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Thierry Pauwels (born 22 July 1957, Ghent) 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 30018 Loemele 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 September 15, 1999 December 11, 1999 December 5, 2000 December 16, 2000 September 23, 2003 October 11, 1999 December 10, 2001 February 24, 2003 April 7, 2003 October 11, 2005 December 10, 2001 March 23, 2002 164130 Jonckheere March 23, 2002 March 19, 2001 October 15, 2003 September 21, 2003 October 16, 2003 September 8, 2005 189188 Floraliën March 27, 2003 February 25, 2000 February 25, 2000 September 25, 2003 September 8, 2004 January 13, 2005 September 18, 2003 December 16, 2004 September 8, 1999 September 16, 1999 December 15, 2000 September 17, 2003 September 21, 2003 February 25, 2000 December 4, 2000 September 20, 2003 September 8, 2004 October 12, 2005 December 10, 2001 December 11, 2001 September 22, 2005 February 5, 2005 September 7, 2005 September 7, 2005 234292 Wolfganghansch December 16, 2000 January 14, 2005 January 31, 2009 April 12, 2003 September 25, 2003 September 21, 2006 September 22, 2003 December 4, 2000 January 16, 2001 October 16, 2003 February 4, 2008 September 8, 1999 January 31, 2009 September 23, 2003 November 23, 2001 December 9, 2002 December 22, 2003 276681 Loremaes December 18, 2003 September 21, 2005 September 23, 2009 August 13, 2001 October 9, 2002 September 7, 2005 September 8, 2005 October 6, 2002 September 25, 2003 February 5, 2005 310273 Paulsmeyers September 8, 2004 September 23, 2003 September 30, 2003 May 7, 2008 December 15, 2000 December 20, 2000 331605 Guidogryseels December 10, 2001 January 12, 2005 September 22, 2005 December 5, 2000 September 21, 2003 November 23, 2001 April 7, 2003 December 16, 2004 September 6, 2005 368704 Roelgathier September 21, 2005 374715 Dimpourbaix September 19, 2006 August 30, 2008 December 21, 2000 December 3, 2002 383067 Stoofke September 7, 2005 385205 Michelvancamp September 21, 1999 390848 Veerle September 8, 2004 391257 Wilwheaton September 12, 2006 September 7, 2004 413033 Aerts December 4, 2000 September 23, 2003 September 22, 2005 with E. W. Elst with H. M. J. Boffin with S. I. Ipatov with P. De Cat
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