. H. McNaught; | R. H. McNaught | Templat:MoMP |
| Jeffrey S. Medkeff | 10 | 1968–2008 |
|
J. Medkeff; | J. Medkeff | Templat:MoMP |
| Karen Jean Meech | 15 | 1959–pres. |
|
K. J. Meech; | K. J. Meech | Templat:MoMP |
| Carol Neese | 1 | 1958–pres. |
|
C. Neese; Carol Lynn Neese, MPC-typo: Meese | C. Meese | Templat:MoMP |
| Denis Mégevand | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Megevand; Geneva Obs., HARPS, Src | D. Megevand | — |
| Sven Melchert | 2 | 1968–pres. |
|
S. Melchert; amateur,[1] Guidestar Templat:Obscode, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC with Mark Emmerich | S. Melchert | — |
| Philibert Jacques Melotte | 1 | 1880–1961 |
|
P. Melotte; disc: Templat:MPC | P. Melotte | — |
| J. Dave Mendenhall | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. D. Mendenhall; (bio-it) | J. D. Mendenhall | — |
| Jean-Claude Merlin | 75 | 1954–pres. |
|
J.-C. Merlin; (bio-fr) | J.-C. Merlin | Templat:MoMP |
| Szabolcs Mészáros | 5 | 1981–pres. |
|
S. Mészáros; (bio-it) | S. Meszaros | — |
| Joel Hastings Metcalf | 41 | 1866–1925 |
|
J. H. Metcalf; | J. H. Metcalf | Templat:MoMP, Templat:MoMP |
| Natalʹja Vitalʹevna Metlova | 1 | n.a. |
|
N. V. Metlova; (bio-it) | N. V. Metlova | — |
| Michel Meunier | 1 | 1964–pres. |
|
M. Meunier; amateur, (bio-it), C/1997 J2 (Meunier–Dupouy) | M. Meunier | Templat:MoMP |
| Erich Meyer | 22 | 1951–pres. |
|
E. Meyer; amateur | E. Meyer | Templat:MoMP |
| Maik Meyer | 16 | 1970–pres. |
|
M. Meyer; amateur, (bio-de), Src | M. Meyer | Templat:MoMP |
| J. Michaud | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. Michaud; inferred | J. Michaud | — |
| Marco Micheli | 23 | 1983–pres. |
|
M. Micheli; ESA/Pan-STARRS1 (news-it), (bio-it) | M. Micheli | Templat:MoMP |
| René Michelsen | 8 | n.a. |
|
R. Michelsen; | R. Michelsen | Templat:MoMP |
| Celina Mikolajczak | 4 | n.a. |
|
C. Mikolajczak; (bio-it) | C. Mikolajczak | — |
| Blaž Mikuž | 5 | n.a. |
|
B. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh | B. Mikuz | — |
| Herman Mikuž | 32 | n.a. |
|
H. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh, (bio-it) | H. Mikuz | — |
| R. Miles | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Miles; inferred | R. Miles | |
| Robert L. Millis | 129 | n.a. |
|
R. Millis; occultation, at Lowell Observatory, (bio-it), (bio-fr) | R. Millis; R. L. Millis | Templat:MoMP |
| Elia Millosevich | 2 | 1848–1919 |
|
E. Millosevich; | E. Millosevich | Templat:MoMP |
| Matt Mills (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Mills; inferred | M. Mills | — |
| Rudolph Minkowski | 1 | 1895–1976 |
|
R. Minkowski; | R. Minkowski | Templat:MoMP |
| Alberto Miranda | 2 | n.a. |
|
A. Miranda; co-disc #I. P. Griffin | A. Miranda | — |
| Tetsuyasu Mitani | 1 | 1927–2004 |
|
T. Mitani; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | T. Mitani | Templat:MoMP |
| Seidai Miyasaka | 4 | 1955–pres. |
|
S. Miyasaka; | S. Miyasaka | Templat:MoMP |
| Takashi Mizuno (astronomer) | 1 | 1955–pres. |
|
T. Mizuno; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Mizuno | Templat:MoMP |
| Yoshikane Mizuno | 52 | 1954–pres. |
|
Y. Mizuno; at Kani Observatory | Y. Mizuno | Templat:MoMP |
| Teo Močnik | 1 | 1989–pres. |
|
T. Močnik; CV | T. Mocnik | Templat:MoMP |
| Marko Moilanen | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Moilanen; (bio-it) | M. Moilanen | — |
| Lawrence Alan Molnar | 86 | 1959–pres. |
|
L. A. Molnar; (bio-it) | L. A. Molnar | Templat:MoMP |
| 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 | Templat:MoMP |
| Stéphane Morata | 1 | 1977–pres. |
|
S. Morata; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Morata | Templat:MoMP |
| Zdeněk Moravec | 94 | 1968–pres. |
|
Z. Moravec; | Z. Moravec | — |
| Hiroshi Mori (astronomer) | 45 | 1958–pres. |
|
H. Mori; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Mori | Templat:MoMP |
| Paul Mortfield | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. Mortfield; | P. Mortfield | — |
| Nicholas Moskovitz | 1 | 1981–pres. |
|
N. Moskovitz; | N. Moskovitz | Templat:MoMP |
| Patrick M. Motl | 9 | n.a. |
|
P. M. Motl; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | P. M. Motl | — |
| Stefano Mottola | 21 | n.a. |
|
S. Mottola; (bio-it) | S. Mottola | Templat:MoMP |
| Antonín Mrkos | 274 | 1918–1996 |
|
A. Mrkos; at Kleť Observatory | A. Mrkos | Templat:MoMP |
| Jean Mueller | 13 | 1950–pres. |
|
J. E. Mueller; at Second Palomar Sky Survey | J. E. Mueller | Templat:MoMP |
| Masaru Mukai | 13 | 1949–pres. |
|
M. Mukai; unrelated to Templat:MPC | M. Mukai | — |
| Gustavo Muler | 25 | 1967–pres. |
|
G. Muler; | G. Muler | Templat:MoMP |
| John-Derral Mulholland | 1 | 1934–2008 |
|
J.-D. Mulholland; (bio-it) | J. D. Mulholland | — |
| Ulisse Munari | 49 | 1960–pres. |
|
U. Munari; at the Astronomical Observatories of Padua and Asiago | U. Munari | Templat:MoMP |
| J. Muñoz | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. Muñoz; inferred, (Manteca-it) | J. Munoz | — |
| Osamu Muramatsu | 73 | 1949–pres. |
|
O. Muramatsu; | O. Muramatsu | Templat:MoMP |
| Juan Carlos Muzzio | 2 | 1946–pres. |
|
J. C. Muzzio; at La Plata Institute of Astrophysics, (bio-it) | J. C. Muzzio | Templat:MoMP |
| Atsushi Nakajima (astronomer) | 15 | n.a. |
|
A. Nakajima; disc: Templat:MPC | A. Nakajima | — |
| Akimasa Nakamura | 112 | 1961–pres. |
|
A. Nakamura; at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory | A. Nakamura | Templat:MoMP |
| Tsuko Nakamura | 3 | 1943–pres. |
|
T. Nakamura; (bio-it) | T. Nakamura | Templat:MoMP |
| Akio Nakanishi | 3 | 1964–pres. |
|
A. Nakanishi; amateur | A. Nakanishi | Templat:MoMP |
| Orlando A. Naranjo | 38 | 1951–pres. |
|
O. A. Naranjo; (bio-it) | O. A. Naranjo | — |
| Michael Nassir | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Nassir; | M. Nassir | — |
| Akira Natori | 32 | 1956–pres. |
|
A. Natori; at Nihondaira Observatory, (bio-it) | A. Natori | Templat:MoMP |
| Edgar Rangel Netto | 8 | n.a. |
|
E. R. Netto; at Valongo Observatory, (bio-de) | E. R. Netto | Templat:MoMP |
| Grigory Neujmin | 74 | 1885–1946 |
|
G. N. Neujmin; | G. N. Neujmin | Templat:MoMP |
| Vitali Nevski | 15 | 1974–pres. | 
|
V. Nevski; amateur, Templat:Obscode, image, Comet ISON, alt: Vitaliy Nevskiy and Vitaly Nevsky | V. Nevski | — |
| Phil Nicholson | 1 | 1951–pres. |
|
P. Nicholson; Philip D. Nicholson, Sycorax | P. Nicholson | Templat:MoMP |
| Seth Barnes Nicholson | 2 | 1891–1963 |
|
S. B. Nicholson; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | S. B. Nicholson | Templat:MoMP |
| Tsuneo Niijima | 32 | 1955–pres. |
|
T. Niijima; amateur | T. Niijima | Templat:MoMP |
| Kota Nishiyama | 6 | 1965–pres. |
|
K. Nishiyama; Nishiyama Kota, Bisei Spaceguard Center | K. Nishiyama | Templat:MoMP |
| 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 | Templat:MoMP |
| Jaume Nomen | 55 | 1960–pres. |
|
J. Nomen; at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca | J. Nomen | Templat:MoMP |
| Toshiro Nomura | 13 | 1954–pres. |
|
T. Nomura; | T. Nomura | Templat:MoMP |
| Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen | 2 | n.a. |
|
H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | H. U. Norgaard-Nielsen | |
| Artyom Novichonok | 26 | 1988–pres. |
|
A. Novichonok; Comet ISON, Src | A. Novichonok; A. O. Novichonok | — |
| Andrew J. Noymer | 7 | 1971–pres. |
|
A. J. Noymer; (bio-it) | A. J. Noymer | Templat:MoMP |
| Donal O'Ceallaigh | 3 | n.a. |
|
D. O'Ceallaigh; Src | D. O'Ceallaigh | — |
| Erwin Obermair | 7 | 1946–2017 |
|
E. Obermair; amateur | E. Obermair | Templat:MoMP |
| Pieter van Oers | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. v. Oers; | P. v. Oers | — |
| Eran O. Ofek | 1 | 1972–pres |
|
E. O. Ofek; HP | E. O. Ofek | Templat:MoMP |
| Warren B. Offutt | 18 | 1928–2017 |
|
W. Offutt; | W. Offutt | Templat:MoMP |
| Youhei Ohba | 3 | n.a. |
|
Y. Ohba; at ISAS | Y. Ohba | — |
| Okuro Oikawa | 8 | 1896–1980 |
|
O. Oikawa; | O. Oikawa | Templat:MoMP |
| Gregory Wayne Ojakangas | 2 | n.a. |
|
G. Ojakangas; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | G. Ojakangas | — |
| Arto Oksanen | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Oksanen; amateur | A. Oksanen | — |
| Shin-ichiro Okumura | 3 | n.a. |
|
S. Okumura; Bisei SG, IAU | S. Okumura | — |
| Tomimaru Okuni | 130 | 1931–pres. |
|
T. Okuni; amateur | T. Okuni | Templat:MoMP |
| Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers | 2 | 1758–1840 |
|
H. W. Olbers; | H. W. Olbers | Templat:MoMP |
| R. M. Olivera | 3 | n.a. |
|
R. M. Olivera; amateur, also see § J. M. Bosch | R. M. Olivera | — |
| C. Michelle Olmstead | 46 | 1969–pres. |
|
C. M. Olmstead; at Lowell Observatory | C. M. Olmstead | Templat:MoMP |
| Andrey Oreshko | 41 | n.a. |
|
A. Oreshko; (also see Timur Kryachko and 2012 YQ1 | A. Oreshko | — |
| Csilla Orgel | 2 | n.a. |
|
C. Orgel; inferred | C. Orgel | — |
| José Luis Ortiz Moreno | 2 | 1967–pres. |
|
J. L. Ortiz; disc: Templat:MPC, unofficial discoverer Haumea | J. L. Ortiz | Templat:MoMP |
| Michel Ory | 251 | 1966–pres. |
|
M. Ory; amateur | M. Ory | Templat:MoMP |
| Yoshiaki Oshima | 61 | 1952–pres. |
|
Y. Oshima; at Gekko Observatory | Y. Oshima | Templat:MoMP |
| P. Ostafijchuk | 2 | n.a. |
|
P. Ostafijchuk; Andrushivka Observatory | P. Ostafijchuk | — |
| Liisi Oterma | 54 | 1915–2001 |
|
L. Oterma; at Turku Observatory | L. Oterma | Templat:MoMP |
| Satoru Otomo | 148 | 1957–pres. |
|
S. Otomo; amateur | S. Otomo | Templat:MoMP |
| Rafael Pacheco | 57 | 1954–pres. |
|
R. Pacheco; amateur | R. Pacheco | Templat:MoMP |
| Deborah Lynne Padgett | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Padgett; inferred | D. Padgett | — |
| András Pál (astronomer) | 8 | 1981–pres. |
|
A. Pál; (549663) (549961) | A. Pal | Templat:MoMP |
| Johann Palisa | 122 | 1848–1925 |
|
J. Palisa; | J. Palisa | Templat:MoMP |
| Ernesto Palomba | 2 | 1967–pres. |
|
E. Palomba; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | E. Palomba | Templat:MoMP |
| Amanda Papadimos | 4 | n.a. |
|
A. Papadimos; inferred | A. Papadimos | — |
| Sensi Pastor | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Pastor; La Murta Observatory Templat:Obscode | S. Pastor | — |
| Praskov'ja Georgievna Parchomenko | 2 | 1886–1970 |
|
P. Parchomenko; Praskoviya Georgievna Parchomenko, (bio-it) | P. Parchomenko | Templat:MoMP |
| Yun-Ho Park | 2 | n.a. |
|
Y.-H. Park; (bio-it) | Y.-H. Park | |
| Joel W. Parker | 3 | 1962–pres. |
|
J. W. Parker; at Southwest Research Institute, inferred | J. W. Parker | Templat:MoMP |
| Quentin A. Parker | 1 | n.a. |
|
Q. A. Parker; Quentin Andrew Parker, Siding Spring, disc.: comet 119P/Parker–Hartley Src | Q. A. Parker | – |
| Alois Paroubek | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Paroubek; (bio-it) | A. Paroubek | — |
| André Patry | 9 | 1902–1967 |
|
A. Patry; at Nice Observatory | A. Patry | Templat:MoMP |
| Thierry Pauwels | 152 | 1957–pres. |
|
T. Pauwels; at Uccle Observatory | T. Pauwels | Templat:MoMP |
| Thomas Payer | 4 | 1978–pres. |
|
T. Payer; amateur,[1] | T. Payer | — |
| Fernando Pedichini | 1 | n.a. |
|
F. Pedichini; | F. Pedichini | — |
| Jean-Claude Pelle | 10 | 1942–pres. |
|
J.-C. Pelle; Jean Claude George Pelle, amateur, (bio-fr) | J. C. Pelle | Templat:MoMP |
| 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: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | Z. Pereyra | — |
| Davide Perna | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Perna; | D. Perna | — |
| Bernard Pernier | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. Pernier; Geneva Obs. | B. Pernier | — |
| Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | 6 | 1845–1904 |
|
J. Perrotin; | J. Perrotin | Templat:MoMP |
| Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | 48 | 1813–1890 |
|
C. H. F. Peters; | C. H. F. Peters | Templat:MoMP |
| George Henry Peters | 3 | 1863–1947 |
|
G. H. Peters; USNO-astronomer,Src Diarsipkan 2014-09-05 di Wayback Machine. | G. H. Peters | — |
| Jean-Marc Petit | 7 | 1961–pres. |
|
J.-M. Petit; (bio-fr) | J.-M. Petit; J. Petit | Templat:MoMP |
| Holly Phaneuf | 2 | n.a. |
|
H. Phaneuf; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Phaneuf | — |
| Jeffrey L. Phinney | 4 | 1957–pres. |
|
J. Phinney; disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | J. Phinney | Templat:MoMP |
| Giuseppe Piazzi | 1 | 1746–1826 |
|
G. Piazzi; disc: Ceres | G. Piazzi | Templat:MoMP |
| Paolo Pietrapiana | 2 | n.a. |
|
P. Pietrapriana; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | P. Pietrapiana | — |
| Michael Pietschnig | 3 | n.a. |
|
M. Pietschnig; amateur, Src Diarsipkan 11 October 2016 di Wayback Machine. | M. Pietschnig | — |
| Giuliano Pignata | 4 | n.a. |
|
G. Pignata; ADAS | G. Pignata | — |
| Jana Pittichová | 9 | 1972–pres. |
|
J. Pittichová; inferred | J. Pittichova | Templat:MoMP |
| Guido Pizarro (astronomer) | 8 | n.a. |
|
G. Pizarro; brother of Oscar Pizarro, at La Silla, (bio-it) | G. Pizarro | Templat:MoMP |
| Oscar Pizarro | 1 | n.a. |
|
O. Pizarro; brother of Guido Pizarro, (bio-it) | O. Pizarro | Templat:MoMP |
| Gianpaolo Pizzetti | 4 | 1961–pres. |
|
G. P. Pizzetti; amateur, (bio-it) | G. P. Pizzetti; G. Pizzetti | Templat:MoMP |
| John Platt (computer scientist) | 2 | 1963–pres. |
|
J. Platt; | J. Platt | |
| C. E. Plunkett | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. E. Plunkett; inferred | C. E. Plunkett | — |
| G. A. Plyugin | 7 | 1925–pres. |
|
G. A. Plyugin; Gurij Antonovič Pljugin, (bio-it) | G. A. Plyugin | — |
| Regina Podstanická | 1 | 1928–2000 |
|
R. Podstanická; (bio-it) | R. Podstanicka | — |
| N. R. Pogson | 8 | 1829–1891 |
|
N. R. Pogson; Norman Robert Pogson | N. R. Pogson | Templat:MoMP |
| Radosław Poleski | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. Poleski; | R. Poleski | — |
| David Polishook | 16 | 1976–pres. |
|
D. Polishook; David L. Polishook, MIT and Tel Aviv University, (bio-it) | D. Polishook | Templat:MoMP |
| Isidre Pòlit | 1 | 1880–1958 |
|
I. Pòlit; Isidre Pòlit i Boixareu, (bio-it) | I. Polit | Templat:MoMP |
| Christian Pollas | 26 | 1947–pres. |
|
C. Pollas; at Côte d'Azur Observatory, (bio-fr) | C. Pollas | Templat:MoMP |
| K. Polyakov | 1 | n.a. |
|
K. Polyakov; co-disc. #V. Linkov | K. Polyakov | — |
| Hejno Iogannović Potter | 1 | 1929–2007 |
|
H. Potter; Kheino Potter, disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | H. Potter | Templat:MoMP |
| Francisco Pozo | 1 | 1986–pres. |
|
F. Pozo; Francisco Javier Pozo Núñez, (bio-es), | F. Pozo | — |
| Valentino Pozzoli | 4 | n.a. |
|
V. Pozzoli; inferred | V. Pozzoli | — |
| Alexander Pravda | 52 | 1961–pres. |
|
A. Pravda; (bio-it) | A. Pravda | Templat:MoMP |
| Petr Pravec | 355 | 1967–pres. |
|
P. Pravec; | P. Pravec | Templat:MoMP |
| Donald P. Pray | 3 | 1949–pres. |
|
D. P. Pray; at Carbuncle Hill Obs.Src and Sugarloaf Obs. Src, (bio-it) | D. P. Pray | Templat:MoMP |
| Gerrit Proffe | 2 | n.a. |
|
G. Proffe; DLR inferred | G. Proffe | — |
| Enrico Prosperi | 1 | 1954–pres. |
|
E. Prosperi; Castelmartini Obs. Templat:Obscode | E. Prosperi | Templat:MoMP |
| S. Prosperi | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Prosperi; | S. Prosperi | – |
| Milorad B. Protić | 7 | 1911–2001 |
|
M. B. Protić; | M. B. Protitch | Templat:MoMP |
| Timo Prusti | 10 | n.a. |
|
T. Prusti; ESA-Gaia, first disc: (552651) | T. Prusti | — |
| Andrew W. Puckett | 22 | 1977–pres. |
|
A. W. Puckett; Andrew Wayne Puckett | A. W. Puckett | Templat:MoMP |
| Ulisse Quadri | 1 | 1953–pres. |
|
U. Quadri; amateur, (bio-it) | U. Quadri | Templat:MoMP |
| Herbert Raab | 1 | 1969–pres. |
|
H. Raab; amateur, Src | H. Raab | Templat:MoMP |
| David L. Rabinowitz | 36 | 1960–pres. |
|
D. L. Rabinowitz; | D. L. Rabinowitz; D. Rabinowitz | Templat:MoMP |
| Petar Radovan | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. Radovan; (bio-it) | P. Radovan | — |
| Rajgopalan Rajamohan | 6 | n.a. |
|
R. Rajamohan; (bio-it) | R. Rajamohan | — |
| David Rankin (astronomer) | 1 | 1984–pres. |
|
D. Rankin; amateur | D. Rankin | Templat:MoMP |
| Vishnu Vardhan Reddy | 23 | 1978–pres. |
|
V. Reddy; (bio-it) | V. Reddy | Templat:MoMP |
| Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | 395 | 1892–1979 |
|
K. Reinmuth; | K. Reinmuth | Templat:MoMP |
| Guy Reiss | 5 | 1904–1964 |
|
G. Reiss; at Algiers Observatory and Nice | G. Reiss | Templat:MoMP |
| José Antonio Reyes (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. A. Reyes; La Murta Observatory Templat:Obscode | J. A. Reyes | — |
| Tomáš Rezek (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
T. Rezek; inferred | T. Rezek | — |
| Joseph Rheden | 3 | 1873–1946 |
|
J. Rheden; | J. Rheden | — |
| Hans Rickman | 2 | 1949–pres. |
|
H. Rickman; at Uppsala Observatory, (bio-it) | H. Rickman | Templat:MoMP |
| Judit Györgyey Ries | 3 | n.a. |
|
J. G. Ries; Src | J. G. Ries | |
| Wolfgang Ries | 176 | 1968–pres. |
|
W. Ries; amateur | W. Ries | Templat:MoMP |
| Jim Riffle | 2 | n.a. |
|
J. Riffle; inferred | J. Riffle | — |
| Fernand Rigaux | 8 | 1905–1962 |
|
F. Rigaux; at Uccle Observatory | F. Rigaux | Templat:MoMP |
| Claudine Rinner | 157 | 1965–pres. |
|
C. Rinner; amateur, at Ottmarsheim Observatory | C. Rinner | Templat:MoMP |
| Keith Rivich | 5 | n.a. |
|
K. Rivich; amateur, (bio-it) | K. Rivich | — |
| Irving Robbins (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
I. Robbins; Src and Src Diarsipkan 31 August 2019 di Wayback Machine. | I. Robbins | |
| Adrienne M. Robbins | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Robbins; Adrienne Makita Robbins, (bio-it) | A. Robbins | |
| Larry Robinson (astronomer) | 18 | n.a. |
|
L. Robinson; amateur, at Sunflower Observatory, (bio-it) | L. Robinson | Templat:MoMP |
| Heiner Roclawski | 1 | 1963–pres. |
|
H. Roclawski;[1] | 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 | Templat:MoMP |
| James M. Roe | 102 | 1943–pres. |
|
J. M. Roe; (bio-it) | J. M. Roe | — |
| Elizabeth Roemer | 2 | 1929–2016 |
|
E. Roemer; | E. Roemer | Templat:MoMP |
| John E. Rogers | 3 | n.a. |
|
J. E. Rogers; (bio-it) | J. E. Rogers | |
| Brian P. Roman | 11 | n.a. |
|
B. Roman; | B. Roman | Templat:MoMP |
| E. S. Romas | 3 | n.a. |
|
E. S. Romas; first disc: (546732); at Kislovodsk Stn. (C20) | E. S. Romas | — |
| Amy E. Rose | 2 | 1987–pres. |
|
A. E. Rose; | A. E. Rose | Templat:MoMP |
| Perry Rose (astronomer) | 4 | 1966–pres. |
|
P. Rose; Perry J. Rose, at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey | P. Rose | Templat:MoMP |
| Emily Ross | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. Ross; inferred; with Tara Houlden | E. Ross | — |
| René Roy (astronomer) | 9 | 1938–pres. |
|
R. Roy; amateur, (bio-fr) | R. Roy | Templat:MoMP |
| Jiangao Ruan | 2 | 1986–pres. |
|
J. Ruan; (阮建高), Ruan Jiangao; amateur, co-discovery with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, C/2009 G1 (STEREO), 80+ SOHO comets | J. Ruan | Templat:MoMP |
| Eric P. Rubenstein | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. P. Rubenstein; | E. P. Rubenstein | — |
| A. Rudd | 2 | n.a. |
|
A. Rudd; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | A. Rudd | — |
| Marian Rudnyk | 3 | n.a. |
|
M. Rudnyk; (bio-it) | M. Rudnyk | — |
| Donald James Rudy | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Rudy; (bio-it) | D. Rudy | — |
| Jose Maria Ruiz | 9 | n.a. |
|
J. M. Ruiz; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC | J. M. Ruiz | — |
| Vasilij Rumyantsev | 1 | n.a. |
|
V. Rumyantsev; | V. Rumyantsev | — |
| Kenneth S. Russell | 2 | n.a. |
|
K. S. Russell; (bio-it) | K. S. Russell | Templat:MoMP |
| John Ruthroff | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. Ruthroff; (bio-it) | J. Ruthroff | — |
| Erin Lee Ryan | 9 | n.a. |
|
E. L. Ryan; IAU Diarsipkan 2021-10-27 di Wayback Machine., (547073) and (548758) | E. L. Ryan | — |
| William H. Ryan (astronomer) | 28 | 1962–pres. |
|
W. H. Ryan; at MRO, (bio-it) | W. H. Ryan;W. Ryan | Templat:MoMP |
| Eileen V. Ryan | 1 | 1960–pres. |
|
E. V. Ryan; wife and collaborator of William Ryan at MRO; Src | E. V. Ryan | Templat:MoMP |
| John Sachs (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
J. Sachs; amateur, disc Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, Src, Src, unrelated to Templat:MPC | J. Sachs | — |
| Tsuyoshi Sakamoto | 11 | 1975–pres. |
|
T. Sakamoto; Bisei Spaceguard Center, first disc: (542669) | T. Sakamoto | Templat:MoMP |
| Giuseppe A. Sala | 2 | n.a. |
|
G. A. Sala; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | G. A. Sala | — |
| Paolo Sala (astronomer) | 3 | 1954–pres. |
|
P. Sala; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC,[1] | 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 Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | S. Sanchez | — |
| Allan Sandage | 1 | 1926–2010 |
|
A. R. Sandage; | A. R. Sandage | Templat:MoMP |
| Hans-Ullrich Sandig | 1 | 1909–1979 |
|
H.-U. Sandig; (bio-de) | H.-U. Sandig | — |
| Robert G. Sandness | 6 | n.a. |
|
R. G. Sandness; amateur, (bio-it) | R. G. Sandness | — |
| Luigi Sannino | 2 | 1981–pres. |
|
L. Sannino; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | L. Sannino | Templat:MoMP |
| Matteo M. M. Santangelo | 21 | n.a. |
|
M. M. M. Santangelo; Matteo Santangelo, (bio-it) | M. M. M. Santangelo | — |
| Pablo Santos-Sanz | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. Santos-Sanz; | P. Santos-Sanz | — |
| Krisztián Sárneczky | 627 | 1974–pres. |
|
K. Sárneczky; | K. Sarneczky | Templat:MoMP |
| Lenka Kotková | 262 | 1973–pres. |
|
L. Kotková; Lenka Šarounová (née), at Ondřejov Observatory | L. Sarounova | Templat:MoMP |
| Goro Sasaki | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Sasaki; unrelated to Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | G. Sasaki | — |
| Isao Satō (astronomer) | 9 | 1963–pres. |
|
I. Satō; asteroid occultation, (bio-it) | I. Sato | Templat:MoMP |
| Naoto Satō | 142 | 1953–pres. |
|
N. Satō; amateur | N. Sato | Templat:MoMP |
| Boris Satovski | 42 | n.a. |
|
B. Satovski; discovered (541508), different from Templat:MoMP | B. Satovski | — |
| Paul Sava | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. Sava; at Needville | P. Sava | — |
| Giulio Scarfì | 1 | 1964–pres. |
|
G. Scarfì; amateur Src Diarsipkan 2021-10-23 di Wayback Machine., observatories: (126) and (K78) | G. Scarfi | Templat:MoMP |
| Robert D. Schaldach | 1 | n.a. |
|
R. D. Schaldach; co-discovered 61P/Shajn–Schaldach; (bio-fr) | R. D. Schaldach | — |
| Alexandre Schaumasse | 2 | 1882–1958 |
|
A. Schaumasse; | A. Schaumasse | Templat:MoMP |
| Giovanni Schiaparelli | 1 | 1835–1910 |
|
G. Schiaparelli; disc: Templat:MPC | G. Schiaparelli | Templat:MoMP |
| 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 Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | J. L. Schiff | — |
| Thomas Schildknecht | 3 | 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 | 245 | 1942–2016 |
|
L. D. Schmadel; ARI-astronomer | L. D. Schmadel; L.D. Schmadel | Templat:MoMP |
| Brian Schmidt | 1 | 1967–pres. |
|
B. Schmidt; w/ High-Z Supernova Search Team | B. Schmidt; Schmidt, B., the High-Z team | Templat:MoMP |
| Alfred Schmitt | 4 | 1907–1973 |
|
A. Schmitt; at Algiers and Strasbourg observatories | A. Schmitt | Templat:MoMP |
| Hans Scholl (astronomer) | 56 | 1942–pres. |
|
H. Scholl; ARI-astronomer | H. Scholl | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard Schorr | 2 | 1867–1951 |
|
R. Schorr; | R. Schorr | Templat:MoMP |
| Martin Schroedter | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Schroedter; VERITAS | M. Schroedter | — |
| Joachim Schubart | 2 | 1928–pres. |
|
J. Schubart; (bio-de), Src | J. Schubart | Templat:MoMP |
| Lipót Schulhof | 1 | 1847–1921 |
|
L. Schulhof; | L. Schulhof | Templat:MoMP |
| Hans-Emil Schuster | 25 | 1934–pres. |
|
H.-E. Schuster; at La Silla | H.-E. Schuster | Templat:MoMP |
| Erwin Schwab | 98 | 1964–pres. |
|
E. Schwab; amateur | E. Schwab | Templat:MoMP |
| Megan Schwamb | 16 | 1984–pres. |
|
M. E. Schwamb; (bio-fr) | M. E. Schwamb; M. Schwamb | Templat:MoMP |
| Michael B. Schwartz | 254 | 1950–pres. |
|
M. Schwartz; amateur, at Tenagra Observatory, (bio-it) | M. Schwartz | Templat:MoMP |
| Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann | 22 | 1870–1964 |
|
A. Schwassmann; | A. Schwassmann | Templat:MoMP |
| James V. Scotti | 1 | 1960–pres. |
|
J. V. Scotti; at Spacewatch | J. V. Scotti | Templat:MoMP |
| George Mary Searle | 1 | 1839–1918 |
|
G. Searle; disc: Templat:MPC | G. Searle | — |
| William Lawrence Sebok | 2 | n.a. |
|
W. Sebok; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | W. Sebok | — |
| Bruce A. Segal | 2 | 1959–pres. |
|
B. A. Segal; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | B. A. Segal | Templat:MoMP |
| Carlos Segarra | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. Segarra; Algimia-Valencia | C. Segarra | — |
| Sadao Sei | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Sei; at Chirorin Observatory Templat:Obscode | S. Sei | — |
| Nalin Samarasinha | 1 | 1958–pres. | 
|
N. Samarasinha; | N. Samarasinha | Templat:MoMP |
| Tsutomu Seki | 225 | 1930–pres. |
|
T. Seki; | T. Seki | Templat:MoMP |
| Alexey V. Sergeyev | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Sergeyev; inferred | A. Sergeev | — |
| Carl Sexton | 9 | n.a. |
|
C. Sexton; inferred, amateur | C. Sexton | — |
| Grigory Shajn | 3 | 1892–1956 |
|
G. Shajn; | G. Shajn | Templat:MoMP |
| Pelageya Shajn | 19 | 1894–1956 |
|
P. F. Shajn; | P. F. Shajn | Templat:MoMP, Templat:MoMP |
| R. Shank | 3 | n.a. |
|
R. Shank; assumed, also R. Shanks (!), co-discoveries with C. Veillet | R. Shank; R. Shanks | |
| Scott S. Sheppard | 27 | 1977–pres. |
|
S. S. Sheppard; | S. S. Sheppard; S. Sheppard | Templat:MoMP |
| Edwin E. Sheridan | 38 | n.a. |
|
E. E. Sheridan; (bio-it) | E. E. Sheridan; E. Sheridan; E. Sherdian | — |
| Jia You Shih | 3 | n.a. |
|
C.-Y. Shih; disc: Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | C.-Y. Shih | |
| Yoshisada Shimizu | 311 | 1943–pres. |
|
Y. Shimizu; amateur | Y. Shimizu | Templat:MoMP |
| Hitoshi Shiozawa | 29 | n.a. |
|
H. Shiozawa; amateur, (bio-it) | H. Shiozawa | — |
| Seiji Shirai (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. |
|
S. Shirai; Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC, Templat:MPC | S. Shirai | |
| Vladimir Shkodrov | 7 | 1930–2010 |
|
V. G. Shkodrov; at the Bulgarian National Observatory | V. G. Shkodrov; V. Shkodrov | Templat:MoMP |
| Carolyn S. Shoemaker | 377 | 1929–2021 |
|
C. S. Shoemaker; | C. S. Shoemaker | Templat:MoMP |
| Eugene M. Shoemaker | 183 | 1928–1997 |
|
E. M. Shoemaker; | E. M. Shoemaker | Templat:MoMP |
| Sergey E. Shurpakov | 2 | 1966–pres. |
|
S. Shurpakov; Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov, amateur | S. Shurpakov | Templat:MoMP |
| Piero Sicoli | 43 | 1954–pres. |
|
P. Sicoli; amateur, at Sormano Observatory | P. Sicoli | Templat:MoMP |
| Stephen Singer-Brewster | 6 | 1945–pres. |
|
S. Singer-Brewster; at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey | S. Singer-Brewster | Templat:MoMP |
| Amanjot Singh | 1 | 1988–pres. |
|
A. Singh; | A. Singh | Templat:MoMP |
| Russell Sipe | 2 | n.a. |
|
R. Sipe; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | R. Sipe | — |
| Brigitta Sipőcz | 42 | 1984–pres. |
|
B. Sipőcz; (bio-de) | B. Sipocz | |
| Michael L. Sitko | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. L. Sitko; inferred | M. L. Sitko | — |
| Brian A. Skiff | 62 | n.a. |
|
B. A. Skiff; at Lowell Observatory | B. A. Skiff | Templat:MoMP |
| David R. Skillman | 17 | 1945–pres. |
|
D. R. Skillman; | D. R. Skillman; D. Skillman | Templat:MoMP |
| Jure Skvarč | 20 | 1964–pres. |
|
J. Skvarč; (bio-it) | J. Skvarc | Templat:MoMP |
| Evgenij Fëdorovič Skvorcov | 3 | 1882–1952 |
|
E. Skvorcov; Evgenij Skvortsov, (bio-it) | E. Skvortsov | Templat:MoMP |
| Sonia Keys | 1 | 1961–2018 |
|
K. Smalley; Kyle Smalley, amateur, Powell Observatory | K. Smalley | Templat:MoMP |
| Tamara Smirnova | 135 | 1935–2001 |
|
T. M. Smirnova; | T. M. Smirnova | Templat:MoMP |
| Glenn Smith | 1 | 1962–Pres |
|
G. Smith; co-disc. with M. Brown | G. Smith | |
| Suzanne Smrekar | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Smrekar; Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar; (bio-it) | S. Smrekar | — |
| Bogdan Sobczuk | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. Sobczuk; Src | B. Sobczuk | — |
| Adam Sodor | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Sodor; | A. Sodor | — |
| Andrea Soffiantini | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Soffiantini; Carezza, Trentino (NASA) | A. Soffiantini | — |
| Patrick Sogorb | 6 | 1971–pres. |
|
P. Sogorb; amateur, (bio-fr) | P. Sogorb | — |
| Vladimir Jakovlevič Solov'ëv | 1 | n.a. |
|
V. Y. Solovyov; (bio-it) | V. Y. Solovyov | |
| Y. Sorimachi (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
Y. Sorimachi; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | Y. Sorimachi | — |
| Giovanni Sostero | 1 | 1964–2012 |
|
G. Sostero; amateur | G. Sostero | Templat:MoMP |
| Alfredo Sota | 4 | n.a. |
|
A. Sota; inferred, at Sierra Nevada Observatory Templat:Obscode | A. Sota | |
| Guy Soulié | 2 | 1920–pres. |
|
G. Soulié; amateur, (bio-fr) | G. Soulie | Templat:MoMP |
| Timothy B. Spahr | 59 | 1970–pres. |
|
T. B. Spahr; Timothy Bruce Spahr, at Bigelow Sky Survey | T. B. Spahr | Templat:MoMP |
| Stefano Sposetti | 166 | 1958–pres. |
|
S. Sposetti; amateur | S. Sposetti; Stefano Sposetti | Templat:MoMP |
| Tom Stafford (astronomer) | 40 | n.a. |
|
T. Stafford; | T. Stafford | — |
| Anton Staus | 1 | 1872–1955 |
|
A. Staus; disc: Templat:MPC | A. Staus | — |
| Duncan Steel | 12 | 1955–pres. |
|
D. I. Steel; | D. I. Steel | Templat:MoMP |
| W. A. Stein | 1 | n.a. |
|
W. A. Stein; inferred | W. A. Stein | |
| Édouard Stephan | 2 | 1837–1923 |
|
É. Stephan; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | E. Stephan | |
| Peter B. Stetson | 1 | 1952–pres. |
|
P. B. Stetson; Peter Brailey Stetson, (bio-it) | P. B. Stetson | Templat:MoMP |
| Berton L. Stevens | 59 | 1951–pres. |
|
B. L. Stevens; amateur, Desert Moon Observatory Templat:Obscode, (bio-it) | B. L. Stevens | Templat:MoMP |
| Janet A. Stevens | 1 | 1950–pres. |
|
J. Stevens; amateur, née Madenberg, wife of B. L. Stevens (bio-it) | J. Stevens | Templat:MoMP |
| Carlton F. Stewart | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. F. Stewart; (bio-it) | C. F. Stewart | |
| DeLisle Stewart | 1 | 1870–1941 |
|
D. Stewart; disc: Templat:MPC | D. Stewart | |
| Lacey Stewart | 1 | n.a. |
|
L. Stewart; Src Diarsipkan 10 October 2016 di Wayback Machine. | L. Stewart | |
| Jürgen Stock (astronomer) | 3 | 1923–pres. |
|
J. Stock; | J. Stock | Templat:MoMP |
| M. Stockmaster | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Stockmaster; inferred | M. Stockmaster | — |
| Reiner Michael Stoss | 9 | 1975–pres. |
|
R. M. Stoss; amateur, at Starkenburg Observatory | R. M. Stoss; R. Stoss | Templat:MoMP |
| Luca Strabla | 1 | 1963–pres. |
|
L. Strabla; Luca Pietro Strabla, amateur, (bio-it) | L. Strabla | Templat:MoMP |
| Louis-Gregory Strolger | 1 | n.a. |
|
L.-G. Strolger; inferred | L.-G. Strolger | — |
| Gyula Strommer | 1 | 1920–1995 |
|
G. Strommer; (bio-it) | G. Strommer | Templat:MoMP |
| Otto Struve | 2 | 1897–1963 |
|
O. Struve; | O. Struve | Templat:MoMP |
| Antonio Stucchi | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Stucchi; inferred | A. Stucchi | — |
| Jeffrey Sue | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. Sue; inferred, at RAS Observatory Templat:Obscode, Src | J. Sue | |
| Uwe Süßenberger | 4 | n.a. |
|
U. Süßenberger; | U. Suessenberger | — |
| Matsuo Sugano | 4 | 1939–pres. |
|
M. Sugano; amateur | M. Sugano | Templat:MoMP |
| Atsushi Sugie | 122 | n.a. |
|
A. Sugie; at Dynic Astronomical Observatory | A. Sugie | Templat:MoMP |
| Rafael Suvanto | 1 | 1909–1940 |
|
R. Suvanto; (bio-it) | R. Suvanto | Templat:MoMP |
| Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) | 42 | 1950–pres. |
|
K. Suzuki; amateur | K. Suzuki | Templat:MoMP |
| Shōhei Suzuki | 52 | n.a. |
|
S. Suzuki; | S. Suzuki | — |
| Steven Roger Swanson | 2 | n.a. |
|
S. R. Swanson; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | S. R. Swanson | |
| Frédéric Sy | 2 | 1861–19xx |
|
F. Sy; at Algiers and Paris observatories; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | F. Sy | Templat:MoMP |
| Gyula M. Szabó | 9 | 1979–pres. |
|
G. Szabó; (bio-fr) | G. Szabo | Templat:MoMP |
| Tamás Szalai (astronomer) | 6 | n.a. |
|
T. Szalai; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | T. Szalai | |
| Dorottya Szám | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Szám; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Szam | — |
| Péter Székely (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. |
|
P. Székely; Piszkéstető Station | P. Szekely | — |
| Attila Szing | 6 | n.a. |
|
A. Szing; inferred | A. Szing | — |
| D. Taeymans | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Taeymans; inferred | D. Taeymans | — |
| Laurence G. Taff | 10 | 1947–pres. |
|
L. G. Taff; (bio-fr) | L. G. Taff | — |
| Ugo Tagliaferri | 2 | n.a. |
|
U. Tagliaferri; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | U. Tagliaferri | — |
| Atsushi Takahashi | 22 | 1965–pres. |
|
A. Takahashi; amateur, at Kitami Observatory | A. Takahashi | Templat:MoMP |
| Masanori Takeishi | 13 | 1950–pres. |
|
M. Takeishi; amateur, (bio-de) | M. Takeishi | Templat:MoMP |
| A. W. Taylor (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. W. Taylor; (545546), Cordell-Lorenz Obs. (see D. T. Durig) | A. W. Taylor | — |
| D. Team (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. |
|
D. Team; (545774), Kitt Peak | D. Team | — |
| Noéline Teamo | 240 | n.a. |
|
N. Teamo; amateur, Hibiscus Observatory Templat:Obscode | N. Teamo | — |
| Wilhelm Tempel | 5 | 1821–1889 |
|
E. W. Tempel; | E. W. Tempel | Templat:MoMP |
| Luciano Tesi | 192 | 1931–pres. |
|
L. Tesi; amateur | L. Tesi; L. esi | Templat:MoMP |
| Augusto Testa | 31 | 1950–pres. |
|
A. Testa; amateur | A. Testa | Templat:MoMP |
| Holger Thiele | 4 | 1878–1946 |
|
H. Thiele; son of Thorvald N. Thiele | H. Thiele | Templat:MoMP |
| Bernd Thinius | 2 | 1959–pres. |
|
B. Thinius; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC,[1] | B. Thinius | — |
| David J. Tholen | 68 | 1955–pres. |
|
D. J. Tholen; | D. J. Tholen; D. C. Tholen | Templat:MoMP |
| Norman G. Thomas | 55 | 1930–pres. |
|
N. G. Thomas; | N. G. Thomas | Templat:MoMP |
| William Thuillot | 1 | 1951–pres. |
|
W. Thuillot; inferred | W. Thuillot | Templat:MoMP |
| Dan Tibbets | 3 | n.a. |
|
D. Tibbets; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | D. Tibbets | — |
| Jana Tichá | 119 | 1965–pres. |
|
J. Tichá; | J. Ticha | Templat:MoMP |
| Miloš Tichý | 240 | 1966–pres. |
|
M. Tichý; | M. Tichy | Templat:MoMP |
| Jürgen Tiedtke | 1 | 1966–pres. |
|
J. Tiedtke; amateur, co-disc. with M. Klein, FB | J. Tiedtke | — |
| Friedrich Tietjen | 1 | 1832–1895 |
|
F. Tietjen; ARI-astronomer, disc: Templat:MPC | F. Tietjen | Templat:MoMP |
| Michael Todd (astronomer) | 5 | n.a. |
|
M. Todd; inferred | M. Todd | — |
| Clyde Tombaugh | 15 | 1906–1997 |
|
C. W. Tombaugh; | C. W. Tombaugh | Templat:MoMP |
| Maura Tombelli | 199 | 1952–pres. |
|
M. Tombelli; amateur | M. Tombelli | Templat:MoMP |
| Kōichirō Tomita | 9 | 1925–2006 |
|
K. Tomita; at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory | K. Tomita | Templat:MoMP |
| Mario Tonincelli | 5 | n.a. |
|
M. Tonincelli; inferred | M. Tonincelli | — |
| John L. Tonry | 2 | 1953–pres. |
|
J. L. Tonry; University of Hawaii, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-de) | J. L. Tonry | Templat:MoMP |
| Carlos Torres (astronomer) | 37 | 1929–2011 |
|
C. Torres; Carlos Torres R. (not Carlos Guillermo Torres), Src | C. Torres | Templat:MoMP |
| Y. Torres | 1 | n.a. |
|
Y. Torres; inferred | Y. Torres | |
| Juraj Tóth | 16 | 1975–pres. |
|
J. Tóth; at Comenius University | J. Toth | Templat:MoMP |
| Suzanne W. Tourtellotte | 16 | 1945–2013 |
|
S. Tourtellotte; inferred | S. Tourtellotte | — |
| Fabrizio Tozzi | 153 | 1970–pres. |
|
F. Tozzi; amateur, (bio-it) | F. Tozzi | — |
| Richard Trentman | 3 | 1939–pres. |
|
R. Trentman; amateur, Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object program; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | R. Trentman | Templat:MoMP |
| David E. Trilling | 52 | 1972–pres. |
|
D. E. Trilling; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | D. E. Trilling | Templat:MoMP |
| Paul J. Tristram | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. J. Tristram; MJUO, Src | P. J. Tristram | |
| Chad Trujillo | 65 | 1973–pres. |
|
C. Trujillo; | C. A. Trujillo; C. Trujillo; C. W. Trujillo | Templat:MoMP |
| Yuan-Sheng Tsai (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
Y.-S. Tsai; inferred | Y.-S. Tsai | |
| Akira Tsuchikawa | 4 | n.a. |
|
A. Tsuchikawa; (bio-it) | A. Tsuchikawa | — |
| Roy A. Tucker | 737 | 1951–pres. |
|
R. A. Tucker; | R. A. Tucker; R. Tucker | Templat:MoMP |
| D. Tuma | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Tuma; inferred | D. Tuma | — |
| Horace Parnell Tuttle | 2 | 1837–1923 |
|
H. P. Tuttle; | H. P. Tuttle | Templat:MoMP |
| Andrzej Udalski | 2 | 1957–pres. |
|
A. Udalski; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | A. Udalski | — |
| Seiji Ueda | 705 | 1952–pres. |
|
S. Ueda; amateur | S. Ueda | Templat:MoMP |
| Seitaro Urakawa | 4 | 1975–pres. |
|
S. Urakawa; at Bisei | S. Urakawa | Templat:MoMP |
| Takeshi Urata | 642 | 1947–2012 |
|
T. Urata; amateur | T. Urata | Templat:MoMP |
| Fumiaki Uto | 22 | n.a. |
|
F. Uto; | F. Uto; T. Uto | — |
| Ovidiu Vaduvescu | 8 | n.a. |
|
O. Vaduvescu; first: (555152) | O. Vaduvescu | — |
| Antonio Vagnozzi | 46 | 1950–pres. |
|
A. Vagnozzi; amateur | A. Vagnozzi | Templat:MoMP |
| Marja Väisälä | 2 | 1916–2011 |
|
M. Väisälä; Marja Ilmatar Väisälä, daughter of Y. Väisälä, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | M. Vaisala | — |
| Yrjö Väisälä | 128 | 1891–1971 |
|
Y. Väisälä; at Turku Observatory | Y. Vaisala | Templat:MoMP, Templat:MoMP |
| Mallory Vale | 3 | 1986–pres. |
|
M. Vale; | M. Vale | Templat:MoMP |
| Jan Vales | 5 | n.a. |
|
J. Vales; at Črni Vrh, | J. Vales | — |
| George Van Biesbroeck | 16 | 1880–1974 |
|
G. Van Biesbroeck; | G. Van Biesbroeck | Templat:MoMP |
| Hendrik van Gent | 39 | 1899–1947 |
|
H. van Gent; | H. van Gent | Templat:MoMP |
| Cornelis Johannes van Houten | 4643 | 1920–2002 |
|
C. J. van Houten; | C. J. van Houten | Templat:MoMP |
| Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | 4644 | 1921–2015 |
|
I. van Houten-Groeneveld; | I. van Houten-Groeneveld; I. Groeneveld | Templat:MoMP |
| Andre van Staden | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. van Staden; inferred | A. van Staden | |
| Andrew Vanden Heuvel | 3 | n.a. |
|
A. Vanden Heuvel; (bio-it) | A. Vanden Heuvel | — |
| Luděk Vašta | 1 | n.a. |
|
L. Vašta; inferred | L. Vasta | — |
| Zdeňka Vávrová | 115 | 1945–pres. |
|
Z. Vávrová; | Z. Vavrova | Templat:MoMP |
| Christian Veillet | 161 | 1954–pres. |
|
C. Veillet; | C. Veillet | Templat:MoMP |
| Graziano Ventre | 4 | 1954–pres. |
|
G. Ventre; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Ventre | Templat:MoMP |
| Krisztián Vida | 1 | 1983–pres. |
|
K. Vida; (IAU), co-disc. #K. Sarneczky | K. Vida | — |
| Antoni Vidal | 1 | n.a. |
|
A. Vidal; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Vidal | — |
| Ester Vigil | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. Vigil; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Vigil | — |
| Jozef Világi | 12 | n.a. |
|
J. Világi; inferred | J. Vilagi | — |
| Walter Augustin Villiger | 1 | 1872–1938 |
|
W. Villiger; | W. Villiger | Templat:MoMP |
| George R. Viscome | 33 | 1956–pres. |
|
G. R. Viscome; | G. R. Viscome | Templat:MoMP |
| David Voglsam | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Voglsam; Src | D. Voglsam | — |
| Heinrich Vogt (astronomer) | 1 | 1890–1968 |
|
H. Vogt; disc: Templat:MPC | H. Vogt | Templat:MoMP |
| Luigi Volta | 5 | 1876–1952 |
|
L. Volta; (bio-it) | L. Volta | Templat:MoMP |
| Tomáš Vorobjov | 15 | 1984–pres. |
|
T. Vorobjov; amateur | T. Vorobjov | Templat:MoMP |
| Christel Vuissoz | 5 | n.a. |
|
C. Vuissoz; inferred, disc: Templat:MPC | C. Vuissoz | — |
| Libor Vyskočil | 1 | n.a. |
|
L. Vyskočil; inferred | L. Vyskocil | — |
| Arno Arthur Wachmann | 3 | 1902–1990 |
|
A. Wachmann; | A. Wachmann | Templat:MoMP |
| Sahil Wadhwa | 1 | n.a. |
|
S. Wadhwa; | S. Wadhwa | — |
| Joe Wagner (astronomer) | 6 | 1964–pres. |
|
J. Wagner; (bio-it) | J. Wagner | — |
| R. Mark Wagner | 9 | n.a. |
|
R. M. Wagner; IAU | R. M. Wagner | — |
| Duncan Waldron | 2 | n.a. |
|
J. D. Waldron; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat: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 | Templat:MoMP |
| Brian D. Warner | 3 | 1952–pres. |
|
B. D. Warner; photometrist, (bio-it), Src | B. D. Warner | Templat:MoMP |
| Archibald Warnock | 7 | n.a. |
|
A. Warnock; (bio-it) | A. Warnock | — |
| Lawrence H. Wasserman | 295 | n.a. |
|
L. H. Wasserman; occultation, (bio-it) | L. H. Wasserman | Templat:MoMP |
| Kazuro Watanabe | 671 | 1955–pres. |
|
K. Watanabe; amateur | K. Watanabe | Templat:MoMP |
| James Craig Watson | 22 | 1838–1880 |
|
J. C. Watson; | J. C. Watson | Templat:MoMP |
| Martin Watt | 4 | n.a. |
|
M. Watt; (bio-it) | M. Watt | — |
| J. Scott Weaver | 2 | 1940–2008 |
|
J. S. Weaver; (bio-it) | J. S. Weaver; S. Weaver | Templat:MoMP |
| Robert Weber (astronomer) | 8 | 1926–2008 |
|
R. Weber; | R. Weber | Templat:MoMP |
| Katrina Wefel | 2 | n.a. |
|
K. Wefel; at Baton Rouge, disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC | K. Wefel | — |
| Don J. Wells | 21 | 1965–pres. |
|
D. Wells; amateur, (bio-it) | D. Wells | Templat:MoMP |
| Lisa Wells (astronomer) | 5 | n.a. |
|
L. Wells; inferred; remote observer for CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src | L. Wells | — |
| Jim Wentworth | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. Wentworth; inferred | J. Wentworth | — |
| Wolfgang Wenzel (astronomer) | 1 | 1929–pres. |
|
W. Wenzel; (bio-de) | W. Wenzel | Templat:MoMP |
| Richard Martin West | 40 | 1941–pres. |
|
R. M. West; | R. M. West | Templat:MoMP |
| Fred Lawrence Whipple | 1 | 1906–2004 |
|
F. L. Whipple; | F. L. Whipple | Templat:MoMP |
| Minor White (astronomer) | 45 | n.a. |
|
M. White; (bio-it) | M. White | — |
| Robert J. Whiteley | 12 | 1971–pres. |
|
R. J. Whiteley; (bio-it) | R. J. Whiteley | Templat:MoMP |
| Paul Wiegert | 85 | 1967–pres. |
|
P. A. Wiegert; | P. A. Wiegert | Templat:MoMP |
| Patrick Wiggins (astronomer) | 5 | 1949–pres. |
|
P. Wiggins; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Wiggins | Templat:MoMP |
| Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer) | 94 | 1925–2014 |
|
P. Wild; | P. Wild | Templat:MoMP |
| Peter D. Wilder | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. D. Wilder; (bio-it) | P. D. Wilder | — |
| Iwan P. Williams | 7 | n.a. |
|
I. P. Williams; (bio-it) | I. P. Williams | Templat:MoMP |
| James G. Williams | 1 | n.a. |
|
J. G. Williams; Src | J. G. Williams | Templat:MoMP |
| Kenneth A. Williams | 14 | 1956–pres. |
|
K. A. Williams; Templat:Obscode Lake Clear N.Y.; astrophotographer | K. A. Williams | Templat:MoMP |
| 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 Diarsipkan 2014-09-05 di Wayback Machine. (bio-it) | J. Willis | — |
| Albert George Wilson | 5 | 1918–2012 |
|
A. G. Wilson; | A. G. Wilson | Templat:MoMP |
| Carl A. Wirtanen | 8 | 1910–1990 |
|
C. A. Wirtanen; | C. A. Wirtanen | Templat:MoMP |
| Edith Wirtanen | 1 | n.a. |
|
E. Wirtanen; Edith Rand Wirtanen, wife of Carl Wirtanen, (bio-it) | E. Wirtanen | Templat:MoMP |
| Carl Gustav Witt | 2 | 1866–1946 |
|
G. Witt; | G. Witt | Templat:MoMP |
| David Wittman | 3 | n.a. |
|
D. Wittman; David M. Wittman | D. Wittman | — |
| Christian Wolf (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. Wolf; assumed | C. Wolf | — |
| Marek Wolf | 19 | 1957–pres. |
|
M. Wolf; | M. Wolf | — |
| Max Wolf | 248 | 1863–1932 |
|
M. F. Wolf; | M. F. Wolf | Templat:MoMP |
| Chris Wolfe | 29 | n.a. |
|
C. Wolfe; (bio-it) | C. Wolfe | — |
| Ulrich Wolff | 2 | 1964–pres. |
|
U. Wolff; amateur, Berlin, Src | U. Wolff | — |
| Harry Edwin Wood | 12 | 1881–1946 |
|
H. E. Wood; | H. E. Wood | Templat:MoMP |
| Gao Xing | 8 | 1974–pres. |
|
X. Gao; first disc: (546049), obscode:C42 | X. Gao | Templat:MoMP |
| Naotaka Yamamoto | 1 | n.a. |
|
N. Yamamoto; (bio-it) | N. Yamamoto | — |
| Masayuki Yanai | 27 | 1959–pres. |
|
M. Yanai; | M. Yanai | Templat:MoMP |
| Yang Tingzhang | 12 | n.a. |
|
T.-C. Yang; (bio-it) | T.-C. Yang | — |
| Ye Quan-Zhi | 213 | 1988–pres. |
|
Q.-z. Ye; also: Quan-Zhi Ye, (bio-it), Src Diarsipkan 2015-01-19 di Wayback Machine. | Q.-z. Ye; Q.-Z. Ye; Q. Ye | Templat:MoMP |
| B. Yeung | 1 | n.a. |
|
B. Yeung; | B. Yeung | — |
| William Kwong Yu Yeung | 2049 | 1960–pres. |
|
W. K. Y. Yeung; amateur, (bio-it) | W. K. Y. Yeung; W. K. Yeung | Templat:MoMP |
| M. Yoshimi | 1 | n.a. |
|
M. Yoshimi; | M. Yoshimi | |
| James Whitney Young | 267 | 1941–pres. |
|
J. W. Young | J. W. Young; J. Young | Templat:MoMP |
| Jure Zakrajšek | 7 | n.a. |
|
J. Zakrajšek; Src | J. Zakrajsek | — |
| O. Zamora | 1 | n.a. |
|
O. Zamora; co-disc. #O. Vaduvescu | O. Zamora | — |
| Fulvio Zanardini | 2 | n.a. |
|
F. Zanardini; disc: Templat:MPC and Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | F. Zanardini | — |
| Luciano Zannoni | 1 | n.a. |
|
L. Zannoni; | L. Zannoni | — |
| Vincenzo Zappalà | 9 | 1945–pres. |
|
V. Zappalà; at Pino Torinese Observatory | V. Zappala | Templat:MoMP |
| Justas Zdanavičius | 114 | n.a. |
|
J. Zdanavičius; (bio-it) | J. Zdanavicius | — |
| Kazimieras Zdanavičius | 1 | 1938–pres. |
|
K. Zdanavičius; (bio-it) | K. Zdanavicius | Templat:MoMP |
| Kenneth W. Zeigler | 3 | n.a. |
|
K. W. Zeigler; disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | K. W. Zeigler | — |
| David S. Zelinsky | 1 | n.a. |
|
D. Zelinsky; inferred | D. Zelinsky | Templat:MoMP |
| O. Zeloyniy | 2 | n.a. |
|
O. Zeloyniy; inferred, first: (550982) | O. Zeloyniy | – |
| Xu Zhijian | 4 | 1989–pres. |
|
Z. Xu; amateur, (546756), co-discoveries with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, 300+ SOHO comets | Z. Xu | Templat:MoMP |
| Lyudmila Zhuravleva | 213 | 1946–pres. |
|
L. V. Zhuravleva; Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva; ITA-astronomer | L. V. Zhuravleva | Templat:MoMP |
| Massimo Ziboli | 4 | n.a. |
|
M. Ziboli; amateur, disc: Templat:MPC, (bio-it) | M. Ziboli | — |
| Pavel Zigo | 1 | n.a. |
|
P. Zigo; inferred | P. Zigo | — |
| Ute Zimmer | 24 | 1964–pres. |
|
U. Zimmer; amateur,[1] | U. Zimmer | — |
| Michał Żołnowski | 16 | 1975–pres. |
|
M. Żołnowski; amateur, Rantiga Osservatorio | M. Zolnowski | Templat:MoMP |
| Frank B. Zoltowski | 229 | 1957–pres. |
|
F. B. Zoltowski; amateur | F. B. Zoltowski | Templat:MoMP |
| Giovanni Zonaro | 1 | n.a. |
|
G. Zonaro; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Zonaro | — |
| Cristina Zurita | 1 | n.a. |
|
C. Zurita; inferred | C. Zurita | — |
| Anna N. Żytkow | 7 | 1947–pres. |
|
A. Żytkow; | A. Zytkow | — |
