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        319
2007        719
2006       3186
2005       6764
2004       8821
2003      11747
2002      22077
2001      32948
2000      38679
1999      23018
1998      12844
1997       4003
1996       2551
1995       2309
1994       1788
1993       2171
1992       1375
1991       1431
1990       1208
1989        876
1988        786
1987        396
1986        403
1985        355
1984        278
1983        240
1982        383
1981       1474
1980        297
1979        410
1978        534
1977       1265
1976        196
1975        158
1974         90
1973       1214
1972         84
1971        540
1970         31
1969         61
1968         45
1967         31
1966         29
1965         25
1964         47
1963         13
1962         13
1961          8
1960       1719
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 Sept. 18.


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