Meanings of minor planet names: 10001–11000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]

10001–10100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
10001 Palermo1969 TM1The city of Palermo, Italy, where the Palermo Observatory located, at which Giuseppe Piazzi discovered 1 Ceres in 1801 (see naming for 1 Ceres and 1000 Piazzia)JPL · 10001
10002 Bagdasarian1969 TQ1Aleksandr Sergeevich Bagdasaryan (born 1946), a radio and electronics engineer and director of a Moscow-based research corporationJPL · 10002
10004 Igormakarov1975 VV2Igor' Mikhajlovich Makarov (born 1927) is known for his research on nonlinear and adaptive systems, artificial intelligence and the choice and acceptance of decisions. He was chief scientific secretary of the Russian Academy of Sciences during 1988–1996.JPL · 10004
10005 Chernega1976 SS2Nikolaj Akimovich Chernega (born 1923), a specialist in astrometry and the compilation of catalogues of highly precise stellar coordinates.JPL · 10005
10006 Sessai1976 UR15Nishiyama Sessai (1735–1798), a Confucian scholar in the Edo period, born at Kamogata, Okayama prefecture.JPL · 10006
10007 Malytheatre1976 YF3Maly Theatre, Moscow (a.k.a. Ostrovsky's house and "The Second Moscow University"), the oldest Russian theater (founded in 1756)JPL · 10007
10008 Raisanyo1977 DT2Rai San'yō (1780–1832), a Confucian scholar in the Edo period, born at Takehara, Hiroshima prefecture.JPL · 10008
10009 Hirosetanso1977 EA6Hirose Tansō (1782–1856), a Confucian scholar in the Edo period, born at Hita, Oita prefecture.JPL · 10009
10010 Rudruna1978 PW3RUDruNa, or Rossijskij Universitet Druzhby Narodov, is the Russian University of Friendship of Nations.JPL · 10010
10011 Avidzba1978 QY1Anatolij Mkanovich Avidzba (born 1951), an orchardist and viticulturist.JPL · 10011
10012 Tmutarakania1978 RE3Tmutarakania, a Russian principality in the Tamanian peninsula from the tenth to the twelfth centuries.JPL · 10012
10013 Stenholm1978 RR8Björn Stenholm, Swedish astronomer at Lund Observatory has for many years worked on outreach activities in astronomy, notably as editor of the Swedish journal Populär Astronomi.JPL · 10013
10014 Shaim1978 SE3Shaim, a town in the Tyumen province of the Russian Federation. In its environs the first oil field in western Siberia was discovered in 1959.JPL · 10014
10015 Valenlebedev1978 SA5Valentin Lebedev (born 1942), Russian cosmonaut and author, founder and director of the Scientific Geoinformation Center of the Russian Academy of SciencesJPL · 10015
10016 Yugan1978 SW7Yugan is the shortened name of Nefteyugansk, a town in western Siberia that is the center of the drilling operations of Ust'-Balyk and other oil fields.JPL · 10016
10017 Jaotsungi1978 UP2Jao Tsung-I, (born 1917), a world-renowned sinologist, painter and calligrapherJPL · 10017
10018 Lykawka1979 MG4Patryk Sofia Lykawka (born 1976) is a Brazilian-Italian planetary scientist and dynamicist whose contributions include modeling Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt formation and the dynamical evolution processes of mean motion resonances.JPL · 10018
10019 Wesleyfraser1979 MK7Wesley C. Fraser (born 1981) is a researcher at Queen's University Belfast whose studies include the size distribution of Kuiper Belt objects to better constrain their formation.JPL · 10019
10020 Bagenal1979 OQ5Frances Bagenal (born 1954), a planetary scientist and professor at the University of Colorado, who has been a science team member for the Voyager, Galileo and New Horizons missions.JPL · 10020
10021 Henja1979 QC1Karin Henja is a prolific constructor of the Swedish form of crossword puzzles.JPL · 10021
10022 Zubov1979 SU2Vladimir Ivanovich Zubov (1930–2000), a Russian mathematician and mechanician.JPL · 10022
10023 Vladifedorov1979 WX3Vladimir Dmitrievich Fedorov (born 1933), an outstanding Russian surgeon, scientist and professor.JPL · 10023
10024 Marthahazen1980 EBMartha L. Hazen (born 1931), American astronomer who maintained Harvard's photographic plate archive and edited the Harvard Announcement Cards precursors of IAU's CBATsJPL · 10024
10025 Rauer1980 FO1Heike Rauer (born 1961), a German planetary astronomer, is known for her observational work on cometary comae, in particular that of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp). She is currently working at the Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration in Berlin on a project to search for extrasolar planetary systems.JPL · 10025
10027 Perozzi1981 FLEttore Perozzi (born 1957), of Telespazio, Rome, works on solar-system dynamics and on interplanetary mission analysis. He has been involved in the Cassini/Huygens mission and in proposals for missions to comets and minor planets.JPL · 10027
10028 Bonus1981 JM2Shelley R. Bonus, American astronomer, creator of the "Janet Planet" and "Space E. Tracy" astronomy shows and lectures, assisted in organizing the photographic glass plate archive of the 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope at Palomar ObservatoryJPL · 10028
10029 Hiramperkins1981 QFHiram Perkins (1833–1924), a professor of mathematics and astronomy at the Ohio Wesleyan University from 1857 to 1907.JPL · 10029
10030 Philkeenan1981 QGPhilip Keenan (1908–2000), a professor of astronomy with the Ohio State University at Perkins Observatory from 1946 until his death.JPL · 10030
10031 Vladarnolda1981 RB2Vladimir Arnold (born 1937), a Russian mathematician, is an authority on the theories of dynamical systems, functions, differential equations and the mathematical methods of classical mechanics. The name was suggested by V. J. Judovich.JPL · 10031
10032 Hans-Ulrich1981 RF7Hans-Ulrich Auster (born 1959) is Head of the Space Magnetometer Laboratory at Braunschweig Technical University, known for research and development of magnetometers aboard multiple spacecraft, including Rosetta's Philae lander.JPL · 10032
10033 Bodewits1981 UJ23Dennis Bodewits (born 1979) is a research scientist at the University of Maryland who performs observational studies of the activity and evolution of comets and active asteroids using the Swift gamma-ray burst space observatory.JPL · 10033
10034 Birlan1981 YGMirel Birlan (born 1963), Romanian astronomer at Paris Observatory, began his career in 1991 as an astronomer at the Bucharest Observatory. He has conducted observing campaigns on minor Solar-System bodies and has been involved in groundbased science of Rosetta mission asteroid targets. The name was suggested by M. A. Barucci.JPL · 10034
10036 McGaha1982 OFJames E. McGaha (born 1946), a Tucson astronomer, lecturer, U.S. Air Force pilot and skeptic, actively promotes science and the refutation of pseudoscience.JPL · 10036
10038 Tanaro1984 HO1Tanaro, longest river of Piedmont, Italy.JPL · 10038
10039 Keet Seel1984 LKKeet Seel, an exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric cliff dwelling located in Tsegi Canyon, in what is now the Navajo National Monument in northern Arizona; the name is apparently from a Navajo phrase "kits'iil" or "kin ts'iil" meaning "houses that have been left behind" (1998 Flagstaff Festival of Science asteroid naming contest winner). The name was suggested by M. T. Gibson.JPL · 10039
10041 Parkinson1985 HS1Bradford Parkinson (born 1935) is an American engineer and inventor who led a team that developed the Global Positioning System with revolutionary tracking technology. The GPS has transformed navigation, recreation, law enforcement and all sciences requiring precise knowledge of location.JPL · 10041
10042 Budstewart1985 PLL. R. ("Bud") Stewart (1903–1979), a cofounder of the Columbus Astronomical Society in 1947 and its first president.JPL · 10042
10043 Janegann1985 PNJane Gann (1910–1994), a cofounder and first female president of the Columbus Astronomical Society.JPL · 10043
10044 Squyres1985 RUSteven W. Squyres (born 1956), a professor of astronomy at Cornell University.JPL · 10044
10046 Creighton1986 JCJames M. Creighton (1856–1946), a pioneering American architect who designed "Old Main" at the University of ArizonaJPL · 10046
10048 Grönbech1986 TQDanish observational astronomer Bent Grönbech (1947–1977) was widely known for the Grönbech-Olsen catalogues of complete Strömgren photometry of southern bright stars and for his research on eclipsing binaries, comets and minor planets. He published 36 scientific papersJPL · 10048
10049 Vorovich1986 TZ11Izrailevich Vorovich (born 1920), an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Iosif.JPL · 10049
10050 Rayman1987 MA1Marc D. Rayman (born 1956) has been devoted to the exploration of space since childhood and is exceptionally effective at communicating this topic to the public. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory he was instrumental in the success of Deep Space 1 as chief mission engineer.JPL · 10050
10051 Albee1987 QG6Arden L. Albee (born 1928), a Caltech professor of geology and planetary sciences.JPL · 10051
10054 Solomin1987 SQ17Yurij Mefodievich Solomin (born 1935), People's artist of the U.S.S.R, is a Russian actor who is especially popular for his parts in several Soviet films.JPL · 10054
10055 Silcher1987 YC1German composer Friedrich Silcher (1789–1860)MPC · 10055
10056 Johnschroer1988 BX3John A. Schroer IV (1956–2014) was a planetarium and space science educator for the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. He was also former president of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association and an avid amateur radio operator. His enthusiasm and love of astronomy opened the universe to school children and the public at large.JPL · 10056
10057 L'Obel1988 CO1Matthias de l'Obel (Lobelius, 1538–1616), a Flemish physician and botanist.JPL · 10057
10060 Amymilne1988 GLAmy Rae Milne (born 1982), a Canadian environmentalist has dedicated herself to creating happiness for others, has led her life with spirit. A love of science and its relationship to understanding and preserving our environment has brought her national recognition.JPL · 10060
10061 Ndolaprata1988 PG1Ndola de Jesus Veiga Prata (born 1965), Angolan medical doctor and public health expert and lecturerJPL · 10061
10063 Erinleeryan1988 SZ2Erin Lee Ryan (born 1981) is a research scientist with the SETI Institute whose work includes spectral and lightcurve observations of the Hilda asteroids.JPL · 10063
10064 Hirosetamotsu1988 UOTamotsu Hirose (born 1931) is known as an astronomical leader throughout the four prefectures of the island of Shikoku. He began observing sunspots with a heliostat in 1949, after which he built his own private observatory for the continuous observation of sunspots, a major contribution to astronomyJPL · 10064
10067 Bertuch1989 AL6Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1747–1822), a German author, bookseller and successful liberal employer.JPL · 10067
10068 Dodoens1989 CT2Rembertus Dodonaeus (1516–1585), a Flemish physician and botanist.JPL · 10068
10069 Fontenelle1989 CW2Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle (1657–1757), well known for his famous work Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes (1686).JPL · 10069
10070 Liuzongli1989 CB8Liu Zongli (born 1937), a professor of astronomy and astronomer at Beijing National Observatory.JPL · 10070
10071 Paraguay1989 EZ2Paraguay, a South American country bordered by Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina.JPL · 10071
10072 Uruguay1989 GF1Uruguay, a country in the south eastern region of South America, bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.JPL · 10072
10074 Van den Berghe1989 GH4Frits Van den Berghe (1883–1939), a Belgian painter, considered a master of Flemish Expressionism.JPL · 10074
10075 Campeche1989 GR4The Bay of Campeche is surrounded by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracrux.JPL · 10075
10078 Stanthorpe1989 UJ3Stanthorpe, Queensland's wine capital, AustraliaJPL · 10078
10079 Meunier1989 XD2Constantin Meunier (1831–1905), a Belgian sculptor and painter.JPL · 10079
10088 Digne1990 SG8Digne, a town in southern FranceJPL · 10088
10089 Turgot1990 SS9Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727–1781), a French economist.JPL · 10089
10090 Sikorsky1990 TK15Igor Sikorsky (1889–1972), an aircraft designer.JPL · 10090
10091 Bandaisan1990 VD3Mount Bandai, Japanese active volcano in Fukushima prefectureJPL · 10091
10092 Sasaki1990 VD4Katsuhiro Sasaki (born 1941), the director of the Department of Science and Engineering, National Science Museum, Tokyo.JPL · 10092
10093 Diesel1990 WX1Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), a German thermal engineer and inventor of the diesel engine.JPL · 10093
10094 Eijikato1991 DKEiji Kato (born 1942), together with his wife Naomi, runs a bed and breakfast in Australia and introduces their guests to the wonders of the night sky from their in-house observatory. He also translates comet hunter Seki's webpage into English to reach wider audiences outside Japan.JPL · 10094
10095 Carlloewe1991 RP2Carl Loewe (1796–1869), a German composer was an organist and director of the Pomeranian music festivals in Stettin.MPC · 10095
10099 Glazebrook1991 VB9Karl Glazebrook (born 1965), an astronomer at Johns Hopkins University.JPL · 10099
10100 Bürgel1991 XH1Bruno H. Bürgel (1875–1948), a German shoemaker who became one of the best known German popular astronomical writer of his time.JPL · 10100

10101–10200

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
10101 Fourier1992 BM2Joseph Fourier (1768–1830), a French mathematician who exerted a strong influence on mathematical physics through his Théorie analytique de la chaleur (1822), wherein he showed that the conduction of heat in solid bodies may be analyzed in terms of infinite mathematical series, the so-called "Fourier series". In 1798 he accompanied Napoleon to Egypt, where he was engaged, until 1801, in extensive research on Egyptian antiquities.JPL · 10101
10102 Digerhuvud1992 DA6Digerhuvud, a place on the island of Gotland, Sweden, where seastacks are most common.JPL · 10102
10103 Jungfrun1992 DB9Jungfrun, largest stack on Gotland island, SwedenJPL · 10103
10104 Hoburgsgubben1992 EY9Hoburgsgubben is a very characteristic seastack on southern Gotland, Sweden, looking like an old man watching the sea.JPL · 10104
10105 Holmhällar1992 EM12Holmhällar a place on the island of Gotland, Sweden, contains an unusual area of seastacks. One of the expeditions from the Uppsala Observatory to the total solar eclipse on 1954 June 30 was based there.JPL · 10105
10106 Lergrav1992 EV15Lergrav, a settlement with stacks on the island of Gotland, Sweden.JPL · 10106
10107 Kenny1992 FW1Kenneth Robert Steel (1929–), the father of British discoverer Duncan SteelJPL · 10107
10108 Tomlinson1992 HMRay Tomlinson (1941–2016) an American computer programmer who implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971JPL · 10108
10111 Fresnel1992 OO1Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788–1827), French physicist who constructed the so-called "Fresnel lens", following an original idea by Buffon (1748) of dividing a lens surface into concentric rings. By studying the aberration of light, he removed a number of objections to the wave theory.JPL · 10111
10114 Greifswald1992 RZGreifswald, the old German Hanse city on the Baltic Sea, is a scientific, economic and cultural center. The Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, founded around 1456, has an astronomical tradition that has now been revived through the associated Greifswald Observatory. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.JPL · 10114
10116 Robertfranz1992 SJ2Robert Franz (1815–1892), a German composerMPC · 10116
10117 Tanikawa1992 TWKiyotaka Tanikawa (born 1944) is an associate professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan who specializes in the study of the three-body problemJPL · 10117
10119 Remarque1992 YC1Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970) German novelist, chiefly known for his Im Westen nichts Neues ("All Quiet on the Western Front", 1929). At 18 he was drafted into the German army and wounded several times. His novel records the daily horrors of war in laconic understatement, in shocking contrast to patriotic rhetoric. In 1933 his books were burnt by the Nazis.JPL · 10119
10120 Ypres1992 YH2The Belgian city of Ypres, with Bruges and Ghent, virtually controlled Flanders in the 13th century. During the Middle Ages, it became a major cloth-weaving city. Within the bulge of the British lines during World War I, Ypres was completely destroyed, subsequently to be rebuilt in its original style.JPL · 10120
10121 Arzamas1993 BS4Arzamas, Russia, on the Tesha RiverJPL · 10121
10122 Fröding1993 BC5Gustav Fröding, 19th-century Swedish poet and journalist, several of whose poems were set to music by SibeliusJPL · 10122
10123 Fideöja1993 FJ16Fide and Öja, two small towns on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church in Öja hosts a very famous crucifix from the thirteenth century.JPL · 10123
10124 Hemse1993 FE23Hemse, the second largest town on the Swedish island of Gotland, is the central node of the southern region. Close to the town there are two pastoral meadows typical of the island.JPL · 10124
10125 Stenkyrka1993 FB24Stenkyrka, a coastal parish on Gotland, Sweden. It hosts one of the largest church towers on the island. In the church can be found the oldest dated gravestone on the island, from the year 1200.JPL · 10125
10126 Lärbro1993 FW24Lärbro, a village on the island of Gotland, Sweden. At the church, there is a well-preserved defense tower from the 11th century. Close to the village there is also a spring well known from a Swedish poem.JPL · 10126
10127 Fröjel1993 FF26Fröjel, a small parish on the island of Gotland, Sweden, there is a 29-m-long stone ship from the Bronze Age.JPL · 10127
10128 Bro1993 FT31Bro, is a small parish on the island of Gotland, Sweden, where an old cairn from the Bronze Age is found, said to be the burial site of Baldur.JPL · 10128
10129 Fole1993 FO40Fole, is a small parish on the island of Gotland, Sweden, where the house Vatlings, one of the best-preserved residences from the Middle Ages in the Gotland countryside, is found.JPL · 10129
10130 Ardre1993 FJ50Ardre is a small parish on the eastern side of the island of Gotland, Sweden. Two teachers from Uppsala discovered the beautiful beaches there at the beginning of the twentieth century, and since then the village of Ljugarn has been a popular summer resort.JPL · 10130
10131 Stånga1993 FP73Stånga, a place on the island of Gotland, Sweden, where annual summer games have been held since 1924JPL · 10131
10132 Lummelunda1993 FL84Lummelunda, a place north of Visby, on the island of Gotland, Sweden, where a 4-kilometer limestone long cave is located.JPL · 10132
10136 Gauguin1993 OM3Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), leading French painter of the post-impressionist period, who abandoned imitative art for expressiveness through color. A meeting with van Gogh at Paris (1886) and a journey to Martinique (1887) were decisive experiences in his life. In Tahiti he discovered the brilliant coloring and sensuous delights of a tropical landscape, enjoying in a primitive community the "natural" life.JPL · 10136
10137 Thucydides1993 PV6Thucydides (ca. 460-400 BC), the greatest of the ancient Greek historians, who wrote strictly contemporary history of events through which he lived. His best known work, History of the Peloponnesian War, recounted the fifth-century-BC struggle between Athens and Sparta. He was filled with a passion for truth, keeping him free from vulgar partiality against the enemy: "I have written not for immediate applause, but for posterity".JPL · 10137
10138 Ohtanihiroshi1993 SS1Hiroshi Ohtani (born 1939) is a professor in the department of astronomy at Kyoto University. His research themes include observational and theoretical studies of interstellar matter and observational study of active galaxies, especially of Seyfert and related galaxies.JPL · 10138
10139 Ronsard1993 ST4Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585), the most important member of the group of poets known as "La Pléiade". Much inspired by Greek and Roman poetry, following Horatius' example he composed the Odes (1550). He is most remembered for his Amours de Marie and the Sonnets pour Hélène. A reflection on the brevity of youth and beauty, his Mignonne, allons voir si la rose has been set to music half a dozen times since the sixteenth century.JPL · 10139
10140 Villon1993 SX4François Villon (1431–1463), one of the greatest French lyric poets, known for his ballads, chansons and rondeaux. Le grand Testament is his master work. Herein he reviews his life, expressing his horror of sickness, old age, death and a poignant regret for his wasted youth. Known for his criminal excesses, he spent much time in prison, until he was condemned to be hanged (Ballade des pendus). However, in 1463 his sentence was commuted to banishment from Paris.JPL · 10140
10141 Gotenba1993 VEGotenba is a city at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Every year it is the site of a star party that promotes astronomical activities in cooperation with amateur astronomers to spread astronomy to the publicJPL · 10141
10142 Sakka1993 VG1Kazuyuki Sakka (born 1943), the director of the Kyoto School of Computer Science, studied spectroscopic properties of galaxies and emission nebulae. He has also created software for astronomy education and popularizationJPL · 10142
10143 Kamogawa1994 AP1Kamogawa, a famous river in Japan, flows through the center of Kyoto city. Kamogawa has often appeared in Japanese literature and artJPL · 10143
10146 Mukaitadashi1994 CV1Tadashi Mukai (born 1945), a professor in the department of earth and planetary sciences at Kobe University, is known for studies of near-earth objectsJPL · 10146
10147 Mizugatsuka1994 CK2Mizugatsuka is a Japanese park in the middle of the southern trail of Mount Fuji. The clear air makes it a mecca for amateur astronomers.JPL · 10147
10148 Shirase1994 GR9The adventurer Nobu Shirase (1861–1946) was the first Japanese to explore Antarctica, reaching latitude -80\rm o05' on 1912 Jan. 28JPL · 10148
10149 Cavagna1994 PAMarco Cavagna (born 1958), an Italian amateur astronomer. He began observing comets, variable stars and occultations at an early age. In 1989 he was one of the promoters of the follow-up program, with special interest in NEOs, at Sormano Observatory. Cavagna introduced the discoverers to the Italian astrometric community during its first meeting, held in Verona in 1991.JPL · 10149
10151 Rubens1994 PF22Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), a Flemish painter and the greatest exponent of sensuous Baroque painting. In 1600, after two years seniority as a master, he left Antwerp for Italy to study the ancient and modern masters of painting. In 1609 he settled permanently in Flanders and became a major religious painter (e.g. "Descent from the Cross", painted for the Antwerp cathedral). Because of his diplomatic capacities Rubens often served as an ambassador. The peace treaty of 1630 between England and Spain can be largely attributed to him personally.JPL · 10151
10152 Ukichiro1994 RJ11Ukichiro Nakaya (1900–1962), professor of physics at Hokkaido University, studied the crystalline structure of snow and in 1935 succeeded in making artificial snow for the first timeJPL · 10152
10153 Goldman1994 UBStuart J. Goldman (born 1963), associate editor of Sky & Telescope, who has guided its readers through the ever-changing world of astronomical books, computer software and now the vast wilderness of the Internet. He volunteered weekends to help build the observatory at which this minor planet was discovered.JPL · 10153
10154 Tanuki1994 UHLake Tanuki is an artificial pond to the east of Mt. Fuji. Amateur astronomers gather at its shores for observation as well as to enjoy the glorious sunrises from behind Mt. FujiJPL · 10154
10155 Numaguti1994 VZ2Atusi Numaguti (1963–2001), an associate professor at Hokkaido University, was actively involved in research on the earth's hydrological cycle. The Atmospheric General Circulation Model he established is now used as a standard in Asia. He founded a summer school for young meteorologistsJPL · 10155
10157 Asagiri1994 WE1Asagiri Highlands are located at the west side of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka prefecture. The clear air is inviting to amateur astronomersJPL · 10157
10158 Taroubou1994 XKTarobou Highland is located at the west side of Mt. Fuji, in Gotenba City, Shizuoka prefecture. The clear air makes it a mecca for amateur astronomersJPL · 10158
10159 Tokara1994 XS4The Tokara Islands form an archipelago in southern Japan. It includes seven inhabited and five uninhabited islandsJPL · 10159
10160 Totoro1994 YQ1Hayao Miyazaki produced the animated movie My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, featuring the fairy Totoro. Through the movie, Totoro once again found his place in the hearts of Japanese children, in a time when the woods and darkness where Totoro lives are rapidly disappearing from the earthJPL · 10160
10161 Nakanoshima1994 YZ1Nakanoshima, largest island in the Tokara Islands, Japan, dominated by the picturesque Mount Ontake (Tokara Fuji)JPL · 10161
10162 Issunboushi1995 ALThe extraordinarily small character Issunboushi---Issun means about 3 cm in old Japanese---was the hero of many old Japanese tales. Born the size of a bean, he defeated ogres, succeeded in a stratagem that got him a beautiful bride, and shook a mallet that instantly transformed him into a normal young manJPL · 10162
10163 Onomichi1995 BH1The Japanese city of Onomichi near HiroshimaMPC · 10163
10164 Akusekijima1995 BS1Akusekijima, an island in the Tokara Islands, Japan, known for its hot spring. The dense subtropical forest is believed to be the home of the gods that guard the mountainous island, and many shrines have been built to worship the gods.JPL · 10164
10166 Takarajima1995 BN3Takarajima, southernmost inhabited island of the Tokara Islands, Japan, famous as the model of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Many people come to see the limestone cave where the pirate Captain Kidd is said to have hidden his treasures.JPL · 10166
10167 Yoshiwatiso1995 BQ15Yoshikazu Watanabe (born 1953; Iso was his mother's maiden name) was a leading meteor observer in Japan. He is a council member of the Oriental Astronomical Association and a successful surveyor of historical records of comets and meteors in the modern Japanese era. The name was suggested by the discoverer and I. Hasegawa.JPL · 10167
10168 Stony Ridge1995 CNThe founders of the Stony Ridge Observatory, the amateur astronomers Anthony L. Bland, Norman L. Boltz, Charles Buzzetti, George A. Carroll, Roy R. Cook, Alvin E. Cram, Roy K. Ensign, W. H. Griffith, Harold J. Ireland, J. George Moyen, Norris A. Roberts, Easy Sloman, John Sousa, John Terlep and Dave Thomas. The observatory is located near Los Angeles in the United States. Starting in 1964, the observatory was used by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center in St. Louis to map potential landing sites for the Apollo space program.JPL · 10168
10169 Ogasawara1995 DKLocated in the Pacific Ocean 1000 km south of Tokyo, the Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), with their extraordinary natural environment, are dubbed the "Galapagos of the Orient". On the Titi-jima Island is the National Astronomical Observatory's Ogasawara Station of VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry)JPL · 10169
10170 Petrjakeš1995 DA1Petr Jakeš, Czech geologist and geochemist MPC · 10170
10171 Takaotengu1995 EE8Takaotengu, legendary supernatural creature of Mount Takao, Japan. Its history dates back to 1300 or earlier as a holy place in the western part of Tokyo. Tall and strong, Takaotengu had a long nose on his red face and wings on his back. He was able to fly and had the power to spawn thunderstorms.JPL · 10171
10172 Humphreys1995 FW19Minnesota astronomer Roberta M. Humphreys (born 1944) is a leader in studies of physical properties of massive stars in the Milky Way and in nearby galaxies. She headed the Automated Plate Scanner Project to digitize the Palomar Sky Survey and make a publicly available database of a billion stars and several million galaxiesJPL · 10172
10173 Hanzelkazikmund1995 HAMiroslav Zikmund (born 1920) and Jiří Hanzelka (born 1919), Czech travelers, photographers and documentarists who visited 83 countries on five continents by car during 1947–1950 and truck during 1959–1964. A museum containing items collected and a rich archive of about 150~000 photographs has recently opened in Zlin. The name was suggested by J. Grygar.JPL · 10173
10174 Emička1995 JDEma Moravcová (born 1999), is the daughter of the discoverer, Zdeněk Moravec.MPC · 10174
10175 Aenona1996 CR1Aenona, now the Croatian city of Nin is the Roman name of the first capital of the old Croatian kingdom. It is located on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea. The world's smallest cathedral, used as an observatory for establishing the local calendar, is located there.JPL · 10175
10176 Gaiavettori1996 CW7Gaia Vettori (born 1999) is the daughter of Vincenzo Vettori, an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo GroupJPL · 10176
10177 Ellison1996 CK9Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) was an American science-fiction author whose works include I Have No Mouth, I Must Scream, and Shatterday. He has served as consultant on several television series, particularly Babylon 5. His original screenplay for the Star Trek episode The City on the Edge of Forever won one of his 11 Hugo Awards.JPL · 10177
10178 Iriki1996 DDIriki, an historical town in the Satsuma area, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan (now merged into Satsumasendai, Kagoshima) Here on the Mt. Yaeyama highland are the National Astronomical Observatory's Iriki Station of VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry), as well as the Kagoshima University's 1-m optical-infrared telescope.JPL · 10178
10179 Ishigaki1996 DEThe picturesque Ishigakijima is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa prefecture. Installed in this island is the National Astronomical Observatory's Ishigaki Station of VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry)JPL · 10179
10181 Davidacomba1996 FP3Davida H. Comba (born 1928), wife of American amateur astronomer Paul G. Comba, who discovered this minor planet. A psychiatrist by profession and a nurturing mother and devoted wife, she constantly supported and encouraged the discoverer's passion for minor planet observations.JPL · 10181
10182 Junkobiwaki1996 FL5Junko Biwaki (born 1914) was a teacher of elementary and junior high-school in Yamaguchi prefecture for 43 years beginning in 1933. She has been very active in improving education and the status of womenJPL · 10182
10183 Ampère1996 GV20André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), French physicist who founded the science of electromagnetism. In 1820 he formulated a law that mathematically describes the phenomenon of deflection of a magnetic needle near a current-carrying wire. A full account of his theories has been given in his Mémoire sur la théorie mathématique des phénomènes électrodynamique (1827).JPL · 10183
10184 Galvani1996 HC19Luigi Galvani (1737–1798), Italian physician and physicist who conceived the electrical nature of nerve impulses. His discoveries led to the invention of the voltaic pile. His findings have been published in De viribus electricitatis in motu musculari commentarius (1791).JPL · 10184
10185 Gaudi1996 HD21Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), a Spanish architect, whose work was strongly influenced by "Art Nouveau" ornamental elements, Neo-Gothic style and the Moors, this last with its mixture of cheap stone and colorful tiles. Gaudi's creations are mainly concentrated in Barcelona, site of the Sagrada Familia cathedral.JPL · 10185
10186 Albéniz1996 HD24A child prodigy, the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) studied at the conservatories of Leipzig and Brussels. In Paris he was influenced by Vincent d´Indy and Paul Dukas. His fame rests chiefly on his piano music, notably the suite Iberia, which was colored by the spirit of Spanish folk musicJPL · 10186
10188 Yasuoyoneda1996 JYYasuo Yoneda (born 1942), the first director of "Tenkyukan", the Dynic Astronomical Observatory, is an amateur astronomer who observes sunspots. He contributes to the spread of astronomy and to the support of amateur astronomers. He also likes mountain climbingJPL · 10188
10189 Normanrockwell1996 JK16Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) spent his career creating images showing American life as he saw it. His distinctive style conveyed emotions in a way rarely achieved in modern art. His work appeared in magazines such as Life, but he earned his reputation through the exposure of 322 covers on The Saturday Evening Post.JPL · 10189
10193 Nishimoto1996 PR1Physicist Daron L. Nishimoto (born 1966) has worked at AMOS since 1988. The good-natured support of his family has allowed him to spend long hours in support of AMOS programs. In particular, he is the driving force behind the highly successful Raven autonomous telescope programJPL · 10193
10195 Nebraska1996 RS5The is a U.S. state of Nebraska. This minor planet has been the first one to be discovered in this state.MPC · 10195
10197 Senigalliesi1996 UOthe Italian amateur astronomer Paolo Senigalliesi (1936–1986). He was an ardent observer who devoted most of his time and energy to the observation of planets. In 1968, he was a founding member of the Italian Group of Observers of Planets, and he participated in the activities of the Jupiter Division Team with indefatigable professionalism. He played an important role in the dissemination of astronomical information and was one of the founders of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Marches. He also played an important role in the construction of the Pietralacroce Observatory at AnconaJPL · 10197
10198 Pinelli1996 XN26Paolo Pinelli (born 1954) is an amateur astronomer of the Montelupo group. He was the first to propose the construction of a public observatory in the city of MontelupoJPL · 10198
10199 Chariklo1997 CU26Chariclo (Chariklo), from Greek mythology, a female centaur and the wife of Chiron, sometimes described as a sea nymph. Together they are said to have had as many as five children, and she is also sometimes said to have been the mother of Tiresias, the famous seer.JPL · 10199
10200 Quadri1997 NZ2Ulisse Quadri (born 1953), an Italian teacher, amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and author of articles and texts on science and mathematics for children. His interests in astronomy include astrometry and photometry of minor bodies, sundials and software development. He is one of the founders of the Bassano Bresciano Observatory and planned and built the mechanical part of the automatic robotic telescope there.JPL · 10200

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10201 Korado1997 NL6Korado Korlević (born 1958), a Croatian astronomer who leads the team of amateur astronomers at the Visnjan Observatory in Croatia and has been enthusiastically involved with observations of minor planets, comets and meteors. This program was recently credited with the discovery of comet P/1999 DN _3 . He also teaches astronomical classes each summerJPL · 10201
10203 Flinders1997 PQMatthew Flinders (1774–1814), British navigator and explorer, or his grandson the archaeologist and Egyptologist Flinders PetrieMPC · 10203
10204 Turing1997 PK1Alan Turing (1912–1954), British mathematician, logician, cryptographer, and computer scientistMPC · 10204
10205 Pokorný1997 PX1Zdeněk Pokorný (born 1947), a Czech astronomerMPC · 10205
10207 Comeniana1997 QABratislava's Comenius University (Universitas Comeniana in Latin), the leading institution of higher learning in the Slovak Republic, was founded in 1919, and the Institute of Astronomy, one of the university's first institutes, was established in 1943. The observatory in Modra also belongs to the universityJPL · 10207
10208 Germanicus1997 QN1Germanicus (15 B.C.–19 A.D.), a Roman general and nephew of Tiberius, also wrote several poems, including Aratea, the Latin version of Aratus' Phaenomena, an important astronomical work in which he described the constellations. In 1963, in Amelia, near Terni, a 2-meter bronze statue of Germanicus was foundJPL · 10208
10209 Izanaki1997 QY1Izanagi, from Japanese mythology, is the god who descended to the island Onogoro with the goddess Izanami and created the land there, including the island of Awaji.JPL · 10209
10210 Nathues1997 QV3Andreas Nathues (born 1967), a German geophysicist who studied the physical properties of the Eunomia family of minor planets using innovative observing and data-analysis techniques at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), BerlinJPL · 10210
10211 La Spezia1997 RG3La Spezia is an Italian town near the Monte Viseggi Observatory. It is famous for its "Poets' Gulf", in honor of the nineteenth-century English poets Byron and Shelley, who lived, loved and died in Italy, the country of their adoptionJPL · 10211
10213 Koukolík1997 RK7František Koukolík (born 1941), Czech neuropathologist and popularizer of scienceMPC · 10213
10215 Lavilledemirmont1997 SQJean de la Ville de Mirmont (1864–1914) a French writer, whose work evoked images of unreachable horizons and bitterness. His poetic opera L'Horizon Chimérique ("Fanciful Horizon") inspired the music of Gabriel Fauré. The name was suggested by R. and A. Soubie.JPL · 10215
10216 Popastro1997 SN3Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA), a national astronomical society based in the United Kingdom, celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2003. It was established as the Junior Astronomical Society to promote astronomy as a hobby, particularly among beginners. The SPA is one of three national societies for astronomy in the U.KJPL · 10216
10217 Richardcook1997 SN4Richard Cook (born 1965) was the Mars Pathfinder Flight Operations Manager and was responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft during launch, the landing phase and surface operations on MarsJPL · 10217
10218 Bierstadt1997 SJ23Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), a landscape artist from the Hudson River School, was best known for his panoramic scenes of the American West, including the Rocky Mountains, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. His work inspired those who followed him westward while forever preserving the power and beauty of the vanishing frontierJPL · 10218
10219 Penco1997 UJ5Umberto Penco, an Italian physicist at the University of Pisa. After teaching high school for several years, he became a researcher in the department of physics at the University of Pisa. He has worked in astrophysics, most recently on mathematical models of chemical evolution of galaxies, and he maintains an interest in science education at secondary-school level, training teachers in astronomy and physics. Penco has assisted the San Marcello Observatory as a scientific consultant since it was first established, and he has given advice especially on the selection and improvement of the optical instrumentation.JPL · 10219
10220 Pigott1997 UG7Edward Pigott (1753–1825), an English astronomer and discoverer of variable stars and cometsMPC · 10220
10221 Kubrick1997 UM9Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), American film directorMPC · 10221
10222 Klotz1997 UV10Alain Klotz (born 1947), a French amateur astronomer at the Centres d´Etudes Spatiales du Rayonnement in Toulouse, is a pioneer in amateur CCD spectroscopy at the T60 telescope at the Pic du Midi Observatory. He is currently president of AUDE, the French electronic detectors users association.JPL · 10222
10223 Zashikiwarashi1997 UD11Taking the form of a child with bobbed hair, Zashikiwarashi is a traditional spirit of the people of the Tohoku district. It haunts the Japanese-style rooms of old families. It is said that a family would be wealthy while the spirit lives and become poor when it leavesJPL · 10223
10224 Hisashi1997 UK22Hisashi Hirabayashi (born 1943), Japanese senior chief officer of JAXA Space Education and director of the Space Education Center, who led the Very Long Baseline Interferometer and Space Observatory Program with the radio satellite HALCA that successfully revealed active galactic nuclei.JPL · 10224
10226 Seishika1997 VK5Seishika is a thin purple flower specified as an endangered plant. Known as its elusive flower, it lives only in the Yaeyama Islands area, Okinawa prefecture. The pretty flower blooms exquisitely around April on Mt. Banna-take near the VERA Ishigakijima StationJPL · 10226
10227 Izanami1997 VO6Izanami-no-mikoto is the mythical goddess who descended to the island Onogoro with the god Izanaki and various other gods. After her death she was also called Yomotsu-ookami in the land of the deadJPL · 10227
10233 Le Creusot1997 XQ2The French town of Le Creusot, location of the Le Creusot Observatory (504) and home of the discoverer Jean-Claude MerlinMPC · 10233
10234 Sixtygarden1997 YB860 Garden Street is the street address of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Observers of minor planets and comets know it as the seat of the Minor Planet Center and the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, which communicate fast-breaking news of astronomical discoveries to the international community.JPL · 10234
10237 Adzic1998 SJ119Vladislav Adzic (born 1984), 2002 Intel ISEF finalist. He attended the Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York, U.S.AJPL · 10237
10239 Hermann1998 TY30Shawn M. Hermann (born 1975), now at Raytheon Corporation, Tucson, was one of the first observers for LONEOS. During 1998–1999 he discovered two Apollos, an Amor and a cometJPL · 10239
10241 Miličević1999 AU6Nikola Miličević (1887–1963), Croatian astronomer and last administrator of Blaca hermitage (or Pustinja Blaca – Blaca monastery) on Brač, CroatiaJPL · 10241
10242 Wasserkuppe2808 P-LWasserkuppe, high plateau, the highest peak in the Rhön Mountains, in the German state of Hesse. At 950 m, is the highest peak in the Rhön. The area is used for glider training.JPL · 10242
10243 Hohe Meissner3553 P-LHohe Meissner, (750 m) is a volcano north of the Rhön between the Werra and Fulda rivers, southeast of the city of Kassel, Germany. The basalt quarry is still used. The two rivers Werra and Fulda flow together near the city of Münden and form the Weser river.JPL · 10243
10244 Thüringer Wald4668 P-LThüringer Wald, a German mountain range east of the Werra river, flowing from northwest to southeast. The summits are the Inselsberg (900 m) and the Beerberg (980 m). It is a wonderful area with beautiful forests for hikers. The main industry is creating Christmas decorations and children's toys.JPL · 10244
10245 Inselsberg6071 P-LGroßer Inselsberg at 900 m, is one of the peaks of the Thüringer Wald mountain range, Germany.JPL · 10245
10246 Frankenwald6381 P-LThe Franconian Forest (German: Frankenwald, Germany, forms the continuation of the Thüringer Wald mountains to the southeast up to the Fichtelgebirge.JPL · 10246
10247 Amphiaraos6629 P-LAmphiaraus (Amphiaraos), from Greek mythology. The Greek seer took part in the campaign of the Argonauts and the "Seven against Thebes".JPL · 10247
10248 Fichtelgebirge7639 P-LFichtelgebirge, is a compact German mountain range east of the city of Bayreuth. The highest mountain is the Schneeberg (1050 m). It is a popular skiing area.JPL · 10248
10249 Harz9515 P-LThe Harz, is the northernmost and highest medium-high compact mountain range of Germany. The silver mines were used until the twentieth century, and other ores have been found here. The story goes that witches meet here on May 1, riding their broomsticks on the "Hexentanzplatz" near the Brocken.JPL · 10249
10250 Hellahaasse1252 T-1Hella S. Haasse, Dutch novelistJPL · 10250
10251 Mulisch3089 T-1Harry Mulisch, Dutch writerJPL · 10251
10252 Heidigraf4164 T-1Heidi Graf (born 1941), former Head of ESTEC Communications Office (1977–2006) at ESA; "founding mother" of permanent exhibition Space Expo in Noordwijk, Netherlands (since 1990)MPC · 10252
10253 Westerwald2116 T-2Westerwald, in Germany. It is a low mountain range with some volcanoes, blending into the "Siebengebirge", a range of seven extinct volcanic mountains.JPL · 10253
10254 Hunsrück2314 T-2The Hunsrück is a German mountain range, located west of the Rhine between the rivers Nahe and Mosel. In the southern part many semiprecious stones are found, helping create a jewelry industry.JPL · 10254
10255 Taunus3398 T-3The Taunus, a German mountain range, is the continuation of the Hundsrück at the eastern side of the Rhine. Its highest mountain, at 880 m, is called "Feldberg in the Taunus". As in the Schwarzwald, there are many thermal springs.JPL · 10255
10256 Vredevoogd4157 T-3Loek Vredevoogd, chairman of the Board of Governors of Leiden University during 1994–2002.MPC · 10256
10257 Garecynthia4333 T-3The marriage of Gareth Williams, associate director of the Minor Planet Center, and Cynthia Marsden, daughter of the director, Brian G. Marsden, in Lexington, Massachusetts, on 1 October 2002.JPL · 10257
10258 Sárneczky1940 ABKrisztián Sárneczky (born 1974) is a Hungarian asteroid and comet researcher at Konkoly Observatory, who discovered 363 numbered asteroids and five supernovae. He is a very active science communicator, and the leader of the Comet Section of the Hungarian Astronomical Association.JPL · 10258
10259 Osipovyurij1972 HLYury Osipov (born 1936) is an outstanding Russian mathematician and mechanician, known worldwide as an expert in the theory of control, as well as in the theory of differential equations and its applications. Since 1991 he has been president of the Russian Academy of SciencesJPL · 10259
10261 Nikdollezhal'1974 QF1Nikolay Dollezhal (1899–2000), Russian expert in power engineering, was the chief designer of the reactor for the world's first atomic power station, located in Obninsk, some 120 km southwest of MoscowJPL · 10261
10262 Samoilov1975 TQ3Evgenij Valerianovich Samoilov (born 1912) is a well-known Russian dramatic actor and People's Artist of the former U.S.S.R. He performs at the State Academic Maly Theatre in MoscowJPL · 10262
10263 Vadimsimona1976 SE5Russian physicist Vadim Aleksandrovich Simonenko is deputy director of the Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics at Snezhinsk. He is known for his work on the hazards of near-earth objects and the protection of the earthJPL · 10263
10264 Marov1978 PH3Mikhail Yakovlevich Marov (born 1933), professor and head of the planetary department at Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, is one of the initiators and scientific leaders of research of Venus and Mars from space. He is also currently the president of IAU Division IIIJPL · 10264
10265 Gunnarsson1978 RY6Marcus Gunnarsson (born 1971), a planetary scientist at Uppsala Astronomical ObservatoryMPC · 10265
10266 Vladishukhov1978 SA7Vladimir Shukhov (1853–1939), Russian engineer and inventor of the water-tube boilerMPC · 10266
10267 Giuppone1978 VD7Cristian Giuppone (born 1979) is an Argentine astronomer at the Cordoba Astronomical Observatory investigating the co-orbital three-body problem with dissipation, with applications to planetary and small bodies dynamics.JPL · 10267
10269 Tusi1979 SU11Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī MPC · 10269
10270 Skoglöv1980 FX3Erik Skoglöv (born 1968), a Swedish astronomer at Uppsala ObservatoryMPC · 10270
10272 Yuko1981 EF13Yuko Kimura (born 1981) is an administrative associate at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan who organizes international collaboration programs promoting studies of asteroids.JPL · 10272
10273 Katvolk1981 ED14Kathryn Volk (born 1985) completed her PhD at the University of Arizona investigating the long-term dynamical evolution of Centaur asteroids and the Kuiper Belt.JPL · 10273
10274 Larryevans1981 ET15Larry Evans (born 1943) is an expert in gamma-ray, x-ray and neutron spectroscopy, including the analysis and interpretation of data collected by the NEAR mission to (433) Eros.JPL · 10274
10275 Nathankaib1981 EC16Nathan Kaib (born 1980) is a professor at the University of Oklahoma who specializes in the formation and evolution of planetary systems, in particular the outer solar system.JPL · 10275
10276 Matney1981 EK23Mark Matney (born 1963) of the Johnson Space Center has made fundamental contributions to models and observations of Earth's orbital debris environment.JPL · 10276
10277 Micheli1981 EC27Marco Micheli (born 1983), an Italian discoverer of minor planets, researcher at ESA's SSA programme NEO Coordination Centre and a member of the Pan-STARRS1 survey's NEO search team studying meteor streamsJPL · 10277
10278 Virkki1981 EW30Anne Virkki (born 1988) is a postdoctoral scholar at the Arecibo Observatory who studies near-Earth asteroids, specializing in understanding the properties of asteroid surfaces and regolith using radar scattering measurements.JPL · 10278
10279 Rhiannonblaauw1981 ET42Rhiannon Blaauw (born 1986) is a scientist working at the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office who has developed new techniques for measuring fluxes and particle distributions within meteor showers.JPL · 10279
10280 Yequanzhi1981 EA43Ye Quan-Zhi (born 1988), a Chinese postdoctoral researcher at Caltech and discoverer of minor planets, who studies the transitions between asteroids and comets and associated meteor streams.JPL · 10280
10281 Libourel1981 EE45Guy Libourel (born 1956) is a cosmochemist at Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur (France) whose research includes the petrology and formation of chondrules.JPL · 10281
10282 Emilykramer1981 ET46Emily Kramer (born 1986) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who uses visible and thermal wavelength measurements to estimate the amount of mass shed by comets throughout their orbits.JPL · 10282
10283 Cromer1981 JE2Dedicated teachers Michael (born 1941) and Sarah (born 1945) Cromer, of Flagstaff, Arizona, set a standard in education for hundreds of young students. Their active concern for the learning process and involvement in the welfare of successive generations, in and out of the classroom, is an example for allJPL · 10283
10285 Renémichelsen1982 QX1René Michelsen, a Danish astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 10285
10286 Shnollia1982 SM6Simon Shnoll, Russian biophysicistMPC · 10286
10287 Smale1982 UK7American mathematician Stephen Smale (born 1930) is a member of National Academy of Sciences. He concentrates on the junction of algebraic topology and theory of differential equations and on problems of complexity of algorithms. The name was suggested by V. J. JudovichJPL · 10287
10288 Saville1983 WNCurt Saville (1946–2001) was an avid ocean and arctic explorer. He rowed across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Saville also worked to encourage scientific exploration of the Earth and space. The name was suggested by P. C. ThomasJPL · 10288
10289 Geoffperry1984 QSGeoffrey Perry (1927–2000), a physics teacher at Kettering Grammar School, England, taught his students to monitor radio signals from Soviet satellites. His group of students discovered the Plesetsk launch site and became the most reliable public source of space information during the Cold War.JPL · 10289
10290 Kettering1985 SRKettering Group, the satellite tracking group established by Geoffrey Perry at the school at which he taught. The group monitored and analyzed radio transmissions from Soviet satellites, often scooping official news media.JPL · 10290
10293 Pribina1986 TU6Pribina (c. 800–861), a Slavic prince and first Slavic ruler to build a Christian church on Slavic territory in NitraJPL · 10293
10295 Hippolyta1988 GBHippolyta, from Greek mythology, was one of the greatest queens of the Amazons. She wore a beautiful golden girdle, a gift from her father Ares, the war-god, as a symbol of her Amazonian queenship. Heracles was sent by the Greeks to acquire the girdle, a battle took place, and beautiful Hippolyta died.JPL · 10295
10296 Rominadisisto1988 RQ12Romina Paula Di Sisto (born 1970) is an astronomer at the La Plata University of Argentina whose research includes the dynamics and collisional evolution of Centaurs, Jupiter family comets, and Hilda and Trojan asteroids.JPL · 10296
10297 Lynnejones1988 RJ13Lynne Jones (born 1973) is a researcher at the University of Washington working to optimize the performance of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope for solar system science.JPL · 10297
10298 Jiangchuanhuang1988 SU2Jiangchuan Huang (born 1961) served as the chief designer of the Chang'e 2 satellite, which in 2008 executed a fly-by of (4179) Toutatis.JPL · 10298
10300 Tanakadate1989 EG1Tanakadate Aikitsu (1856–1952), a Japanese geophysicist and founder of the International Latitude Observatory at Mizusawa, IwateJPL · 10300

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10301 Kataoka1989 FHYoshiko Kataoka (born 1927), an amateur astronomer in Takarazuka, Hyogo prefecture, is a director of the Oriental Astronomical Association. She was a pioneer in the study of meteoric dust. In 1993 she provided a fund to establish and keep the Vega Prize for distinguished women amateur astronomersJPL · 10301
10303 Fréret1989 RD2The famous French historian Nicolas Fréret (1688–1749), well known for his atheistic treatise Lettre de Thrasybule à Leucippe (1720), was imprisoned in the Bastille for alleging---correctly---that the Franks were evolved from German tribesJPL · 10303
10304 Iwaki1989 SYMasae Iwaki (born 1933), an amateur astronomer in Oita, is the winner of the Vega Prize for distinguished women amateur astronomers. She has been very active in the popularization of astronomy through frequent star parties and lectures, as well as through writings in newspapersJPL · 10304
10305 Grignard1989 YP5Fernand (Ferre) Grignard (1939–1982), a member of an ancient family, became famous during the 1960s in Western Europe for his folk songs and blues. Another well-known family member is Victor Grignard (1871–1935), who received the 1912 Nobel prize for chemistryJPL · 10305
10306 Pagnol1990 QYMarcel Pagnol (1895–1974) was a French writer who will be always remembered for his novels Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. One of his comedies, Topaze, dealing with the corruptive power of money, brought him extraordinary success at the theater.JPL · 10306
10310 Delacroix1990 QZ8Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), a French painter, was inspired by contemporary events. His "Dante and Virgil in Hell" is one of the landmarks of French 19th-century romantic painting. Delacroix's choice of colors later influenced the impressionist painters. He is best known for his painting "Liberty leading the people".JPL · 10310
10311 Fantin-Latour1990 QL9Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904), a French painter, was known for his still-life paintings with flowers and later for his lithographs. Famous also for his portrait groups, which he arranged in rows of heads, he immortalized many contemporary French celebrities.JPL · 10311
10313 Vanessa-Mae1990 QW17Vanessa-Mae (born 1978), a Singaporean-British violinist, created a "bridge between classical and popular music". Her debut album in 1995 sold two million copies. She has won world recognition for her performances in the most prestigious halls.JPL · 10313
10315 Brewster1990 SC4Stephen Singer-Brewster (born 1945), a former member of the Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey, has had a long fascination with astronomy. He is a member of the Outer Planets project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a member of the board of trustees of Stony Ridge Observatory. He discovered comet 105P.JPL · 10315
10316 Williamturner1990 SF9William Turner (1508–1568), British ornithologist and "Father of English Botany", is best known for his book A New Herball.JPL · 10316
10318 Sumaura1990 TXSumaura Elementary School, established in 1902, is the oldest private elementary school in Kobe. It continually produces talented people. The name was suggested by Ken Nomura, son of the first discovererJPL · 10318
10319 Toshiharu1990 TB1Toshiharu Hatanaka (born 1962), a research associate in the department of information and knowledge engineering at Tottori University, is president of the Tottori Society of AstronomyJPL · 10319
10320 Reiland1990 TR1Charles Thomas Reiland (born 1946), for many years president of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, initiated the Wagman Observatory, observed in the Allegheny Observatory's astrometry program and tirelessly promoted public interest in astronomy. The name was suggested by T. P. Kohman.JPL · 10320
10321 Rampo1990 UN2Rampo Edogawa (Hirai Taro, 1894–1965), born in Nabari city, Mie prefecture, was a writer who specialized in Japan's mystery genre. He was popular with young readers, and one of his best-known novels is The Boy Detectives Club.JPL · 10321
10322 Mayuminarita1990 VT1Mayumi Narita (born 1970) is a Japanese swimmer who is a paraplegic. At the Paralympic Games in Sydney in 2000, she won six gold medals and one silver medal. She also won two gold, two silver and one bronze in Atlanta in 1996JPL · 10322
10323 Frazer1990 VW6James George Frazer (1854–1941) is best remembered for The Golden Bough, a study in comparative religion (in 12 volumes). The work sets forth a mass of evidence for establishing the thesis that human beings must have begun with magic and progressed to religion and from that to scienceJPL · 10323
10324 Vladimirov1990 VB14Vladimir Alekseevich Vladimirov (born 1951) is a prominent authority on stability theory in hydrodynamics and biophysical hydrodynamics. He is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of York. The name was suggested by V. J. JudovichJPL · 10324
10325 Bexa1990 WB2The iceberg B10A, which measures some 80 km by 40 km, broke off from the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica in 1992. Having taken hundreds of thousands of years to form, B10A now drifts in the South Atlantic driven by marine currents and windJPL · 10325
10326 Kuragano1990 WS2Sukehikro Kuragano (born 1933) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association and has been an amateur observer of variable stars for about half a century. He independently discovered Comet C/1957 P1 (Mrkos) while he was climbing Mt. FujiJPL · 10326
10327 Batens1990 WQ6Diderik Batens (born 1944) is a member of the philosophy department at the University of Ghent. About 20 years ago he founded a new kind of logic ("adaptive logic") that has led to many publicationsJPL · 10327
10330 Durkheim1991 GH3Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), a French sociologist, was convinced that ethical and social structures were endangered by the advent of technology and mechanization. In 1895 he proposed an educational reform, Les Règles de la méthode sociologique, that could avoid the perils of social disconnectedness.JPL · 10330
10331 Peterbluhm1991 GM10Peter Bluhm (1942–1997), a German Computer specialist, was known for his efforts in electronic communication among amateur astronomers in Germany since the early 1980s. In 1987 he founded the first Astronomical Bulletin Board System in Dahlenburg. The name was suggested by A. Doppler.JPL · 10331
10332 Défi1991 JT1Défi Corporatif Canderel is a fundraising event for cancer research programs at universities in Montreal. Founded by Jonathan Wener, the event has been directed by Gerald Levy since its inception in 1990. It features a costumed run through the streets of Montreal and has raised more than three million dollars.JPL · 10332
10334 Gibbon1991 PG5Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), a British historian, celebrated for his six-volume work The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–1789), attributed the fall of the Roman Empire to the loss of civil virtue among its citizens.JPL · 10334
10340 Jostjahn1991 RT40Jost Jahn (born 1959), German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 10340
10343 Church1991 VW8Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), an American painter, one of several artists of the Hudson River School who strove to paint the wonders of nature in meticulous and dynamically detailed landscapes. He was perhaps the most famous American painter of his time.JPL · 10343
10346 Triathlon1992 GA1Since Pam Truty founded the Burn Lake Triathlon in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1984, the relay team of Wendee Wallach-Levy, Laura Wright and Barbara Pardo has won medals every year, including 14 golds. Laura has also done more than 30 years volunteer work for the American Red Cross.JPL · 10346
10347 Murom1992 HG4Murom, Russia, on the left bank of the Oka riverJPL · 10347
10348 Poelchau1992 HL4Harald Poelchau (1903–1972), a German theologian, socialist and humanist, comforted more than a thousand people condemned to death by the nazi regime as a chaplain at the penitentiaries of Tegel, Plötzensee and Brandenburg-Görden in Berlin. He was a surviving member of the Kreisau Circle.JPL · 10348
10350 Spallanzani1992 OG2Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729–1799), an Italian biologist, was known for his research on the spontaneous generation of cellular life. He also proved that microbes come from the air, paving the way for Pasteur. His masterpiece was Dissertationi de fisica animale e vegetale (1780), an interpretation of the process of digestion.JPL · 10350
10351 Seiichisato1992 SE1Seiichi Sato (born 1930) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association. As a medical doctor he greatly contributed to the field of industrial diseases, and as an amateur astronomer he has been abroad 13 times to observe total solar eclipsesJPL · 10351
10352 Kawamura1992 UO3Mikio Kawamura (born 1931) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association. He is a mechanical engineer by profession and has published five books on telescope-making. He has frequently organized star parties for general publicJPL · 10352
10353 Momotaro1992 YS2In a Japanese folk tale Momotaro, the Peach Boy, came out of a big peach and fought off ogres with his partners---a dog, a monkey and a pheasantJPL · 10353
10354 Guillaumebudé1993 BU5Guillaume Budé (1468–1540) was one of the first philologists in France to teach himself classical Greek, making him an expert on the language of Homer. Founder of the Collège de France (1530), he is well known for his Commentaires sur la langue grecque (1529).JPL · 10354
10355 Kojiroharada1993 EQKojiro Harada (born 1926), mechanical engineer, is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association. A long-time observer of double stars, he has also written many fairy tales on stars, dramatizing and performing in them himselfJPL · 10355
10356 Rudolfsteiner1993 RQ4Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Austrian thinker, who was the editor of the scientific works of Wolfgang Goethe, and this inspired him to write his well-known work Die Philosophie der Freiheit (1894). In 1912 he founded the Anthroposophical Society upon the belief that there is a spiritual perception independent of the senses.JPL · 10356
10358 Kirchhoff1993 TH32Gustav Kirchhoff (1824–1887) was a German physicist who, together with Robert Bunsen, founded the discipline of spectrum analysis. They demonstrated that an element gives off a characteristic colored light when heated to incandescence.JPL · 10358
10361 Bunsen1994 PR20Robert Bunsen (1811–1899) was a German chemist who discovered the alkali-group metals cesium and rubidium. He also found an antidote to arsenic poisoning (1834) and invented the carbon-zinc electric cell (1841). He is best remembered by every chemistry student for the development of the Bunsen burner.JPL · 10361
10364 Tainai1994 VR1Tainai-Daira is a hilly district in Kurokawa Village, north of Niigata prefecture. Since 1984, the village has become the venue of the "Tainai Hoshi Matsuri", the most popular star party in JapanJPL · 10364
10365 Kurokawa1994 WL1Kurokawa is a small village with a mere 1800 population, located in northern Niigata prefecture. The village takes pride in its beautiful scenery, including the Tainai River and Tainai HillsJPL · 10365
10366 Shozosato1994 WD4Shozo Sato (born 1943) is a maker and repairman of art clocks. He is an experienced lunar photographer and has coauthored a book on the moon. As president of Astro-Club, Fukuyama, Hiroshima prefecture, he has frequently organized star parties for general publicJPL · 10366
10367 Sayo1994 YL1Sayo is a town in Hyogo prefecture where the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory is situated. The town was declared the Town of Stars in 1990JPL · 10367
10368 Kozuki1995 CM1Kozuki is a town in Hyogo prefecture where the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory is situated. The emblem of Kozuki Town is the waning moonJPL · 10368
10369 Sinden1995 CE2David Sinden (born 1932), as chief optician for Grubb-Parsons of Newcastle upon Tyne, was responsible for the optical components of the Isaac Newton, Anglo-Australian and U.K. Schmidt telescopes. In 1979, he founded the Sinden Optical Company, which in 2003 restored Thomas Grubb's first reflector (1834)JPL · 10369
10370 Hylonome1995 DW2Fairest of all the female centaurs, the beautiful and civilized Hylonome was in love with the handsome Cyllaros, who was accidentally killed by a javelin, thrown at a wedding. On witnessing this, Hylonome threw herself on the javelin and diedJPL · 10370
10371 Gigli1995 DU3Paolo Gigli, Italian astronomer and co-founder of the Pian dei Termini Observatory. Early on, Gigli's main interests concerned the study of variable stars and the observation of the Sun. Later he became a speaker on astronomy at the observatory, where public lectures are held three times a week.JPL · 10371
10372 Moran1995 FO10Landscape artist Thomas Moran (1837–1926) focused his work on the American frontier, from the shores of Lake Superior to the "Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone". His illustrations of the west appeared in Harper's Weekly and The Aldine, among others. He participated in John Wesley Powell's 1873 expedition to the Grand CanyonJPL · 10372
10373 MacRobert1996 ERFor two decades the versatile writing of Alan MacRobert (born 1951) has introduced Sky & Telescope readers to everything from the joys of simple stargazing to the complex worlds of astrophysics and cosmology. Many of his guided sky tours are collected in Star-Hopping for Backyard AstronomersJPL · 10373
10374 Etampes1996 GN19Étampes, FranceJPL · 10374
10375 Michiokuga1996 HM1Michio Kuga (1927–1999), high school teacher and from 1971 to 1982 curator at the Yamaguchi Museum. A specialist on star scintillation, he also supervised a number of lectures and exhibitions concerning astronomy at the museum. His efforts made a significant contribution to the popularization of astronomy in Yamaguchi Prefecture.JPL · 10375
10376 Chiarini1996 KWFrancesca (born 1981) and Gabriele (born 1986) Chiarini are grandchildren of Giorgio Sassi, co-founder of Osservatorio San Vittore. Gabriele often transmits his grandfather's CCD images for reduction in Bologna, thereby saving time and a 100-km round-trip journeyJPL · 10376
10377 Kilimanjaro1996 NN4Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in AfricaJPL · 10377
10378 Ingmarbergman1996 NE5Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), a Swedish theatre and film director who has achieved worldwide fame with films such as The Seventh Seal (1956) and Wild Strawberries (1957). Although his films are morally complex, they can also be hopeful and lovely.JPL · 10378
10379 Lake Placid1996 OHLake Placid is a town in northern New York State in the U.S. that hosted the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid is also the birthplace of the discoverer. Located in the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid is renowned for its natural beauty.JPL · 10379
10380 Berwald1996 PY7Franz Berwald (1796–1868), a Swedish composer, may be considered the founder of musical Romanticism in Sweden. Although his compositions are somewhat influenced by the German composers Spohr and von Weber, they are highly original in construction and in the use of harmonic means.JPL · 10380
10381 Malinsmith1996 RBKonrad Malin-Smith (born 1934), a retired science teacher, has given entertaining talks to local astronomical societies in southeastern England over the last 20 years. He and his daughter Beverley have entertained and befriended numerous eclipse chasers at recent solar eclipses; and also obtained superb photographic results.JPL · 10381
10382 Hadamard1996 RJ3Jacques Hadamard (1865–1963), French mathematician, who made major contributions to the theory of functions of a complex variable and the study of the partial differential equations of mathematical physics. In 1896 he gave a proof of the prime number theorem that defines the frequency of prime numbers among the integers (also see Hadamard transform).JPL · 10382
10385 Amaterasu1996 TL12Amaterasu-oomikami, the mythical Japanese goddess of the sun, was born from the left eye of the god Izanaki and ruled the world of the heaven Takamagahara. To protest the misconduct of her younger brother, the god Susanoo, she hid in the cave called Ama-no-iwayado, and the world fell into complete darknessJPL · 10385
10386 Romulus1996 TS15Romulus, first king of Rome, reigned from 753 to 716 BC. Legend has it that the twins Romulus and Remus were saved from the Tiber river by the wolf that raised them. In the first year of this reign Romulus founded the city. He was deified as Quirinus.JPL · 10386
10387 Bepicolombo1996 UQGiuseppe (Bepi) Colombo (1920–1984), an Italian mathematician and astronomer at the University of Padova, made fundamental contributions to the theory of resonances, notably with regard to the Kirkwood gaps and the rotation of Mercury. He also pioneered the use of planetary encounters for gravity assists in arranging space missions.JPL · 10387
10388 Zhuguangya1996 YH3Chinese nuclear scientist Zhu Guangya (born 1924) made many contributions to nuclear physics and atomic energy technologies and helped develop China's atomic energy programJPL · 10388
10389 Robmanning1997 LDRob Manning (born 1958) was the Flight System Chief Engineer for the successful Mars Pathfinder mission at JPL. He was responsible for all technical aspects of the Pathfinder spacecraft. He also led the team that designed, developed, tested and operated Pathfinder's very successful entry, descent and landing systemJPL · 10389
10390 Lenka1997 QD1Lenka Šarounová (born 1973), an assiduous observer at the Ondřejov Observatory. She has a broad range of interests, from astronomy and meteorology to music. She loves gaining new experiences through traveling and meeting people. Her photometric and astrometric observations of minor planets became an integral part of the discoverers' research project on NEOsJPL · 10390
10392 Brace1997 RP7DeWitt Bristol Brace (1858–1905), who founded the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Nebraska in 1888. His was the first definitive study resulting in the broad dismissal of the "ether" theory. His work was recognized and applauded by Rutherford, among many others. In 1901 Brace was elected vice-president of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceJPL · 10392
10395 Jirkahorn1997 SZ1Jiří Horn (1941–1994), an astronomer at the Ondřejov Observatory. He worked in stellar astrophysics, observational astronomy and data reduction, making important contributions to all of them. He was a member of the team that in the late 1960s made the first calculations of the evolution of close binaries with mass loss. He played an important role in the commissioning phase of the 2-m telescope at Ondřejov. He created the user-friendly software SPEFO for the reduction of stellar spectra that is still in use by many astronomers. Name proposed by the discoverers, following a suggestion by P. Koubský, who also prepared the citationJPL · 10395
10399 Nishiharima1997 UZ8Nishiharima is the southwestern area of Hyogo prefecture and site of the Nishi-Harima Astronomical ObservatoryJPL · 10399
10400 Hakkaisan1997 VXHakkaisan is a sacred mountain in Niigata prefecture, where religious training is carried out. The astronomical observatory of Nihon University has been located on the hillside since 1992JPL · 10400

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10403 Marcelgrün1997 WU3Marcel Grün (born 1946), Czech astronomer and director of the Prague PlanetariumMPC · 10403
10404 McCall1997 WP14Robert T. McCall (1919–2010), a legendary space artist whose work has not only documented the development of NASA's efforts to place men on the moon but has provided a far-reaching vision of man's future in Space. His works include murals at the National Air and Space Museum and illustrations for 2001: A Space Odyssey.JPL · 10404
10405 Yoshiaki1997 WT23Yoshiaki Mogami (1546–1614), a military commander during the Japanese feudal period.JPL · 10405
10410 Yangguanghua1997 XR9Yang Guanghua (1923–2006) was a chemical engineer and an educationalist. He was one of the founders of chemical reaction and petroleum processing engineering and an inaugurator of Chinese higher education in petroleum. He served as President and in other leadership posts within the University of Petroleum and its predecessors.JPL · 10410
10412 Tsukuyomi1997 YO4Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto, the Japanese god of night and the moon, was born from the right eye of the god Izanami no kami (Izanaki). It is said that he made his older sister, the goddess Amaterasu, very angry and caused the separate appearance of the sun in the day and the moon at night.JPL · 10412
10413 Pansecchi1997 YG20Luigi Pansecchi (born 1940) has made fine studies of cometary tails. As a member of the Gruppo Astrofili Giovanni e Angelo Bernasconi and of the Italian Astronomical Society, he collaborated with the Osservatorio San Vittore in Bologna and with the Osservatorio Astronomico of Brera in Milan.JPL · 10413
10415 Mali Lošinj1998 UT15Mali Lošinj, Croatian island and city, known for the nautical school and the Leo Brenner Astronomical SocietyJPL · 10415
10416 Kottler1998 VA32Herbert Kottler (born 1939), MIT Lincoln Laboratory associate director in 1984–1996.JPL · 10416
10421 Dalmatin1999 AY6Herman Dalmatin (Hermanus Dalmata), 12th-century Croatian translator of astronomical and mathematical Arabic booksJPL · 10421
10423 Dajčić1999 BBMario Dajčić (1923–1991), Croatian amateur astronomer, telescope builder and educator, founder of the Astronomical Society of PulaJPL · 10423
10424 Gaillard1999 BD5Boris Gaillard (born 1976) is an amateur astronomer and software engineer.JPL · 10424
10425 Landfermann1999 BE6Dietrich Wilhelm Landfermann (1800–1882), a German educator, who emphasized classical languages as a base for humanism in science and society, notably at the Landfermann-Gymnasium in Duisburg, GermanyJPL · 10425
10426 Charlierouse1999 BB27Charles (Charlie) Rouse (1924–1988), an American jazz tenor saxophonist.JPL · 10426
10427 Klinkenberg2017 P-LDirk Klinkenberg, Dutch mathematician and astronomer, discoverer of several comets MPC · 10427
10428 Wanders2073 P-LAdriaan Wanders (1903–1984), Dutch astronomer and author. He notably studied sunspots.MPC · 10428
10429 van Woerden2546 P-LHugo van Woerden (born 1926), Dutch astronomer who studied neutral hydrogen in galaxiesMPC · 10429
10430 Martschmidt4030 P-LMaarten Schmidt, Dutch-born American astronomerMPC · 10430
10431 Pottasch4042 P-LStuart R. Pottasch (born 1932), American astrophysics professor and expert on planetary nebulaeMPC · 10431
10432 Ullischwarz4623 P-LUlrich Schwarz (born 1932), Dutch radio astronomerMPC · 10432
10433 Ponsen4716 P-LJaap Ponsen (1931–1961), Dutch astronomer on variable stars, who observed at the Leiden Southern Station in South AfricaMPC · 10433
10434 Tinbergen4722 P-LJaap Tinbergen (born 1934), Dutch radio astronomerMPC · 10434
10435 Tjeerd6064 P-LTjeerd van Albada (born 1936), Dutch astronomerMPC · 10435
10436 Janwillempel6073 P-LJan Willem Pel (born 1943), Dutch astronomer and photometrist, project leader for a spectrograph on the VLTMPC · 10436
10437 van der Kruit6085 P-LPieter van der Kruit (born 1944), Dutch radio astronomerMPC · 10437
10438 Ludolph6615 P-LLudolph van Ceulen (1540–1610), Dutch mathematician who calculated the value of Pi to 35 decimal placesMPC · 10438
10439 van Schooten6676 P-LFrans van Schooten (1615–1660), Dutch mathematicianMPC · 10439
10440 van Swinden7636 P-LJean Henri van Swinden (1746–1823), Dutch mathematician and physicistMPC · 10440
10441 van Rijckevorsel9076 P-LElie van Rijckevorsel (1845–1928), who collaborated on the first geomagnetic survey in the NetherlandsMPC · 10441
10442 Biezenzo4062 T-1Cornelis Biezenzo (1888–1975), Dutch physicistMPC · 10442
10443 van der Pol1045 T-2Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch experimental physicist MPC · 10443
10444 de Hevesy3290 T-2George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist MPC · 10444
10445 Coster4090 T-2Dirk Coster, Dutch chemist and co-discoverer of the element Hafnium MPC · 10445
10446 Siegbahn3006 T-3Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in physics.JPL · 10446
10447 Bloembergen3357 T-3Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch physicist, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in physics MPC · 10447
10448 Schawlow4314 T-3Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics.JPL · 10448
10449 Takuma1936 UDHitoshi Takuma (born 1949), an active solar observer in Japan.JPL · 10449
10450 Girard1967 JQTerrence Girard (born 1957), American astronomerJPL · 10450
10452 Zuev1976 SQ7Vladimir Evseevich Zuev (born 1925), a professor at Tomsk University, is a scientist in the field of atmospheric physics and a pioneer in laser sounding methods.JPL · 10452
10453 Banzan1977 DY3Kumazawa Banzan (1619–1691), a Confucian scholar in the Edo period.JPL · 10453
10454 Vallenar1978 NYVallenar, capital of the Chilean province of Huasco, is located some 90 km north of the La Silla observatory site.JPL · 10454
10455 Donnison1978 NU3John Donnison (born 1948), British astronomerMPC · 10455
10456 Anechka1978 PS2Anya (Anechka) Ivanchenko (1987–1999), daughter of a friend of the discoverer Nikolai ChernykhJPL · 10456
10457 Suminov1978 QE2Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Suminov (born 1932), a professor and head of the faculty at the Moscow Aviation-Technological Institute.JPL · 10457
10458 Sfranke1978 RM7Sigbrit Franke (born 1942), Swedish educatorMPC · 10458
10459 Vladichaika1978 SJ5Vladimir Dmitrievich Chaika, Ukrainian naval architectJPL · 10459
10460 Correa-Otto1978 VK8Jorge Correa-Otto (born 1981) is an Argentine astronomer at San Juan National University performing dynamical studies of the solar system and planetary systems around binary stars.JPL · 10460
10461 Dawilliams1978 XUDavid Allen Williams (born 1966), an associate research professor in Earth & Space Exploration at Arizona State UniversityMPC · 10461
10462 Saxogrammaticus1979 KMSaxo Grammaticus (c.1150–1220) was secretary to Bishop Absalon, the founder of Copenhagen. He is the author of the comprehensive Gesta Danorum (Deeds of the Danes), written in elegant Latin prose. It extends until 1190 and is a major source of knowledge about the eventful early history of this northern people and their rulers.JPL · 10462
10463 Bannister1979 MB9Michele Bannister (born 1986) is a postdoctoral research fellow at Queen's University Belfast whose work includes surveys to discover and characterize trans-Neptunian objects.JPL · 10463
10464 Jessie1979 SCJessica Lynne Peterson, from Harvard MA, (1994–2009), loved for her smile and kind spirit.JPL · 10464
10465 Olkin1980 WE5Catherine B. Olkin (born 1966) is a researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Colorado), Deputy Project Scientist for the New Horizons mission and Deputy Principal Investigator for the Lucy mission. Her studies include stellar occultations, color compositional analysis of the Pluto system, and the study of Trojans.JPL · 10465
10466 Marius-Ioan1981 ET7Marius-Ioan Piso (born 1954) is President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) and a leading advocate for space research in Romania. Over two decades he orchestrated the process of Romania becoming a member of the European Space Agency.JPL · 10466
10467 Peterbus1981 EZ7Peter Bus (1951–2016) was a Dutch amateur astronomer and founding member of the Dutch Comet Section of the Royal Dutch Association for Meteorology and Astronomy who was dedicated to the observation of comets and meteor showers.JPL · 10467
10468 Itacuruba1981 EH9Itacuruba (Nova Itacuruba), a town in Pernambuco, Brazil, and location of the Observatório Astronômico do Sertão de Itaparica (OASI). The original city was flooded in 1988 in forming Itaparica Lake.JPL · 10468
10469 Krohn1981 EE14Katrin Krohn (born 1984) is a researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) studying cryogenic flow features and cryovolcanism on Ceres using Dawn spacecraft data.JPL · 10469
10470 Bartczak1981 EW18Przemysł aw Bartczak (born 1974) is a researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of the Adam Mickiewic University in Poznan, Poland who studies asteroid lightcurve inversion techniques that yield both convex and non-convex shape and spin solutions.JPL · 10470
10471 Marciniak1981 EH20Anna Marciniak (born 1979) is a Polish researcher at the Poznań Observatory (047) of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, studying the spin and shape properties of long-period main-belt asteroids.JPL · 10471
10472 Santana-Ros1981 EO20Toni Santana-Ros (born 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of the Adam Mickiewic University in Poznan, Poland where he performs photometric measurements of small bodies in support of the Gaia mission.JPL · 10472
10473 Thirouin1981 EL21Audrey Thirouin (born 1984) is a researcher at the Lowell Observatory who performs photometric measurements of trans-Neptunian objects investigating differences in binary and non-binary populations.JPL · 10473
10474 Pecina1981 EJ23Petr Pecina (born 1950) is a retired astronomer from the Czech Academy of Sciences known for studies of meteoroid interaction with planetary atmospheres, including analytical solutions for meteoroid deceleration and ablation.JPL · 10474
10475 Maxpoilâne1981 EX28Max Poilâne (born 1941) is a well-known Parisian boulanger who is also an enthusiast and supporter of astronomy and space exploration.JPL · 10475
10476 Los Molinos1981 EY38The Los Molinos Observatory located north of Montevideo, Uruguay. It is actively involved in follow-up observations of asteroids and comets.JPL · 10476
10477 Lacumparsita1981 ET41The song La cumparsita, one of the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time. It was played for the first time in 1917 in Montevideo, site of the 2017 Asteroids Comets Meteors conference.JPL · 10477
10478 Alsabti1981 WOAbdul Athem Alsabti (born 1945) introduced astronomy teaching into Iraq in 1970, was project leader in building the National Astronomical Observatory.JPL · 10478
10479 Yiqunchen1982 HJYiqun Chen (born 1968) was born in Beijing and is a traditionally trained artist and sculptor, with art pieces installed in several parks in China. She currently applies her experience in production of computer-generated animationJPL · 10479
10480 Jennyblue1982 JB2Jennifer S. Blue (born 1954), of the U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, has been the sine qua non of the IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature since 1995, serving both as its secretary and as the keeper of the Gazetteer of Planetary NomenclatureJPL · 10480
10481 Esipov1982 QK3Valentin Feodorovich Esipov (born 1933), head of the radioastronomy department at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University.JPL · 10481
10482 Dangrieser1983 RG2Daniel Grieser (1926–1999), an optical engineer with Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio.JPL · 10482
10483 Tomburns1983 RP2Under the leadership of Tom Burns (born 1952) since 1993, the Perkins Observatory began a new life as the premier public astronomy venue in central Ohio. With his weekly newspaper column and visits to area schools Burns has inspired and educated thousands of people.JPL · 10483
10484 Hecht1983 WMFor more than a decade, Martin D. Hecht (born 1926) has volunteered to help organize the Lowell Observatory's archives.JPL · 10484
10487 Danpeterson1985 GP1Dan Peterson (born 1949), a juvenile probation director who works with troubled youth to keep them in school and help them find direction in their lives. He served previously as a smoke jumper in Alaska and is a piano player extraordinaire.JPL · 10487
10489 Keinonen1985 TJ1Juhani Keinonen (born 1946), an emeritus professor and a long-serving director of the Department of Physics, University of Helsinki.JPL · 10489
10498 Bobgent1986 RG3Robert Gent (born 1947), an enthusiastic amateur astronomer and International Dark-Sky Association volunteer.JPL · 10498
10500 Nishi-koen1987 GANishi-koen park is the location of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory, which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary on 2005 Feb. 1. The observatory will be moved to near the Ayashi Station in 2008.JPL · 10500

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10501 Ardmacha1987 OTThe Irish Gaelic name of the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland MPC · 10501
10502 Armaghobs1987 QF6Armagh Observatory, Ireland MPC · 10502
10504 Doga1987 UF5Eugenij Dmitrievich Doga (born 1937), a Russian composer who has written music for many popular movies.JPL · 10504
10506 Rydberg1988 CW4Johannes Rydberg, 19th–20th-century Swedish physicist, after whom the Rydberg constant is namedJPL · 10506
10509 Heinrichkayser1989 GD4Heinrich Gustav Johannes Kayser, 19th–20th-century German physicist who demonstrated the presence of helium in the Earth's atmosphereJPL · 10509
10510 Maxschreier1989 GQ4Max Schreier (1907–1997), Austrian-born Bolivian astronomer, founder of observatories in Santa Ana and Patacamaya, and author of Einstein desde los Andes de BoliviaJPL · 10510
10512 Yamandu1989 TP11Yamandu Alejandro Fernandez (1927–2010) was a Uruguayan amateur astronomer and communicator who was well known as a telescope builder and observer of variable stars, stellar occultations, novae and comets.JPL · 10512
10515 Old Joe1989 UB3"Old Joe" is the students' name for the Joseph Chamberlain Clock Tower at the University of Birmingham, which received its charter in 1900 and is now celebrating its centenary. Birmingham, England's "second city", prospered from metal-working trades, from which enlightened industrialists founded the university.JPL · 10515
10516 Sakurajima1989 VQMount Sakurajima, a volcano on the southern tip of Kyūshū, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is said that it "changes colour seven times a day" MPC · 10516
10523 D'Haveloose1990 SM6José D´Haveloose (1922–1996), a surgeon in the West Flanders town of Tielt.JPL · 10523
10524 Maniewski1990 SZ7Jan Maniewski (born 1933), a medical doctor in Antwerp.JPL · 10524
10526 Ginkogino1990 UK1Ginko Ogino, 19th–20th-century Japanese physician, the first registered woman doctor in Japan.JPL · 10526
10529 Giessenburg1990 WQ4Rudolf Charles d'Ablaing van Giessenburg (1826–1904), aDutch writer, freemason and editor, will always be remembered for the first complete edition (1864) of Le Testament de Jean Meslier, Curé d´Etrépigny (1727).JPL · 10529
10538 Torode1991 VP2In a 1992 study of 170 astrolabes, British industrial chemist Rowland K. E. Torode (born 1923) measured the ecliptic longitudes of the stars depicted and thereby determined, with allowance for precession, the ages of the instruments. He was also secretary of the Kidderminster Astronomical Society for several years.JPL · 10538
10540 Hachigoroh1991 VP4Hachigoroh Kikuchi (1926–1999) was the executive committee chief of the Haramura star party and was instrumental in getting it started.JPL · 10540
10541 Malesherbes1991 YXGuillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721–1794), a botanist and a French statesman. As chancellor he controlled the press, yet without his secret support the Encyclopédie, representing the thought of the Enlightenment, may never have been published. He was guillotined for his defense of King Louis XVI.JPL · 10541
10542 Ruckers1992 CN3Hans Ruckers (1555–1623) was the most famous of all harpsichord makers and founder of a dynasty of Flemish instrument makers. His earliest (1581) known instrument is a virginal with two independent keyboards, now in New York City. These instruments were so prized that they were often rebuilt, enlarged and copied.JPL · 10542
10543 Klee1992 DL4Paul Klee (1879–1940), a Swiss painter and graphic artist.JPL · 10543
10544 Hörsnebara1992 DA9Hörsne and Bara Gotland parishes, Sweden, joined to become a single parish in 1883JPL · 10544
10545 Källunge1992 EQ9Källunge is a small parish on Gotland. The architecture of the church, the only one on the island of its kind, is very strangeJPL · 10545
10546 Nakanomakoto1992 FS1Makoto Nakano (born 1956), an associate professor in the Faculty of Education and Welfare Science at Oita University.JPL · 10546
10547 Yosakoi1992 JFYosakoi, a popular Japanese folk song about the forbidden love between a monk and a girlJPL · 10547
10549 Helsingborg1992 RM2Helsingborg, Sweden.JPL · 10549
10550 Malmö1992 RK7Malmö, Sweden.JPL · 10550
10551 Göteborg1992 YL2Gothenburg, Sweden.JPL · 10551
10552 Stockholm1993 BH13Stockholm, Sweden.JPL · 10552
10553 Stenkumla1993 FZ4Stenkumla is a small parish on the island Gotland. The oldest parts of its church date from the twelfth centuryJPL · 10553
10554 Västerhejde1993 FO34Västerhejde socken on Gotland, Sweden.JPL · 10554
10555 Tagaharue1993 HHHarue Taga (born 1951), astronomy curator of Chiba Municipal Planetarium.JPL · 10555
10557 Rowland1993 RL5Henry Augustus Rowland, American astronomer.JPL · 10557
10558 Karlstad1993 RB7Karlstad, Sweden.JPL · 10558
10559 Yukihisa1993 SJ1Yukihisa Matsumoto (born 1962), a former researcher of the Nishi Mino Observatory.JPL · 10559
10560 Michinari1993 TNMichinari Yamamoto (born 1970), a researcher at Ayabe City Observatory.JPL · 10560
10561 Shimizumasahiro1993 TE2Masahiro Shimizu (born 1956), the president of the Shimizu Clinic.JPL · 10561
10563 Izhdubar1993 WDIzhdubar, an ancient Chaldean sun-god.JPL · 10563
10566 Zabadak1994 AZ2Zabadak is a name of a Japanese music group that is led by Tomohiko Kira. JPLMPC · 10566
10567 Francobressan1994 CVFranco Bressan (born 1947), an Italian mathematics teacher and amateur astronomer.JPL · 10567
10568 Yoshitanaka1994 CF1Yoshiji Tanaka (1948–2003), a Japanese science magazine editor instrumental in starting the Haramura star party.JPL · 10568
10569 Kinoshitamasao1994 GQ[Masao Kinoshita (born 1949) discovered that the number of radio-meteor echoes decreases as the radiant approaches the meridian. This is widely known as the Kinoshita effect.JPL · 10569
10570 Shibayasuo1994 GTYasuo Shiba, Japanese data manager of the Japan Meteor Society, specializing in fireballsJPL · 10570
10572 Kominejo1994 VO7Kominejo castle, in Sirakawa city, is famous as a place where observations were made of the 1887 Aug. 19 total solar eclipse, the track of which passed across the center of JapanJPL · 10572
10573 Piani1994 WU1Franco Piani (born 1955), Italian amateur astronomer, is the most experienced and agreeable proponent of astronomy at the CCAF observatory in Farra d'Isonzo. He takes care of all mechanical aspects of the instruments and has participated in most of the new discoveries of this site.JPL · 10573
10577 Jihčesmuzeum1995 JCJihočeské muzeum (The South Bohemian Museum) was established in České Budějovice in 1877. It is well known for its naturalistic, art, historical and archaeological collections, including moldavites, glass and a horse railway museum. Important are its cultural and scientific roles.JPL · 10577
10579 Diluca1995 OERoberto Di Luca (born 1959), amateur observer of lunar and asteroidal occultations, is network manager at the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Bologna. As a member of the Associazione Astrofili Bolognesi, he often collaborates with the group at the Osservatorio San Vittore in Bologna.JPL · 10579
10581 Jeníkhollan1995 OD1Jeník Hollan (born 1955), a Czech astronomer and environmentalist at the Brno Observatory, has deeply influenced many students and observers, including the discoverer. Sometimes in unorthodox ways, he makes a point of teaching his students to examine the most substantial points.JPL · 10581
10582 Harumi1995 TGHarumi Ikari, Japanese wife of the discovererJPL · 10582
10583 Kanetugu1995 WC4Kanetugu Naoe (1560–1619) was a Japanese military commander during the Japanese feudal period. He was on the side of the Toyotomis, and in the decisive battle of 1600 he fought against Yoshiaki Mogami, the lord of Yamagata (a part of present Yamagata Prefecture), who stood by the Tokugawas.JPL · 10583
10584 Ferrini1996 GJ2Federico Ferrini, Italian physicist and professor of astronomical techniques at the University of Pisa. He has published more than 100 scientific papers in major astronomical journals. These cover many subjects in modern theoretical astrophysics, among them planetology, star formation, the interstellar medium, galactic evolution and its cosmological effects. He is responsible for the Italian light pollution commission and is coordinator of the Mediterranean Astronomical Network.JPL · 10584
10585 Wabi-Sabi1996 GD21Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. Valued are one-of-a-kind objects of natural materials in the private domain, showing a sense of the "rustic" and of simplicity, as well as functional sufficiency in the face of material poverty, obvious repair, or age. The name was suggested by J. Montani.JPL · 10585
10586 Jansteen1996 KY4Jan Havickszoon Steen (1626–1679) was a Dutch genre painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He is well known for his sense of humor, psychological insight and the abundance of color in his paintings. The name was suggested by W. Fröger.JPL · 10586
10587 Strindberg1996 NF3August Strindberg (1849–1912), a Swedish playwright and novelist, made important contributions to the naturalistic, symbolic and expressionistic theater. His works include Röda Rummet ("The Red Room", 1879), Fröken Julie ("Miss Julie", 1888) and Dödsdansen ("The Dance of Death", 1900).JPL · 10587
10588 Adamcrandall1996 OEAdam Crandall Rees (born 1960), stepson of the discoverer, Paul G. Comba.JPL · 10588
10591 Caverni1996 PD3Raffaello Caverni (1837–1900), an Italian priest born in Montelupo, was also an amateur scientist. He wrote many books, the most important of them being Storia del Metodo Sperimentale in Italia, for which he received the award of the Royal Institute of Venice on 25 May 1890.JPL · 10591
10593 Susannesandra1996 QQ1Susanne Sandness (born 1956), wife of 34 years of the discoverer. JPLMPC · 10593
10596 Stevensimpson1996 TSFor two decades the graphic innovations of Steven Simpson (born 1958), especially those involving star charts, have allowed (Sky & Telescope) readers to understand the universe better, whether they do so by locating planets in a starry sky or by visualizing the inner workings of atoms.JPL · 10596
10598 Markrees1996 TT11Mark B. Rees (born 1963), stepson of the discoverer, Paul G. CombaJPL · 10598

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10601 Hiwatashi1996 UCKenji Hiwatashi, electrical engineer at NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) from 1947 to 1979.JPL · 10601
10602 Masakazu1996 UG3Masakazu Kusakabe (born 1946) is a ceramic artist, best known for his design of the Smokeless Wood Fire Kiln.JPL · 10602
10604 Susanoo1996 VJSusanoo-no-mikoto is the Japanese god of heroes and the ancestor soul and a younger brother of the goddess Amaterasu.JPL · 10604
10605 Guidoni1996 VC1Umberto Guidoni, Italian astronaut MPC · 10605
10606 Crocco1996 VD1Gaetano Arturo Crocco, Italian pioneer of aeronautics and space science MPC · 10606
10607 Amandahatton1996 VQ6Amanda H. Hatton, the discoverer's stepdaughter.JPL · 10607
10608 Mameta1996 VB9Katsuhiko Mameta (born 1958) is one of Japan's top meteor observers. He is an active amateur astronomer who has been secretary of the Astronomical Society of Hyogo since 2000.JPL · 10608
10609 Hirai1996 WC3Yuzo Hirai, a professor at the Institute of Information Sciences and Electronics.JPL · 10609
10611 Yanjici1997 BB1Yan Jici (1901–1996) was a renowned physical scientist and educator, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was one of the Chinese pioneers of physics research, one of the founders of optical instrument development and was President of the University of Science and Technology of China from 1980 to 1984JPL · 10611
10612 Houffalize1997 JR17Houffalize, Belgium, on the Ourthe RiverJPL · 10612
10613 Kushinadahime1997 RO3Kushinadahime, the mythical empress of the god Susanoo-no-mikoto, was offered as a sacrifice to the giant snake Yamata-no-orochi but was saved by the god SusanooJPL · 10613
10616 Inouetakeshi1997 UW8Takeshi Inoue (born 1969) is astronomy curator of Akashi Municipal Planetarium, where he has been engaged in popularizing astronomy since 1997JPL · 10616
10617 Takumi1997 UK24Amateur astronomer Takumi Takahata (born 1941) has created many computer programs that are used for astronomical calculations. The "measurescope" Takumi lent to the discoverers was used to determine the coordinates of this minor planetJPL · 10617
10619 Ninigi1997 WO13According to the Japanese myth, the god Ninigi-no-mikoto is a grandson of the goddess Amaterasu. By the order of Amaterasu he descended from the heaven Takamagahara to the peak Takachiho to dominate the landJPL · 10619
10626 Zajíc1998 AP8Jan Zajíc (born 1910), founder and for a long time director of the observatory in Vlašim, has brought astronomy to many young people. In spite of many problems, this public observatory is currently one of the most active in the Czech Republic. The naming is on the occasion of Zají c's 90th birthdayJPL · 10626
10627 Ookuninushi1998 BW2The mythical Japanese god Ookuninushi-no-mikoto created the land, together with the god Sukunabikona-no-mikoto. The name means "king of great land" and is a frequent reference in literature and folklore. A well-known story is that he helped a white rabbit skinned by a shark as the retribution for trickeryJPL · 10627
10628 Feuerbacher1998 BD5Berndt Feuerbacher (born 1940), a German physicist, was for two decades head of the Institute of Space Simulation at the German Aerospace Center in Cologne. His institute has performed pioneering research work in space. He initiated the development of the comet lander Philae as part of the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission.JPL · 10628
10633 Akimasa1998 DP1Akimasa Nakamura (born 1961) is a prolific Japanese observer of minor planets and comets. In the course of his observing program at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory he has obtained thousands of precise positions of minor bodies. His estimates of the magnitudes of minor planets are of particularly high quality and serve as the standard in the analysis of "astrometric" magnitude estimates. He is also Japanese coordinator for the International Comet Quarterly. This name marks the occasion of Nakamura's becoming a father in early 1999JPL · 10633
10634 Pepibican1998 GM1Josef "Pepi" Bican (1913–2001), a Czech footballer who represented Austria in 19 and Czechoslovakia in 14 international matches and scored more than 5000 goals in his career. He is considered one of the best center-forward of the century by the International Federation of Soccer Historians and Statisticians. After retirement, Bican developed an interest in astronomy.JPL · 10634
10637 Heimlich1998 QP104Henry J. Heimlich is an American surgeon who in the early 1970s devised the "Heimlich maneuver", a potentially life-saving procedure for propelling food or other foreign objects up and out of the throatJPL · 10637
10638 McGlothlin1998 SV54Gerald R. McGlothlin (born 1952) was responsible for refurbishing much of the LONEOS dome, turning a bare photographic darkroom into a modern control room and computer room. In his spare time he is a skilled potterJPL · 10638
10639 Gleason1998 VV41Arianna Gleason (born 1980) is a student observer with the Spacewatch Project. She has been instrumental in the data reduction for two Spacewatch papers on the outer solar system and is a prolific discoverer of Near-Earth ObjectsJPL · 10639
10642 Charmaine1999 BF8Charmaine Wilkerson (born 1962), wife of the first discoverer, Andrea Boattini, is an American-born writer and broadcaster. She has produced numerous reports on astronomical phenomena and missions.JPL · 10642
10645 Brač1999 ES4Brač island, Croatia, home of the Pustinja Blaca Observatory ("Blaca Desert" Observatory)JPL · 10645
10646 Machielalberts2077 P-LMachiel Alberts (1909–) was the first astronomer in The Netherlands to succeed, with a home-built camera, to capture a meteor on film. He was actively engaged in meteor observations, as well as in building appliances and instruments for amateur astronomers to enable meteor photography and other types of meteor observation.MPC · 10646
10647 Meesters3074 P-LP. G. Meesters (1887–1964) was a Dutch amateur astronomer. He built his own observatory and was an active observer of variable stars. His book Mijn Sterrenwacht, Speurtochten langs het Firmament ("My observatory, exploring the skies") is still known by amateurs.JPL · 10647
10648 Plancius4089 P-LPetrus Plancius (1552–1622) was a Dutch theologian, astronomer, navigator and appointed cartographer to the new Dutch East India Company. Plancius depicted the 12 new southern constellations on a globe he constructed in 1598.JPL · 10648
10649 VOC4098 P-LVerenigde Oostindische Compagnie, Dutch for Dutch East India Company MPC · 10649
10650 Houtman4110 P-LFrederick de Houtman, Dutch navigator who travelled to the East Indies in 1595 as assistant to Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser MPC · 10650
10651 van Linschoten4522 P-LJan Huyghen van Linschoten, Dutch cartographer and spy for the Dutch East India Company MPC · 10651
10652 Blaeu4599 P-LWillem Janszoon Blaeu, Dutch cartographer and hydrographer for the Dutch East India Company MPC · 10652
10653 Witsen6030 P-LNicolaas Witsen, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam and member of the board of the Dutch East India Company MPC · 10653
10654 Bontekoe6673 P-LWillem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe, Dutch East India Company skipper whose ship flew into a hundred thousand pieces on the way to the East Indies MPC · 10654
10655 Pietkeyser9535 P-LPieter Dirkszoon Keyser, Dutch navigator who travelled to the East Indies in 1595 with Frederik de Houtman as his assistant MPC · 10655
10656 Albrecht2213 T-1Carl Theodor Albrecht (1843–1915), German astronomer and geodesist, first director of the International Latitude Service.JPL · 10656
10657 Wanach2251 T-1Bernhard Karl Wanach (1867–1928), a Latvian-born astronomer and geodesist, carried out pioneering work on polar motion with C. T. Albrecht, whom he succeeded as head of the International Latitude Service.JPL · 10657
10658 Gretadevries2281 T-1Greta de Vries (1967–2006) was the assistant to the director of the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in Groningen, when she tragically died while on holiday. She was a beloved key staff member of the instituteJPL · 10658
10659 Sauerland3266 T-1The Sauerland, a German rural region, has fairly high mountains, such as Kahler Asten at 840 m, and is partly a nature reserve. It lies just east of the German industrial Rhine-Ruhr region. The area is frequented by hikers during summer and by skiers and tobogganers during winter.JPL · 10659
10660 Felixhormuth4348 T-1Felix Hormuth (born 1975), German astronomerJPL · 10660
10661 Teutoburgerwald1211 T-2The Teutoburg Forest of Germany is famous because it was here, in 9 A.D., that Varus was defeated by Arminius, chief of the Cherusci, a Teutonic tribe. Today the precise place where the battle took place is to be found at the north side, not far from the city of Osnabrück.JPL · 10661
10662 Peterwisse3201 T-2Peter Wisse, Dutch curator of the "Museon", the Dutch Center for educational exhibitionsJPL · 10662
10663 Schwarzwald4283 T-2The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in Germany. It lies east of the Rhine river and extends from Basel as far as the city of Baden-Baden. Up to the timber line at about 1200 m, its vegetation consists mainly of fir and spruce.JPL · 10663
10664 Phemios5187 T-2Phemios was a singer with Telemachos, forced to play for Penelope's suitors, spared by Odysseus for friendly deeds and because a singer is sacredJPL · 10664
10665 Ortigão3019 T-3Catarina Ortigão (born 1974) is a person of rare inner beauty, to whom Pedro Lacerda, a colleague of the discoverers, would like to pay tribute. She is a Portuguese-born scientist working in the field of medical physicsJPL · 10665
10666 Feldberg4171 T-3The Feldberg is the highest mountain (1490 m) of the Schwarzwald. Winter and summer, its wonderful surrounding area attracts tourists, hikers and skiersJPL · 10666
10667 van Marxveldt1975 UACissy van Marxveldt (Setske de Haan), 19th–20th-century Dutch writer, author of the humorous Joop ter Heul novels for teenage girls; Anne Frank addressed her diary letters to an imaginary friend based on one of van Marxveldt's charactersJPL · 10667
10668 Plansos1976 UB1The discoverer's grandchildren: Pandora Mae Honiara (born 2000), Noël Richard (born 2000), Alexander Richard (born 2001), Orlando Harry Tengis (born 2002), Samuel Philip (born 2004), Salomé Olivia Lindsay (born 2005), Lidia Philipa (born 2007). The name is an anagram of the first name initials.JPL · 10668
10669 Herfordia1977 FNHerford, a town in what is sometimes called "Eastern Westfalia", is known for its numerous light industries and beautiful surrounding countryside. It was in Herford that Walter Baade, born in nearby Schröttinghausen, first realized his love of astronomyJPL · 10669
10670 Seminozhenko1977 PP1Ukrainian physicist Vladimir Petrovich Seminozhenko (born 1950) is known for his research on the kinetics of excitation in superconductors and semiconductors and on high-temperature superconductivityJPL · 10670
10671 Mazurova1977 RR6Ekaterina Yakovlevna Mazurova (1900–1995) was a Russian actress who worked in Moscow theaters and played many roles in films. In her youth and at the beginning of her artistic career she was connected with the town of Shuya, and she gave to the museum in Shuya her collection of more than 1000 pieces of Russian and foreign artJPL · 10671
10672 Kostyukova1978 QETatiana Andreevna Kostyukova (born 1957) is a botanist and cultivator of flowers in Kiev. Her collection of flowers won a diploma at the 2001 Moscow Autumn Flower ShowJPL · 10672
10673 Berezhnoy1978 VU5Alexey A. Berezhnoy (born 1972) is a Russian chemist and astronomer at Moscow State University studying chemical processes during the interaction of meteoroids with planetary atmospheres and surfaces, including the lunar exosphere.JPL · 10673
10674 de Elía1978 VT10Gonzalo Carlos de Elía (born 1977) is an Argentine astronomer at La Plata National University who studies the formation and evolution of planetary systems.JPL · 10674
10675 Kharlamov1978 VE15Valerij Borisovich Kharlamov (1948–1981) was an outstanding Russian ice hockey player. As a team member he repeatedly won world championships and was champion of the Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976JPL · 10675
10676 Jamesmcdanell1979 MD2James P. McDanell (born 1937) spent nearly three decades with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory before retiring in 1999. He was the Voyager Navigation Team Chief during the highly successful encounters with Saturn and its satellites. He subsequently became manager of the Navigation Systems SectionJPL · 10676
10677 Colucci1979 MN3Adrian Rodriguez Colucci (born 1978) is an astronomer at the Valongo Observatory of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a specialist in tidal evolution of planets and small bodies.JPL · 10677
10678 Alilagoa1979 MG6Victor Alí-Lagoa (born 1983) is a Spanish astronomer whose PhD research at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias focused on the thermal properties of small bodies.JPL · 10678
10679 Chankaochang1979 MH6Chan-Kao "Rex" Chang (born 1976) is a researcher at the National Central University of Taiwan whose work includes searching for fast-rotating asteroids in Palomar Transient Factory survey data and rotation rate distribution studies.JPL · 10679
10680 Ermakov1979 ME8Anton Ermakov (born 1988) is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology who studies the gravity and interior structures of Vesta and Ceres using Dawn spacecraft data.JPL · 10680
10681 Khture1979 TH2The Kharkiv Technical University of Radioelectronics, founded in 1930, is a recognized school of specialists in radioelectronics, computer science, telecommunication, metrology and biotechnical and medical systems. Khture is also known for its time service and for radioastronomical research on meteorsJPL · 10681
10683 Carter1980 LYCarter Worth Roberts (born 1946), president of the Eastbay Astronomical Society, is known for superlative dabbling in photography and puns and his ability to fix things. He collaborated on a safe solar-eclipse-viewing booklet and helped restore "Rachel", the 0.5-m Brashear refractor for the Chabot Space and Science CenterJPL · 10683
10684 Babkina1980 RV2Nadezhda Georgievna Babkina (born 1950) is a People's artist of Russia and the artistic director of the ensemble "Russian song"JPL · 10684
10685 Kharkivuniver1980 VOV. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (В. Н. Каразіна Харківський Національний Університет) of UkraineMPC · 10685
10686 Kaluna1980 VX2Heather Kaluna (born 1984) is a researcher at the University of Hawaii studying the evolution of water in carbonaceous asteroids as well as space weathering processes.JPL · 10686
10688 Haghighipour1981 DKNader Haghighipour (born 1967) is a professor at the University of Hawaii specializing in solar system dynamics as well as extrasolar planets. His service includes President of IAU Division F (Planetary Sciences and Astrobiology) for the period 2015–2018.JPL · 10688
10689 Pinillaalonso1981 DZ1Noemi Pinilla-Alonso (born 1971) is a planetary scientist at the Florida Space Institute and an expert in the study of surface compositions of minor solar system bodies using observational techniques and modeling.JPL · 10689
10690 Massera1981 DO3José Luis Massera (1915–2002), a Uruguayan mathematician who studied the stability of differential equations. Massera's Lemma solves the equilibrium stability problem in nonlinear differential equations in terms of the Lyapunov function.JPL · 10690
10691 Sans1981 EJ19Juan Diego Sans (1922–2005) was a Uruguayan professor and public communicator of astronomy at the Universidad de la Republica. He was co-founder of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía and president of the Sociedad Uruguaya de Astronomía.JPL · 10691
10692 Opeil1981 EK19Cyril P. Opeil SJ (born 1960) is a professor at Boston College studying the thermal properties of meteorites to improve understanding of orbital and rotational changes caused by the re-radiation of solar flux.JPL · 10692
10693 Zangari1981 ES20Amanda M. Zangari (born 1986) is a postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Colorado) whose studies include photometry and stellar occultations of the Pluto system and other Kuiper belt objects.JPL · 10693
10694 Lacerda1981 EH21Pedro Lacerda (born 1975) is a lecturer at Queen's University Belfast whose work includes analyzing rotational lightcurves to infer physical properties of trans-Neptunian objects and other small solar system bodies.JPL · 10694
10695 Yasunorifujiwara1981 ER21Yasunori Fujiwara (born 1957) is a pioneer of meteor video observations in Japan known for his study of the Leonid meteor stream.JPL · 10695
10696 Giuliattiwinter1981 EO24Silvia Maria Giuliatti Winter (born 1965) is a Brazilian astronomer at the São Paulo State University working on ring dynamics and the dynamics of the Pluto system.JPL · 10696
10697 Othonwinter1981 EO40Othon Cabo Winter (born 1963) is a Brazilian astronomer at the São Paulo State University researching orbital dynamics with application to the stability of multiple asteroid systems.JPL · 10697
10698 Singer1981 EJ43Kelsi N. Singer (born 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Colorado) studying outer solar system icy satellites and the Kuiper belt population through the crater size distribution revealed by the New Horizons mission to the Pluto system.JPL · 10698
10699 Calabrese1981 ES43Pietro Calabrese (1944–2010) was editor of the Italian newspapers Il Messaggero and La Gazzetta dello Sport. A noted journalist, he was fascinated by the idea of communicating with extraterrestrial intelligence.JPL · 10699
10700 Juanangelviera1981 ET47Juan Angel Viera (1925–2012) was an amateur astronomer, high-school teacher in astronomy and a communicator in Uruguay. He was Honorary President and co-founder of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía.JPL · 10700

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10701 Marilynsimons1981 PFMarilyn Hawrys Simons (born 1951) is an American economist and philanthropist. She is Chair of the board of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and founded the Stony Brook Women's Leadership Council. She is the president of the Simons Foundation, co-founded with her husband James, that supports math and science research.JPL · 10701
10702 Arizorcas1981 QDThe Arizona Orchestra Association represents Arizona's forty-one orchestras.JPL · 10702
10707 Prunariu1981 UV23Dumitru Prunariu (born 1952 ) became the first Romanian cosmonaut flying in 1981 aboard Soyuz 40 to the Salyut 6 space laboratory. He is one of the proposal initiators for International Asteroid Day (June 30) declared by the UN General Assembly.JPL · 10707
10708 Richardspalding1981 UE26Richard Spalding (born 1935) is an engineer at Sandia National Laboratories whose satellite projects include the detection of Gamma Ray Bursts and transient atmospheric phenomena generated by lightning and meteors.JPL · 10708
10709 Ottofranz1982 BE1Otto G. Franz (born 1931), a Lowell Observatory astronomer.JPL · 10709
10711 Pskov1982 TT2Pskov, a Russian city on the Velikaya River near the Estonian borderJPL · 10711
10712 Malashchuk1982 UE6Valentina Mikhailovna Malashchuk (born 1947), accountant general of the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryJPL · 10712
10713 Limorenko1982 UZ9Leonid Pavlovich Limorenko (born 1951), assistant director of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.JPL · 10713
10715 Nagler1983 RL4Al Nagler (born 1935), an optical designer involved in NASA's Gemini and Apollo missionsJPL · 10715
10716 Olivermorton1983 WQOliver Morton (born 1965) writes about the growth of scientific knowledge and its consequences, with a particular interest in planetary science and the interdisciplinary perspective that it offers.JPL · 10716
10717 Dickwalker1983 XCRichard Walker (a.k.a. Dick Walker; 1938–2005), American astronomer at USNO and discoverer of EpimetheusJPL · 10717
10718 Samus'1985 QM5Nikolaj Nikolaevich Samus' (born 1949) is a scientist in stellar astrophysics at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow University.JPL · 10718
10719 Andamar1985 TWAnne Marren (born 1944) and David Marren (born 1953), friends of American discoverer Edward L. G. BowellJPL · 10719
10720 Danzl1986 GYNichole M. Danzl, American amateur astronomer, former Spacewatch Observer and discoverer of minor planetsJPL · 10720
10721 Tuterov1986 QO4Vladimir Lukich Tuterov (born 1960), a splendid builder, is a friend of the discoverer's family.JPL · 10721
10722 Monari1986 TBLuisa Monari (born 1961), wife of Italian co-discoverer Ermes ColombiniJPL · 10722
10724 Carolraymond1986 VR5Carol A. Raymond (born 1960), a scientist at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJPL · 10724
10725 Sukunabikona1986 WBSukunabikona, the Japanese god of a naughty characterJPL · 10725
10726 Elodie1987 BS2Élodie Bouteille (born 1990), a French student at the Lycée DiderotJPL · 10726
10727 Akitsushima1987 DNJinmu (Akitsushima), the first emperor of Japan according to legendJPL · 10727
10728 Vladimirfock1987 RT5Vladimir Fock (1898–1974), a Russian physicistJPL · 10728
10729 Tsvetkova1987 RU5Valentina Petrovna Tsvetkova (1917–), a Russian artistJPL · 10729
10730 White1987 SUNathaniel Miller White (born 1941), American astronomer at Lowell ObservatoryJPL · 10730
10733 Georgesand1988 CP1George Sand (1804–1876), French writer.JPL · 10733
10734 Wieck1988 CT4Clara Josephine Wieck (1819–1896), a German child prodigy and by 1835 had established a reputation as a pianist throughout Europe.JPL · 10734
10735 Seine1988 CF6The Seine, a major river in France, which passes the cities of Troyes, Paris and Rouen, before ending at the English Channel near Le HavreJPL · 10735
10736 Marybrück1988 DD3Mary Brück (1925–2011), an Irish astronomer.JPL · 10736
10737 Brück1988 DZ4Hermann Brück (1905–2000), a German-born astronomer in the UKJPL · 10737
10738 Marcoaldo1988 FW2Marco Aldo Ferreri (born 1981), son of Italian discoverer Walter FerreriJPL · 10738
10739 Lowman1988 JB1Margaret D. Lowman (born 1953) has worked to understand the role tropical forests play in Earth's interconnected ecosystem. As a canopy biologist, field work has taken her to the treetops of Australia, Belize, Panama, Peru and Africa. She directs research and conservation at Florida's Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.JPL · 10739
10740 Fallersleben1988 RX2August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874), a German poet and philologistJPL · 10740
10741 Valeriocarruba1988 SF3Valerio Carruba (born 1970) is an astronomer at the São Paulo State University in Brazil whose research includes the dynamics and identification of asteroid families and the effect of non-linear secular resonances in the asteroid belt.JPL · 10741
10744 Tsuruta1988 XOMasatoshi Tsuruta (born 1938), president of the Saga Astronomical Society since 1998, is an instructor during observing sessions and is engaged in the spread of astronomical activities at the Saga City Observatory. He is particularly gifted as a photographer of diffuse nebulaeJPL · 10744
10745 Arnstadt1989 AK6Arnstadt, a town in Thuringia with a 1300-year history.JPL · 10745
10746 Mühlhausen1989 CE6In Carolinian times the Thuringian town of Mühlhausen was the haunt of emperors and kings. It became a Reichstadt in 1180 and a member of the Hanse in 1418. J. S. Bach was an organist here during 1707–1708. The intact city is a jewel of town planning in medieval times.JPL · 10746
10747 Köthen1989 CW7Köthen, a German town in Saxony-AnhaltJPL · 10747
10749 Musäus1989 GH8Johann Karl August Musäus (1735–1787), a private tutor at the court of Weimar.JPL · 10749
10753 van de Velde1989 WU4Henry van de Velde (1863–1957), a Belgian painter, architect and interior designerJPL · 10753
10758 Aldoushuxley1990 SM7Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894–1963), an English writerJPL · 10758
10760 Ozeki1990 TJ3Takaaki Ozeki (born 1952), previously a teacher of science, is now astronomy curator of the Hoshinoko Yakata Observatory.JPL · 10760
10761 Lyubimets1990 TB4Lyubimets, the Russian word for darling, seems to be an appropriate name for Grigorij (born 2000), grandson of the Crimean astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina.JPL · 10761
10762 von Laue1990 TC4Max von Laue (1879–1960), student of Planck, discovered the diffraction of x-rays in crystals, thereby permitting their structural analysis. For this he received the 1914 Nobel Prize in physics. He extended the theory of relativity, and he stood up for outlawed Jewish physicists like Einstein.JPL · 10762
10763 Hlawka1990 TH13Edmund Hlawka (1916–2009), Austrian mathematician.JPL · 10763
10764 Rübezahl1990 TK13Rübezahl, a fairy tale figure in German, Polish, and Czech folkloreJPL · 10764
10767 Toyomasu1990 UF1Shinji Toyomasu (born 1967) is a research fellow of the Misato Observatory.JPL · 10767
10768 Sarutahiko1990 UZ1Sarutahiko Ōkami, a Japanese Shinto deity and guardian of EarthJPL · 10768
10769 Minas Gerais1990 UJ5Minas Gerais, a Brazilian stateJPL · 10769
10770 Belo Horizonte1990 VU5Belo Horizonte, capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas GeraisJPL · 10770
10771 Ouro Prêto1990 VK6Ouro Preto, ancient capital of the Brazilian state of Minas GeraisJPL · 10771
10773 Jamespaton1991 AK2James Paton (1903–1973), a Scottish meteorologist.JPL · 10773
10774 Eisenach1991 AS2Eisenach a town in Thuringia, Germany .JPL · 10774
10775 Leipzig1991 AV2Leipzig, largest city of Saxony, GermanyJPL · 10775
10776 Musashitomiyo1991 CP1Musashitomiyo ("minor stickleback"; Pungitius sp.), a rare freshwater fish, seen only in Japan's Kumagawa RiverJPL · 10776
10778 Marcks1991 GN10Gerhard Marcks (1889–1981), sculptor and graphic artist.JPL · 10778
10780 Apollinaire1991 PB2Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918), a French poetJPL · 10780
10781 Ritter1991 PV31Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776–1810), German chemist, physicist and philosopherJPL · 10781
10782 Hittmair1991 RH4Otto Hittmair (born 1924), a well-known Austrian theoretical physicist.JPL · 10782
10784 Noailles1991 RQ11Anna de Noailles (1876–1933), the daughter of a Romanian prince and granddaughter of a Turkish pasha.JPL · 10784
10785 Dejaiffe1991 RD12René Dejaiffe (born 1940), a Belgian astronomerJPL · 10785
10786 Robertmayer1991 TC3Julius Robert Mayer (1814–1878), a German doctor and naturalist.JPL · 10786
10787 Ottoburkard1991 TL3Otto M. Burkard (born 1908), an Austrian professor emeritus of meteorology and geophysics of the University of GrazJPL · 10787
10789 Mikeread1991 VL10Mike Read (born 1978) is a student working as an observer and engineer at SpacewatchJPL · 10789
10791 Uson1992 CSUson Morishita (1890–1965), born in Sagawa, Kochi prefecture, was one of the earliest mystery writers in Japan. He wrote many novels, mentored young writers, and is called the father of Japanese mystery novels.JPL · 10791
10792 Ecuador1992 CQ2Ecuador, the South American countryJPL · 10792
10793 Quito1992 CU2Quito, the capital city of EcuadorJPL · 10793
10794 Vänge1992 DW5Vänge, a settlement on the Swedish island of GotlandJPL · 10794
10795 Babben1992 EB5Babben Larsson (born 1956), a Swedish actress, singer and comedianJPL · 10795
10796 Sollerman1992 EB8Jesper Sollerman (born 1968), a Swedish astronomer at Stockholm University, who researches supernovae, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts and is also a popularizer of astronomyJPL · 10796
10797 Guatemala1992 GO4Guatemala, the Central American countryJPL · 10797
10799 Yucatán1992 OY2The Mexican Yucatán PeninsulaJPL · 10799

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10801 Lüneburg1992 SK26Lüneburg, one of the richest Hanse towns, more than 1000 years old.JPL · 10801
10802 Masamifuruya1992 UL6Masami Furuya (born 1973), a research fellow at the Kawabe Observatory of Kawabe Cosmic Park.JPL · 10802
10803 Caléyo1992 UK9Jose M. Caréyo (born 1938), a jazz composer living in Havana. Inspired by the striking image of comet C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki) on its approach to the sun, he improvised music that vividly depicts the remarkable sunbound comet and sent the score to the two discoverers.JPL · 10803
10804 Amenouzume1992 WN3Amenouzume is the mythical Japanese goddess who managed to free the goddess Amaterasu by dancing in front of the rock door when she shut herself up in the cave Ama-no-iwayado. After that Amenouzume descended from heaven, following the god Ninigi-no-mikoto.JPL · 10804
10805 Iwano1992 WG5Hisaka Iwano (born 1957), an engineer and amateur astronomer in JapanJPL · 10805
10806 Mexico1993 FA2Mexico, a country in the southern part of North AmericaJPL · 10806
10807 Uggarde1993 FT4Uggarde rojr, cairn on Gotland island, SwedenMPC · 10807
10808 Digerrojr1993 FT5Digerrojr, cairn on Gotland island, SwedenMPC · 10808
10809 Majsterrojr1993 FS14Majsterrojr, cairn on Gotland island, SwedenMPC · 10809
10810 Lejsturojr1993 FL15Lejstu rojr, cairn on Gotland island, SwedenMPC · 10810
10811 Lau1993 FM19Lau, Gotland, socken on southern Gotland island, SwedenJPL  · 10811
10812 Grötlingbo1993 FZ25Grötlingbo, socken on Gotland island, SwedenJPL · 10812
10813 Mästerby1993 FE31Mästerby, socken on Gotland island, SwedenJPL · 10813
10814 Gnisvärd1993 FW31Gnisvärd is a small fishing village on Gotland. One of the largest stone ships on the island, almost 50 meters in length, can be found thereJPL · 10814
10815 Östergarn1993 FU32The parish of Östergarn is situated in a very attractive part of Gotland with much natural beauty. Several fishing villages are to be found there, such as Katthammarsvik, Herrvik and SysneJPL · 10815
10819 Mahakala1993 HGMahakala, or "Great Time", is one of the destructive aspects of Shiva in Vedic Hinduism MPC · 10819
10820 Offenbach1993 QN4Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880), a German-French composer.JPL · 10820
10821 Kimuratakeshi1993 SZTakeshi Kimura (born 1943), the senior executive officer at a consulting company in Tokyo and is also a well-known amateur astronomer.JPL · 10821
10822 Yasunori1993 SK1Yasunori Harada (born 1971), a research engineer and amateur astronomer in Japan.JPL · 10822
10823 Sakaguchi1993 SM1Naoto Sakaguchi (born 1962), an amateur astronomer.JPL · 10823
10825 Augusthermann1993 SF4August Hermann Francke (1663–1727), a German theologian and pedagogue.JPL · 10825
10827 Doikazunori1993 TC3azunori Doi (born 1952), a Japanese architect and amateur astronomer.JPL · 10827
10828 Tomjones1993 TE5Thomas D. Jones (born 1955), a planetary scientist.JPL · 10828
10829 Matsuobasho1993 UUMatsuo Basho (1644–1694), a master of the Haikai poetry of the early Edo period, was born in Ueno in Iga Province (the present Iga City in Mie prefecture). He established a distinct Haikai style called Shofu based on the essence of the Japanese aesthetic Wabi-SabiJPL · 10829
10830 Desforges1993 UT6Jacques Desforges(fr) (1723–1791), a French priest at ÉtampesJPL · 10830
10831 Takamagahara1993 VM2Takamagahara was the heaven that appears in Japanese ancient myth. The place was ruled by the goddess Amaterasu.JPL · 10831
10832 Hazamashigetomi1993 VN2Hazama Shigetomi (1756–1816), an astronomer in the Japanese Edo period who studied positional astronomy.JPL · 10832
10834 Zembsch-Schreve1993 VU5Guido Zembsch-Schreve (born 1916), a Dutch secret agent, parachuted as an allied agent into occupied France in 1943. He was betrayed in 1944 and eventually sent to Dora, where the V-2 rockets were manufactured. He escaped and wrote Pierre Lalande: Special Agent.JPL · 10834
10835 Fröbel1993 VB8Friedrich Fröbel (1782–1852), a Thuringian pedagogue, was committed to the education of young children. In 1839 he founded the first nursery school, which he named Kindergarten. He created toys and tools for use by children in different age groups.JPL · 10835
10837 Yuyakekoyake1994 EJ1Yuyakekoyake, Japanese popular nursery rhymeJPL · 10837
10838 Lebon1994 EH7Gustave Le Bon (1841–1931), a French social psychologist.JPL · 10838
10839 Hufeland1994 GY9Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, German physician.JPL · 10839
10841 Ericforbes1994 PP1Eric Gray Forbes (1933–1984), a professor and director of the History of Medicine and Science Unit at Edinburgh University.JPL · 10841
10847 Koch1995 AV4Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch, German physician and Nobelist.JPL · 10847
10850 Denso1995 BU4Denso Corporation, for which the discoverer worked for eight years as an electrical engineer, is the largest manufacturer of automobile parts in Japan.JPL · 10850
10853 Aimoto1995 CWMinoru Aimoto (born 1965), a senior researcher at Saji Observatory, is in charge of astronomical exhibitions and astronomical lectures for visitors to the observatory. His other pursuits include mainly photography of deep space, comets, etc., using a 1.03-m telescope and a wide-field telescopeJPL · 10853
10856 Bechstein1995 EG8Carl Bechstein (1826–1900), born in the Thuringian town of Gotha, founded a piano factory in Berlin in 1853. His instruments were used by Liszt, Bülow, Rubinstein and Wagner. Branches of his factory in London, Paris and St. Petersburg testify to the esteem in which Bechstein's instruments are held.JPL · 10856
10857 Blüthner1995 EZ8Julius Blüthner (1824–1910) founded a piano factory in Leipzig in 1853. His instruments found high recognition because of their sonority, tone color and several technical innovations. The name Blüthner inspired friends of music around the world. Despite the elements of mass production, every piano remained a work of art.JPL · 10857
10861 Ciske1995 MG1Ciske Staring was a courier in Amsterdam for the Dutch resistance during World War II. This naming is to honor especially the women of the Resistance who executed dangerous tasks and kept up the human spirit in spite of gruesome conditions.MPC · 10861
10863 Oye1995 QJ3Jacob and Martha Oye are the grandparents of Paul Kervin, AMOS technical director.JPL · 10863
10864 Yamagatashi1995 QS3The city of Yamagata, in the center of Yamagata prefecture.JPL · 10864
10865 Thelmaruby1995 SO33Thelma Ruby is a British actress of international fame. One of her early accomplishments was to play Golda in the original theater version of Fiddler on the Roof.JPL · 10865
10866 Peru1996 NB4Peru, on the west coast of South America, is dominated by the great Andes mountain ranges, and it extends east to include the headwaters of the Amazon river.JPL · 10866
10867 Lima1996 NX4Lima, Peru.JPL · 10867
10870 Gwendolen1996 SY4Mary Gwendolen Ellery Read Aikman, the discoverer's mother MPC · 10870
10872 Vaculík1996 TJ9Ludvík Vaculík, Czech writer and journalist MPC · 10872
10874 Locatelli1996 TN19Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violinist and composer MPC · 10874
10875 Veracini1996 TG28Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer MPC · 10875
10877 Jiangnan Tianchi1996 URJiang Nan Tian Chi, at high altitude and unaffected by artificial lights, is one of the best observing stations in eastern China. The name was suggested by T. ChenJPL · 10877
10878 Moriyama1996 VVMoriyama, a city on east side of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, in Shiga Prefecture.JPL · 10878
10880 Kaguya1996 VN4SELENE, a lunar explorer developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), nicknamed Kaguya after a Japanese folktale characterJPL · 10880
10882 Shinonaga1996 VG5Kouji Shinonaga (born 1952), the director of Kamagari Observatory since 1991.JPL · 10882
10884 Tsuboimasaki1996 VD9Masaki Tsuboi (born 1954), the president of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society and a leader of the amateur astronomy community in western Japan.JPL · 10884
10885 Horimasato1996 VE9Masato Hori (born 1957), a specialist in civil engineering and a member of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society.JPL · 10885
10886 Mitsuroohba1996 VR30Mitsuro Ohba, Japanese polar adventurer.JPL · 10886
10888 Yamatano-orochi1996 XT30Yamatano-orochi is a giant snake appearing in Japanese ancient mythology. The snake had eight heads and eight tails and was long enough to cover eight valleys and eight peaks. It was defeated by the god Susanoo-no-mikoto.JPL · 10888
10891 Fink1997 QR3Uwe Fink (born 1939), at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has made major contributions in the fields of planetary atmospheres, the surface composition of small bodies, reflection spectra, absorption coefficients of ices and cometary coma production rates.JPL · 10891
10894 Nakai1997 SE30R. Carlos Nakai, musician and cultural anthropologist of Navajo-Ute descent MPC · 10894
10895 Aynrand1997 TC18Ayn Rand (1905–1982), Russian-born philosopher and writer, emigrated to the United States at age 21. She was the author of several novels and books, of which The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) are best known. The discoverer also named his observatory as a tribute to her.JPL · 10895
10900 Folkner1997 WF21William Folkner (born 1956), a principal scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a recognized authority on the planetary ephemerides. He continually improves the orbital positions of all the planets using a wide variety of ground-based and space-based observationsJPL · 10900

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10907 Savalle1997 XG5Renaud Savalle (born 1971), an astronomical software programmer, who wrote the CCD acquisition system used by the Asteroid Survey at Caussols that allowed this minor planet to be discovered. He now works at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, where he is a systems programmer.JPL · 10907
10908 Kallestroetzel1997 XH9Karl-Heinz Stroetzel (born 1935), at the DLR Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration, was a major contributor to the development and construction of the CCD cameras for the search programs at Caussols, Kvistaberg and Asiago.JPL · 10908
10914 Tucker1997 YQ14Roy Tucker (born 1951), an instrumentalist at Kitt Peak National Observatory, is owner and chief observer of southern Arizona's Goodricke-Pigott Observatory.JPL · 10914
10916 Okina-Ouna1997 YB17Okina and Ouna are the two small lunar explorers developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. They were separated from the main orbiter of the lunar explorer "KAGUYA (SELENE)" in Oct. 2007. Okina and Ouna are also the foster parents of Kaguya in the old Japanese story Kaguya-himeJPL · 10916
10918 Kodaly1998 AS1Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), Hungarian composerMPC · 10918
10919 Pepíkzicha1998 AQ8Josef Zicha (born 1939) was the head engineer for the 2m telescope at Ondřejov.JPL · 10919
10921 Romanozen1998 BC2Romano Zen (born 1946), known in Italy and abroad for his high-quality optical instruments.JPL · 10921
10924 Mariagriffin1998 BU25Maria Anna Griffin (born 1962), wife of the discoverer, Ian P. GriffinJPL · 10924
10925 Ventoux1998 BK30Mont Ventoux (1909 m) in the French département of Vaucluse (Provence).JPL · 10925
10927 Vaucluse1998 BB42Vaucluse is a French département. This minor planet was discovered by a member of AUDE (Association des Utilisateurs de Detecteurs Electroniques) based in the little Vaucluse village of Saint-Estève in the commune of Blauvac.JPL · 10927
10928 Caprara1998 BW43Giovanni Caprara (born 1948) is science and space editor of Il Corriere della Sera, the most authoritative newspaper in Italy.JPL · 10928
10929 Chenfangyun1998 CF1Chen Fangyun (1916–2000), a pioneer of radio electronics research in China.JPL · 10929
10930 Jinyong1998 CR2Jin Yong (pen-name of Louis Cha), Chinese writerJPL · 10930
10931 Ceccano1998 DACeccano, where the discovery observations of this minor planet were made, is a small city, some 90 km southeast of Rome.JPL · 10931
10932 Rebentrost1998 DL1David Rebentrost (1614–1703), a vicar, doctor and herbalist in Drebach.JPL · 10932
10934 Pauldelvaux1998 DN34Paul Delvaux (1897–1994) was a Belgian Surrealist painter who became famous for his somnambulistic nudes, walking in stations between the trains, between skeletons or sitting in front of ancient Greek temples.JPL · 10934
10937 Ferris1998 QW54William D. Ferris (born 1961), a video producer-director at Northern Arizona University, has been an assiduous and successful observer for LONEOS since 1998.JPL · 10937
10938 Lorenzalevy1998 SW60Lorenza Levy (born 1976), an observer for LONEOS since mid–1999.JPL · 10938
10943 Brunier1999 FY6Serge Brunier (born 1958), a reporter and editor -in-chief of "Ciel et Espace" magazine and wrote several articles on the world's observatories.JPL · 10943
10947 Kaiserstuhl2061 P-LThe Kaiserstuhl (570 m) is an old volcanic mountain range between the Schwarzwald and the Rhine river. It has one of the mildest climates in Germany. Since Roman times the slopes of the mountains have been covered with vineyards, producing the well-known wine "Kaiserstühler".JPL · 10947
10948 Odenwald2207 P-LThe Odenwald is a mountain range in Germany between the Main and Neckar rivers, east of the Rhine river. Heidelberg is located in the southern part of the Odenwald. Its summits are Königstuhl and Melibokus.JPL · 10948
10949 Königstuhl3066 P-LThe Königstuhl, second highest mountain of the Odenwald range of Germany, site of the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl and the Max-Planck-Institut für AstronomieJPL · 10949
10950 Albertjansen4049 P-LAlbert Jansen (1940–2004), Dutch first director of the Hague Planetarium, later active as an amateur astronomer in South AfricaJPL · 10950
10951 Spessart4050 P-LThe Spessart, a small chain of mountains surrounded by the river Main on three sides in Germany. Geologically, is part of the mountains east of the Rhine, which extend from Basel in the south to Frankfurt in the north.JPL · 10951
10952 Vogelsberg4152 P-LVogelsberg Mountains, a volcanic mountain range in GermanMPC · 10952
10953 Gerdatschira4276 P-LGerda Tschira (born 1943), German founder and director of the Carl Bosch museum, HeidelbergJPL · 10953
10954 Spiegel4545 P-LBeate Spiegel (born 1960), German head of the office of the Klaus Tschira FoundationJPL · 10954
10955 Harig5011 P-LLudwig Harig (born 1927) is a German writer. Besides experimental texts and poetry, he also wrote narrative prose. A trilogy about his father and himself, with their lives projected against the background of historic events in a German-French border region, is especially noteworthy. The name was suggested by H. DuerbeckJPL · 10955
10956 Vosges5023 P-LThe Vosges (1420 m) mountain range extends west of the Rhine in France, opposite the German Schwarzwald mountains.JPL · 10956
10957 Alps6068 P-LThe Alps form a great mountain chain stretching from the Mediterranean Sea between southern France and Italy through Switzerland to eastern Austria.JPL · 10957
10958 Mont Blanc6188 P-LMont Blanc (4800 m), in the French-Italian Alps, is the highest mountain in Europe.JPL · 10958
10959 Appennino6579 P-LThe Apennine Mountains is a mountain range that extends for the whole length of Italy, a 1400-km stretch from the Gulf of Genoa to the Strait of Messina. It also effectively crosses the strait to Sicily, where the mountains are geologically very active, especially Mount Etna (3280 m).JPL · 10959
10960 Gran Sasso6580 P-LGran Sasso (2910 m) is the highest mountain of the Apennines, Italy. It is located in the part called the Abruzzi.MPC · 10960
10961 Buysballot6809 P-LC. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817–1890), Dutch meteorologist, created Buys Ballot's law describing the turning of the winds in northern and southern hemispheres. He founded the Astronomical Institute at the University of Utrecht (Sonnenborgh) in 1853 and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute in 1854.JPL · 10961
10962 Sonnenborgh9530 P-LSonnenborgh Observatory in Utrecht, founded in 1853 by Buys Ballot, specializes in the study of the sun. In 1988, when the Institute moved to a new building, Sonnenborgh became a public observatory and now houses the "Stichting De Koepel", a school of astronomy.JPL · 10962
10963 van der Brugge2088 T-1Aad H. van der Brugge, a Dutch amateur astronomer and prolific member of the Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and AstronomyMPC · 10963
10964 Degraaff3216 T-1Willem de Graaff (1923–004), was a Dutch astronomical researcher at Utrecht University who unveiled the wonders of the universe to thousands of people in over 625 lectures in 42 years.JPL · 10964
10965 van Leverink3297 T-1Simon van Leverink (born 1947), member of the Working Group on Meteors of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological and Astronomical Society has been a well-known meteor specialist, traveling all over the world to observe meteors. He is a famous builder of observing equipment such as the Allsky network. The name was suggested by A. H. van der Brugge.MPC · 10965
10966 van der Hucht3308 T-1Karel A. van der Hucht (born 1946), a Dutch astronomer who was appointed Assistant General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union in 2003JPL · 10966
10967 Billallen4349 T-1William H. Allen (born 1939), a New Zealand amateur astronomer and electrical engineer, erected his private observatory with a 0.32-m telescope in Rapaura, New Zealand. He has participated in photometric campaigns on cataclysmic variables, notably eta Carinae, as well as on stellar occultations by minor planets.JPL · 10967
10968 Sterken4393 T-1Christiaan Sterken (born 1946), a Belgian astronomer, Research Director of the Belgian Fund For Scientific Research, and co-founder of the Journal of Astronomical DataJPL · 10968
10969 Perryman4827 T-1Michael Perryman (born 1954), British project scientist and scientific leader of the HIPPARCOS and GAIA astrometry missions of the European Space AgencyJPL · 10969
10970 de Zeeuw1079 T-2Tim de Zeeuw (born 1956), a Dutch astronomer at Leiden Observatory and Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) since 2007. He is the husband of Ewine van Dishoeck (see (10971))JPL · 10970
10971 van Dishoeck1179 T-2Ewine van Dishoeck (born 1955), a Dutch astronomer at Leiden ObservatoryJPL · 10971
10972 Merbold1188 T-2Ulf Merbold (born 1941), a German astronaut and Spacelab module specialists of the U.S. Space ShuttleJPL · 10972
10973 Thomasreiter1210 T-2Thomas Reiter (born 1958), a German astronaut who stayed on both the Russian Mir Space Station and the ISSJPL · 10973
10974 Carolalbert2225 T-2Carol Handahl and Albert O. Grender, on their 50th wedding anniversary. The Grenders are aunt and uncle of, and godparents to D. W. E. Green, who made the identifications involving this object.JPL · 10974
10975 Schelderode2246 T-2Schelderode is an agrarian village founded in the tenth century and located along the river Schelde in Flanders, Belgium. It has been the workplace and residence of Belgian astronomer Christiaan Sterken for more than three decadesJPL · 10975
10976 Wubbena2287 T-2Eltjo Wubbena (born 1947) was president of the NVWS, the Dutch popular-astronomy society, from 1975 to 1985. He observed variable stars for many years and promoted international contacts between amateur astronomers. Name suggested by H. van Woerden and A. van de BruggeJPL · 10976
10977 Mathlener3177 T-2Edwin Mathlener (born 1962), Dutch astronomy amateur, director of Dutch astronomy information center "De Koepel" and editor of its magazine "Zenit" and almanac "Sterrengids".JPL · 10977
10978 Bärbchen4095 T-2Barbara Börngen ("Bärbchen"; 1934–2010) wife of German astronomer and discoverer of minor planets, Freimut BörngenJPL · 10978
10979 Fristephenson4171 T-2Francis Richard Stephenson (born 1941), a British historian of astronomy and professorial fellow at the University of Durham, is known for his use of ancient and medieval astronomical records to improve our knowledge of the earth's rotation, supernovae and comets. The name was suggested by the object's identifier, D. W. E. Green, with the encouragement of the discoverers.JPL · 10979
10980 Breimer4294 T-2Douwe Breimer (born 1943), a Dutch pharmacologist and President of Leiden UniversityJPL · 10980
10981 Fransaris1148 T-3Frans Saris (born 1942), a Dutch atomic and molecular physicist, Dean of Sciences at Leiden UniversityJPL · 10981
10982 Poerink2672 T-3Urijan Poerink (born 1953), Dutch meteor researcherJPL · 10982
10983 Smolders3196 T-3Petrus L. L. Smolders (born 1940), Dutch scientist, writer and journalist, spaceflight and astronomy popularizerJPL · 10983
10984 Gispen3507 T-3Willem Hendrik Gispen, Dutch neuroscientist, rector of Utrecht University 2001–2007, who contributed to the establishment of the Museum Sterrenwacht Sonnenborgh (Sonnenborgh museum and observatory)JPL · 10984
10985 Feast4017 T-3Michael Feast (1926–), a South African astronomerJPL · 10985
10986 Govert4313 T-3Govert Schilling (born 1956), Dutch amateur astronomer and science writer, journalist, and astronomy popularizer.JPL · 10986
10988 Feinstein1968 OLAlejandro Feinstein (born 1928), an Argentinian astronomer at La Plata Observatory and co-founder of the Argentinian Astronomical Association (Asociación Argentina de Astronomía)JPL · 10988
10989 Dolios1973 SL1Dolios, the faithful servant of Laertes at Ithaca.JPL · 10989
10990 Okunev1973 SF6Boris Nikolaevich Okunev (1897–1961), professor at the D. F. Ustinov Mechanical Institute in Leningrad, was a scientist in theoretical mechanics and ballistics. He was also interested in the history of science, poetry and art. He bequeathed his unique collection of Russian painters of "the Silver Age" to the Russian Museum.MPC · 10990
10991 Dulov1974 RY1Viktor Georgievich Dulov (1929–2001), a Russian professor who was known for his work in theoretical gas dynamics and applied mathematicsJPL · 10991
10992 Veryuslaviya1974 SFThe Chubenko family: Vera Ivanovna (born 1951) and her sons Vyacheslav (born 1973), an astronomer and fanciful writer, and Yury (born 1978), a journalist who made a great contribution to the social rehabilitation of children and people with specific physical facilities.JPL · 10992
10994 Fouchard1978 EU9Marc Fouchard (born 1972) is a professor at the Laboratoire d´Astronomie de Université Lille and collaborator at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides (IMCCE) (France), specializing in the dynamics of long-period comets.JPL · 10994
10996 Armandspitz1978 NX7Armand Spitz (1904–1971), was an American planetarium designer. He is renowned for his invention of a low-cost planetarium in early models of which the star images are projected by means of holes drilled in dodecahedral plastic panelsJPL · 10996
10997 Gahm1978 RX7Gösta Gahm (born 1942), Swedish astronomer at Stockholm ObservatoryMPC · 10997
10999 Braga-Ribas1978 VC6Felipe Braga-Ribas (born 1982) is a professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Curitiba (Brazil) specializing in predictions and observations of stellar occultations, including the detection of rings around the centaur (10199) Chariklo.JPL · 10999

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Preceded by
9,001–10,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 10,001–11,000
Succeeded by
11,001–12,000
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