Thierry Pauwels (born 22 July 1957, Ghent) is a Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
[2][3] Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered and co-discovered 146 minor planets.
This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers.
[1] The main-belt asteroid 12761 Pauwels, discovered by his colleague Eric Elst at La Silla Observatory in 1993, was named after him in 1993.
[2] Naming citation was published on 18 March 2003 (M.P.C.