Thierry Pauwels
Thierry Pauwels is a Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium. Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered and co-discovered 146 minor planets. This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers.
The main-belt asteroid 12761 Pauwels, discovered by his colleague Eric Elst at La Silla Observatory in 1993, was named after him in 1993. Naming citation was published on 18 March 2003.List of discovered minor planets
| September 10, 1997 |
| December 2, 1996 |
| 13690 Lesleymartin | September 10, 1997 |
| 14539 Clocke Roeland | September 10, 1997 |
| 16908 Groeselenberg | February 17, 1998 |
| 22827 Arvernia | September 8, 1999 |
| September 23, 1998 |
| February 26, 2000 |
| February 14, 2000 |
| April 22, 1998 |
| March 9, 1998 |
| March 9, 1998 |
| 37392 Yukiniall | December 10, 2001 |
| 40684 Vanhoeck | September 8, 1999 |
| December 21, 2000 |
| October 12, 1999 |
| February 25, 1999 |
| February 3, 2000 |
| December 9, 2001 |
| January 2, 2002 |
| 59369 Chanco | March 11, 1999 |
| September 9, 1999 |
| December 16, 2000 |
| December 20, 2000 |
| December 11, 1999 |
| December 11, 1999 |
| December 15, 2000 |
| December 21, 2000 |
| December 10, 1999 |
| November 26, 2000 |
| August 13, 2001 |
| September 8, 1999 |
| 91553 Claudedoom | September 8, 1999 |
| September 16, 1999 |
| 91604 Clausmadsen | October 14, 1999 |
| December 11, 1999 |
| December 15, 2000 |
| February 25, 2000 |
| 100604 Lundy | September 11, 1997 |
| 104020 Heilbronn | February 26, 2000 |
| December 15, 2000 |
| March 19, 2001 |
| 108953 Pieraerts | August 13, 2001 |
| February 16, 2002 |
| September 8, 1999 |
| September 25, 1997 |
| 121313 Tamsin | September 8, 1999 |
| December 16, 2000 |
| December 11, 2001 |
| February 24, 2003 |
