Numbered Minor Planet Discoveries by Year

The following table lists (in reverse chronological order) the number of numbered minor planets discovered in each year. Note that this is not the same as the number of objects given permanent numbers in a given year (see here for a tally of the total number of numbered minor planets after each batch of MPCs from 1995).


Year     Number

2008        104
2007        472
2006       2818
2005       5786
2004       7765
2003      11024
2002      21258
2001      31893
2000      38100
1999      22727
1998      12707
1997       3965
1996       2530
1995       2277
1994       1780
1993       2157
1992       1373
1991       1429
1990       1208
1989        874
1988        786
1987        396
1986        403
1985        355
1984        278
1983        240
1982        383
1981       1473
1980        297
1979        410
1978        534
1977       1248
1976        195
1975        158
1974         90
1973       1208
1972         84
1971        538
1970         31
1969         61
1968         45
1967         31
1966         29
1965         25
1964         47
1963         13
1962         13
1961          8
1960       1708
1959          7
1958          3
1957         10
1956          6
1955         24
1954          9
1953         44
1952         24
1951         36
1950         49
1949         34
1948         25
1947          4
1946          1
1944          1
1943         13
1942         41
1941         41
1940         38
1939         49
1938         99
1937         51
1936         67
1935         75
1934         57
1933         62
1932         50
1931         82
1930         52
1929         55
1928         38
1927         26
1926         22
1925         28
1924         42
1923         28
1922         21
1921         29
1920         20
1919         15
1918         24
1917         28
1916         49
1915         21
1914         21
1913         33
1912         14
1911         20
1910         14
1909         21
1908         29
1907         36
1906         45
1905         31
1904         33
1903         21
1902         21
1901         19
1900         12
1899         11
1898          9
1897          7
1896         16
1895         11
1894         20
1893         27
1892         27
1891         21
1890         15
1889          6
1888         10
1887          7
1886         11
1885          9
1884          9
1883          4
1882         11
1881          1
1880          8
1879         20
1878         12
1877         10
1876         12
1875         17
1874          6
1873          6
1872         11
1871          5
1870          3
1869          2
1868         12
1867          4
1866          6
1865          3
1864          3
1863          2
1862          5
1861         10
1860          5
1859          1
1858          5
1857          9
1856          5
1855          4
1854          6
1853          4
1852          8
1851          2
1850          3
1849          1
1848          1
1847          3
1845          1
1807          1
1804          1
1802          1
1801          1

This list was last updated on 2008 Apr. 21.


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