Rafael Pacheco Hernández (born 1954 in Madrid) is a Spanish astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of numerous minor planets mostly in collaboration with astronomer Ángel López Jiménez.
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 11350 Teresa 29 August 1997 13424 Margalida 8 November 1999 14097 Capdepera 11 August 1997 14967 Madrid 6 August 1997 16852 Nuredduna 21 December 1997 18 June 1998 9 March 2000 5 August 1999 22 March 1998 25 July 1997 14 August 1998 3 September 1997 27952 Atapuerca 11 August 1997 3 September 1997 5 September 1997 4 July 1997 29 July 1997 29 August 1997 19 April 1999 21 May 1999 35725 Tramuntana 27 March 1999 12 April 1997 21 May 1998 8 November 1999 8 November 1999 15 January 1999 24 April 1998 22 August 1998 Name Discovery Date Listing 11 August 1997 19 April 1999 29 July 1997 19 February 1998 6 May 1999 20 November 1998 27 September 1997 18 August 1998 10 July 1999 8 November 1999 25 April 1997 25 July 1997 19 March 1998 8 November 1999 3 October 1997 18 June 1998 8 November 1999 9 February 2003 29 July 1997 8 November 1999 30 August 2003 5 August 1997 29 July 1997 27 September 1997 30 August 2003 11 August 1997 8 November 1999 5 August 1997 Co-discovery made with: Á. López J.
References
Brief biography of Rafael Pacheco