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.^[1]^[2]

The asteroid 25001 Pacheco was named in his honor.^[2]

List of discovered minor planets

Rafael Pacheco discovered 57 minor planets.^[1]

List of minor planets discovered by Rafael Pacheco

Name	Discovery Date	Listing
(55866) 1997 PV₄	11 August 1997	list ^[A]
(56216) 1999 HJ₂	19 April 1999	list ^[A]
(58565) 1997 OC₂	29 July 1997	list ^[A]
(58720) 1998 DD₁₁	19 February 1998	list ^[A]
(59495) 1999 JB₆	6 May 1999	list ^[A]
(66175) 1998 WD₄	20 November 1998	list ^[A]
(69556) 1997 SA₃₁	27 September 1997	list ^[A]
(74090) 1998 QU	18 August 1998	list ^[A]
(74566) 1999 NE₅	10 July 1999	list ^[A]
(75078) 1999 VG₂₃	8 November 1999	list ^[A]
(79401) 1997 HT₂	25 April 1997	list ^[A]
(79425) 1997 OA₁	25 July 1997	list ^[A]
(100753) 1998 FN₁	19 March 1998	list ^[A]
(102618) 1999 VJ₂₃	8 November 1999	list ^[A]
(129586) 1997 TE₁₈	3 October 1997	list ^[A]
(129649) 1998 MM₄	18 June 1998	list ^[A]
(137507) 1999 VH₂₃	8 November 1999	list ^[A]
(147367) 2003 CA₂₀	9 February 2003	list ^[A]
(152638) 1997 OD₂	29 July 1997	list ^[A]
(152827) 1999 VA₂₄	8 November 1999	list ^[A]
(170276) 2003 QH₉₂	30 August 2003	list
(178383) 1997 PD₄	5 August 1997	list ^[A]
(189422) 1997 OB₂	29 July 1997	list ^[A]
(200129) 1997 SZ₃₀	27 September 1997	list ^[A]
(213831) 2003 QG₉₂	30 August 2003	list
(221994) 1997 PT₄	11 August 1997	list ^[A]
(231764) 1999 VB₂₄	8 November 1999	list ^[A]
(243580) 1997 PG₁	5 August 1997	list ^[A]
Co-discovery made with: ^A Á. López-G.

^ ^a ^b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(25001) Pacheco [2.60, 0.28, 19.0]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (25001) Pacheco, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 188. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2202. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.

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