title: Rafael Pacheco
text: # 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
  
  Rafael Pacheco discovered 57 minor planets.
  
  List of minor planets discovered by Rafael Pacheco :
  
  | Name | Discovery Date | Listing |
  | - | - | - |
  | 9453 Mallorca | 19 March 1998 | list |
  | 11350 Teresa | 29 August 1997 | list |
  | 13424 Margalida | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | 14097 Capdepera | 11 August 1997 | list |
  | 14967 Madrid | 6 August 1997 | list |
  | 16852 Nuredduna | 21 December 1997 | list |
  | (19506) 1998 $MN_4$ | 18 June 1998 | list |
  | (19756) 2000 $EW_{50}$ | 9 March 2000 | list |
  | (21654) 1999 PZ | 5 August 1999 | list |
  | (22526) 1998 $FV_{15}$ | 22 March 1998 | list |
  | (23700) 1997 OZ | 25 July 1997 | list |
  | (25010) 1998 $PL_1$ | 14 August 1998 | list |
  | (26965) 1997 $RW_2$ | 3 September 1997 | list |
  | 27952 Atapuerca | 11 August 1997 | list |
  | (29452) 1997 $RV_2$ | 3 September 1997 | list |
  | (29453) 1997 $RU_6$ | 5 September 1997 | list |
  | (31102) 1997 $NP_2$ | 4 July 1997 | list |
  | (31103) 1997 $OE_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
  | (31116) 1997 $QM_4$ | 29 August 1997 | list |
  | (31651) 1999 $HH_2$ | 19 April 1999 | list |
  | (31782) 1999 $KM_6$ | 21 May 1999 | list |
  | 35725 Tramuntana | 27 March 1999 | list |
  | (37777) 1997 $GE_{32}$ | 12 April 1997 | list |
  | (40039) 1998 $KW_{26}$ | 21 May 1998 | list |
  | (41058) 1999 $VC_{24}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | (44906) 1999 $VF_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | (47096) 1999 $AX_{25}$ | 15 January 1999 | list |
  | (48860) 1998 $HG_{24}$ | 24 April 1998 | list |
  | (48961) 1998 $QS_{26}$ | 22 August 1998 | list |
  | Name | Discovery Date | Listing |
  | (55866) 1997 $PV_4$ | 11 August 1997 | list |
  | (56216) 1999 $HJ_2$ | 19 April 1999 | list |
  | (58565) 1997 $OC_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
  | (58720) 1998 $DD_{11}$ | 19 February 1998 | list |
  | (59495) 1999 $JB_6$ | 6 May 1999 | list |
  | (66175) 1998 $WD_4$ | 20 November 1998 | list |
  | (69556) 1997 $SA_{31}$ | 27 September 1997 | list |
  | (74090) 1998 QU | 18 August 1998 | list |
  | (74566) 1999 $NE_5$ | 10 July 1999 | list |
  | (75078) 1999 $VG_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | (79401) 1997 $HT_2$ | 25 April 1997 | list |
  | (79425) 1997 $OA_1$ | 25 July 1997 | list |
  | (100753) 1998 $FN_1$ | 19 March 1998 | list |
  | (102618) 1999 $VJ_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | (129586) 1997 $TE_{18}$ | 3 October 1997 | list |
  | (129649) 1998 $MM_4$ | 18 June 1998 | list |
  | (137507) 1999 $VH_{23}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | (147367) 2003 $CA_{20}$ | 9 February 2003 | list |
  | (152638) 1997 $OD_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
  | (152827) 1999 $VA_{24}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | (170276) 2003 $QH_{92}$ | 30 August 2003 | list |
  | (178383) 1997 $PD_4$ | 5 August 1997 | list |
  | (189422) 1997 $OB_2$ | 29 July 1997 | list |
  | (200129) 1997 $SZ_{30}$ | 27 September 1997 | list |
  | (213831) 2003 $QG_{92}$ | 30 August 2003 | list |
  | (221994) 1997 $PT_4$ | 11 August 1997 | list |
  | (231764) 1999 $VB_{24}$ | 8 November 1999 | list |
  | (243580) 1997 $PG_1$ | 5 August 1997 | list |
  | Co-discovery made with: $^A$ Á. López-G. |||
  