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Minor planets discovered: 12 
see § List of discovered minor planets

Álvaro López-García (1941-2019) was a Spanish astronomer, professor of astronomy at University of Valencia and director of the Valencia University Observatory during the years 1968-2000. He was a specialist in astrometry and the dynamics of minor planets, and had discovered numerous of these bodies since the early 1980s, in collaboration with astronomer Henri Debehogne.

Awards and honors

The main-belt asteroid 4657 Lopez, discovered by Nikolai Chernykh in 1979, was named in his honor.

List of discovered minor planets

co-discoveries made with: H. Debehogne

(5755) 1992 OP7 20 July 1992 list
(7880) 1992 OM7 19 July 1992 list
(8376) 1992 OZ9 30 July 1992 list
(9195) 1992 OF9 26 July 1992 list
(10800) 1992 OM8 22 July 1992 list
(11297) 1992 PP6 5 August 1992 list
11538 Brunico 22 July 1992 list
(13556) 1992 OY7 21 July 1992 list
(13558) 1992 PR6 5 August 1992 list
(13981) 1992 OT9 28 July 1992 list
(17510) 1992 PD6 1 August 1992 list
(39559) 1992 OL8 22 July 1992 list

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Álvaro López García para niños

  • List of minor planet discoverers § A. Lopez-G.
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