# Rafael Pacheco

Rafael Pacheco Hernández (born 1954 in Madrid) is a Spanish astronomer of Catalan origin and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of numerous minor planets mostly in collaboration with astronomer Álvaro López-García.
The asteroid 25001 Pacheco was named in his honor.

## List of discovered minor planets

Rafael Pacheco discovered 57 minor planets.
List of minor planets discovered by Rafael Pacheco :
| Name | Discovery Date | Listing |
| 9453 Mallorca | 19 March 1998 | list |
| 11350 Teresa | 29 August 1997 | list |
| 13424 Margalida | 8 November 1999 | list |
| 14097 Capdepera | 11 August 1997 | list |
| 14967 Madrid | 6 August 1997 | list |
| 16852 Nuredduna | 21 December 1997 | list |
| (19506) 1998 MN$_4$ | 18 June 1998 | list |
| (19756) 2000 EW$_{50}$ | 9 March 2000 | list |
| (21654) 1999 PZ | 5 August 1999 | list |
| (22526) 1998 FV$_{15}$ | 22 March 1998 | list |
| (23700) 1997 OZ | 25 July 1997 | list |
| (25010) 1998 PL$_1$ | 14 August 1998 | list |
| (26965) 1997 RW$_2$ | 3 September 1997 | list |
| 27952 Atapuerca | 11 August 1997 | list |
| (29452) 1997 RV$_2$ | 3 September 1997 | list |
| (29453) 1997 RU$_6$ | 5 September 1997 | list |
| (31102) 1997 NP$_2$ | 4 July 1997 | list |
| (31103) 1997 OE$_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
| (31116) 1997 QM$_4$ | 29 August 1997 | list |
| (31651) 1999 HH$_2$ | 19 April 1999 | list |
| (31782) 1999 KM$_6$ | 21 May 1999 | list |
| 35725 Tramuntana | 27 March 1999 | list |
| (37777) 1997 GE$_{32}$ | 12 April 1997 | list |
| (40039) 1998 KW$_{26}$ | 21 May 1998 | list |
| (41058) 1999 VC$_{24}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
| (44906) 1999 VF$_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
| (47096) 1999 AX$_{25}$ | 15 January 1999 | list |
| (48860) 1998 HG$_{24}$ | 24 April 1998 | list |
| (48961) 1998 QS$_{26}$ | 22 August 1998 | list |
| Name | Discovery Date | Listing |
| (55866) 1997 PV$_4$ | 11 August 1997 | list |
| (56216) 1999 HJ$_2$ | 19 April 1999 | list |
| (58565) 1997 OC$_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
| (58720) 1998 DD$_{11}$ | 19 February 1998 | list |
| (59495) 1999 JB$_6$ | 6 May 1999 | list |
| (66175) 1998 WD$_4$ | 20 November 1998 | list |
| (69556) 1997 SA$_{31}$ | 27 September 1997 | list |
| (74090) 1998 QU | 18 August 1998 | list |
| (74566) 1999 NE$_5$ | 10 July 1999 | list |
| (75078) 1999 VG$_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
| (79401) 1997 HT$_2$ | 25 April 1997 | list |
| (79425) 1997 OA$_1$ | 25 July 1997 | list |
| (100753) 1998 FN$_1$ | 19 March 1998 | list |
| (102618) 1999 VJ$_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
| (129586) 1997 TE$_{18}$ | 3 October 1997 | list |
| (129649) 1998 MM$_4$ | 18 June 1998 | list |
| (137507) 1999 VH$_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
| (147367) 2003 CA$_{20}$ | 9 February 2003 | list |
| (152638) 1997 OD$_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
| (152827) 1999 VA$_{24}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
| (170276) 2003 QH$_{92}$ | 30 August 2003 | list |
| (178383) 1997 PD$_4$ | 5 August 1997 | list |
| (189422) 1997 OB$_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
| (200129) 1997 SZ$_{30}$ | 27 September 1997 | list |
| (213831) 2003 QG$_{92}$ | 30 August 2003 | list |
| (221994) 1997 PT$_4$ | 11 August 1997 | list |
| (231764) 1999 VB$_{24}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
| (243580) 1997 PG$_1$ | 5 August 1997 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: $^A$ Á. López-G. |||