List of minor planet discoverers
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This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects).[1] As of January 2022[update], the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1,141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions).
On how a discovery is made, see observations of small Solar System bodies. For a description of the tables below, see § Notes.
Discovering astronomers[edit]
| Astronomer | Discoveries | DOB–DOD | Country | Link-label; info, links, and notes | Name(s) at MPC | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Abe (astronomer) | 28 | 1958–pres. |  | H. Abe; | H. Abe | (5379) |
| Masanao Abe | 2 | 1967–pres. | | M. Abe; disc: MPC and MPC | M. Abe | (8926) |
| Mark Abraham (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. |  | M. Abraham; amateur, Src | M. Abraham | — |
| Christopher Aikman | 4 | 1943–pres. |  | G. C. L. Aikman; | G. C. L. Aikman | — |
| Makio Akiyama | 16 | 1950–pres. | | M. Akiyama; Susono Observatory | M. Akiyama | (4904) |
| Vladimir Albitsky | 10 | 1891–1952 |   | V. Albitskij; Simeiz Observatory | V. Albitskij | (1783) |
| Gregory Scott Aldering | 4 | 1962–pres. | | G. Aldering; | G. Aldering | (26533) |
| Heikki A. Alikoski | 13 | 1912–1997 |  | H. Alikoski; Turku Obs. | H. Alikoski | (1567) |
| Éric J. Allen | 1 | n.a. | | É. J. Allen; | E. J. Allen | — |
| Rhiannon Lynne Allen | 5 | n.a. | | R. L. Allen; R. Lynne Jones | R. L. Allen; L. Allen | (10297) |
| Martin Altmann | 10 | n.a. |  | M. Altmann; ARI-Gaia, first disc: (552651) | M. Altmann | — |
| Jeff T. Alu | 24 | 1966–pres. | | J. Alu; amateur | J. Alu | (4104) |
| Leonard L. Amburgey | 2 | 1945–pres. | | L. L. Amburgey; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC | L. L. Amburgey | — |
| Joe Anderson (astronomer) | 7 | n.a. |  | J. Anderson; , co-disc. w/ #C. Veillet | J. Anderson | — |
| A. David Andrews | 1 | 1933–pres. | | A. D. Andrews; | A. D. Andrews | — |
| Milan Antal | 17 | 1935–1999 |  | M. Antal; | M. Antal | (6717) |
| Plinio Antolini | 4 | 1920–2012 |  | P. Antolini; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Antolini | — |
| Pierre Antonini | 35 | 1933–pres. |  | P. Antonini; amateur | P. Antonini | (12580) |
| Masakatsu Aoki | 2 | 1957–pres. | | M. Aoki; amateur; unrelated to 5337 | M. Aoki | — |
| Rolf Apitzsch | 89 | 1943–pres. | | R. Apitzsch; amateur, (bio-de) | R. Apitzsch | (29214) |
| Masaru Arai | 45 | 1952–pres. | | M. Arai; amateur | M. Arai | (21082) |
| Hiroshi Araki | 3 | 1935–pres. | | H. Araki; unrelated to 4718 | H. Araki | — |
| Sylvain Arend | 51 | 1902–1992 |  | S. Arend; | S. J. Arend | (1502) |
| Claire Armstrong | 1 | n.a. | | C. Armstrong; amateur, wife of M. Armstrong | C. Armstrong | (15967) |
| James D. Armstrong | 1 | n.a. | | J. D. Armstrong; | J. D. Armstrong | — |
| Mark Armstrong (astronomer) | 2 | 1958–pres. | | M. Armstrong; amateur, husband of C. Armstrong, unrelated to 6469 | M. Armstrong | — |
| Atsuo Asami | 12 | n.a. | | A. Asami; | A. Asami | — |
| David J. Asher | 10 | 1966–pres. | | D. J. Asher; | D. J. Asher | (6564) |
| Karl Augustesen | 6 | 1945–pres. |  | K. Augustesen; | K. Augustesen | (5171) |
| Walter Baade | 10 | 1893–1960 | | W. Baade; | W. Baade | (1501) |
| Ulrika Babiaková | 14 | 1976–2002 | | U. Babiaková; | U. Babiakova | (32531) |
| Paolo Bacci | 1 | 1968–pres. | | P. Bacci; amateur; (bio-it) | P. Bacci | (108205) |
| Hannes Bachleitner | 2 | 1965–pres. |  | H. Bachleitner; also Johannes Bachleitner, amateur, disc: MPC and MPC | H. Bachleitner | (172932) |
| Solon Irving Bailey | 1 | 1854–1931 | | S. I. Bailey; unrelated to 449922 | S. I. Bailey | — |
| David D. Balam | 56 | n.a. | | D. D. Balam; | D. D. Balam | (3749) |
| Loren C. Ball | 108 | 1948–pres. | | L. Ball; amateur | L. Ball | (16095) |
| Thomas J. Balonek | 9 | n.a. | | T. J. Balonek; | T. J. Balonek; T. Balonek | — |
| Odette Bancilhon | 1 | 1908–1998 | | O. Bancilhon; disc: List of minor planets: 1001–2000#333 | O. Bancilhon | (1713) |
| Susan Banh | 1 | n.a. | | S. Banh; (bio-it) | S. Banh | — |
| Nigel P. Bannister | 1 | n.a. | | N. P. Bannister; University of Leicester | N. P. Bannister | — |
| Yoshiaki Banno | 1 | 1952–1991 | | Y. Banno; | Y. Banno | (3394) |
| Evelin Bányai | 1 | n.a. |  | E. Bányai; | E. Banyai | — |
| Cesare Barbieri | 11 | 1942–pres. | | C. Barbieri; | C. Barbieri | (13992) |
| Fabio Barblan | 1 | n.a.–pres. | | F. Barblan; | F. Barblan | — |
| John C. Barentine | 6 | 1976–pres. | | J. C. Barentine; John Caleb Barentine | J. C. Barentine | (14505) |
| Kristina M. Barkume | 1 | n.a. | | K. M. Barkume; (bio-it) | K. M. Barkume | — |
| Adam Barr | 1 | n.a.–pres. | | A. Barr; | A. Barr | — |
| Ewan Barr | 5 | n.a. | | E. Barr; (bio-it) | E. Barr | — |
| Sergio Barros | 7 | n.a. |  | S. Barros; (bio-it) | S. Barros | — |
| Sandro Bartolini | 1 | 1974–pres. | | S. Bartolini; unrelated to 12399 | S. Bartolini | (11337) |
| Maria A. Barucci | 3 | n.a. | | M. A. Barucci; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | M. A. Barucci; M. Barucci | (3485) |
| James Bauer (astronomer) | 1 | 1968–pres. | | J. Bauer; James M. Bauer, James "Gerbs" Bauer | J. Bauer | (16232) |
| Ivo Baueršíma | 1 | 1931–pres. |   | I. Baueršíma; (bio-de) | I. Bauersima | — |
| Johann M. Baur | 15 | 1930–2007 | | J. M. Baur; amateur, (bio-de) | J. M. Baur | (11673) |
| David E. Beatty | 1 | n.a. | | D. Beatty; (bio-it); unrelated to 2925 | D. Beatty | — |
| D. Beaver | 1 | n.a. | | D. Beaver; amateur, co-discoverer with J. Dellinger at Needville, TX | D. Beaver | — |
| Andrew C. Becker | 644 | 1973–pres. | | A. C. Becker; (bio-it) | A. C. Becker; A. Becker | (5280) |
| Jim Bedient | 8 | n.a. | | J. Bedient; | J. Bedient | — |
| E. S. Beeson | 1 | n.a. | | E. S. Beeson; unrelated to 5241 | E. S. Beeson | — |
| Raoul Behrend | 14 | 1964–pres. | | R. Behrend; (bio-fr) | R. Behrend | (18874) |
| Bruce Edward Behymer | 1 | 1983–pres. | | B. E. Behymer; (bio-it) | B. E. Behymer | — |
| Sergey Belyavsky | 36 | 1883–1953 | | S. Belyavskyj; | S. Beljavskij | — |
| Graham E. Bell | 57 | n.a. | | G. Bell; | G. Bell | — |
| Federico Bellini | 1 | n.a. | | F. Bellini; (bio-it), unrelated to 18509 | F. Bellini | — |
| Yuri A. Belyaev | 7 | n.a. | | Yu. A. Belyaev; it:Jurij A. Beljaev, fr:Iouri Beliaïev, unrelated to 2030 | Yu. A. Belyaev | — |
| Denis Bergeron | 2 | 1956–pres. | | D. Bergeron; (bio-it) | D. Bergeron | — |
| Fabrizio Bernardi | 23 | 1972–pres. | | F. Bernardi; | F. Bernardi | (27983) |
| Laurent Bernasconi | 41 | 1966–pres. | | L. Bernasconi; amateur, (bio-fr) | L. Bernasconi | (13793) |
| K. Berney | 1 | n.a. | | K. Berney; | K. Berney | — |
| Gary M. Bernstein | 3 | n.a. | | G. Bernstein; C/2014 UN271, UPenn | G. Bernstein | — |
| Emanuel Bettelheim | 1 | n.a. | | E. Bettelheim; | E. Bettelheim | — |
| Francesco Biasci | 1 | n.a. | | F. Biasci; | F. Biasci | — |
| Wolf Bickel | 852 | 1942–pres. | | W. Bickel; amateur | W. Bickel | (4324) |
| Jamie Biggs | 1 | n.a. |  | J. Biggs; | J. Biggs | — |
| Guillaume Bigourdan | 1 | 1851–1932 | | G. Bigourdan; disc: 390 | G. Bigourdan | — |
| Harald Bill | 1 | 1964–pres. | | H. Bill; amateur | H. Bill | (196035) |
| Gary W. Billings | 6 | n.a. | | G. W. Billings; amateur, (bio-fr) | G. W. Billings | (73703) |
| Richard P. Binzel | 3 | 1958–pres. | | R. P. Binzel; | R. P. Binzel | (2873) |
| Kurt Birkle | 9 | 1939–2010 | | K. Birkle; (bio-de) | K. Birkle | (4803) |
| Mirel Bîrlan | 2 | 1963–pres. |  | M. Birlan; (bio-ro), co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu | M. Birlan | (10034) |
| Peter Birtwhistle | 94 | 1958–pres. | | P. Birtwhistle; amateur, Src | P. Birtwhistle | (65100) |
| Manolo Blasco | 5 | n.a. |  | M. Blasco; (bio-it) | M. Blasco | — |
| Laurent Blind | 1 | 1965–pres. | | L. Blind; | C. R. L. Blind; L. Blind | (90533) |
| Adam Block (astrophotographer) | 1 | 1973–pres. | | A. Block; (bio-it) | A. Block | (172525) |
| Andrea Boattini | 296 | 1969–pres. | | A. Boattini; | A. Boattini | (8925) |
| Hermann Boehnhardt | 1 | n.a. | | H. Boehnhardt; | H. Boehnhardt | — |
| Andreas Boeker | 2 | 1964–2011 | | A. Boeker; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it),[2] | A. Boeker | (29483) |
| Michel Bœuf | 12 | n.a. | | M. Boeuf; (bio-it), HP | M. Boeuf | — |
| Henri M. J. Boffin | 11 | n.a. | | H. Boffin; | H. M. J. Boffin; H. Boffin | — |
| Alfred Bohrmann | 9 | 1904–2000 | | A. Bohrmann; | A. Bohrmann | (1635) |
| Tom Boles | 1 | 1944–pres. |  | T. Boles; amateur | T. Boles | (7648) |
| Dennis Borgman | 1 | 1952–pres. | | D. Borgman; | D. Borgman | (95219) |
| Gennadiy Borisov | 1 | 1962–pres. |  | G. Borisov; discovered 2I/Borisov | G. Borisov | — |
| Freimut Börngen | 538 | 1930–2021 | | F. Börngen; | F. Borngen | (3859) |
| Alphonse Borrelly | 18 | 1842–1926 | | A. Borrelly; | A. Borrelly | (1539) |
| Josep Maria Bosch | 7 | n.a. |  | J. M. Bosch; amateur, also see (266983) | J. M. Bosch | — |
| Grégoire Bourban | 4 | n.a. | | G. Bourban; disc: MPC and MPC | G. Bourban | — |
| Paul Bourgeois | 1 | 1898–1974 | | P. Bourgeois; (bio-it) | P. Bourgeois | (1543) |
| Edward L. G. Bowell | 571 | 1943–pres. | | E. Bowell; | E. Bowell | (2246) |
| Louis Boyer (astronomer) | 40 | 1901–1999 | | L. Boyer; | L. Boyer | (1215) |
| Richard P. Boyle | 13 | 1943–pres. | | R. P. Boyle; disc: MPC and MPC, Src Archived 29 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine | R. P. Boyle | (302849) |
| Joseph L. Brady | 1 | n.a. | | J. L. Brady; (bio-it) | J. L. Brady | — |
| Nigel Brady (astronomer) | 7 | n.a. |  | N. Brady; | N. Brady | — |
| Steve Brady (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | S. Brady; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | S. Brady | — |
| Alexis Brandeker | 4 | 1974–pres. |  | A. Brandeker; | A. Brandeker | — |
| Vanja Brcic | 2 | n.a. |  | V. Brcic; (bio-it) | V. Brcic | — |
| John Broughton | 1189 | 1952–pres. | | J. Broughton; amateur | J. Broughton | (24105) |
| Jeffery A. Brown | 1 | n.a. | | J. A. Brown; Src | J. A. Brown | — |
| Michael E. Brown | 29 | 1965–pres. | | M. E. Brown; | M. E. Brown | (11714) |
| Timothy Brown | 1 | n.a.–pres. | | T. Brown; | T. Brown | — |
| Ladislav Brožek | 23 | 1952–pres. | | L. Brožek; | L. Brozek | — |
| Jim Bruton | 2 | n.a. | | J. Bruton; James Bruton, disc: MPC and MPC, Src | J. Bruton | — |
| Dan Bruton | 5 | 1967–pres. | | W. D. Bruton; (bio-fr) | W. D. Bruton | — |
| Jacobus Albertus Bruwer | 4 | 1915–pres. |  | J. A. Bruwer; (bio-it) | J. A. Bruwer | (1811) |
| Emil Buchar | 1 | 1901–1979 | | E. Buchar; (bio-it) | E. Buchar | (3141) |
| Marc Buie | 1132 | 1958–pres. | | M. W. Buie; | M. W. Buie | (7553) |
| Christian Buil | 5 | n.a. | | C. Buil; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Buil | (6820) |
| Todd Burdullis | 1 | n.a. | | T. Burdullis; CFHT Src | T. Burdullis | — |
| Geoffrey Burks | 1 | n.a. | | G. Burks; | G. Burks | — |
| Matthew R. Burleigh | 1 | n.a. | | M. R. Burleigh; | M. R. Burleigh | — |
| Bella A. Burnasheva | 13 | 1944–pres. | | B. A. Burnasheva; | B. A. Burnasheva | (4427) |
| Robert Burnham Jr. | 1 | 1931–1993 | | R. Burnham; | R. Burnham | (3467) |
| Joseph A. Burns | 1 | 1941–pres. | | J. A. Burns; | J. A. Burns | (2708) |
| Schelte J. Bus | 1683 | 1956–pres. | | S. J. Bus; | S. J. Bus | (3254) |
| Matthias Busch | 13 | 1968–pres. | | M. Busch; amateur Src and Src | M. Busch | (7687) |
| Philippe Buttani | 1 | 1966–pres. | | P. Buttani; amateur, (bio-fr) | P. Buttani | (18167) |
| Eric Buttini | 1 | n.a.–pres. |  | E. Buttini; | E. Buttini | — |
| Luca Buzzi | 1 | 1982–pres. | | L. Buzzi; amateur, (bio-it) | L. Buzzi | (6517) |
| 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 | (3015) |
| Albino Carbognani | 1 | 1965–pres. | | A. Carbognani; | A. Carbognani | (27269) |
| Luigi Carnera | 16 | 1875–1962 | | L. Carnera; | L. Carnera | (39653) |
| Don W. Carona | 1 | n.a. | | D. W. Carona; | D. W. Carona | — |
| Alfredo Caronia | 4 | n.a. | | A. Caronia; (bio-it) | A. Caronia | — |
| Rafael Carrasco Garrorena | 1 | 1902–1981 | | R. Carrasco; (bio-it), unrelated to 4171 | R. Carrasco | — |
| Uri Carsenty | 1 | 1949–pres. |  | U. Carsenty; (bio-fr) | U. Carsenty | (13333) |
| Claudio Casacci | 8 | 1958–pres. | | C. Casacci; | C. Casacci | (4814) |
| James Len Casady | 3 | n.a. | | L. Casady; | L. Casady | — |
| Ferrán Casarramona | 2 | n.a. | | F. Casarramona; (bio-it) | F. Casarramona | — |
| Ricard Casas (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | R. Casas; (bio-it) | R. Casas | — |
| Flavio Castellani | 6 | n.a. | | F. Castellani; (bio-it) | F. Castellani | — |
| Victor Casula | 2 | n.a.–pres. | | V. Casula; | V. Casula | — |
| Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | 200 | 1944–2018 | | V. S. Casulli; amateur | V. S. Casulli | (7132) |
| Gabriele Cattani | 18 | n.a. | | G. Cattani; | G. Cattani | — |
| Cyril Cavadore | 5 | 1969–pres. | | C. Cavadore; (bio-it) | C. Cavadore | (9811) |
| Marco Cavagna | 19 | 1958–2005 | | M. Cavagna; amateur | M. Cavagna | (10149) |
| G. Cavalletti | 1 | n.a. | | G. Cavalletti; | G. Cavalletti | — |
| Anthony J. Cecce | 18 | n.a. | | A. J. Cecce; (bio-fr) | A. J. Cecce | — |
| Vasco Cecchini | 2 | 1932–pres. | | V. Cecchini; amateur, (bio-it) | V. Cecchini | (13798) |
| Edvardas Černis | 1 | n.a. |  | E. Černis; | E. Cernis | — |
| Kazimieras Černis | 154 | 1958–pres. | | K. Černis; | K. Cernis; K. Černis | — |
| Vincenzo Cerulli | 1 | 1859–1927 | | V. Cerulli; disc: MPC | V. Cerulli | (31028) |
| Carlos Ulrrico Cesco | 19 | 19XX–1987 |  | C. U. Cesco; | C. U. Cesco | (1571) |
| Mario R. Cesco | 6 | n.a. | | M. R. Cesco; son of C. U. Cesco, (bio-it) | M. R. Cesco | — |
| Brian C. Chaboyer | 1 | n.a. | | B. Chaboyer; IAU | B. Chaboyer | — |
| Jean Chacornac | 6 | 1823–1873 | | J. Chacornac; | J. Chacornac | (1622) |
| Marcus Tristan Chamberlin | 2 | n.a. | | M. T. Chamberlin; disc: MPC, unrelated to 9250 | M. T. Chamberlin | — |
| Zhang Jiaxiang | 1 | 1932–2019 |  | C.-H. Chang; | C.-H. Chang | (4760) |
| Man-Ti Chang | 5 | n.a. | | M.-T. Chang; | M.-T. Chang | — |
| Zhāng Yùzhé | 1 | 1902–1986 | | Y. C. Chang; | Y. C. Chang | (2051) |
| Auguste Charlois | 99 | 1864–1910 | | A. Charlois; | A. Charlois | (1510) |
| Robin Chassagne | 1 | 1962–pres. | | R. Chassagne; (bio-it) | R. Chassagne | (15037) |
| Robert Chemin | 1 | n.a. | | R. Chemin; (bio-it) | R. Chemin | (3913) |
| Jun Chen (astronomer) | 11 | n.a. | | J. Chen; | J. Chen | — |
| Tao Chen (astronomer) | 3 | 1980–pres. | | T. Chen; disc: MPC, Chen Tao, 陈韬 (天文学家) (bio-it), (bio-zh) | T. Chen | (19873) |
| Y.-C. Cheng | 1 | n.a. | | Y.-C. Cheng; | Y.-C. Cheng | — |
| Lyudmila Chernykh | 267 | 1935–2017 | | L. I. Chernykh; Ludmila I. Chernykh | L. I. Chernykh | (2325) |
| Nikolai Chernykh | 537 | 1931–2004 | | N. S. Chernykh; Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh | N. S. Chernykh | (2325) |
| Dennis K. Chesney | 38 | n.a. | | D. K. Chesney; | D. K. Chesney | — |
| Dmitry Chestnov | 23 | n.a. | | D. Chestnov; Dmitrij Nikolaevič Čestnov | D. Chestnov; D. N. Chestnov | — |
| Eugene Chiang | 1 | 1973–pres. | | E. Chiang; (bio-it) | E. Chiang | — |
| Paolo Chiavenna | 15 | n.a. | | P. Chiavenna; | P. Chiavenna | — |
| Jack B. Child | 13 | 1951–pres. | | J. B. Child; (bio-fr) | J. B. Child | (4580) |
| K.-J. Choo | 1 | n.a. |  | K.-J. Choo; | K.-J. Choo | — |
| Per Rex Christensen | 1 | n.a. | | P. R. Christensen; (bio-it) | P. R. Christensen | — |
| Bernard Christophe | 96 | n.a. | | B. Christophe; amateur, (bio-fr) | B. Christophe | — |
| Joseph Churms | 2 | 1926–1994 | | J. Churms; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | J. Churms | — |
| Jacqueline Ciffréo | 1 | n.a. | | J. Ciffréo; disc: 108P/Ciffréo; (fr) | J. Ciffreo | — |
| James L. Clem | 1 | n.a. | | J. L. Clem; CV Archived 25 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine | J. L. Clem | — |
| Roy Clingan | 64 | 1950–pres. | | R. Clingan; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Clingan | (33747) |
| Edwin Foster Coddington | 3 | 1870–1950 | | E. F. Coddington; | E. F. Coddington | — |
| S. Cofré | 11 | n.a. | | S. Cofré; | S. Cofre | — |
| Jérôme Eugène Coggia | 5 | 1849–1919 | | J. Coggia; | J. Coggia | — |
| Seth M. Cohen | 1 | n.a. | | S. Cohen; unrelated to MPC | S. Cohen | — |
| Robert Francis Coker | 4 | n.a. | | R. Coker; (bio-it) | R. Coker | — |
| François Colas | 2 | 1959–pres. | | F. Colas; (bio-it) | F. Colas | (9553) |
| Simon Collander-Brown | 2 | n.a. | | S. Collander-Brown; disc: MPC, Src | S. Collander-Brown | — |
| Matthew Collier (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | M. Collier; disc: MPC, unrelated to MPC, (bio-fr) | M. Collier | — |
| Michael Collins (astronomer) | 51 | n.a. | | M. Collins; Myke Collins, unrelated to MPC, (bio-fr) | M. Collins | — |
| Ermes Colombini | 4 | 1956–pres. | | E. Colombini; amateur, mentioned: MPC | E. Colombini | (7030) |
| Juan Pablo Colque | 1 | n.a. | | J. P. Colque; Juan Pablo Colque Saavedra, co-disc. w/ #F. Pozo | J. P. Colque | — |
| Enrico Colzani | 1 | 1956–pres. | | E. Colzani; amateur, Gruppo Astrofili Brianza (bio-it) | E. Colzani | (79847) |
| Josep Comas i Solà | 11 | 1868–1937 | | J. Comas i Solà; | J. Comas Sola | (1102), (1655) |
| Paul G. Comba | 691 | 1926–2017 | | P. G. Comba; amateur | P. G. Comba | (7636) |
| Martin Connors | 1 | 1954–pres. | | M. Connors; | M. Connors | (13700) |
| Walter R. Cooney Jr. | 47 | 1962–pres. | | W. R. Cooney Jr.; amateur | W. R. Cooney Jr. | (35365) |
| Pablo Cottenot | 1 | n.a. | | P. Cottenot; disc: MPC | P. Cottenot | — |
| Fernand Courty | 2 | 1862–1921 | | F. Courty; disc: MPC and MPC | F. Courty | — |
| Philip Herbert Cowell | 1 | 1870–1949 | | P. H. Cowell; | P. H. Cowell | (1898) |
| Greg Crawford | 3 | n.a. | | G. Crawford; at Bagnall Beach Observatory, unrelated to 7327 | G. Crawford | — |
| Lucy D. Crespo da Silva | 1 | 1978–2000 | | L. Crespo da Silva; Lucy d'Escoffier Crespo da Silva, (bio-it) | L. Crespo da Silva | (96747) |
| Kiyoshi Kurosu | 2 | 1965–pres. | | K. Cross; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | K. Cross | — |
| Alex Cruz (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | A. Cruz; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, unrelated to 21502, (bio-it) | A. Cruz | — |
| Balázs Csák | 3 | 1979–pres. | | B. Csák; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | B. Csak | — |
| Tibor Csörgei | 1 | 1972–pres. | | T. Csörgei; | T. Csorgei | (270472) |
| Ignacio de la Cueva | 3 | n.a. | | I. d. l. Cueva; C85 | I. d. l. Cueva | — |
| Steve Cullen | 1 | n.a. | | S. Cullen; LightBuckets | S. Cullen | — |
| Leland E. Cunningham | 4 | 1904–1989 | | L. E. Cunningham; Leland Erskin Cunningham | L. E. Cunningham | (1754) |
| Heber Doust Curtis | 1 | 1872–1942 | | H. D. Curtis; unrelated to 3621 | H. D. Curtis | — |
| Karl F. J. Cwach | 1 | n.a. | | K. F. J. Cwach; amateur, (bio-it) | K. F. J. Cwach | — |
| Germano D'Abramo | 3 | 1973–pres. | | G. D'Abramo; | G. D'Abramo | (16154) |
| Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | 1 | 1822–1875 | | H. d'Arrest; disc: MPC | H. d'Arrest | (9133) |
| Ivano Dal Prete | 1 | n.a. | | I. Dal Prete; amateur, (bio-it) | I. Dal Prete | — |
| Gergely Dálya | 1 | n.a. | | G. Dálya; | G. Dalya | — |
| Nichole M. Danzl | 6 | n.a. | | N. Danzl; (bio-it) | N. Danzl | (10720) |
| Juliet C. Datson | 3 | 1980–pres. | | J. C. Datson; Juliet Clare Datson, assumed GER nat' | J. C. Datson | (202736) |
| E.-M. David | 1 | n.a. | | E.-M. David; | E.-M. David | — |
| Donald R. Davis (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | D. Davis; | D. Davis | (3638) |
| Richard G. Davis | 4 | n.a. | | R. G. Davis; (bio-fr) | R. G. Davis | — |
| B. C. Dawson | 1 | n.a. | | B. C. Dawson; assumed | B. C. Dawson | — |
| Matt Dawson (astronomer) | 6 | 1959–pres. |  | M. Dawson; amateur, Src | M. Dawson | (13750) |
| Denis Denisenko | 1 | 1971–pres. | | D. Denisenko; | D. Denisenko | — |
| Leo Anton Karl de Ball | 1 | 1853–1916 | | K. de Ball; disc: MPC | K. de Ball | — |
| Peter De Cat | 23 | n.a. | | P. De Cat; (bio-it) | P. De Cat; P. D. Cat | — |
| Annibale de Gasparis | 9 | 1819–1892 | | A. de Gasparis; | A. de Gasparis | (4279) |
| David R. De Graff | 2 | n.a. | | D. R. De Graff; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | D. R. DeGraff | — |
| Fiore De Luise | 3 | 1977–pres. | | F. De Luise; Campo Imperadore | F. D. Luise | (84012) |
| Miguel de Pascual Martínez | 1 | n.a. | | M. de Pascual; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | M. de Pascual | — |
| 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 | (72042) |
| Charles P. de Saint-Aignan | 12 | 1977–pres. | | C. P. de Saint-Aignan; | C. P. de Saint-Aignan | (5995) |
| Giovanni de Sanctis | 42 | 1949–pres. | | G. DeSanctis; | G. De Sanctis | (3268) |
| James A. DeYoung | 1 | n.a. | | J. DeYoung; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (bio-it) | J. DeYoung | — |
| Henri Debehogne | 743 | 1928–2007 | | H. Debehogne; | H. Debehogne | (2359) |
| Catherine E. Delahodde | 1 | 1974–pres. | | C. E. Delahodde; | C. E. Delahodde | (15008) |
| Ian dell'Antonio | 10 | n.a. | | I. dell'Antonio; Ian P. dell'Antonio, Deep Lens Survey | I. Dell'Antonio; I. DellAntonio | — |
| Joseph A. Dellinger | 83 | 1961–pres. | | J. Dellinger; amateur, (bio-it) | J. Dellinger | (78392) |
| Eugène Joseph Delporte | 66 | 1882–1955 | | E. Delporte; | E. Delporte | (1274) |
| Audrey C. Delsanti | 2 | 1976–pres. | | A. C. Delsanti; disc: MPC and MPC. Src | A. C. Delsanti; A. Dalsanti | — |
| Christophe Demeautis | 13 | n.a. | | C. Demeautis; amateur, (bio-fr) | C. Demeautis | (14141) |
| Alíz Derekas | 3 | 1977–pres. | | A. Derekas; (bio-it) | A. Derekas | — |
| Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch | 1 | 1901–1986 |  | A. Deutsch; Aleksandr Nikolaevič Dejč, disc: MPC | A. Deutsch | — |
| Harlan Devore | 1 | n.a. | | H. Devore; (bio-it) | H. Devore | — |
| Dennis di Cicco | 60 | 1950–pres. | | D. di Cicco; | D. di Cicco | (3841) |
| Aldo Di Clemente | 1 | 1948–pres. | | A. Di Clemente; amateur | A. Di Clemente | (91214) |
| Mario Di Martino | 2 | 1947–pres. | | M. Di Martino; Turin Observatory | M. Di Martino | (3247) |
| Andrea Di Paola | 20 | 1970–pres. | | A. Di Paola; | A. Di Paola; A. D. Paola | (27130) |
| Mario Di Sora | 5 | 1961–pres. | | M. Di Sora; amateur, (bio-it) | M. Di Sora; M. DiSora | (21999) |
| Wilhelm Dieckvoß | 2 | 1908–1982 | | W. Dieckvoß; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de) | W. Dieckvoss | (1706) |
| Elizabeth R. Dillon | 1 | n.a. | | E. R. Dillon; amateur, (bio-it) | E. R. Dillon | (78393) |
| William G. Dillon | 58 | 1957–pres. | | W. G. Dillon; (bio-it) | W. G. Dillon | (78393) |
| Alessandro Dimai | 1 | 1962–2019 | | A. Dimai; amateur, (bio-it) | A. Dimai | (25276) |
| Bojan Dintinjana | 1 | n.a. |  | B. Dintinjana; | B. Dintinjana | — |
| David S. Dixon | 25 | 1947–pres. | | D. S. Dixon; amateur, at Jornada Observatory (715), (bio-it) | D. S. Dixon | (51741) |
| Petar Đurković | 2 | 1908–1981 |  | P. Đurković; see DMP | P. Djurkovic | — |
| Jerzy Dobrzycki | 1 | 1927–2004 |  | J. Dobrzycki; disc: MPC, (bio-it) | J. Dobrzycki | — |
| Fabio Dolfi | 3 | 1966–pres. | | F. Dolfi; amateur | F. Dolfi | (26177) |
| Sauro Donati | 22 | 1959–pres. | | S. Donati; amateur, (bio-it) | S. Donati | (69977) |
| Alain Doressoundiram | 2 | 1968–pres. | | A. Doressoundiram; (bio-fr) | A. Doressoundiram | (7456) |
| Eric Dose | 2 | n.a. | | E. Dose; Farpoint | E. Dose | — |
| François Dossin | 5 | 1927–1998 | | F. Dossin; (bio-fr) | F. Dossin | — |
| Adam Draginda | 2 | n.a. | | A. Draginda; CFHT | A. Draginda | — |
| Luiz Duczmal | 2 | n.a. |  | L. Duczmal; Luiz Henrique Duczmal, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | L. Duczmal | — |
| Raymond Smith Dugan | 16 | 1878–1940 | | R. S. Dugan; | R. S. Dugan | (2772) |
| R. Scott Dunbar | 10 | n.a. | | R. S. Dunbar; Roy Scott Dunbar, (bio-it) | R. S. Dunbar; S. Dunbar | (3718) |
| A. Dunlap-Smith | 1 | n.a. | | A. Dunlap-Smith; | A. Dunlap-Smith | — |
| A. Dunn | 1 | n.a. | | A. Dunn; inferred, unrelated to MPC | A. Dunn | — |
| Philippe Dupouy | 2 | 1952–pres. | | P. Dupouy; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Dupouy; C. R. P. Dupouy | (214485) |
| Douglas Tybor Durig | 52 | 1961–pres. | | D. T. Durig; (bio-it) | D. T. Durig | — |
| Chris F. Durman | 1 | n.a. | | C. F. Durman; (bio-it), discovery with Bev M. Ewen-Smith | C. F. Durman | — |
| Wolfgang J. Duschl | 1 | n.a. | | W. J. Duschl; | W. J. Duschl | — |
| Marino Dusić | 2 | n.a. | | M. Dusić; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-de) | M. Dusic | — |
| Ron Dyvig | 1 | n.a. | | R. Dyvig; (bio-it) | R. Dyvig | — |
| Max Eastman (astronomer) | 9 | n.a. | | M. Eastman; amateur, (735), Src | M. Eastman | — |
| J. Edmonds | 1 | n.a. | | J. Edmonds; inferred | J. Edmonds | — |
| Ilgmārs Eglītis | 21 | 1951–pres. |  | I. Eglītis; (bio-fr) | I. Eglitis | (320153) |
| Norbert Ehring | 5 | 1937–pres. | | N. Ehring; amateur, (bio-de),[2] | N. Ehring | — |
| Leonid Elenin | 122 | 1981–pres. | | L. Elenin; amateur | L. Elenin | — |
| James L. Elliot | 29 | 1943–2011 | | J. L. Elliot; | J. L. Elliot | (3193) |
| Eric Walter Elst | 3870 | 1936–2022 | | E. W. Elst; | E. W. Elst; E. Elst | (3936) |
| Gary P. Emerson (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | G. Emerson; (bio-it), unrelated to 8225 | G. Emerson | — |
| Mark Emmerich | 2 | 1967–pres. | | M. Emmerich; amateur,[2] Guidestar (A17), disc: MPC and MPC with Sven Melchert | M. Emmerich | — |
| Kin Endate | 625 | 1960–pres. | | K. Endate; amateur | K. Endate | (4282) |
| Emil Ernst | 1 | 1889–1942 | | E. Ernst; (bio-de) | E. Ernst | — |
| Gilbert A. Esquerdo | 2 | 1976–pres. | | G. A. Esquerdo; disc: MPC and MPC | G. A. Esquerdo | (14026) |
| N. Wyn Evans | 1 | n.a. | | W. Evans; Src, unrelated to 3032 | W. Evans | — |
| Bev M. Ewen-Smith | 1 | n.a. | | B. M. Ewen-Smith; (bio-it), co-discovery with Chris F. Durman | B. M. Ewen-Smith | — |
| Giancarlo Fagioli | 22 | 1940–pres. | | G. Fagioli; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Fagioli | (27959) |
| Norman Falla | 22 | n.a | | N. Falla; amateur, (bio-it), Src Archived 19 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine | N. Falla | — |
| Anikó Farkas–Takács | 4 | n.a. | | A. Farkas; (546025), Src | A. Farkas | — |
| Tony L. Farnham | 3 | 1964–pres. | | T. L. Farnham; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC | T. L. Farnham | (16946) |
| K. L. Faul | 1 | n.a. | | K. L. Faul; inferred | K. L. Faul | — |
| Gina Fedon | 3 | n.a. | | G. Fedon; (bio-it) | G. Fedon | — |
| James Ferguson (American astronomer) | 3 | 1797–1867 | | J. Ferguson; USNO-astronomer,Src Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine | J. Ferguson | (1745) |
| Antonio Ferragamo | 1 | n.a. | | A. Ferragamo; (Src) | A. Ferragamo | — |
| M. Ferrando | 38 | n.a. | | M. Ferrando; co-discoverer with R. Ferrando | M. Ferrando | — |
| Rafael Ferrando | 235 | 1966–pres. | | R. Ferrando; | R. Ferrando | (161545) |
| Joan Lluís Ferrer | 1 | n.a. | | J. L. Ferrer; C85 | J. L. Ferrer | — |
| Walter Ferreri | 15 | 1948–pres. | | W. Ferreri; | W. Ferreri | (3308) |
| Mario A. Ferrero | 2 | 1904–1965 | | M. Ferrero; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | M. Ferrero | (7684) |
| Ignacio Ramón Ferrín Vázquez | 12 | 1943–pres. |  | I. R. Ferrín; (bio-it) | I. R. Ferrin; I. Ferrin | — |
| Martin Fiedler | 5 | 1978–pres. | | M. Fiedler; amateur, (bio-de) | M. Fiedler | — |
| Greg Fisch | 1 | n.a. | | G. Fisch; (bio-it) | G. Fisch | — |
| Alan Fitzsimmons | 17 | n.a. | | A. Fitzsimmons; (bio-it); (HP and Src) | A. Fitzsimmons | (4985) |
| Ellen Fletcher | 1 | n.a. | | E. Fletcher; inferred Src | E. Fletcher | — |
| Jean-Christophe Le Floch | 1 | 1965–pres. | | J.-C. Le Floch; | L. Floch | (145445) |
| Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen | 4 | 1943–pres. | | H. J. Fogh Olsen; (bio-it) | H. J. Fogh Olsen | (5323) |
| Sergio Foglia | 3 | 1972–pres. | | S. Foglia; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, related: (197P/LINEAR-it) | S. Foglia | (13147) |
| Wilhelm Julius Foerster | 1 | 1832–1921 | | W. Förster; Wilhelm Foerster, MPC-typo: Forster | W. Forster | (6771) |
| Peter Forshay | 2 | n.a. | | P. Forshay; inferred; data analyst, at CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli: Src Archived 8 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine | P. Forshay | — |
| Giuseppe Forti | 49 | 1939–2007 | | G. Forti; Beppe Forti, at Arcetri Observatory | G. Forti | (6876) |
| Filip Fratev | 28 | 1974–pres. |  | F. Fratev; founder (A79) | F. Fratev | — |
| Richard Fredrick | 1 | 1953–pres. | | R. Fredrick; amateur | R. Fredrick | (41943) |
| T. F. Fric | 1 | n.a. | | T. F. Fric; inferred, co-discovery with R. J. Gilbrech | T. F. Fric | — |
| Royal Harwood Frost | 1 | 1879–1950 | | R. H. Frost; disc: MPC | R. H. Frost | — |
| Hiroshi Fujii | 2 | n.a. | | H. Fujii; wrong person? | H. Fujii | — |
| Tetsuya Fujii | 22 | 1960–pres. | | T. Fujii; amateur | T. Fujii | (4343) |
| Yasuhide Fujita | 3 | 1961–pres. | | Y. Fujita; amateur, Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory | Y. Fujita | (11974) |
| Hideo Fukushima | 2 | 1953–pres. | | H. Fukushima; (bio-it) | H. Fukushima | (6345) |
| Gábor Fűrész | 1 | 1978–pres. | | G. Fűrész; (bio-it) | G. Furesz | — |
| Toshimasa Furuta | 82 | n.a. | | T. Furuta; | T. Furuta | — |
| Fumihiko Futaba | 2 | n.a. | | F. Futaba; inferred; disc: MPC and MPC | F. Futaba | — |
| Marissa Gahran | 2 | n.a. | | M. Gahran; disc MPC and MPC (bio-it) | M. Gahran | — |
| Steven L. Gaiser | 1 | n.a. | | S. L. Gaiser; inferred | S. L. Gaiser | — |
| Štefan Gajdoš | 15 | 1959–pres. | | Š. Gajdoš; (bio-it) | S. Gajdos | (213636) |
| Avishay Gal-Yam | 1 | 1970–pres. | | A. Gal-Yam; (bio-it) | A. Gal-Yam | — |
| Adrián Galád | 81 | 1970–pres. | | A. Galád; | A. Galad | (32008) |
| Emanuela Galliani | 1 | n.a. | | E. Galliani; amateur, (bio-it) | E. Galliani | — |
| Paul Garossino | 14 | 1953–pres. | | P. Garossino; Paul G. A. Garossino | P. Garossino; P. G. A. Garossino | (78394) |
| Gordon J. Garradd | 33 | 1959–pres. | | G. J. Garradd; Gordon John Garradd, amateur | G. J. Garradd | (5066) |
| Antonio Garrigós-Sánchez | 1 | 1961–pres. | | A. Garrigós-Sánchez; amateur, (B37), Src and Src Archived 10 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine | A. Garrigos | — |
| Romain Gauderon | 5 | n.a. | | R. Gauderon; (bio-it), co-discoveries with R. Behrend | R. Gauderon | — |
| Michael Geffert | 5 | 1953–pres. | | M. Geffert; (bio-de), Src, Src, Src Archived 12 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, not to be confused with Martin Geffert | M. Geffert | (12747) |
| Tom Gehrels | 4661 | 1925–2011 |  | T. Gehrels; | T. Gehrels | (1777) |
| Teddy George | 1 | n.a. | | T. George; Observing Assistant at CFHT during 2003–2008 Src | T. George | — |
| Oleg Geraščenko | 2 | n.a. |  | O. Geraščenko; Oleg Gerashchenko, (bio-it), first: (120405) | O. Gerashchenko | — |
| Vladimir Gerke | 13 | n.a. | | V. Gerke; amateur, Src | V. Gerke | — |
| Herta Gessner | 1 | n.a. | | H. Gessner; (bio-it) | H. Gessner | — |
| Pierangelo Ghezzi | 18 | 1956–pres. | | P. Ghezzi; amateur, variable stars (bio-it) | P. Ghezzi | (46691) |
| Alex R. Gibbs | 2 | 1967–pres. | | A. R. Gibbs; with Catalina Sky Survey, discoverer of comets, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | A. R. Gibbs | (14220) |
| James B. Gibson (astronomer) | 27 | n.a. | | J. Gibson; (bio-it) | J. Gibson | (2742) |
| Henry L. Giclas | 17 | 1910–2007 | | H. L. Giclas; | H. L. Giclas | (1741) |
| Richard Gierlinger | 43 | 1967–pres. | | R. Gierlinger; amateur at (B21), (bio-it) | R. Gierlinger | (136367) |
| Richard J. Gilbrech | 1 | n.a. | | R. J. Gilbrech; inferred, co-discovery with T. F. Fric | R. J. Gilbrech | — |
| Alan C. Gilmore | 42 | n.a. | | A. C. Gilmore; | A. C. Gilmore | (2537) |
| Ricardo Gil-Hutton | 1 | 1958–pres. | | R. Gil-Hutton; co-disc. w/ J. Licandro | R. Gil-Hutton | (4878) |
| Valter Giuliani | 22 | 1960–pres. | | V. Giuliani; (bio-it) | V. Giuliani | — |
| Alessio Giunta | 1 | n.a. | | A. Giunta; INAF | A. Giunta | — |
| Brett J. Gladman | 20 | 1966–pres. | | B. Gladman; | B. Gladman | (7638) |
| Mitch Glaze | 1 | n.a. | | M. Glaze; inferred, amateur, at (649) | M. Glaze | — |
| Arianna E. Gleason | 5 | 1980–pres. | | A. Gleason; | A. Gleason | (10639) |
| Tom Glinos | 21 | 1960-2023 | | T. Glinos; amateur, (bio-it) | T. Glinos | (7124) |
| Hermann Goldschmidt | 14 | 1802–1866 | | H. Goldschmidt; amateur | H. Goldschmidt | (1614) |
| David B. Goldstein (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | D. B. Goldstein; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | D. B. Goldstein | — |
| Josep Juliá Gómez Donet | 1 | n.a. | | J. J. Gomez; (bio-it) | J. J. Gomez | (90140) |
| François Gonnessiat | 2 | 1856–1934 | | F. Gonnessiat; | F. Gonnessiat | (1177) |
| Luis E. González | 2 | n.a. | | L. E. González; Luis Eduardo González, disc: MPC, MPC, and C/1981 M1, Img, (bio-it) | L. E. Gonzalez | — |
| Vittorio Goretti | 32 | 1939–2016 | | V. Goretti; Src | V. Goretti | (7801) |
| Paul Götz | 20 | 1883–1962 | | P. Götz; Max Wolf's assistant | P. Gotz | (2278) |
| Andrew Graham (astronomer) | 1 | 1815–1908 |  | A. Graham; disc: MPC | A. Graham | — |
| Albert D. Grauer | 4 | 1942–pres. | | A. D. Grauer; (bio-it) | A. D. Grauer | (18871) |
| Tommy Grav | 4 | 1973–pres. |  | T. Grav; (bio-de) | T. Grav | (12309) |
| Andrea Grazian | 3 | | A. Grazian; | A. Grazian | — | |
| Mauro Graziani | 2 | n.a. | | M. Graziani; amateur, disc: MPC and MPC, co-discoverer w/ F. Tozzi, (bio-it) | M. Graziani | — |
| Roland Gredel | 1 | | R. Gredel; | R. Gredel | — | |
| Robert Greimel | 1 | n.a. | | R. Greimel; inferred, Src | R. Greimel | — |
| Dave Grennan | 2 | n.a. | | D. Grennan; disc: MPC, HP, chng Dave to David Grennan | D. Grennan | — |
| Markus Griesser (astronomer) | 10 | 1949–pres. | | M. Griesser; amateur, Eschenberg Observatory, (bio-de) | M. Griesser | (11547) |
| Ian P. Griffin | 28 | 1958–pres. | | I. P. Griffin; (bio-de) | I. P. Griffin; I. Griffin | — |
| A. Grigsby | 2 | n.a. | | A. Grigsby; inferred, disc: MPC and MPC | A. Grigsby | — |
| Hannes Gröller | 1 | n.a.–pres. | | H. Gröller; | H. Groeller; H. Gröller | — |
| John Gross (astronomer) | 7 | 1959–pres. | | J. Gross; amateur | J. Gross | (33800) |
| Arie William Grossman | 1 | n.a. | | A. Grossman; unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | A. Grossman | — |
| Gavril Grueff | 1 | n.a. | | G. Grueff; (bio-it) | G. Grueff | — |
| C. Gualdoni | 1 | n.a. | | C. Gualdoni; | C. Gualdoni | — |
| Joan Guarro i Fló | 5 | n.a. | | J. Guarro i Fló; (bio-it) | J. Guarro | — |
| Daria Guidetti | 2 | 1978–pres. | | D. Guidetti; | D. Guidetti | (27005) |
| Ernesto Guido | 6 | 1977–pres. | | E. Guido; | E. Guido | (120361) |
| Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis | 2 | 1975–pres. | | A. Gulbis; disc: MPC (parents) and MPC | A. Gulbis | (9525) |
| Sun Guoyou | 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 | (546756) |
| Cynthia Gustava | 3 | n.a. | | C. Gustava; (bio-it) | C. Gustava | — |
| Knut Anton Walter Gyllenberg | 1 | 1886–1952 | | K. Gyllenberg; (bio-it) | K. Gyllenberg | — |
| Bernhard Häusler | 1 | 1958–pres. | | B. Häusler; amateur, Src | B. Haeusler | — |
| Olivier R. Hainaut | 12 | 1966–pres. | | O. R. Hainaut; | O. R. Hainaut; O. Hainaut | (14972) |
| Mark Hammergren | 2 | 1964–pres. | | M. Hammergren; (bio-it) | M. Hammergren | (7917) |
| Terry Handley | 7 | 1952–2015 | | T. Handley; amateur | T. Handley | (16695) |
| A. T. Hansen | 1 | n.a. | | A. T. Hansen; Src | A. T. Hansen | — |
| Leif Hansen (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | L. Hansen; (bio-it) | L. Hansen | — |
| M. W. Hansen | 1 | n.a. | | M. W. Hansen; inferred | M. W. Hansen | — |
| D. S. Hardage | 1 | n.a. | | D. S. Hardage; co-disc. w/ D. T. Durig, Cordell-Lorenz | D. S. Hardage | — |
| Karl Ludwig Harding | 1 | 1765–1843 | | K. Harding; disc: MPC | K. Harding | (2003) |
| Eugene A. Harlan | 2 | 1921–2014 | | E. A. Harlan; (bio-it) | E. A. Harlan | — |
| Malcolm Hartley | 3 | 1947–pres. | | M. Hartley; cometary discoveries, Siding Spring, UK Schmidt Telescope | M. Hartley | (4768) |
| Johannes Franz Hartmann | 3 | 1865–1936 | | J. Hartmann; unrelated to MPC | J. Hartmann | — |
| Takashi Hasegawa | 1 | n.a. | | T. Hasegawa; unrelated to MPC | T. Hasegawa | — |
| Nariyasu Hashimoto | 7 | n.a. | | N. Hashimoto; co-discoverer with #T. Sakamoto | N. Hashimoto | — |
| Shuji Hayakawa | 41 | 1958–pres. | | S. Hayakawa; Syuji Hayakawa, (bio-it) | S. Hayakawa | (4647) |
| David Healy (astronomer) | 231 | 1936–2011 | | D. Healy; | D. Healy | (66479) |
| Zsuzsanna Heiner | 15 | 1949–pres. | | Z. Heiner; (bio-de), (bio-eo), (bio-fr), (bio-it) | Z. Heiner | — |
| Aren N. Heinze | 1 | n.a.–pres. | | A. N. Heinze; | A. N. Heinze | — |
| Joseph Helffrich | 13 | 1890–1971 | | J. Helffrich; | J. Helffrich | (2290) |
| Eleanor F. Helin | 903 | 1932–2009 | | E. F. Helin; | E. F. Helin | (3267) |
| Stephan Hellmich | 9 | 1981–pres. | | S. Hellmich; DLR–Asteroids and Comets, Src Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Img | S. Hellmich | (322577) |
| Karl Ludwig Hencke | 2 | 1793–1866 | | K. L. Hencke; | K. L. Hencke | (2005) |
| Arne Henden | 1 | 1950–pres. | | A. Henden; | A. Henden | (33529) |
| Prosper-Mathieu Henry | 7 | 1849–1903 | | P. M. Henry; | P. M. Henry | — |
| Paul-Pierre Henry | 7 | 1848–1905 | | P. P. Henry; | P. P. Henry | — |
| David R. Herald | 3 | n.a. | | D. Herald; amateur | D. Herald | (3696) |
| Carl W. Hergenrother | 33 | 1973–pres. | | C. W. Hergenrother; | C. W. Hergenrother | (3099) |
| Kenneth E. Herkenhoff | 2 | n.a. | | K. Herkenhoff; (bio-it) | K. Herkenhoff | — |
| Ejnar Hertzsprung | 2 | 1873–1967 | | E. Hertzsprung; | E. Hertzsprung | (1693) |
| Merrill Hess | 2 | 1955–pres. | | M. Hess; amateur | M. Hess | (162158) |
| Michael Hibbs | 2 | n.a. | | M. Hibbs; Mike Hibbs, (545829), Tarleton State University Obs. (I43) | M. Hibbs | – |
| David Higgins (astronomer) | 1 | 1961–pres. | | D. Higgins; David J. Higgins; amateur, disc: MPC | D. Higgins | (33750) |
| Richard E. Hill | 7 | 1949–pres. | | R. Hill; Richard Erik Hill, Richard Rik Hill, (bio-it), Src | R. Hill | (118945) |
| John Russell Hind | 10 | 1823–1895 | | J. R. Hind; | J. R. Hind | (1897) |
| Tsutomu Hioki | 56 | n.a. | | T. Hioki; (bio-it) | T. Hioki | (5072) |
| Masanori Hirasawa | 52 | n.a. | | M. Hirasawa; | M. Hirasawa | — |
| Joe Hobart | 47 | 1944–pres. | | J. Hobart; chng to Joseph R. Hobart | J. Hobart | (4225) |
| Gabriella Hodosán | 9 | n.a. | | G. Hodosán; inferred | G. Hodosan | – |
| Sebastian F. Hönig | 571 | 1977–pres. | | S. F. Hönig; (bio-it), Src Archived 11 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine | S. F. Hoenig; S. Hoenig; S. F. Hönig | (51983) |
| Cuno Hoffmeister | 5 | 1892–1968 | | C. Hoffmeister; | C. Hoffmeister | (1726), (4183) |
| Mark Hollands | 1 | n.a. | | M. Hollands; | M. Hollands | — |
| William Holliday (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | W. Holliday; inferred | W. Holliday | — |
| Matthew J. Holman | 11 | 1967–pres. | | M. J. Holman; | M. J. Holman | (3666) |
| Robert Holmes (astronomer) | 125 | 1956–pres. | | R. Holmes; Robert E. Holmes Jr., amateur, Astronomical Research Inst. (H21) Src, (bio-it) | R. Holmes | (5477) |
| Henry E. Holt | 690 | 1929–2019 | | H. E. Holt; | H. E. Holt | (4435) |
| Paulo R. Holvorcem | 424 | 1967–pres. | | P. R. Holvorcem; Paulo Holvorcem | P. R. Holvorcem; P. Holvorcem | (13421) |
| Ulrich Hopp | 1 | n.a. | | U. Hopp; (bio-it) | U. Hopp | — |
| H. Hori | 3 | n.a. | | H. Hori; disc: MPC, MPC and MPC.[3] | H. Hori | — |
| Felix Hormuth | 117 | 1975–pres. | | F. Hormuth; | F. Hormuth | (10660) |
| Kamil Hornoch | 1 | 1972–pres. | | K. Hornoch; amateur | K. Hornoch | (14124) |
| Irwin K. Horowitz | 1 | n.a. | | I. Horowitz; (bio-it) | I. Horowitz | — |
| Tara Houlden | 1 | n.a. | | T. Houlden; with Emily Ross | T. Houlden | — |
| Léo Houziaux | 3 | 1932–pres. | | L. Houziaux; (bio-fr) | L. Houziaux | (24945) |
| Meredith Howard | 1 | n.a. | | M. Howard; inferred, unrelated to MPC | M. Howard | — |
| Ellen Howell | 1 | 1961–pres. | | former wife of S. J. Bus; discoverer of comet 88P/Howell; DMP | E. Howell | (2735) |
| Steve Howell | 1 | n.a. | | S. Howell; PSI | S. Howell | — |
| Xiangyao Hsiao | 17 | n.a. |  | X. Y. Hsiao; disc: MPC; grandfather 349785 | X. Y. Hsiao; H.-Y. Hsiao | — |
| Edwin Hubble | 1 | 1889–1953 | | E. Hubble; | E. Hubble | (2069) |
| John Huchra | 1 | 1948–2010 | | J. Huchra; | J. Huchra | (4656) |
| Gary Hug | 340 | n.a. | | G. Hug; amateur | G. Hug | — |
| Joseph Hunaerts | 2 | 1912–1979 | | J. Hunaerts; Joseph J. Hunaerts, disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-fr) | J. Hunaerts | — |
| Kiichirō Furukawa | 92 | 1929–2016 | | K. Furukawa; MPC-typo: Hurukawa | K. Hurukawa | (3425) |
| Dieter Husar | 1 | 1947–pres. | | D. Husar; (bio-it) | D. Husar | (211343) |
| Robert Hutsebaut | 10 | 1941–pres. | | R. Hutsebaut; amateur, (bio-it) | R. Hutsebaut | (117572) |
| Ho Seong Hwang | 2 | n.a. | | H. S. Hwang; | H. S. Hwang | — |
| Giampiero Iatteri | 1 | 1941–2004 | | G. Iatteri; amateur, (bio-it) | G. Iatteri | (29561) |
| Jorge Iglesias Páramo | 1 | n.a. | | J. Iglesias-Paramo; Jorge Iglesias-Páramo, co-disc. w/ #O. Vaduvescu | J. Iglesias-Paramo | — |
| Yasukazu Ikari | 20 | n.a. | | Y. Ikari; (bio-it) | Y. Ikari | — |
| Kustaa Aadolf Inkeri | 1 | 1908–1997 | | K. Inkeri; (bio-it), unrelated to MPC | K. Inkeri | — |
| Shigeru Inoda | 17 | 1955–2008 | | S. Inoda; amateur, (bio-de) | S. Inoda | (5484) |
| Masaru Inoue (astronomer) | 12 | n.a. | | M. Inoue; unrelated to 6637, (bio-it) | M. Inoue | — |
| Sergei I. Ipatov | 8 | 1952–pres. | | S. I. Ipatov; Sergij Ivanovič Ipatov, Sergueï Ivanovitch Ipatov | S. I. Ipatov; S. Ipatov | (14360) |
| Michael J. Irwin | 8 | n.a. | | M. J. Irwin; unrelated to 3959, (bio-fr) | M. J. Irwin; M. Irwin | — |
| Koichi Itagaki | 3 | 1947–pres. | | K. Itagaki; amateur, (bio-it) | K. Itagaki | (14551) |
| Kazuyoshi Itō | 1 | n.a. | | K. Itō; | K. Ito | — |
| Miguel Itzigsohn | 15 | 18XX–1978 | | M. Itzigsohn; (bio-es) | M. Itzigsohn | (1596) |
| Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer) | 3 | n.a. | | N. Ivanov; (alt. Nikolay Ivanov; Николай Иванов) unrelated to MPC, (bio-it) | N. Ivanov | — |
| Violeta G. Ivanova | 14 | n.a. | | V. G. Ivanova; | V. G. Ivanova; V. Ivanova | (4365) |
| Jurij Mykolajovyč Ivaščenko | 21 | 1961–pres. | | Y. Ivaščenko; Yuri Ivaščenko, disc: MPC, (bio-it) | Y. Ivashchenko | — |
| Masayuki Iwamoto | 6 | 1954–pres. | | M. Iwamoto; | M. Iwamoto | (4951) |
| Shun-ei Izumikawa | 2 | n.a. | | S. Izumikawa; | S. Izumikawa | — |
| Gerhard Jackisch | 1 | n.a. | | G. Jackisch; (bio-it) | G. Jackisch | — |
| Cyril Jackson (astronomer) | 72 | 1903–1988 | | C. Jackson; | C. Jackson | (2193) |
| Cristóvão Jacques (astronomer) | 6 | n.a. | | C. Jacques; (bio-it) | C. Jacques | — |
| Herve Jacquinot | 1 | n.a. | | H. Jacquinot; Observatoire des Terres Blanches, (B26) | H. Jacquinot | — |
| Jost Jahn | 9 | 1959–pres. | | J. Jahn; amateur, discovery of (471926) aka 2013 KN6 at (C95) SATINO Remote Obs.; Src; (bio-it) | J. Jahn | (10340) |
| Quentin Jamieson | 3 | n.a. | | Q. Jamieson; | Q. Jamieson | — |
| David James (astronomer) | 2 | n.a. | | D. James; first disc. (558168), co-disc. w/ #R. L. Allen | D. James | — |
| Robert Jedicke | 9 | 1963–pres. | | R. Jedicke; 179P/Jedicke, 269P/Jedicke, (bio-it) | R. Jedicke | (5899) |
| Hamilton M. Jeffers | 1 | 1893–1976 | | H. M. Jeffers; Hamilton Moore Jeffers | H. M. Jeffers | (1934) |
| Emmanuël Jehin | 1 | n.a. | | E. Jehin; TRAPPIST, U Liège | E. Jehin | — |
| Peter Jekabsons | 2 | 1943–1990 | | P. Jekabsons; amateur, (bio-it) | P. Jekabsons | (3188) |
| Benjamin Jekhowsky | 12 | 1881–1975 | | B. Jekhovsky; | B. Jekhovsky | (1606) |
| Kåre S. Jensen | 1 | n.a. | | K. S. Jensen; (bio-it) | K. S. Jensen | — |
| Poul Jensen (astronomer) | 98 | n.a. | | P. Jensen; at Brorfelde Observatory | P. Jensen | (5900) |
| Young-Beom Jeon | 45 | n.a. | | Y.-B. Jeon; | Y.-B. Jeon | — |
| Youngmin JeongAhn | 1 | n.a.–pres. | | Y. JeongAhn; | Y. JeongAhn | — |
| David C. Jewitt | 52 | 1958–pres. | | D. C. Jewitt; | D. C. Jewitt; D. J. Jewitt | (6434) |
| Jin Zhangwei | 2 | 1968–pres. | | Z.-W. Jin; Zhang-Wei Jin, first disc: (263906), (bio-it) | Z.-W. Jin; Z. Jin | (546844) |
| Ernest Leonard Johnson | 18 | 18xx–1977 | | E. L. Johnson; | E. L. Johnson | — |
| Michael L. Johnson | 2 | n.a. | | M. L. Johnson; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | M. L. Johnson | — |
| David Jones (astronomer) | 1 | n.a. | | D. Jones; La Palma (IAU, Bio) | D. Jones | — |
| Gilbert R. Jones | 7 | n.a. | | G. R. Jones; inferred, disc: MPC | G. R. Jones | — |
| Richard E. Jones | 2 | n.a. | | R. E. Jones; disc: MPC and MPC, (bio-it) | R. E. Jones | — |
| Amy B. Jordan (astronomer) | 30 | n.a. | | A. B. Jordan; | A. B. Jordan | — |
| Charles W. Juels | 475 | 1944–2009 | | C. W. Juels; amateur | C. W. Juels | (20135) |
| Mario Jurić | 125 | 1979–pres. | | M. Jurić; | M. Juric | — |