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4,360 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 188534 Mauna Kea | September 15, 2004 | Jim Bedient | asteroid |
| 157421 Carolpercy | October 8, 2004 | David H. Levy | asteroid |
| 226858 Ivanpuluj | October 8, 2004 | Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory | asteroid |
| 289116 Zurbuchen | October 11, 2004 | Marc Buie | asteroid |
| (161538) 2004 VP26 | November 4, 2004 | Catalina Sky Survey | asteroid |
| 546843 Xuzhijian | December 2, 2004 | Jin Zhangwei | asteroid |
| 189261 Hiroo | December 11, 2004 | Kōichi Itagaki | asteroid |
| 144907 Whitehorne | December 16, 2004 | David H. Levy | asteroid |
| HD 101930 b | February 14, 2005 | High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher | exoplanet |
| 547666 Morgon | March 3, 2005 | Jean-Claude Merlin | asteroid |
| 461650 Paisdezső | April 3, 2005 | Krisztián Sárneczky | asteroid |
| 189264 Gerardjeong | April 10, 2005 | Mount Lemmon Survey | asteroid |
| 542600 Lindahall | April 16, 2005 | Jarnac Observatory | asteroid |
| 423380 Juhászárpád | May 12, 2005 | Krisztián Sárneczky | asteroid |
| Hydra | May 15, 2005 | Marc Buie | moon of Pluto |
| Nix | May 15, 2005 | Alan Stern | moon of Pluto |
| 509018 Wiese | July 2005 | George Observatory | asteroid |
| 248321 Cester | August 14, 2005 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 440411 Piovani | August 26, 2005 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 272209 Corsica | August 28, 2005 | Michel Ory | asteroid |
| (248370) 2005 QN173 | August 29, 2005 | Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | periodic comet |
| 423433 Harsányi | August 29, 2005 | Zoltán Kuli | asteroid |
| 469773 Kitaibel | August 30, 2005 | Zoltán Kuli | asteroid |
| 405571 Erdőspál | August 31, 2005 | Krisztián Sárneczky | asteroid |
| Debris disk of HD 69830 | September 2005 | — | debris disk |
| Dysnomia | September 10, 2005 | Michael E. Brown | minor planet moon |
| 261107 Cameroncasimir | September 21, 2005 | Andrew C. Becker | asteroid |
| 261108 Obanhelian | September 24, 2005 | Andrew C. Becker | asteroid |
| 374338 Fontana | October 25, 2005 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 555955 Lurçat | November 20, 2005 | Jean-Claude Merlin | asteroid |
| (224559) 2005 WU178 | November 21, 2005 | Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | minor planet |
| 329018 Neufeld | December 2005 | Lawrence H. Wasserman | asteroid |
| 409P/LONEOS–Hill | December 4, 2005 | Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search | periodic comet |
| JWH-367 | 2006 | John W. Huffman | type of chemical entity |
| Comet Pojmański | January 2, 2006 | Grzegorz Pojmański | non-periodic comet |
| 471301 Robertajmolson | January 30, 2006 | Spacewatch | asteroid |
| 291387 Katiebouman | February 2, 2006 | Mount Lemmon Survey | asteroid |
| 308680 McLennan | February 25, 2006 | Andrew Lowe | asteroid |
| HD 187085 b | March 14, 2006 | Geoffrey Marcy | exoplanet |
| 331316 Cavedon | April 20, 2006 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 364166 Trebek | May 2006 | James Whitney Young | asteroid |
| 534299 Parazynski | May 7, 2006 | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer | asteroid |
| C/2006 M4 | June 20, 2006 | Michael Mattiazzo | hyperbolic comet |
| 210030 Taoyuan | June 24, 2006 | Quanzhi Ye | asteroid |
| 327632 Ferrarini | July 24, 2006 | Michel Ory | asteroid |
| 526460 Ceciliakoocen | August 28, 2006 | Lin Hongqin | asteroid |
| 526492 Theaket | September 14, 2006 | — | asteroid |
| 374715 Dimpourbaix | September 19, 2006 | Thierry Pauwels | asteroid |
| 299777 Tanyastreeter | September 21, 2006 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 255P/Levy | October 2, 2006 | David H. Levy | periodic comet |
| 456378 Akashikaikyo | October 18, 2006 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| (256124) 2006 UK337 | October 20, 2006 | Mount Lemmon Survey | minor planet |
| 388370 Paulblu | October 20, 2006 | Jean-Claude Merlin | asteroid |
| 351976 Borromini | October 23, 2006 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 378076 Campani | October 23, 2006 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 352017 Juvarra | November 12, 2006 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 461981 Chuyouhua | November 12, 2006 | Lin Hongqin | asteroid |
| 570814 Nauru | November 18, 2006 | Jean-Claude Merlin | asteroid |
| 293131 Meteora | December 15, 2006 | Vincenzo Silvano Casulli | asteroid |
| 233488 Cosandey | December 16, 2006 | Michel Ory | asteroid |