Daftar penemu planet minor
Astronom penemu

| 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) | 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, | 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, | 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, 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 |