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

See also: Category:Discoveries by Rafael Pacheco

Rafael Pacheco discovered 57 minor planets.

List of minor planets discovered by Rafael Pacheco

Name	Discovery Date	Listing
9453 Mallorca	19 March 1998	list [A]
11350 Teresa	29 August 1997	list [A]
13424 Margalida	8 November 1999	list [A]
14097 Capdepera	11 August 1997	list [A]
14967 Madrid	6 August 1997	list [A]
16852 Nuredduna	21 December 1997	list [A]
(19506) 1998 MN4	18 June 1998	list [A]
(19756) 2000 EW50	9 March 2000	list [A]
(21654) 1999 PZ	5 August 1999	list [A]
(22526) 1998 FV15	22 March 1998	list [A]
(23700) 1997 OZ	25 July 1997	list [A]
(25010) 1998 PL1	14 August 1998	list [A]
(26965) 1997 RW2	3 September 1997	list [A]
27952 Atapuerca	11 August 1997	list [A]
(29452) 1997 RV2	3 September 1997	list [A]
(29453) 1997 RU6	5 September 1997	list [A]
(31102) 1997 NP2	4 July 1997	list [A]
(31103) 1997 OE2	29 July 1997	list [A]
(31116) 1997 QM4	29 August 1997	list [A]
(31651) 1999 HH2	19 April 1999	list [A]
(31782) 1999 KM6	21 May 1999	list [A]
35725 Tramuntana	27 March 1999	list [A]
(37777) 1997 GE32	12 April 1997	list [A]
(40039) 1998 KW26	21 May 1998	list [A]
(41058) 1999 VC24	8 November 1999	list [A]
(44906) 1999 VF23	8 November 1999	list [A]
(47096) 1999 AX25	15 January 1999	list [A]
(48860) 1998 HG24	24 April 1998	list [A]
(48961) 1998 QS26	22 August 1998	list [A]

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.

References

• Brief biography of Rafael Pacheco (in Catalan)