Daftar penemu planet minor
Astronom penemu

| 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), | 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 | — |