▁astronom ers ▁▁ ▁back ▁to ▁top ▁ ▁Disc over ing ▁dedicated ▁institutions ▁▁ ▁back ▁to ▁top ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁ ▁The ▁discovery ▁table ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁fields : ▁▁ ▁Astronom ers ▁and ▁Institution s : ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁corresponding ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁discover ing ▁astronom er ▁or ▁institution ▁on ▁Wikipedia . ▁If ▁not ▁linked , ▁the ▁displayed ▁name ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁redirect ▁to ▁this ▁list . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁page ▁ ▁for wards ▁to ▁the ▁anch ored ▁table ▁row ▁ ▁using ▁the ▁astronom er ' s ▁M PC - name ▁as ▁ID . ▁ ▁Disc over ies : ▁displays ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁discovered ▁and ▁co - dis cover ed ▁minor ▁plan ets ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁discover er ▁( number ed ▁bodies ▁only ). ▁It ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁corresponding ▁" Dis cover y ▁by ..." ▁category , ▁which ▁are ▁sub categories ▁of ▁: Category : Dis cover ies ▁by ▁astronom er ▁and ▁: Category : A stronom ical ▁discover ies ▁by ▁institution , ▁respectively . ▁Note ▁that ▁these ▁categories ▁do ▁not ▁contain ▁discover ies ▁for ▁which ▁no ▁page ▁on ▁Wikipedia ▁exists . ▁Astronom ers ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁discover ies ▁often ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁discovery - category ▁( red links ). ▁For ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁discovered ▁only ▁one ▁single ▁minor ▁planet , ▁the ▁link ▁in ▁the ▁discovery ▁column ▁directly ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁corresponding ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁minor ▁plan ets . ▁There ▁are ▁typically ▁no ▁linked ▁categories ▁for ▁astronom ers ▁with ▁an ▁unknown ▁first ▁name . ▁ ▁DO B