Meanings of minor planet names: 11001–12000

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]

11001–11100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11001 Andrewulff1979 MFAndré Wulff (born 1958), German amateur astronomer MPC · 11001
11002 Richardlis1979 MD1Richard J. Lis, M.D. (born 1951), an orthopedist and surgeon with the Orthopedic Institute of Pasadena for over 15 years.JPL · 11002
11003 Andronov1979 TT2Ivan Leonidovich Andronov (born 1960), professor at Odessa National University, is a prominent Ukrainian stellar astrophysicist known for his research on double and symbiotic stars.JPL · 11003
11004 Stenmark1980 FJ1Lars Stenmark (born 1944), a Swedish nanotechnology specialistMPC · 11004
11005 Waldtrudering1980 PP1Waldtrudering, a residential area in Trudering-Riem, borough of Munich, Germany, home of Danish discoverer Richard Martin WestJPL · 11005
11006 Gilson1980 TZ3Jewett Castello Gilson (1844–1926), Californian teacher, author and superintendent of schools, was determined to secure an astronomical observatory for the schools and people of Oakland.JPL · 11006
11007 Granahan1980 VA3James C. Granahan (born 1965) is a scientist at Leidos Inc. whose research includes spectroscopic analysis of asteroids Gaspra and Ida using data from the Galileo spacecraft mission.JPL · 11007
11008 Ernst1981 EO7Carolyn M. Ernst (born 1979) is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory specializing in impact physics of asteroids and other solar system objects.JPL · 11008
11009 Sigridclose1981 ET10Sigrid Close (born 1971) is a professor at Stanford University whose research includes meteoroid plasma detection using radar and space weather measurements using spacecraft.JPL · 11009
11010 Artemieva1981 ET24Natalia A. Artemieva (born 1959) is a Russian planetary scientist known for her theoretical work on impacts of interplanetary bodies into planets and planetary satellites.JPL · 11010
11011 KIAM1981 UK11KIAM is the English abbreviation for the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which played an exceptionally important part in theoretical research and computation for the astrodynamics and cosmonautics of the Soviet space program.JPL · 11011
11012 Henning1982 JH2John Henning (born 1947) assisted with the control software development during the conversion of the Palomar 1.2-m Oschin telescope.JPL · 11012
11013 Kullander1982 QP1Sven Kullander (1936–2014), Swedish physicistMPC · 11013
11014 Svätopluk1982 QY1Svätopluk (d. 894) was a famous king of the ancient Slavs and prince of Great Moravia from 871 to 894.JPL · 11014
11015 Romanenko1982 SJ7Boris Ivanovich Romanenko (born 1912) is a veteran of the group studying jet propulsion in Moscow in the 1930s. For many years he worked at the Lavochkin scientific production association. He participated in designing and launching automatic space missions for investigations of the moon, Venus, the Earth and the Sun.JPL · 11015
11016 Borisov1982 SG12Vladimir Aleksandrovich Borisov (1809–1862), regional ethnographer in the town of Shuya and a member of Russian Geography Society.JPL · 11016
11017 Billputnam1983 BDWilliam L. Putnam (born 1924) is the Trustee of the Lowell Observatory.JPL · 11017
11019 Hansrott1984 HRHans Rott (1858–1884), Austrian composer and organistMPC · 11019
11020 Orwell1984 OGGeorge Orwell (1903–1950), a British writer best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-FourMPC · 11020
11021 Foderà1986 AT2Giorgia Foderà (born 1942) teaches history of astronomy at Palermo University. Curator of the Palermo Observatory museum.JPL · 11021
11022 Serio1986 EJ1Salvatore Serio (born 1941) teaches astronomy at Palermo University, specializing in x-ray observations and modeling of solar and stellar coronae.JPL · 11022
11027 Astaf'ev1986 RX5Victor Petrovich Astaf'ev (1924–2001), a prominent Russian writer.JPL · 11027
11033 Mazanek1988 SH3Dan Mazanek (born 1966) is a space systems engineer at NASA Langley Research Center specializing in the development of asteroid mission concepts.JPL · 11033
11037 Distler1989 CD6Hugo Distler (1908–1942), a composer, organist and director of renowned choirs.JPL · 11037
11039 Raynal1989 GH2Guillaume-Thomas Raynal (1713–1796) wrote a six-volume history of the European colonies in India and America. His condemnation of the efforts of the colonists resulted in his condemnation by the Catholic church. In the French revolution he was elected to the States general, but he refused to serve, because he opposed violence.JPL · 11039
11040 Wundt1989 RG1Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920), German physiologist and psychologistJPL · 11040
11041 Fechner1989 SH2Gustav Fechner (1801–1887), German experimental psychologistJPL · 11041
11042 Ernstweber1989 VD1Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878), German physiologist and anatomistJPL · 11042
11043 Pepping1989 YX6Ernst Pepping (1901–1981), German composerJPL · 11043
11050 Messiaën1990 TE7Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992), a French organist at Ste. Trinité in Paris, as well as a composer and teacher of a whole generation of young composersJPL · 11050
11051 Racine1990 VH12Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639–1699), a dramatic poet.JPL · 11051
11055 Honduras1991 GT2Honduras, in the northern part of the Central American isthmus, is a country of rugged mountains and steep river gorges and dense forest.JPL · 11055
11056 Volland1991 LE2Sophie Volland (1720–1784) was the primary correspondent of Dénis Diderot, who met her in 1755 near Vitry-le-François. Their friendship, based on common interests and natural sympathy, lasted for 30 years.JPL · 11056
11059 Nulliusinverba1991 RS"Nullius in verba", variously translated as "On the words of no one", "Nothing in words" or "Respect the facts", is the motto of The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge. This minor planet is being named on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the founding of The Royal Society in 1660.JPL · 11059
11061 Lagerlöf1991 RS40Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), a Swedish author.JPL · 11061
11063 Poynting1991 VC6John Henry Poynting (1852–1914), an English physicist.JPL · 11063
11064 Dogen1991 WBThe Japanese priest Dogen Zenji (1200–1253) built Eiheiji Temple in Fukui prefecture in 1243 in order to preach Zen Buddhism, and he fostered many disciples there. In Eiheiji Temple, over 200 monks still practise asceticism.JPL · 11064
11066 Sigurd1992 CC1Sigurd, the most famous of all Norse heroes and played the principal part in the Volsungasaga.JPL · 11066
11067 Greenancy1992 DC3Boston-born Nancy Green (born 1952) studied violoncello at the Juilliard School, made her debut at Lincoln Center, studied in London with Jacqueline du Pré and taught 'cello at London's Guildhall School.JPL · 11067
11069 Bellqvist1992 EV4Sven Bellqvist (1915–2008) was for many years in charge of the workshop at the astronomical observatory in Uppsala. During this time the Schmidt telescopes at Kvistaberg and at Mount Stromlo Observatory were builtJPL · 11069
11072 Hiraoka1992 GPHiroyuki Hiraoka (born 1957), an elementary-school teacher and amateur astronomer, active in the Hiroshima Astronomical Society.JPL · 11072
11073 Cavell1992 RA4Edith Cavell (1865–1915), an English nurse who in 1907 was appointed to the Berkendael Institute in Brussels, where she greatly improved the standard of nursing. In 1915 she was sentenced to death and shot by the Germans, because she had helped Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.JPL · 11073
11074 Kuniwake1992 SC1Ryoku Kuniwake (born 1957), a longtime member of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society.JPL · 11074
11075 Dönhoff1992 SP26Countess Marion Dönhoff (1909–2002), German journalist and Hitler resistance participantMPC · 11075
11079 Mitsunori1993 AJMitsunori Kaneko (born 1957) is an elementary-school teacher and was secretary of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society from 1981 to 1989.JPL · 11079
11081 Persäve1993 FA13Per Arvid Säve (1811–1887) was a teacher in Visby who dedicated most of his spare time to research on the dialects and folklore of Gotland. He also founded a museum in Visby, FornsalenJPL · 11081
11082 Spilliaert1993 JWLéon Spilliaert (1881–1946), a Belgian symbolist painter and graphic artistJPL · 11082
11083 Caracas1993 RZ6Caracas, VenezuelaJPL · 11083
11084 Giò1993 SG3Giuseppe Schilirò (1991–2000), an Italian studentMPC · 11084
11085 Isala1993 SS6Isala Van Diest (1842–1916), first female doctor in Belgium authorized to exercise her profession. She had to move to Switzerland and study medicine at the University of Bern, because women were not allowed to study at the Catholic University of Leuven.JPL · 11085
11086 Nagatayuji1993 TC1Yuji Nagata (born 1953), former director of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society.JPL · 11086
11087 Yamasakimakoto1993 TK1Makoto Yamasaki (born 1953), director of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society from 1977 to 1982.JPL · 11087
11090 Popelin1994 CT12Marie Popelin (1846–1913), a Belgian feminist, who became the first Belgian woman to receive a doctorate in lawJPL · 11090
11091 Thelonious1994 DPThelonious Monk (1917–1982), American jazz pianist and composerJPL · 11091
11092 Iwakisan1994 EDMount Iwaki, a composite volcano with a beautiful contour, dubbed the Tsugaru Fuji.JPL · 11092
11094 Cuba1994 PG17Cuba is an island state in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of one large island and numerous smaller islands, islets and cays.JPL · 11094
11095 Havana1994 PJ22Havana, CubaJPL · 11095
11098 Ginsberg1995 GC2Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), an American lyric poet and teacher.JPL · 11098
11099 Sonodamasaki1995 HLMasaki Sonoda (born 1954), an associate president of the Saga Astronomical Society since 1989.JPL · 11099
11100 Lai1995 KCLuciano Lai (born 1948), Italian observer and discoverer of minor planets at Madonna di Dossobuono Observatory, Italy.JPL · 11100

11101–11200

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11101 Českáfilharmonie1995 SHCzech Philharmonic Orchestra.JPL · 11101
11102 Bertorighini1995 SZ4Alberto Righini (born 1942), a professor of astronomy at the University of Florence and Arcetri ObservatoryMPC · 11102
11103 Miekerouppe1995 SX19Mieke Rouppe, member of the Dutch resistance in The Hague in World War II MPC · 11103
11104 Airion1995 TQEvelyn Airion Enyart (born 1952) teaches seminars in healing techniques. She was born in Louisiana, raised in Guatemala and educated at the University of New Mexico, receiving degrees in both Communications and Sign Language. She presents workshops around the world, writes books and produces videos on healing techniques.JPL · 11104
11105 Puchnarová1995 UR2Dana Puchnarová (born 1938), Czech painter and graphic artistMPC · 11105
11107 Hakkoda1995 UU4Hakkōda Mountains a Japanese mountain range in northernmost Honshu.JPL · 11107
11108 Hachimantai1995 UJ6Hachimantai is a beautiful highland. Some 1600 m high, it forms a part of the Ohu-Mountains located in northern Honshu. It is named as one of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan.JPL · 11108
11109 Iwatesan1995 UG8Mount Iwate (Iwate-san) is a Japanese volcano with a peak of 2041 m that erupted a few years ago. It is located on the east of Mount Hachimantai.JPL · 11109
11111 Repunit1995 WLA repunit ("repeated unity") is a number consisting solely of the digit 1. The term was coined by Albert H. Beiler in his 1964 book Recreations in the Theory of NumbersJPL · 11111
11112 Cagnoli1995 WM2Antonio Cagnoli (1743–1816) an Italian astronomer, who helped establish the Società Italiana ("Italian Society"), a.k.a. the Società dei XL ("Society of the Forty"), ancestor of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL ("National Academy of Sciences known as the Forty")JPL · 11112
11115 Kariya1995 WC7Kariya City, located in the center of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The discoverer, Akimasa Nakamura, had lived there for some time.JPL · 11115
11118 Modra1996 PKAstronomické observatórium Modra-Piesok (Astronomical Observatory of Modra-Piesok), near Modra, Slovakia MPC · 11118
11119 Taro1996 PS9Soutaro Ito (born 1925) has contributed much to the popularization of astronomy and established the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club in 1983. He was central to the establishment in 1986 of the society's observatory, the Nanyo Civil Astronomical Observatory.JPL · 11119
11120 Pancaldi1996 QD1Enelio Pancaldi (born 1947), an Italian amateur astronomer.JPL · 11120
11121 Malpighi1996 RD1Marcello Malpighi (1628–1694) holds a prominent position in the history of medicine and biology, working in Pisa, Bologna, Messina and Rome. A pioneer in the use of the microscope in anatomy, he made fundamental studies of the lungs. He later made contributions in hematology and embryology.JPL · 11121
11122 Eliscolombini1996 RQ2Elis Colombini (born 1957) is the editor of publications on the local history of his birthplace of Modena and the surrounding province.JPL · 11122
11123 Aliciaclaire1996 RT24Alicia Claire Contrite (born 1966) is an extraordinarily devoted mother, wife and daughter. She is a prosecuting attorney for the city of Santa Monica, California, primarily concerned with the plight of abused women. The citation was prepared by M. Hibbs, Alicia's mother, at the request of E. Helin of the NEAT team.JPL · 11123
11124 Mikulášek1996 TR9Zdeněk Mikulášek (born 1947), Czech astronomer and director of the Nicholas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in BrnoMPC · 11124
11126 Doleček1996 TC15Josef ("Jožka") Doleček (born 1912) had a principal role in building the public observatory of Valašské Meziříčí and was its first director. His work gave a basis for the observatory's success in astronomy popularization in the Czech Republic.JPL · 11126
11127 Hagi1996 UH1The name Hagi-Lespedeza is derived from the flower in the symbol of Sendai City, Japan.JPL · 11127
11128 Ostravia1996 VPLatin name for Ostrava, Czech RepublicMPC · 11128
11129 Hayachine1996 VS5Mount Hayachine is located in the Kitakami highlands of JapanJPL · 11129
11132 Horne1996 WUJohnny Horne (born 1953), an American amateur astronomer since age 10 from North CarolinaJPL · 11132
11133 Kumotori1996 XYMount Kumotori, the highest peak in the Tokyo Metropolis, JapanJPL · 11133
11134 České Budějovice1996 XO2České Budějovice, a city in the Czech RepublicMPC · 11134
11135 Ryokami1996 XF3Mount Ryōkami is located at the northern part of the Kanto plain. It is known for its exceptionally unique shape that looks like the blade of a saw. The stunning landscape it outlines in the Kanto mountains makes it one of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan.JPL · 11135
11136 Shirleymarinus1996 XW12Shirley Marinus (born 1921) served during a third of a century as secretary in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory for the Polariscope program, the Imaging Photopolarimeters on Pioneers 10 and 11, the Space Science Series textbooks, and the Spacewatch survey of comets and minor planets.JPL · 11136
11137 Yarigatake1996 XE19Mount Yari (Yari-ga-take) has a characteristic pear-shaped peak. A difficult and challenging 3180-meter climb, it is one of the 100 most celebrated mountains in Japan.JPL · 11137
11138 Hotakadake1996 XC31Mount Hotakadake is the generic name of several mountain peaks, some of them more than 3000 meters high, in central Japan.JPL · 11138
11140 Yakedake1997 AP1Mount Yake volcano, JapanJPL · 11140
11141 Jindrawalter1997 AX14Jindřich Walter (born 1941), Czech physicistMPC · 11141
11142 Facchini1997 AP17Renato Facchini (born 1917), a well-known Italian amateur astronomern.JPL · 11142
11144 Radiocommunicata1997 CR1Radio communication, in honour of the Kleť broadcasting tower staffMPC · 11144
11145 Emanuelli1997 QH1Pio Emanuelli (1888–1946), an Italian astronomer at the Vatican Observatory and teaching astronomy and history of astronomy at Rome University ImgMPC · 11145
11146 Kirigamine1997 WD3Mount Kirigamine, one of the 100 Famous Japanese MountainsJPL · 11146
11147 Delmas1997 XT5Robert Delmas (born 1955), a French aeronautical engineer.JPL · 11147
11148 Einhardress1997 XO8Einhard Ress (born 1936), an engineer and scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).JPL · 11148
11149 Tateshina1997 XZ9Mount Tateshina volcano, one of the 100 Famous Japanese MountainsJPL · 11149
11150 Bragg1997 YG1Sir William Henry Bragg (1862−1942), British physicist, chemist and mathematician, who received the Nobel prize in physics in 1915.JPL · 11150
11151 Oodaigahara1997 YZ2Mount Ōdaigahara, one of the "100 Famous Japanese Mountains", in the National Park of Yoshino-Kumano and a UNESCO world heritage siteJPL · 11151
11152 Oomine1997 YH5Mount Ōmine, in the middle of the Kii peninsula, in the National Park of Yoshino-Kumano, one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage siteJPL · 11152
11154 Kobushi1997 YD10Mount Kobushi, one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, in the Oku-Chichibu area, stretching over the three states of Kōshū, Bushu, and ShinshuJPL · 11154
11155 Kinpu1997 YW13Mount Kinpu, one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, in the Oku-Chichibu areaJPL · 11155
11156 Al-Khwarismi1997 YP14Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarismi (fl. c. 825) was an Arab mathematician and astronomer whose books, translated into Latin, were the main source through which Indian numerals and Arabic algebra came into Western Europe.JPL · 11156
11158 Cirou1998 AJ6Alain Cirou (born 1958) is editor of Ciel et Espace magazine.JPL · 11158
11159 Mizugaki1998 BH1Mount Mizugaki is located at the western end of the Oku-Chichibu mountain chain. It has a particularly strange appearance, composed of large, humped rocks.JPL · 11159
11161 Daibosatsu1998 BA8Daibosatu mountain, which has a 2057-m peak, is located on the northern end of the Koganesawa mountain chain in JapanJPL · 11161
11163 Milešovka1998 CRMilešovka, the highest mountain in the Bohemian Highlands (Czech České středohoří), on the occasion of 100 years of observations from the meteorological observatory thereJPL · 11163
11166 Anatolefrance1998 DF34Anatole France (1844–1924), French writerMPC · 11166
11167 Kunžak1998 FD3Kunžak is a picturesque village in South Bohemia, Czech RepublicJPL · 11167
11169 Alkon1998 FW33Andy L. Alkon (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11169
11173 Jayanderson1998 FA59Jay S. Anderson (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11173
11174 Carandrews1998 FR67Carolyn Marie Andrews (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11174
11176 Batth1998 FD68Sukhjeet Singh Batth (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11176
11184 Postma1998 HJ9Sep Postma (1921–1944), member of the Dutch resistance in World War II MPC · 11184
11187 Richoliver1998 KO4Richard C. Oliver (born 1948), an electronics specialist at the Lowell Observatory.JPL · 11187
11189 Rabeaton1998 QQ43Rachael Lynn Beaton (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11189
11190 Jennibell1998 RM52Jennifer Marie Bell (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11190
11191 Paskvić1998 XW16Ivan Paskvić (1754–1829), Croatian founder and director of the Buda ObservatoryJPL · 11191
11193 Mérida1998 XN96Mérida, a Venezuelan city, named in 1558 by Juan Rodriguez Suarez, is also known as "the city of the gentlemen" for its hospitality; "the city of the snowing mountains" for the surrounding Andes; and "the university city" for its famous Universidad de Los Andes.MPC · 11193
11194 Mirna1998 YEMirna river, CroatiaJPL · 11194
11195 Woomera1999 AY22Woomera, Aboriginal for spear thrower, is a village in the Australian outback founded in 1947 as a rocket rangehead.JPL · 11195
11196 Michanikos1999 BO9Heron of Alexandria, also known as "Michanikos, the machine man" (c. 10-75), invented many automatic contrivances long before the age of the computer.JPL · 11196
11197 Beranek1999 CY25Benjamin Charles Beranek (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11197

11201–11300

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11201 Talich1999 EL5Václav Talich (1883–1961), a well-known Czech conductor.JPL · 11201
11202 Teddunham1999 FA10Edward W. Dunham (born 1952), an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory.JPL · 11202
11203 Danielbetten1999 FV26Daniel Price Betten (born 1987), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11203
11206 Bibee1999 FR29Kristin Page Bibee (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11206
11207 Black1999 FQ58Maribeth Joanne Black (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11207
11212 Tebbutt1999 HSJohn Tebbutt (1834–1916) was an Australian astronomer whose observations included many comets and the 1874 transit of Venus. His name is particularly associated with the great comets of 1861 and 1881. He was the first president of the New South Wales branch of the British Astronomical Association.JPL · 11212
11216 Billhubbard1999 JG1William B. Hubbard (born 1940) is a planetary scientist studying interiors and atmospheres at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona, where he was also director during 1977–1981. His studies include the structure and evolution of Jupiter, Saturn and extrasolar giant planetsJPL · 11216
11219 Benbohn1999 JN20Benjamin Josef Bohn (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11219
11225 Borden1999 JD36Timothy Calvin Borden (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11225
11227 Ksenborisova1999 JR43Ksenia V. Borisova (born 1983), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11227
11228 Botnick1999 JW49Aaron Michael Botnick (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11228
11229 Brookebowers1999 JX52Brooke Nacole Bowers (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11229
11238 Johanmaurits2044 P-LCount John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604–1679), governor of Dutch Brazil (1637–1644), was the founder of the first astronomical observatory and meteorological station by a non-American in the Americas. During his reign he stimulated the arts, science and freedom of religion and created local councils to govern Dutch Brazil.JPL · 11238
11239 Marcgraf4141 P-LGeorg Marcgrave (1610–1643), Dutch astronomer, mathematician and naturalist, made the first serious study of the southern sky during his stay in Dutch Brazil. He is also known for his zoological and cartographic work during the reign of Johan Maurits in Dutch Brazil. Marcgraf died in 1643 in Luanda (then Dutch Angola).JPL · 11239
11240 Piso4175 P-LWillem Piso (1610–1678), Dutch doctor of medicine, together with Georg Marcgraf wrote the first book about the flora, fauna and the local customs of the Brazilians. Their book was and is a unique example of Brazilian society during the reign of the Dutch in Brazil.JPL · 11240
11241 Eckhout6792 P-LAlbert Eckhout (1610–1666), Dutch painter who took part in an expedition to Brazil, made portraits of the people who inhabited Dutch Brazil during the reign of Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen in the 17th century.JPL · 11241
11242 Franspost2144 T-1Frans Post (1612–1680), a Dutch painter who was one of the first European-trained artists to paint in the Americas. He recorded various aspects of life and the local atmosphere of Dutch Brazil, or Nieuw Holland, in his paintings.JPL · 11242
11243 de Graauw2157 T-1Matthijs W. M. de Graauw (born 1942), a Dutch astronomer who is known for his tireless enthusiasm in pushing Dutch and European infrared and submillimeter astronomy forward, both on the ground and in space.JPL · 11243
11244 Andrékuipers4314 T-2André Kuipers (born 1958), a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut who has had an inspiring role in promoting space among young people.JPL · 11244
11245 Hansderijk3100 T-3Johannes A. F. de Rijk (born 1926) is a gifted Dutch science writer. Better known under the pseudonym Bruno Ernst, he has made contributions to astronomy, mathematics, physics, art and natural science, sundials and the art of M. C. Escher.JPL · 11245
11246 Orvillewright4250 T-3Orville Wright (1871–1948), American aviator, generally credited with the assistance of his brother as being the first pilot of a heavier-than-air flying machine.JPL · 11246
11247 Wilburwright4280 T-3Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American aviator who participated with his brother in the first successful flights of a heavier-than-air flying machine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on 17 December 1903.JPL · 11247
11248 Blériot4354 T-3Louis Blériot (1872–1936), French aviator and airplane designer, made the first airplane crossing of the English Channel from France to England on 25 July 1909.JPL · 11248
11249 Etna1971 FDMount Etna is a stratovolcano above the Sicilian city of Catania in Italy. Its height is 3350 meters, and the last eruption was 2003. Etna's eruptions have been known since antiquity.JPL · 11249
11251 Icarion1973 SN1Icarion, from Greek mythology, the son of Ebalus of Sparta. By the nymph Periboea, Icarion was the father of Penelope.JPL · 11251
11252 Laërtes1973 SA2Laërtes, king of Ithaca, was the son of Arcisius, who in turn was a son of Zeus. Laërtes was the husband of Anticleia and father of Odysseus.JPL · 11252
11253 Mesyats1976 UP2Gennadij Andreevich Mesyats (born 1936), a Russian physicist.JPL · 11253
11254 Konkohekisui1977 DL2Konko Hekisui (1909–1989) was a Japanese poet and sometime director of the library in Konko, Okayama prefecture.JPL · 11254
11255 Fujiiekio1977 DC4Fujii Ekio (1910–1990), an amateur astronomer and sometime director of the Okayama Astronomy Museum.JPL · 11255
11256 Fuglesang1978 RO8Christer Fuglesang, the first Swedish astronautJPL · 11256
11257 Rodionta1978 TP2Tatiana Vladimirovna Rodionova (born 1964) is an engineer in Orenburg, wife of Igor' Victorovich Rodionov, building engineer, and the discoverer's friend.JPL · 11257
11258 Aoyama1978 VP1Aoyama Gakuin, a Christian educational institute founded in 1874, is the discoverer's Alma Mater.JPL · 11258
11259 Yingtungchen1978 VD3Ying-Tung "Charles" Chen (born 1981) is a post-doctoral fellow at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Taiwan) where he uses data from large surveys to study outer solar system objects.JPL · 11259
11260 Camargo1978 VD9Julio Ignacio Bueno de Camargo (born 1967) is a researcher at the Observatorio Nacional (Brazil) who specializes in astrometry of solar system bodies and reference frames, particularly in the prediction and observation of stellar occultations.JPL · 11260
11261 Krisbecker1978 XKKris Jay Becker (born 1959), a senior computer scientist at the United States Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center.JPL · 11261
11262 Drube1979 MP3Line Drube (born 1980) is a postdoctoral researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) whose investigations include the thermal properties of asteroids and the properties of Martian airborne dust using data from the Phoenix Lander.JPL · 11262
11263 Pesonen1979 OALauri Pesonen (born 1944), an emeritus professor of geophysics at the University of Helsinki.JPL · 11263
11264 Claudiomaccone1979 UC4Claudio Maccone, Italian scientist at the Alenia Spazio in Turin, participant in the design of several scientific space missions MPC · 11264
11265 Hasselmann1981 EU34Pedro Henrique Aragão Hasselmann (born 1987) completed his PhD at Observatório Nacional do Rio de Janeiro researching the photometric properties and phase functions of asteroids.JPL · 11265
11266 Macke1981 ES41Robert J. Macke SJ (born 1974) is a research scientist and meteorite curator at the Vatican Observatory, whose fundamental contributions include studying the relationship between shock state and porosity in carbonaceous chondrites.JPL · 11266
11267 Donaldkessler1981 UE28Donald J. Kessler (born 1940), American astrophysicist and founder of the modern field of orbital debris, who was the head of NASA's orbital debris officeJPL · 11267
11268 Spassky1985 UF5Igor' Dmitrievich Spassky (born 1926), a specialist on shipbuilding and a great authority on creation of ice-resistant oil-and-gas production platforms and high-speed railway transport. He is an honored citizen of Saint Petersburg.JPL · 11268
11269 Knyr1987 QG10Igor' Ivanovich Knyr (born 1963), an engineer and specialist on the introduction of new techniques in industry and a friend of the discoverer's family.JPL · 11269
11274 Castillo-Rogez1988 SX2Julie Castillo-Rogez (born 1974) is a planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who has performed extensive thermal and geochemical modeling of Ceres to interpret its interior structure based on Dawn Spacecraft data.JPL · 11274
11277 Ballard1988 TW2Robert Ballard (born 1942), a marine scientist.JPL · 11277
11278 Telesio1989 SD3Bernardino Telesio (1509–1588), an Italian philosopher and natural scientist.JPL · 11278
11280 Sakurai1989 TY10Yukio Sakurai (born 1953), a local government official and an amateur astronomer in Japan.JPL · 11280
11282 Hanakusa1989 UY2Kiyotaka Hanakusa (born 1956), director of the Seiwa Kogen Observatory since 1995, is an astronomy scholar and popularizer of astronomy in Kumamoto Prefecture.JPL · 11282
11284 Belenus1990 BABelenus, husband of Belisana, is the Gaulish god of light, with responsibilities also to sheep and cattle.JPL · 11284
11288 Okunohosomichi1990 XUOku no Hosomichi ("The Narrow Road to the Interior") is a Haikai travel journal written by Matsuo Basho, master Haikai poet, when he traveled the Northern Provinces of Honshu in 1689, accompanied by his apprentice Kawai SoraJPL · 11288
11289 Frescobaldi1991 PA2Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer.JPL · 11289
11292 Bunjisuzuki1991 RC28Bunji Suzuki (born 1955), a high-school teacher and an amateur astrophysicist specializing in comets.JPL · 11292
11294 Kazu1992 CKKazumasa Imai (born 1955) is a Japanese radio astronomer at Kochi National College of Technology.JPL · 11294
11295 Gustaflarsson1992 EU28Carl Gustaf Larsson (1893–1985), born in Norrlanda, Gotland, was originally a carpenter but started to write poems in the local language spoken on Gotland. He is also well known for his photographs describing daily life on GotlandJPL · 11295
11296 Denzen1992 KAAoudou Denzen (1748–1822) was a western-style painter of the Edo period born in Sukagawa in Oshu (now Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture). He was the first artist in Japan to perfect elaborate western-style copper plate engraving. The name was suggested by H. Sato.JPL · 11296
11298 Gide1992 RE6André Gide (1869–1951), a French writer, humanist and moralist.JPL · 11298
11299 Annafreud1992 SA22Anna Freud (1895–1982), the youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud, escaped with her father in 1938 Austria and settled in London. In 1936 she published Das Ich und die Abwehrmechanismen. She is considered the founder of child psychoanalysis.JPL · 11299

11301–11400

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11302 Rubicon1993 BM5The Rubicon (Latin Rubico) was a small river that separated ancient Cisalpine Gaul from Italy.JPL · 11302
11304 Cowra1993 DJCowra in New South Wales, Australia, is a tourist destination.JPL · 11304
11305 Ahlqvist1993 FS6David Ahlqvist (1900–1988) was an artist, author, musician and for many years a leading personality in the cultural life on GotlandJPL · 11305
11306 Åkesson1993 FF18Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977), born in Buttle on Gotland, was well known for her characteristic poetic style describing the struggles of daily life. She was also a songwriterJPL · 11306
11307 Erikolsson1993 FA40Erik Olsson (1919–2007) was an artist who also worked with restoration of churches. He initiated the foundation of a museum in Kovik that reflects the history of fishing on GotlandJPL · 11307
11308 Tofta1993 FF76Tofta is a parish on Gotland with one of the most popular beaches on the island. It is the site of a 47-m stoneship, the longest to be found on GotlandJPL · 11308
11309 Malus1993 PC7Étienne-Louis Malus (1775–1812), a French physicist.JPL · 11309
11311 Peleus1993 XN2Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Thessaly, helped Heracles conquer Troy. He was married to the goddess Thetis.JPL · 11311
11313 Kügelgen1994 GE10Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772–1820) and his son Wilhelm von Kügelgen (1802–1867), prominent German painters.JPL · 11313
11314 Charcot1994 NR1Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893), one of France's greatest medical clinicians.JPL · 11314
11315 Salpêtrière1994 NS1"Salpêtrière Hospital", a famous neurological clinic.JPL · 11315
11316 Fuchitatsuo1994 TR3Tatsuo Fuchi (born 1952), a computer technology specialist and amateur astronomer.JPL · 11316
11317 Hitoshi1994 TX12Hitoshi Hasegawa (born 1957), a computer programmer and an amateur planetary scientist.JPL · 11317
11321 Tosimatumoto1995 DE1Tosikazu Matumoto (born 1941), a comet hunter in Takefu, Fukui prefecture.JPL · 11321
11322 Aquamarine1995 QTAquamarine is the name of a Japanese duo group, Sachiko (born 1975) and Mimas (born 1971). They sing of stars and the universe. Their COSMOS is the main theme song of the "Star Week" event, produced by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.JPL · 11322
11323 Nasu1995 QC2Eiichi Nasu (born 1955) was chief editor of the newsletter Astro Oita of the Astronomical Society of Oita for more than ten years, beginning in 1979. He is now the director of this society.JPL · 11323
11324 Hayamizu1995 QQ3Tsutomu Hayamizu (born 1962), associate director of the Sendai Space Hall and Observatory since 1997.JPL · 11324
11325 Slavický1995 SGKlement Slavický (1910–1999), an outstanding Czech composer.JPL · 11325
11326 Ladislavschmied1995 SLLadislav Schmied (born 1927), a Czech amateur astronomer, known for his systematic observations of the sun. He has made more than 10,000 plots of the solar photosphere during the last 50 years. The name was suggested by P. Spurný.JPL · 11326
11328 Mariotozzi1995 ULMario Tozzi, Italian geologist, author, and president of the Arcipelago Toscano National ParkJPL · 11328
11332 Jameswatt1996 GO20James Watt, Scottish mathematician and engineer.JPL · 11332
11333 Forman1996 HUMilos Forman (born 1932), a Czech films director. JPLMPC · 11333
11334 Rio de Janeiro1996 HM18Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.JPL · 11334
11335 Santiago1996 HW23Santiago, Chile.JPL · 11335
11336 Piranesi1996 NS3Giambattista Piranesi, 18th-century Venetian architect and etcher, one of the main inspirers of neoclassicismJPL · 11336
11337 Sandro1996 PG1Sandro Bartolini (born 1974), the elder son of the first discoverer.JPL · 11337
11338 Schiele1996 TL9Egon Schiele, Austrian painterMPC · 11338
11339 Orlík1996 VM5Orlík, castle in South Bohemia, Czech RepublicMPC · 11339
11341 Babbage1996 XE2Charles Babbage, a British mathematician.JPL · 11341
11348 Allegra1997 BG9Allegra Noccioli (born 1999) is the daughter of Fabrizio Noccioli, an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group.JPL · 11348
11349 Witten1997 JH16Edward Witten (born 1951), a physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and one of the premier theoretical physicists of our time.JPL · 11349
11350 Teresa1997 QN4Teresa Chercoles (born 1951), wife of Rafael Pacheco, passes many nights at home while Pacheco and his colleagues are at the observatory enjoying the minor planets.JPL · 11350
11351 Leucus1997 TS25Leucus, a character in Homer's Iliad, was an Achaean warrior and companion of Odysseus.JPL · 11351
11352 Koldewey1997 WP22Eberhard Koldewey (born 1937), at the DLR Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration, contributed to the upgrade of the Bochum telescope at the European Southern Observatory, where he participated in many observing campaigns on minor planets. The naming is on the occasion of his retirement.JPL · 11352
11353 Guillaume1997 XX5Guillaume Scholl (born 1987) tested early versions of an automatic code for detecting minor planets developed by his father, astronomer Hans Scholl of the Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur. As a result, recent versions of the code are more user friendly.JPL · 11353
11356 Chuckjones1997 YACharles Martin "Chuck" Jones, American animator, artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films.JPL · 11356
11359 Piteglio1998 BP24Piteglio, a village in TuscanyMPC · 11359
11360 Formigine1998 DL14Formigine, a small Italian town located 10 km south of Modena.JPL · 11360
11361 Orbinskij1998 DD36Artemij Robertovitch Orbinskij (1862–1927) was a Russian astronomer on the staff of the Odessa department of the Pulkovo Observatory. He made important contributions especially in the field of positional astronomy. The name was suggested by E. KatoJPL · 11361
11363 Vives1998 EB12Juan Luis Vives (1492–1540), a Spanish humanist.JPL · 11363
11364 Karlštejn1998 FB3The Gothic castle at Karlstejn was built in 1348 by Charles IV in the Kingdom of Bohemia, 27 km from the capital, Prague, to guard the crown jewels and state charters. The castle has survived well preserved to the present day, and it symbolizes Czech statehood within Europe.JPL · 11364
11365 NASA1998 FK126NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration).JPL · 11365
11369 Brazelton1998 QE33Mary Augusta Brazelton (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11369
11370 Nabrown1998 QD35Nachelle Diane Brown (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11370
11371 Camley1998 QO38Brian Andrew Camley (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11371
11373 Carbonaro1998 QG49Nicole Jean Carbonaro (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11373
11374 Briantaylor1998 QU60Brian W. Taylor (born 1964), a Lowell Observatory instrumentation software specialist, designed the controller for LONEOS and other observatory CCD cameras.JPL · 11374
11376 Taizomuta1998 SY5Taizo Muta (born 1937) is a physicist. His main interest is in the application of quantum field theory to particle physics. He is a discoverer of the MS-bar scheme in quantum chromodynamics. An amateur astronomer, he is currently serving as president of Hiroshima University.JPL · 11376
11377 Nye1998 SH59Ralph A. Nye (born 1945), Lowell Observatory's instrument designer.JPL · 11377
11378 Dauria1998 SV60Florida amateur astronomer Tippy D´Auria (born 1935) is founder of the Winter Star Party.JPL · 11378
11379 Flaubert1998 SY74Gustave Flaubert, French author.JPL · 11379
11384 Sartre1998 SW143Jean-Paul Sartre, French writer and philosopher.JPL · 11384
11385 Beauvoir1998 SP147Simone de Beauvoir, French author, philosopher, and feminist.JPL · 11385
11392 Paulpeeters1998 WC3Paul Peeters, Belgian amateur astronomer.JPL · 11392
11400 Raša1999 AT21Raša river, CroatiaJPL · 11400

11401–11500

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11401 Pierralba1999 AF25Pierre Albanese (born 1992) showed a great interest in the sky, being able to recognize the major planets while he was only four years old. He made drawings inspired by the images obtained by his father, Caussols astronomer Dominique Albanese.JPL · 11401
11404 Wittig1999 BX4Sigmar Wittig (born 1940), chairman of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center during 2002–2007, has been head of the Institute for Thermal Turbomachinery at the University of Karlsruhe, vice president of the German Research Foundation and chair of the European Space Agency Council.JPL · 11404
11406 Ucciocontin1999 CY14Aurelio (Uccio) Contin (1923–2002) was a professional pharmacist, amateur scientist, diver and naturalist. He is well known for his educational and social work.JPL · 11406
11408 Zahradník1999 EG3Rudolf Zahradník, Czech chemist, co-founder of the Czech school of quantum chemistry, founding father and first president of the Učená společnost České republiky (Learned Society of the Czech Republic), and first president of the Akademie věd České republiky (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)JPL · 11408
11409 Horkheimer1999 FD9Jack Horkheimer, American popularizer of astronomy MPC · 11409
11413 Catanach1999 JG21Therese Anne Catanach (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11413
11414 Allanchu1999 JU26Allan Chu (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11414
11417 Chughtai1999 JW117Asma Latif Chughtai (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11417
11419 Donjohnson1999 KS2Donald Joe Johnson II (1959–2001) went from the field of aerospace to that of a testing engineer working towards the future. He was best known for his kindness, imagination and creativity in storytelling. In his stories he took friends and comrades to the stars in adventures with a brighter future for humanity.JPL · 11419
11421 Cardano1999 LW2Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576), prototypical Renaissance man, physician, mathematician, astrologer, inventor and gambler.JPL · 11421
11422 Alilienthal1999 LD7Alfred Lilienthal (1889–1970) studied in England and was a businessman in Berlin during the 1930s. He spent the 1940s in Shanghai.JPL · 11422
11423 Cronin1999 LT24Kevin Michael Cronin (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11423
11425 Wearydunlop1999 MFSir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, an Australian Army surgeon prisoner-of-war on the Burma railway.JPL · 11425
11426 Molster2527 P-LLucia Glen Molster (26–27 April 2007) was the beloved daughter of Dutch astronomers Frank and Nathalie Molster.JPL · 11426
11427 Willemkolff2611 P-LWillem Johan Kolff, Dutch-born American internist, inventor of the kidney dialysis machineJPL · 11427
11428 Alcinoös4139 P-LAlcinous, King of Phaiacians and father of Nausicaa in Homer's OdysseyJPL · 11428
11429 Demodokus4655 P-LDemodocus, blind minstrel in Homer's Odyssey.JPL · 11429
11430 Lodewijkberg9560 P-LLodewijk van den Berg, Dutch-born American astronautJPL · 11430
11431 Karelbosscha4843 T-1Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha (1865–1928), a Dutch tea planter, co-founder of the Lembang Observatory near Bandung in the Dutch East Indies, uncle of Rudolf Albert Kerkhoven.JPL · 11431
11432 Kerkhoven1052 T-2Rudolf Albert Kerkhoven (1879–1940) was a notable Dutch tea planter in Malabar, West Java, who, with his uncle Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha, greatly contributed to the establishment of the Lembang Observatory. His legacy continues to support astronomical research in Indonesia and Holland.JPL · 11432
11433 Gemmafrisius3474 T-3Gemma Frisius (a.k.a. Gemma Phrysius, Gemma Reyneri), 16th-century Dutch geographer, scientist, and physician, teacher of MercatorJPL · 11433
11434 Lohnert1931 TC2Karl Lohnert (1885–1944) worked from 1905 to 1907 as an assistant of Max Wolf and discovered four now-numbered minor planets. Lohnert studied psychology in Leipzig and earned his doctorate under Wilhelm Wundt, honoring his mentor by the naming of 635 Vundtia.JPL · 11434
11437 Cardalda1971 SBCarlos Cardalda (1883–1961), Argentine amateur astronomer, cofounder of the Argentinian Association of Amateur Astronomers and instrumental in founding the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía UruguayJPL · 11437
11438 Zeldovich1973 QR1Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Soviet physicist.JPL · 11438
11440 Massironi1975 SC2Matteo Massironi (born 1967) is a professor at the University of Padova whose research includes the geology of (21) Lutetia and the surface layering of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using Rosetta spacecraft data.JPL · 11440
11441 Anadiego1975 YDAna Teresa Diego, an outstanding undergraduate student at La Plata Astronomical.JPL · 11441
11442 Seijin-Sanso1976 UN14Seijin-Sanso, near Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture, is the observing station where famed comet and nova hunter Minoru Honda discovered four of his 12 novae. He was observing there in 1990 on the last night of his life.JPL · 11442
11444 Peshekhonov1978 QA2Vladimir Grigor'evich Peshekhonov (born 1934), director of the Central Scientific Research Institute "Electropribor", St. Petersburg, is a prominent specialist in naval and space navigation. He has developed a number of high-precision inertial navigation systems for sea vessels and mobile gravimeters for use on the sea shelf.JPL · 11444
11445 Fedotov1978 SC7Victor Andreevich Fedotov (1933–2001), the brilliant conductor of performances in Mariinskij Theatre for more than 35 years.JPL · 11445
11446 Betankur1978 TO8Avgustin Avgustinovich Betankur (1758–1824), a civil engineer who built a gun foundry in Kazan, many bridges and several remarkable buildings, in particular a riding-house in Moscow.JPL · 11446
11448 Miahajduková1979 MB6Mária (Mia) Hajduková Jr. (born 1967) is a research scientist at the Slovak Academy of Science investigating meteoroid orbits, particularly the critical analysis of observational errors leading to apparently hyperbolic orbits.JPL · 11448
11449 Stephwerner1979 QPStephanie C. Werner (born 1974), a German geophysicist, has investigated the chronostratigraphy and geologic evolutionary history of Mars.JPL · 11449
11450 Shearer1979 QJ1Andrew Shearer (born 1953) an astrophysicist and professor at NUI Galway in Ireland, leads the group working in the field of high-time-resolution astrophysics and image processing. He was responsible for the measurements of the pulsed optical emission from PSR B0656+14 and Geminga (Src).JPL · 11450
11451 Aarongolden1979 QR1Aaron Golden (born 1969), of the National University of Ireland, Galway, works in the field of high-time resolution astrophysics and image processing. He participated in the discovery of optical pulsations from two pulsars.JPL · 11451
11453 Cañada-Assandri1981 DS1Marcela Cañada-Assandri (born 1976) is an astronomer at the El Leoncito Observatory in San Juan, Argentina, where she has worked on polarimetry of main-belt asteroids and the dynamics of the Hungaria group.JPL · 11453
11454 Mariomelita1981 DT2Mario Daniel Melita (born 1964) is a professor at the Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE) of the Universidad de Buenos Aires, specializing in dynamical and physical properties of small solar system bodies.JPL · 11454
11455 Richardstarr1981 EN4Richard Starr (born 1950) of the Catholic University of America is an expert in planetary X-ray, gamma-ray, and neutron spectroscopy, including their application to asteroid missions.JPL · 11455
11456 Cotto-Figueroa1981 EK9Desiree Cotto-Figueroa (born 1984) is a professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao whose research includes shape and spin evolution of near-Earth asteroids in response to re-radiation of solar flux.JPL · 11456
11457 Hitomikobayashi1981 EF12Hitomi Kobayashi (born 1984) is a Japanese researcher who studies formation and evolution of cometary organic volatiles based on observations and laboratory experiments.JPL · 11457
11458 Rosemarypike1981 EV12Rosemary E. Pike (born 1984) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) who studies complex resonances in the Kuiper belt, particularly the stability of the 5:1 resonance with Neptune.JPL · 11458
11459 Andráspál1981 ET13András Pál (born 1981) is a researcher at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest who develops computer tools for the processing and interpretation of small body visual and infrared observations.JPL · 11459
11460 Juliafang1981 EZ15Julia Fang (born 1987) completed her PhD work at UCLA using observational data and numerical integrations in the dynamical study of multiple asteroid systems, both in the near-Earth and main belt populations.JPL · 11460
11461 Wladimirneumann1981 EM18Wladimir Neumann (born 1981) is a researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) who studies water-rock differentiation of icy bodies applicable to interpreting Ceres data from the Dawn mission.JPL · 11461
11462 Hsingwenlin1981 ES23Hsing-Wen "Edward" Lin (born 1982) is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Central University of Taiwan whose research spans from trans-Neptunian objects, to Centaurs, Neptune Trojans and main-belt asteroids.JPL · 11462
11463 Petrpokorny1981 EN24Petr Pokorný (born 1986) is a Czech astrophysicist specializing in numerical models of the solar system dust complex and observational interpretation of meteor radar measurements.JPL · 11463
11464 Moser1981 EL28Danielle Moser (born 1980) is a scientist working for the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office whose research includes meteor shower forecasting and estimating the energies of lunar impactors.JPL · 11464
11465 Fulvio1981 EP30Daniele Fulvio (born 1979) is a professor of physics at the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro performing laboratory simulation of asteroid space weathering through ion irradiation of meteorite samples.JPL · 11465
11466 Katharinaotto1981 EL33Katharina A. Otto (born 1984) is a scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) studying the effects of Coriolis force in shaping surface features on Vesta through analysis of Dawn spacecraft images.JPL · 11466
11467 Simonporter1981 EA36Simon B. Porter (born 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Colorado) whose studies include tidal dissipation and stability in trans-Neptunian binary systems.JPL · 11467
11468 Shantanunaidu1981 EU42Shantanu Naidu (born 1985) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who combines dynamical theory and radar observations for asteroid physical studies, including spin-orbit coupling interactions in binary asteroid systems.JPL · 11468
11469 Rozitis1981 EZ42Benjamin Rozitis (born 1984) is a research fellow at the Open University (UK) studying the physical and dynamical characterization of asteroid surfaces through spacecraft data, modeling, and microgravity experiments.JPL · 11469
11470 Davidminton1981 EE47David Minton (born 1976) is a professor at Purdue University investigating the dynamical history of the main asteroid belt and its connection with terrestrial impacts.JPL · 11470
11471 Toshihirabayashi1981 EH48Masatoshi Hirabayashi (born 1983) is a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University specializing in modeling structural stresses experienced by rotating asteroids and comet nuclei.JPL · 11471
11473 Barbaresco1982 SCBarbaresco is a beautiful little Italian town in the Langhe region of Piedmont.MPC · 11473
11475 Velinský1982 VLJaroslav Velinský (1932–2012), nickname Kapitán Kid, was a Czech science fiction and detective novel writer, publisher, songwriter and musician. He was one of the founders of the Czech folk festival, Porta.JPL · 11475
11476 Stefanosimoni1984 HH1Stefano Simoni (born 1974) is an Italian amateur astronomer. He created and maintains a very popular non-profit Italian blog devoted to the dissemination of astronomy and astrophysics.JPL · 11476
11480 Velikij Ustyug1986 RW5Veliky Ustyug, Russia.JPL · 11480
11481 Znannya1987 WO1Znannya, a scientific society founded in Kiev in 1948 by Ukrainian astronomer Sergej Konstantinovich Vsekhsvyatskij and other scientists. It propagates knowledge in astronomy, physics, history and other sciences in Ukraine and elsewhere.JPL · 11481
11484 Daudet1988 DF2Alphonse Daudet (1840–1897), a French novelist who is remembered as a writer of sentimental tales, believed that the world was misrepresented by novelists, who concentrated only on its uglier aspects. His Lettres de mon Moulin (1869) can therefore be considered a more joyful interpretation of the mystery of things and of individuals.JPL · 11484
11485 Zinzendorf1988 RW3Nikolaus Ludwig, Graf von Zinzendorf (1700–1760), a counsellor at the court of his native town of Dresden (1721–1727).JPL · 11485
11492 Shimose1988 VR3Nobuo Shimose (born 1944) is well known in Yamaguchi prefecture as a professional cameraman of the first order, as well as an amateur astronomer. He is also the leader of the Yamaguchi Astronomical Society and the Hagi Astronomical Club.JPL · 11492
11494 Hibiki1988 VM9The Sea of Hibiki, an open-sea region between the Fukuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures. The asteroid's name was selected from candidates proposed by children who attended the Fureai Space Festival, held in the city of Kitakyushu on the Japanese Space Day in 2005 (also see citation for 11933 Himuka).JPL · 11494
11495 Fukunaga1988 XRYasutoshi Fukunaga (born 1951) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Yamaguchi prefecture, the site of frequent star parties. He is the head of the astronomy club in his home in the Syunan area.JPL · 11495
11496 Grass1989 AG7Günter Grass (1927–2015), a German writer, sculptor and graphic artist, is a critic of both the immediate postwar years and the present. His passionate writing received only partial recognition in Germany but great acclaim elsewhere. He won the 1999 Nobel Prize for literature.JPL · 11496
11498 Julgeerts1989 GS4Julien Armand Geerts (born 1909) is a well-known commercial artist in Belgium. He was for many years a good friend of the discoverer's parents.JPL · 11498
11499 Duras1989 RLMarguerite Duras (1914–1996), was a French novelist who became internationally known for the screenplay of Hiroshima mon amour (1959). Her semi-autobiographical novel L'Amant was nominated for the Prix Goncourt in 1984.JPL · 11499
11500 Tomaiyowit1989 URTomaiyowit, Earth Mother in the Luiseno creation story; together with Tukmit, she gave birth to the First PeopleJPL · 11500

11501–11600

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11504 Kazo1990 BTKazo, a Japanese city in Saitama prefecture, near TokyoJPL · 11504
11506 Toulouse-Lautrec1990 ES1Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901), a French painterJPL · 11506
11507 Danpascu1990 OFDan Pascu (born 1938), astronomer and astrometrist U.S. Naval Observatory, who he rediscovered and co-discovered Janus and Calypso, two moons of Saturn, respectivelyJPL · 11507
11508 Stolte1990 TF13Dieter Stolte (born 1934) served for 20 years as director general of ZDF, the public German TV net and one of the largest European TV stations. A professor of media research, Stolte initiated international TV channels (ARTE, 3SAT) in a European cooperation.JPL · 11508
11509 Thersilochos1990 VL6Thersilochus, a Trojan warrior from the rich valleys of Paeonia. He showed up, together with Hector, at the battle for the dead body of Patrocles, and was later killed by Achilles.JPL · 11509
11510 Borges1990 VV8Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), an Argentine poet and short-story writerJPL · 11510
11514 Tsunenaga1991 CO1Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571–1622), who, in 1613, led the first Japanese mission across the Pacific to the Americas (in Mexico), and he continued across the Atlantic to Europe, where he met with king Philip III of Spain and pope Paul V. His portrait was designated a national treasure for the first time in Sendai in June 2001.JPL · 11514
11515 Oshijyo1991 CR1Oshijyo, the symbol of Gyoda Ichi, is located in the central part of that city and dates from the Muromachi periodJPL · 11515
11516 Arthurpage1991 EDArthur Page (born 1922), an Australian astronomer and founder of the Astronomical Association of QueenslandJPL · 11516
11517 Esteracuna1991 EA4Maria Ester Acuna Castillo (born 1951), a longtime caretaker at the Manuel Foster Observatory in Santiago, ChileJPL · 11517
11518 Jung1991 GB3Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961), a Swiss psychiatristJPL · 11518
11519 Adler1991 GZ4Alfred Adler (1870–1937), an Austrian physician and psychiatristJPL · 11519
11520 Fromm1991 GE8Erich Fromm (1900–1980), a German psychoanalystJPL · 11520
11521 Erikson1991 GE9Erik H. Erikson (1902–1994), a German-American psychoanalyst.JPL · 11521
11524 Pleyel1991 PY2Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831), an Austrian-born French composer and piano builderJPL · 11524
11528 Mie1991 XHMie Nagata (born 1963), a lecturer at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo from 1988 to 1994JPL · 11528
11530 d'Indy1992 CP2Vincent d'Indy (1851–1931), a French composerJPL · 11530
11532 Gullin1992 ER4Lars Gullin (1928–1976), a Swedish jazz musician and composer, known for his style of playing the baritone saxophoneJPL · 11532
11533 Akebäck1992 EG6Akebäck, a small socken located on the Swedish island of GotlandJPL · 11533
11537 Guericke1992 HY6Otto von Guericke (1602–1686), a German physicist and inventor of the air pump and centrifugeJPL · 11537
11538 Brunico1992 OJ8Bruneck (Brunico), an Italian town in South TirolJPL · 11538
11542 Solikamsk1992 SU21Solikamsk, a Russian city in the Perm region near the Ural MountainsJPL · 11542
11545 Hashimoto1992 UE4Kunihiko Hashimoto (born 1951), a Japanese amateur astronomer and member of the Fukuoka Astronomical SocietyJPL · 11545
11546 Miyoshimachi1992 UM6Miyoshi, a Japanese town located in Saitama PrefectureJPL · 11546
11547 Griesser1992 UP8Markus Griesser (born 1949), a Swiss amateur astronomer at Eschenberg ObservatoryMPC · 11547
11548 Jerrylewis1992 WD8Jerry Lewis (born 1926), an American comedianJPL · 11548
11552 Boucolion1993 BD4Boucolion a character from Greek mythology. He is the father of the Trojan warriors Pedasos and Aesopos, who both died near the River Scamander.JPL · 11552
11553 Scheria1993 BD6Scheria (Corfu), one of the Greek Ionian islands, which was first mentioned in Homer's OdysseyJPL · 11553
11554 Asios1993 BZ12Asios, a Trojan warrior and one of the leaders in the assault on the Greek wall. He challenged Idomeneos and was killed by him.JPL · 11554
11569 Virgilsmith1993 KB2The design and construction abilities of Virgil Smith (born 1941), of Corona, Arizona, have resulted in the successful completion of the Jarnac Observatory, located at the home of the second discoverer.JPL · 11569
11571 Daens1993 OR8Adolf Daens (1839–1907), a Flemish priest from Aalst, BelgiumJPL · 11571
11572 Schindler1993 RM7Oskar Schindler (1905–1974), a German industrialistJPL · 11572
11573 Helmholtz1993 SK3Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894), a German doctor, physiologist and physicist.JPL · 11573
11574 d'Alviella1994 BP3Eugène Goblet d'Alviella (1846–1925), a senator of Belgium, lawyer, Professor of the history of religions, and rector of the Universite Libre de BruxellesJPL · 11574
11577 Einasto1994 CO17Jaan Einasto (born 1929), and Estonian astronomer and one of the discoverers of dark matterJPL · 11577
11578 Cimabue1994 EBCimabue (1240–1302), an Italian painter and designer of mosaics from FlorenceJPL · 11578
11579 Tsujitsuka1994 JNTakashi Tsujitsuka (born 1961), a Japanese elementary school teacher and amateur astronomer. His main interests lie in observing stellar occultations at his private observatory, where he also indulges in his favorite pastime of polishing mirrors for reflecting telescopes.JPL · 11579
11580 Bautzen1994 JG4Bautzen, a German town in eastern SaxonyJPL · 11580
11581 Philipdejager1994 PK9Philip de Jager (born 1969), a Belgian percussionistJPL · 11581
11582 Bleuler1994 PC14Eugen Bleuler (1857–1939), Swiss psychiatristJPL · 11582
11583 Breuer1994 PZ28Jozef Breuer (1842–1925), an Austrian physicianJPL · 11583
11584 Ferenczi1994 PP39Sándor Ferenczi (1873–1933), a Hungarian psychoanalystMPC · 11584
11585 Orlandelassus1994 RB17Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594), a Franco-Flemish composerJPL · 11585
11588 Gottfriedkeller1994 UZ12Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), a Swiss authorJPL · 11588
11592 Clintkelly1995 FA7Clint Kelly, senior vice president for Advanced Technology Development at Science Applications International Corporation since 1988.JPL · 11592
11593 Uchikawa1995 HKYoshihisa Uchikawa (born 1947) is one of the leading amateur astronomers from Saga prefecture and the Kyushu district.JPL · 11593
11595 Monsummano1995 KNMonsummano Terme, an Italian village in Northern TuscanyMPC · 11595
11596 Francetic1995 KA1Daniel Francetic (1933–2014), American director and space science educator of the Euclid High School Planetarium in Euclid, Ohio. Past president of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association and founding member of the Cleveland Regional Association of Planetariums, his passion for teaching astronomy touched innumerable studentsJPL · 11596
11598 Kubík1995 OJJakub Šaroun (born 1974), brother of Czech discoverer Lenka KotkováJPL · 11598
11600 Cipolla1995 SQ2Carlo Cipolla (born 1925), an Italian chemist and amateur astronomerJPL · 11600

11601–11700

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11602 Miryang1995 ST54Miryang, South Korea, birthplace of the discovery team leader's wife, Chung-hi Koh (Helen) WeberJPL · 11602
11604 Novigrad1995 UB1Novigrad, also known as Novigrad Istarski and Cittanova d'Istria, a town and a municipality in Istria, Croatia. The city is located close to the mouth of the river Mirna, on a small island that was connected with the mainland in the eighteenth century.JPL · 11604
11605 Ranfagni1995 UP6Piero Ranfagni (born 1949) worked for many years as a technician at Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory. He is on the technical staff of the TIRGO Telescope and in the project office of LBT. He has also been very active in the history of astronomy and in popular astronomy.JPL · 11605
11606 Almary1995 UU6Alfred and Mary Tholen, the parents of the discoverer, David Tholen, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.JPL · 11606
11612 Obu1995 YZ1The Japanese city of Ōbu, located in the center of Aichi Prefecture, where the discoverer Akimasa Nakamura lived for six and a half years.JPL · 11612
11614 Istropolitana1996 AD2Universitas Istropolitana in Bratislava, was the first university in present-day Slovakia and an ancient predecessor of Comenius University.JPL · 11614
11615 Naoya1996 AE4Naoya Matsumoto (born 1952) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and president of the Nagasaki Astronomical Society.JPL · 11615
11620 Susanagordon1996 OE2Susana Gordon (born 1958) has dedicated most of her adult life as a dialysis caregiver at the Good Samaritan Hospital in New York. She moved to Tucson, Arizona, in the late 1990s, where she is a massage therapist. Her interests include gems and minerals, photography and dancingJPL · 11620
11621 Duccio1996 PJ5Duccio Bartolini (born 1976) is the younger son of the first discoverer.JPL · 11621
11622 Samuele1996 RD4Samuele Marconi (born 1975), an active Italian amateur astronomer at the San Marcello Observatory who spends much of his time giving public lectures on astronomy. at the Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory in San Marcello Pistoiese.JPL · 11622
11623 Kagekatu1996 TC10Kagekatu Uesugi (1555–1623) was a military commander during the Japanese feudal period. He was lord of Echigo Kasugayama castle from 1578, of Mutu Aizu castle from 1598 and of Dewa Yonezawa castle from 1601.JPL · 11623
11625 Francelinda1996 UL1Francesca and Linda Tesi, granddaughters of the co-discoverer Luciano TesiMPC · 11625
11626 Church Stretton1996 VW2The small town of Church Stretton is set amidst the South Shropshire hills of western England. It is the location of the Church Stretton Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered.JPL · 11626
11628 Katuhikoikeda1996 VB5Katuhiko Ikeda (born 1958) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and professional engineer. As a developer and repairer of electrical devices, he helps maintain the Moriyama Observatory (900).JPL · 11628
11636 Pezinok1996 YH1Pezinok, a small town near Bratislava.JPL · 11636
11637 Yangjiachi1996 YJ2Yang Jiachi (1919–2016), an expert in automatic control and space technology, devoted himself to the development of artificial earth satellites in China.JPL · 11637
11652 Johnbrownlee1997 CK13John W. Brownlee (born 1973) was the system administrator, principal programmer and an observer on the Catalina Sky Survey team during 1998–2000.SrcJPL · 11652
11656 Lipno1997 EL6The Lipno dam in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. It was built on the Vltava river in 1959 as the largest Czechoslovak dam. It is important for the water supply, as a source of power and also as a well-known South Bohemian holiday area.JPL · 11656
11657 Antonhajduk1997 EN7Anton Hajduk (born 1933) is a professor of astronomy at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. His research centers on the structure of meteor streams and radio studies of meteor head echoes and the secondary ozone layer.JPL · 11657
11664 Kashiwagi1997 GX24Shuji Kashiwagi (born 1952) is a junior high school teacher and associate president of the Astronomical Society of Oita.JPL · 11664
11665 Dirichlet1997 GL28Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805–1859) was the successor of Gauss and the predecessor of Riemann at Göttingen. He made important contributions in both pure and applied mathematics and gave the first rigorous proof of the convergence of Fourier series.JPL · 11665
11666 Bracker1997 MD8Steve Bracker (born 1942) is a renaissance man – particle physicist, harpsichordist, astronomer, naturalist and software guru. The very first programmer with the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, he continued his involvement in astronomy with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.JPL · 11666
11667 Testa1997 UB1Augusto Testa (born 1950), Italian amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in northern Italy. Over the past few years he has developed a lot of software dedicated to the observation of minor planets, and these are widely used by the Italian community of astrometric observers.JPL · 11667
11668 Balios1997 VV1Balius (in Latin: Balios) was one of the two immortal horses of the Greek hero Achilles who took them to draw his chariot during the Trojan War.JPL · 11668
11669 Pascalscholl1997 XY8Pascal Scholl (born 1994) is the younger son of astronomer Hans Scholl.JPL · 11669
11670 Fountain1998 AU9Glen Harold Fountain (born 1942) is the project manager of the New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt mission.JPL · 11670
11672 Cuney1998 BC15Husband and wife team Bruce (born 1947) and Dana (born 1950) Cuney work at Palomar and were responsible for the remodeling of the old 1.2-m Schmidt dome interior.JPL · 11672
11673 Baur1998 BJ19Johann M. Baur (1930–2007), was a German amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and founder of the Chaonis Observatory (567) in northern Italy.JPL · 11673
11675 Billboyle1998 CP2William Boyle (born 1924), co-invented the CCD while at Bell Laboratories in 1969.JPL · 11675
11678 Brevard1998 DT10Brevard County, Florida.JPL · 11678
11679 Brucebaker1998 DE11Bruce Baker (born 1949) fabricated and installed the mechanical portions of the slip rings and assisted in the fabrication of many small mechanical assemblies needed throughout the upgrade of the 1.2-m Schmidt at Palomar.JPL · 11679
11681 Ortner1998 EP6Johannes Ortner (born 1933) is founder and unique director of the Summer School Alpbach. Held annually since 1975, Alpbach provides in-depth teaching on all aspects of space science and technology for European students, culminating in the design of innovative space-mission proposals.JPL · 11681
11682 Shiwaku1998 EX6Hideaki Shiwaku (born 1963) is one of promoters of the Matsue Astronomical Club, an amateur astronomers group in the Matsue area of Japan, and a good friend of the discoverer, Hiroshi Abe.JPL · 11682
11685 Adamcurry1998 FW19Adam Michael Curry (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11685
11688 Amandugan1998 FG53Amanda Dyann Dugan (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11688
11690 Carodulaney1998 FV60Caroline Ann DuLaney (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11690
11691 Easterwood1998 FO66Jeffrey Michael Easterwood (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11691
11693 Grantelliott1998 FE69Grant A. Elliott (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11693
11694 Esterhuysen1998 FO70Stephanus Albertus Esterhuysen (born 1983), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11694
11695 Mattei1998 FA74Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943–2004), was a Turkish–American astronomer and promoter of the observation of variable stars by amateurs, and long-time director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers from 1973 to 2004.JPL · 11695
11696 Capen1998 FD74Charles ("Chick") Franklin Capen (1926–1986) was best known for his observations of the planets, particularly Mars.JPL · 11696
11697 Estrella1998 FX98Allan Noriel Estrella (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11697
11698 Fichtelman1998 FZ102Jon Roger Fichtelman (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11698

11701–11800

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11702 Mifischer1998 FE117Michael Henry Fischer (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11702
11703 Glassman1998 FL121Elena Leah Glassman (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11703
11704 Gorin1998 FZ130Michael Adam Gorin (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11704
11706 Rijeka1998 HV4Rijeka, the principal seaport of Croatia, located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea.JPL · 11706
11707 Grigery1998 HW17Chelsea Nicole Grigery (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11707
11709 Eudoxos1998 HF20Eudoxos of Knidos (c. 408-355 B.C.) was the prime mover behind two major developments in Greek mathematical thought: the theory of proportions that overcame the crisis caused by the discovery of irrational numbers, and the method of exhaustion for the calculation of areas and volumest.JPL · 11709
11710 Nataliehale1998 HS34Natalie Adele Hale (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11710
11711 Urquiza1998 HV50Luis Urquiza del Valle (1906–2000) was the much-loved grandfather of LONEOS observer L. Levy.JPL · 11711
11712 Kemcook1998 HB51Kem H. Cook (born 1949), of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is a founding member of the Massive Compact Halo Objects (MACHO) Project, which used a refurbished, 120-year-old telescope (The Great Melbourne Telescope) to survey the Magellanic Clouds for gravitational microlensing by baryonic, halo dark matter.JPL · 11712
11713 Stubbs1998 HG51Christopher Stubbs (born 1958), of the University of Washington, has pursued a variety of projects in experimental physics and observational astrophysics, including searching for dark matter, measuring the rate of expansion of the universe with supernovae and testing the equivalence principle.JPL · 11713
11714 Mikebrown1998 HQ51Michael E. Brown (born 1965), assistant professor of astronomy at the California Institute of Technology.JPL · 11714
11715 Harperclark1998 HA75Elizabeth Dee Pauline Harper-Clark (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002MPC · 11715
11716 Amahartman1998 HY79Amanda Nicole Hartman (born 1987), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11716
11718 Hayward1998 HD95Nicholas Mark Edward Alexander Hayward (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11718
11719 Hicklen1998 HT98Rachel Scarlett Hicklen (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11719
11720 Horodyskyj1998 HZ99Ulyana N. Horodyskyj (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11720
11724 Ronaldhsu1998 HH146Ronald Hsu (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11724
11725 Victoriahsu1998 HM146Victoria Hsu (born 1987), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11725
11726 Edgerton1998 JAHarold "Doc" Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), born in Fremont, Nebraska, was professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 1928–1966.JPL · 11726
11727 Sweet1998 JM1During the 1.2-m Schmidt conversion Merle Sweet (born 1942), assistant superintendent at the Palomar Observatory, assisted in overseeing the details in the layout and construction of the slip-ring trolleys. He also worked in the rewiring of the dome.JPL · 11727
11728 Einer1998 JC2Steve Einer (born 1955), a Palomar Observatory technician.JPL · 11728
11730 Yanhua1998 KO31Yan Hua (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11730
11736 Viktorfischl1998 QS1Viktor Fischl Avigdor Dagan (born 1912) is a frequently translated Czech-Israeli writer who put ethical values into literature through his stylistic and linguistic mastery, in which he emphasizes responsibility for interpersonal relations, love, tolerance and respect.JPL · 11736
11739 Baton Rouge1998 SG27Baton Rouge, Louisiana.JPL · 11739
11740 Georgesmith1998 UK6George Smith (born 1930) co-invented the CCD while at Bell Laboratories in 1969.JPL · 11740
11743 Jachowski1999 JP130Matthew Douglas Apau Jachowski (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11743
11746 Thomjansen1999 NG4Thomas Scott Jansen (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002JPL · 11746
11752 Masatakesagai1999 OU3Masatake Sagai (born 1950) became a member of the Nanyo Astronomical Club in 1985 and is an active popularizer of astronomy.JPL · 11752
11753 Geoffburbidge2064 P-LGeoffrey Ronald Burbidge, British-American physicist.JPL · 11753
11754 Herbig2560 P-LGeorge Herbig (1920–2013), American astronomer and co-discoverer of the Herbig–Haro objectsJPL · 11754
11755 Paczynski2691 P-LBohdan Paczyński, Polish astronomer.JPL · 11755
11756 Geneparker2779 P-LEugene Parker, American astronomer.JPL · 11756
11757 Salpeter2799 P-LEdwin Ernest Salpeter, Austrian astronomer.JPL · 11757
11758 Sargent4035 P-LWallace Sargent, a British astrophysicist.JPL · 11758
11759 Sunyaev4075 P-LRashid Sunyaev, Uzbek astrophysicist.JPL · 11759
11760 Auwers4090 P-LArthur Auwers (Georg Friedrich Julius Arthur von Auwers), 19th–20th-century German astronomer, director of the Potsdam Observatory from 1881, author of the first reference catalogue of fundamental star positionsJPL · 11760
11761 Davidgill4868 P-LDavid Gill, 19th–20th-century British astronomer and instrument designer, director of the Cape ObservatoryJPL · 11761
11762 Vogel6044 P-LHermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907) was a German astronomer and spectroscopist. He invented an early scheme to classify stellar spectra and confirmed the sun's rotation. He directed the Potsdam Astrophysical Observatory from 1882 to 1907.JPL · 11762
11763 Deslandres6303 P-LHenri-Alexandre Deslandres (1853–1948) was a French astrophysicist and observatory director. An independent inventor of the spectroheliograph, he investigated molecular spectra in the laboratory and observed the solar chromosphere.JPL · 11763
11764 Benbaillaud6531 P-LÉdouard Benjamin Baillaud19th–20th-century French director of the Toulouse (1878–1907) and Paris (1907–1926) observatories, founder of the Observatoire du Pic du Midi, first president of the International Astronomical UnionJPL · 11764
11765 Alfredfowler9057 P-LAlfred Fowler, 19th–20th-century British astrophysicist, first general secretary of the International Astronomical UnionJPL · 11765
11766 Fredseares9073 P-LFrederick H. Seares, 19th–20th-century American astronomer, standardizer of the stellar magnitude systemJPL · 11766
11767 Milne3224 T-1E. Arthur Milne, 20th-century British mathematician and astrophysicistJPL · 11767
11768 Merrill4107 T-1Paul W. Merrill, 20th-century American spectroscopist, first to detect a short-lived isotope of technetium in the atmospheres of stars, thus confirming stellar nucleosynthesisJPL · 11768
11769 Alfredjoy2199 T-2Alfred H. Joy, 20th-century American astronomer, inventor of the T Tauri classificationJPL · 11769
11770 Rudominkowski3163 T-2Rudolph Minkowski, 20th-century German-American astronomerJPL · 11770
11771 Maestlin4136 T-2Michael Maestlin (1550–1631), professor of astronomy at Tübingen.JPL · 11771
11772 Jacoblemaire4210 T-2Jacob Le Maire, Dutch explorer, after whom the Straits of Lemaire are named; he was, along with Schouten, one of the first westerners to visit Tonga MPC · 11772
11773 Schouten1021 T-3Willem Schouten, Dutch explorer who discovered Cape Horn MPC · 11773
11774 Jerne1128 T-3Niels Kaj Jerne, British-born (of Danish parentage) immunologist, joint winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.JPL · 11774
11775 Köhler3224 T-3Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist, joint winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.JPL · 11775
11776 Milstein3460 T-3César Milstein, Argentinian biochemist, joint winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.JPL · 11776
11777 Hargrave3526 T-3Lawrence Hargrave (1850–1915), Australian astronomer and aviation pioneer.JPL · 11777
11778 Kingsford Smith4102 T-3Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, Australian aviator.JPL · 11778
11779 Zernike4197 T-3Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize for Physics MPC · 11779
11780 Thunder Bay1942 TBThunder Bay, located on the shores of Lake Superior, is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Formed in 1970 as the amalgamation of two cities, Thunder Bay is known as "the Lakehead" because it is Canada's westernmost port on the Great Lakes and the end of Great Lakes Navigation.JPL · 11780
11781 Alexroberts1966 PLAlexander William Roberts, Scottish-South African astronomerJPL · 11781
11782 Nikolajivanov1969 TT1Nikolaj Mikhajlovich Ivanov (born 1937), a specialist in ballistics, is head of the Russian Ballistic Center, which controls missions of manned and unmanned spacecraft in near, middle and deep space. He is the author of many scientific articles, monographs and popular scientific brochures.JPL · 11782
11785 Migaic1973 AW3Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (formerly Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Air-Photography and Cartography) is the only educational institution in Russia that trains specialists in geodesy, geodynamics, astronomy, cosmic geodesy and the making of optical and electronic devices.JPL · 11785
11786 Bakhchivandji1977 QWGrigorij Yakovlevich Bakhchivandji (1909–1943) was a Soviet test pilot and pioneer in rocket flights who in 1942 piloted the first flight on the rocket-propelled experimental aircraft BI-1 of Bolkhovitinov and Isaev.JPL · 11786
11787 Baumanka1977 QF1Bauman Moscow Technical University, founded in 1830, is a well-known higher education and research institution in Russia that trains specialists in many branches of technology and science.JPL · 11787
11788 Nauchnyj1977 QN2Nauchnyj, Crimea, Ukraine, created at the same time as the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 1945JPL · 11788
11789 Kempowski1977 RKWalter Kempowski (born 1929), one of the most important contemporary German writers.JPL · 11789
11790 Goode1978 RUPhilip R. Goode (born 1943), a professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and director of Big Bear Solar Observatory.JPL · 11790
11791 Sofiyavarzar1978 SH7Sofiya Mikhajlovna Varzar (1878–1957), an expert on the dynamics of minor planets.JPL · 11791
11792 Sidorovsky1978 SX7Lev Isaevich Sidorovsky (born 1934) is a well-known St. Petersburg journalist whose initiatives on rehabilitation of historical truth and creation of new cultural traditions, in particular the annual celebration of Pushkin's Lyceum Day, have received public recognition.JPL · 11792
11793 Chujkovia1978 TH7Elizaveta Fedorovna Chujkova (1865–1958), mother of twelve children, showed courage in preventing the demolition of a church in her home village of Serebryanye Prudy, not far from Moscow, in the 1930s. Among her descendants are writers and cultural workers.JPL · 11793
11794 Yokokebukawa1978 VW8Yoko Kebukawa (born 1981) is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering of the Yokohama National University who specializes in the cosmochemistry of meteorites.JPL · 11794
11795 Fredrikbruhn1979 QM1Fredrik Bruhn is a specialist in miniaturized multifunctional system architecture for satellites and robotics.JPL · 11795
11796 Nirenberg1980 DS4Louis Nirenberg (1925–2020), a Canadian-American mathematician, is an expert in the theory of differential equations, mathematical physics and functional analysis.JPL · 11796
11797 Warell1980 FV2Johan Warell (born 1970) is well known for his high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy of the planet Mercury with the Swedish solar telescope and the Nordic optical telescope on La Palma.JPL · 11797
11798 Davidsson1980 FH5The Ph.D. work of Björn Davidsson (born 1974) at Uppsala University opened up new insights about the outgassing mechanism and splitting mechanics of cometary nuclei.JPL · 11798
11799 Lantz1981 DG2Cateline Lantz (born 1989) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology whose investigations include the processes of space weathering on carbonaceous asteroids.JPL · 11799
11800 Carrozzo1981 DN2Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo (born 1978) is a researcher at Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) whose work includes mineralogical mapping of Vesta and Ceres using Dawn spacecraft data.JPL · 11800

11801–11900

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11801 Frigeri1981 EL5Alessandro Frigeri (born 1973) is a researcher at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) who has created spectral parameter maps of Vesta using data from the Dawn spacecraft mission.JPL · 11801
11802 Ivanovski1981 EP12Stavro Lambrov Ivanovski (born 1977) is a scientist at Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) whose research includes the dynamics of aspherical dust grains in cometary atmospheres.JPL · 11802
11803 Turrini1981 ES12Diego Turrini (born 1979) is a scientist at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) whose work includes modeling the source of olivine on Vesta as detected by the Dawn spacecraft mission.JPL · 11803
11804 Zambon1981 EE13Francesca Zambon (born 1981) is a researcher at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) who uses Dawn spacecraft spectral data to map the mineralogy of both Vesta and Ceres.JPL · 11804
11805 Novaković1981 EL13Bojan Novaković (born 1976) is a professor at the University of Belgrade who has performed analyses of asteroid collisional families and their association with active asteroids.JPL · 11805
11806 Thangjam1981 EF14Guneshwar Thangjam (born 1985) is a researcher at the Max-Planck Institute (Göttingen) performing spectral analyses of Vesta's compositional heterogeneity using Dawn spacecraft data.JPL · 11806
11807 Wannberg1981 EH17Asta Pellinen-Wannberg (born 1953) is a Swedish geophysicist and astronomer at Umeå University known for radar observation of meteors. She studies interaction of small meteoroids with the atmosphere using high-power large-aperture radars.JPL · 11807
11808 Platz1981 EM17Thomas Platz (born 1975) is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute and member of the Dawn mission framing camera team studying surface ice deposits on Ceres.JPL · 11808
11809 Shinnaka1981 EG18Yoshiharu Shinnaka (born 1986) is a Japanese astronomer studying the physicochemical evolution of the early solar nebula through measurements of isotopic ratios of molecules in comets.JPL · 11809
11810 Preusker1981 EV18Frank Preusker (born 1975) is a geologist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) whose work includes digital terrain models of both Vesta and Ceres using Dawn spacecraft images.JPL · 11810
11811 Martinrubin1981 EH19Martin Rubin (born 1977) is a researcher at the Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bern (Switzerland) who specializes in the detection of molecules in comets and served as a member of the Rosetta mission team.JPL · 11811
11812 Dongqiao1981 EL20Dong Qiao (born 1979) is a professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology whose work includes target selection and trajectory design for the Chang'e-2 flyby mission of (4179) Toutatis.JPL · 11812
11813 Ingorichter1981 EQ23Ingo Richter (born 1964) is a scientist at the Braunschweig University of Technology (Germany) whose research includes detection and analysis of asteroid magnetic fields and comet solar wind interactions using spacecraft measurements.JPL · 11813
11814 Schwamb1981 EW26Megan E. Schwamb (born 1984), a discoverer of minor planets and scientist at the Gemini Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii, whose research includes the search for TNOs.JPL · 11814
11815 Viikinkoski1981 EG31Matti Viikinkoski (born 1976) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Tampere University of Technology (Finland) who develops mathematical methods and algorithms for asteroid shape and spin modeling.JPL · 11815
11816 Vasile1981 EX32Massimiliano Vasile (born 1970) is a professor at the University of Strathclyde (UK) whose work includes design and optimization of space flight trajectories.JPL · 11816
11817 Oguri1981 EQ34Junko Oguri (born 1977) is a librarian at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. She is also a renowned paper cutout artist whose subjects include asteroids and comets.JPL · 11817
11818 Ulamec1981 EK35Stephan Ulamec (born 1966) is a researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) who served as the project manager of Philae, the lander carried aboard ESA's Rosetta mission.JPL · 11818
11819 Millarca1981 ER35Millarca Valenzuela (born 1977) is a geologist at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, and a specialist in meteorites, undertaking many search expeditions in the Atacama Desert.JPL · 11819
11820 Mikiyasato1981 EP38Mikiya Sato (born 1967) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who studies dust trails of meteor showers, notably the Phoenicids.JPL · 11820
11821 Coleman1981 EG44Paul Henry Ikaika Coleman (1955–2018) was the first Native Hawaiian to earn a doctorate in astrophysics for his study of distant galaxies. He was a passionate advocate for astronomy and was dedicated to increasing Native Hawaiian participation in the sciences. Me ou mau k\={u}puna e Paul e ho`okele aku ai i n\=a moana h\={o}k\={u} \=akea.JPL · 11821
11823 Christen1981 VFRoland W. Christen, an optician and maker of affordable apochromatic refractors at the forefront of mechanical and optical design.JPL · 11823
11824 Alpaidze1982 SO5Galaktion Yeliseyevich Alpaidze, Russian chief of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (1963–1975)JPL · 11824
11826 Yurijgromov1982 UR10Yurij Iosifovich Gromov, professor of humanities and social sciences at St. Petersburg University.JPL · 11826
11827 Wasyuzan1982 VD5Wasyuzan, a hill commanding a fine view of the Inland Sea, in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture.JPL · 11827
11828 Vargha1984 DZMagda Vargha (1931–2010), librarian of Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, was the author of several books on the history of astronomyJPL · 11828
11829 Tuvikene1984 EU1Tõnu Tuvikene (1952–2010) was an Estonian astronomer and staff member of Tartu Observatory who studied variable starsJPL · 11829
11830 Jessenius1984 JEJan Jesenius, Czech physicianMPC · 11830
11832 Pustylnik1984 SC6Izold Pustylnik (1938–2008), native of the Ukrainian city of Odessa, was a staff member of Tartu Observatory who authored numerous scientific publications and served as editor of the Central European Journal of PhysicsJPL · 11832
11833 Dixon1985 RWRoger Dixon (born 1947) is a staff physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, and Project Manager for the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search. He is in charge of and teaches in the Saturday morning physics program for high school students.JPL · 11833
11836 Eileen1986 CBEileen Collins, astronaut, became in Feb. 1995 the first woman to pilot a shuttle mission.JPL · 11836
11842 Kap'bos1987 BR1Kap'bos is a small village, about 20 km east of the city of Antwerp.JPL · 11842
11844 Ostwald1987 QW2Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald, 19th–20th-century Latvian-German chemist, founder of the Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, NobelistJPL · 11844
11846 Verminnen1987 SE3Johan Verminnen, Flemish artist and songwriter.JPL · 11846
11847 Winckelmann1988 BY2Johann Joachim Winckelmann, the German art historian.JPL · 11847
11848 Paullouka1988 CW2Vital-Paul Delporte (born 1936) alias Paul Louka, is a Wallonian artist who expresses himself in composing, poetry, songs and painting. Following an encounter with Jacques Brel, he spent three years in Paris, where he performed in cabarets and theaters. He was director of the artists' organization Sabam for several years.JPL · 11848
11849 Fauvel1988 CF7Charles Fauvel, a French aviator.JPL · 11849
11852 Shoumen1988 RDShoumen University, successfully to develop education in astronomy, largely as a result of contributions by the first discoverer.JPL · 11852
11853 Runge1988 RV1Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and graphic artist.JPL · 11853
11854 Ludwigrichter1988 RM3Adrian Ludwig Richter, German artist.JPL · 11854
11855 Preller1988 RS3Friedrich Preller the Elder, German painter and etcher.JPL · 11855
11856 Nicolabonev1988 RM8Nicola Bonev (1898–1979) was for 40 years the head of the astronomy department at Sofia University and founder and director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was known for his research in celestial mechanics, theoretical astronomy, solar activity, lunar studies and cosmologyJPL · 11856
11860 Uedasatoshi1988 UPSatoshi Ueda (born 1954) is the astronomical head of the Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall and is also a well-known amateur astronomer. His main activities include a continuous search for supernovae at his private observatory as well as the organizing of local star parties.JPL · 11860
11861 Teruhime1988 VY2Teruhime (1552–1627), wife and supporter of Kuroda Kanbe, who was instrumental in helping Japan end the Age of Civil Wars.JPL · 11861
11868 Kleinrichert1989 TYMichelle Kleinrichert Binzel (born 1959) is an adjunct professor of business at Bentley College who also raises and trains guide dogs for the blind. She is the wife of the discoverer.JPL · 11868
11870 Sverige1989 TC3Sverige (Sweden) is a nation in northern Europe, located on the Scandinavian peninsula together with Norway.JPL · 11870
11871 Norge1989 TP7Norway (Norge) is a nation in northern Europe, well known for its beautiful coast.JPL · 11871
11873 Kokuseibi1989 WS2"Kokuseibi" is another name for The National Museum of Western Art. It opened in 1959 to introduce Western arts to the Japanese public. The core of the collection was the Matsukata Collection of Impressionist-school paintings and Rodin sculptures.JPL · 11873
11874 Gringauz1989 XD1Konstantin Gringauz (1918–1993) became involved in ionospheric studies early in his career. He participated in the launching of Sputnik 1 by constructing the beep-beep transmitter. During 1982–1986 he was responsible for designing and implementing plasma experiments aboard VEGA 1 and 2.JPL · 11874
11875 Rhône1989 YG5The Rhône, a major river in France, has been an important highway for the transportation of merchandise since the time of the Greeks and Romans. Rising in the Swiss Alps, the river flows through Lake Geneva and the cities of Lyon, Valence and Avignon, reaching the Mediterranean Sea at Marseille after 813 km.JPL · 11875
11876 Doncarpenter1990 EM1For the past 42 years, Don Carpenter (born 1938) has been associated with the Stanford research group devoted to passive and active whistler-mode probing of the earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere. In 1966 he discovered the plasmapause in the electron-density distribution of the magnetosphere.JPL · 11876
11878 Hanamiyama1990 HJHanamiyama, Japanese mountain.JPL · 11878
11881 Mirstation1990 QO6The Russian space station Mir, launched in 1986, remained in service for more than 15 years as a laboratory for a wealth of scientific experiments performed on board by international crews.JPL · 11881
11885 Summanus1990 SSSummanus was the Etruscan or Roman deity responsible for nocturnal lightning and thunder, as Jupiter was in daytime. This was the first earth-approacher discovered automatically by software and (lightning-fast) electronic computer; J. V. Scotti used D. L. Rabinowitz's Moving Object Detection Program at the telescopeJPL · 11885
11886 Kraske1990 TT10Konrad Kraske (born 1926) served as a member of the supervisory board of the public German TV net ZDF since its foundation in 1962---the last decade as its chairman. Kraske was primarily engaged in the development of highly demanding TV channels. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.JPL · 11886
11887 Echemmon1990 TV12The Trojan hero Echemmon, son of the King Priam, who was killed together with his brother Chromius by Diomedes, king of Argos.JPL · 11887
11895 Dehant1991 GU3Véronique Dehant, head of the section for time, earth rotation and space geodesy at the Royal Observatory, Uccle. She is currently involved with the NEIGE project, which plans a soft landing of a geodetic instrument on Mars. In 1999 she was awarded the Bomford prize for her work on the earth's nutation.JPL · 11895
11896 Camelbeeck1991 GP6Thierry Camelbeeck (born 1956), a seismologist at the Royal Observatory, Uccle.JPL · 11896
11897 Lemaire1991 GC7Joseph F. Lemaire (born 1939), head of the Fundamental Dynamics section at the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Uccle.JPL · 11897
11898 Dedeyn1991 GM9Peter Paul De Deyn (born 1957), head of the Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Behavior at the Born-Bunge Foundation of the University of Antwerp.JPL · 11898
11899 Weill1991 GJ10Kurt Weill, German-American composer.JPL · 11899
11900 Spinoy1991 LV2Constant Spinoy (1924–1997) was a famous Belgian artist and engraver who specialised in the design of postage stamps, of which he engraved more than 100. These include Vielsalm, Towers of Ghent and Double astrograph at the Royal Observatory of Uccle. In 1977 he was honored with the Prize of Europe for his Jeugdfilatelie.JPL · 11900

11901–12000

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
11905 Giacometti1991 VL6Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), a Swiss sculptor whose work is often compared to that of the Existentialists, contrasted with the avant-garde in that it attempted to equal reality so that a sculpture, like "Observing Head" (1927), would be perceived as if it were alive. Other masterpieces are "The Palace at 4 a.m." and "1 + 1 = 3".JPL · 11905
11907 Näränen1992 ER8Jyri Näränen (born 1979) is a Finnish astronomer who works on the surface composition and structure of Mercury and the moonJPL · 11907
11908 Nicaragua1992 GC5Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus.JPL · 11908
11911 Angel1992 LFFounder and director of Steward Observatory's mirror lab at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Roger Angel (born 1941) has spearheaded the development of telescope mirrors as large as eight meters in diameter by a process called spin-casting. His work and ideas have resulted in an enormous increase in telescope light-gathering powerJPL · 11911
11912 Piedade1992 OP5Serra de Piedade in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, east of the capital of Belo Horizonte, is the location of the Piedade Observatory. During the 1970s the discoverer spent many hours there observing variable starsJPL · 11912
11913 Svarna1992 RD3Anneta Svarna (born 1951) is a mathematical logician who works on information theory for the European Union. The author of many publications on mathematical logic, in 1998 she published (with D. Sinachopoulos) an important paper on Greek philosophy: Why Plato was against observational astronomyJPL · 11913
11914 Sinachopoulos1992 RZ3Dimitrios Sinachopoulos (born 1951) is an astrophysicist at the National Observatory of Athens who conducts observational and theoretical work on galactic lenses. In 1991 he wrote (with A. Svarna) The Teachings of Astronomy in Plato's Republic. He has often helped the discoverer with the treatment of CCD framesJPL · 11914
11915 Nishiinoue1992 SJ1Tsuyoshi Nishiinoue (born 1954) studied at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Western Australian Museum in 1991. Upon his return to Japan, he became director of Kihoku Observatory, in Kagoshima prefecture, in 1995. He remains a scholar and popularizer of astronomy.JPL · 11915
11916 Wiesloch1992 ST17Wiesloch, a German city in northern Baden-Württemberg. It celebrates the 1200th anniversary of its first documented mention in mid–2001. Situated some 16 km south of the famous Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory, it became the home town of the first discoverer more than 30 years ago.JPL · 11916
11921 Mitamasahiro1992 UN3Masahiro Mita (born 1948) is a well-known writer. In 1977 he won the Akutagawa Prize, which is one of the most important prizes in Japan for a novelistJPL · 11921
11925 Usubae1992 YA1Usubae at Cape Ashizuri in western Kochi prefecture is a beautiful beach featuring many strange rock formations. It is a famous spot for fishing and well known as the first place in the Japanese archipelago that the Kuroshio ocean current reachesJPL · 11925
11926 Orinoco1992 YM2The Orinoco, a river in the extreme northern part of South America, has its source in the Parima mountain range on the Venezuelan-Brazilian border. Draining 880~000 km 2 of the Colombian and Venezuelan region, it forms an enormous delta before reaching the Atlantic Ocean near the island of TrinidadJPL · 11926
11927 Mount Kent1993 BAMount Kent Observatory is a facility for astronomical education, research and outreach operated by the University of Southern Queensland. It provides remote and robotic observing, in partnership with the University of Louisville, the University of Queensland and Automated Patrol Telescopes Australia.JPL · 11927
11928 Akimotohiro1993 BT2Hiroyuki Akimoto (born 1967) is editor-in-chief of the Japanese monthly astronomical magazine Gekkan Tenmon Guide. He has edited many books on astronomyJPL · 11928
11929 Uchino1993 BG3Satoshi Uchino (born 1935), for many years the chief secretary of the Kawasaki Astronomical Association, has greatly contributed to the popularization of astronomyJPL · 11929
11930 Osamu1993 CJ1Oshima Osamu (born 1959) is a leading amateur astronomer and science teacher in Gunma prefecture and volunteer science instructor in great favor with children. His interests in astronomy are wide, currently CCD imaging of planetary nebulaeJPL · 11930
11933 Himuka1993 ESHimuka is an old Japanese name for the Miyazaki prefecture region. The name was selected among other candidates proposed by children who attended the Fureai Space Festival, held in Miyazaki city on the 2004 Space Day in JapanJPL · 11933
11934 Lundgren1993 FL4Kjell Lundgren (b.~1950) who has studied red giants in the LMC and the Fornax dwarf galaxy, is now working as an engineer at Uppsala Astronomical ObservatoryJPL · 11934
11935 Olakarlsson1993 FB8Ola Karlsson (born 1973) has for several years been studying Jupiter Trojans, both by physical observations and by numerical integrations resulting in his thesis A Study of Jupiter Trojans.JPL · 11935
11936 Tremolizzo1993 FX9Elena Tremolizzo (born 1972) is an attitude and orbit control systems engineer at the European Space Agency, involved in the SMART-1 mission to the Moon and the European global navigation satellite system, Galileo.JPL · 11936
11941 Archinal1993 KT1Brent Archinal, American astronomer [7]MPC · 11941
11942 Guettard1993 NVJean-Étienne Guettard (1715–1786) was a French geologist and mineralogist. From the evidence of fossils found in the volcanic hills of the Puy de Dôme, in south-central France, he concluded correctly that they conflicted with the time scheme of the Old Testament.JPL · 11942
11943 Davidhartley1993 OF9David Hartley (1705–1757) was an English physician and philosopher who attempted to explain how thought processes occur. His major work, Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty and His Expectations, is important in the history of psychology for suggesting that body and mind function in concert.JPL · 11943
11944 Shaftesbury1993 OK9Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713), an English politician, philosopher and writerMPC · 11944
11945 Amsterdam1993 PC5Amsterdam, the NetherlandsJPL · 11945
11946 Bayle1993 PB7Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), a French philosopher who wrote the Historical and Critical Dictionary. Because it deliberately tried to destroy orthodox Christian beliefs, he aroused the ire of many of his colleagues. In 1682 he published some reflections on the comet of 1680, deriding the superstition that comets presage catastrophes.JPL · 11946
11947 Kimclijsters1993 PK7Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player MPC · 11947
11948 Justinehénin1993 QQ4Justine Hénin-Hardenne, Belgian tennis player MPC · 11948
11949 Kagayayutaka1993 SD2Yutaka Kagaya (born 1968) is a well-known Japanese space artist who received the Gold Medal in the American Digital Art Contest in 2000JPL · 11949
11950 Morellet1993 SG5André Morellet (1727–1819), a French economist, philosopher, and writer, left his Mémoires sur le XVIIIesiècle et la Révolution (1821), a precious document about the eighteenth century. Besides several articles for Diderot's Encyclopédie, he refuted, in 1770, Galiani's Dialogues sur le commerce des blés.JPL · 11950
11955 Russrobb1994 CA1Russell M. Robb (born 1952), astronomer at the University of Victoria, played the leading role in automating the university's 0.5-m telescope and equipping it with a CCD camera. The telescope has been used extensively in the university's observational programs, including astrometric work on comets and minor planets.JPL · 11955
11956 Tamarakate1994 CL14Tamara Kate Peiser (born 2001) is the second daughter of Gillian and Benny Peiser. Her father, an anthropologist at Liverpool John Moores University, is known the world over for the Cambridge Conference networkJPL · 11956
11958 Galiani1994 EJ7Abbé Ferdinando Galiani (1728–1787), secretary at the Neapolitan Embassy in Paris from 1759 to 1769, is well known for his witty Dialogues sur le commerce des blés (1768), in which he attacked the doctrine of free market of the physiocrates. He was much esteemed by d´HolbachJPL · 11958
11959 Okunokeno1994 GG1Keno Okuno (born 1932), an amateur astronomer and a member of the Kawasaki Astronomical Association, has greatly contributed to the popularization of astronomyJPL · 11959
11963 Ignace1994 PO16Ignace Van der Gucht (born 1959) is a graduate in electronics and chief of construction at the Royal Observatory at Uccle, where he places his abilities at the disposal of his colleagues, particularly when they have problems with configuring and upgrading their computersJPL · 11963
11964 Prigogine1994 PY17Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003), a Belgian-Russian chemist, was honored with the 1977 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on non-equilibrium thermodynamics. He was born in Moscow but moved to Belgium in 1929, where he studied and worked at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, especially on dissipative structures.JPL · 11964
11965 Catullus1994 PF20Gaius Valerius Catullus, 1st-century B.C. Roman poetJPL · 11965
11966 Plateau1994 PJ20Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau (1801–1883) was a Belgian physicist who stated the so-called "Plateau-problem". The proof of the existence of a minimal surface (of least area) bounded by a simple closed curve in space was solved in 1930 by means of variational analysisJPL · 11966
11967 Boyle1994 PW20Robert Boyle (1627–1691) was an Anglo-Irish physicist and philosopher well known for his experiments with gases, leading to the discovery that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure. In 1661 he developed the concept of primary particles (the critical chymist).JPL · 11967
11968 Demariotte1994 PR27Edmé de Mariotte (1620–1684) was a French physicist who discovered independently of Boyle that the volume of a gas varies inversely with pressure. He proposed the word "barometer" for the instrument measuring the pressure of air and stated that Boyle's law holds only if there is no change in temperatureJPL · 11968
11969 Gay-Lussac1994 PC37Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778–1850) was a French chemist and physicist, one of the founders of meteorology. In 1802 he showed that all gases expand by the same fraction of their volume with temperature. However, he is primarily known for his law stating that "gases combine in very simple proportions".JPL · 11969
11970 Palitzsch1994 TDJohann Georg Palitzsch (1723–1788) was a German farmer by profession and an astronomer by vocation. He recovered comet 1P/Halley on its first predicted return in 1758 and observed further comets, as well as variable stars such as Mira and Algol. The citation was prepared by P. Brosche.JPL · 11970
11974 Yasuhidefujita1994 YFYasuhide Fujita (born 1961) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is a staff member at the Board of Education in Kuma Town. He worked as a researcher at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory for eight years (1992–1999) and independently discovered the supernova 1994I.JPL · 11974
11976 Josephthurn1995 JGCount Joseph Thurn (1761–1831), an admiral in the Borbonic fleet, was in command of the Austrian emperor's troops. He spent part of his life in Gorizia, where in 1831 was founded the Monte di Pietá and Cassa di RisparmioJPL · 11976
11977 Leonrisoldi1995 OALeon Risoldi (born 2009), the first grandson of one of the discoverers at Santa Lucia observatory.JPL · 11977
11978 Makotomasako1995 SS4Makoto Shima (born 1923) and his wife Masako Shima (born 1930) are both experts in the study of meteorites. Makoto published many books on meteorites and cosmic dust, and Masako's specialties are the chemical composition and origin of meteorites, especially the analysis of cosmic-ray-produced nuclidesJPL · 11978
11980 Ellis1995 SP8Kerry Ellis (born 1965) a Canadian physicist, wrote a thesis at the University of Western Ontario in electrical engineering and specialized in meteor burst communication.JPL · 11980
11981 Boncompagni1995 UY1Baldassarre Boncompagni (1821–1894) was an Italian aristocrat, historian of mathematics, and editor of 20 volumes of Bullettino di Bibliografia e Storia delle Scienze Matematiche e fisiche. This monumental work, published in Rome during 1868–1887, was fundamental in the history of the mathematical and physical sciences, with many articles on the history of astronomy.JPL · 11981
11984 Manet1995 UK45Édouard Manet (1832–1883), a French painter who was a pivotal figure in the transition of realism to impressionism. He is well known for his The Luncheon in the Grass (1863), Olympia (1863) and Folies-Bergère (1882)JPL · 11984
11987 Yonematsu1995 VU1Yonematsu Shiono (born 1947) is an investigator of traditional life in Japan and has published many articles and books on it. He also published many books on outdoor life, including astronomical observationsJPL · 11987
11997 Fassel1995 YU9Deborah Elizabeth Fassel (born 1950) and Charles Sebastian Fassel (born 1955) are Canadian amateur astronomers who live in St. Catharines, Ontario.MPC · 11997
11998 Fermilab1996 AG7Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, USAMPC · 11998

References

  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  7. "The USNO Asteroid Connection" (PDF). The USNO Transit. 1 (2). April–May 2009. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
Preceded by
10,001–11,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 11,001–12,000
Succeeded by
12,001–13,000
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.