*, co-discovered with Brown and Rabinowitz in 2005, one of the first 5 official dwarf planets.

List of discovered minor planets

As of February 2026 Minor Planet Center credits Chad Trujillo with the discovery and co-discovery of 88 minor planets during 1996-2017.

Satellites and uncredited discoveries

Honors and awards

The main-belt asteroid 12101 Trujillo is named for him.