Meanings of minor planet names: 4001–5000

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]

4001–4100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
4001 Ptolemaeus1949 PVPtolemy (c. AD 100–170), Greek astronomerMPC · 4001
4002 Shinagawa1950 JBSeishi Shinagawa (born 1944), first to use electronic computers for orbit computation in JapanMPC · 4002
4003 Schumann1964 EDRobert Schumann (1810–1856), German composerMPC · 4003
4004 List'ev1971 SN1Vladislav Listyev (1956–1995), a Russian television journalist who was murderedMPC · 4004
4005 Dyagilev1972 TC2Sergei Diaghilev (1872–1929), Russian impresarioMPC · 4005
4006 Sandler1972 YRGrigori Sandler (1912–1994), a Russian musicianMPC · 4006
4007 Euryalos1973 SREuryalos, mythical Greek warriorMPC · 4007
4008 Corbin1977 BYThomas E. Corbin, American astronomer, and his wife Brenda Corbin, Librarian, both at the US Naval ObservatoryMPC · 4008
4009 Drobyshevskij1977 EN1Edward Drobyshevski (1936–2012), Russian astro- and plasma physicist at Ioffe Institute in St. PetersburgMPC · 4009
4010 Nikol'skij1977 QJ2Gennadij Nikol'skij (1929–1982), Soviet solar astronomerMPC · 4010
4011 Bakharev1978 SC6Anatolij Bakharev (1918–1979), observer and researcher on comets and meteors. He is one of the co-discoverers of near-parabolic comet C/1955 N1 (Bakharev-Macfarlane-Krienke)MPC · 4011
4012 Geballe1978 VK9Tom Geballe (born 1944), American astronomerMPC · 4012
4013 Ogiria1979 OM15Maiya Borisovna Ogir' (1933–1991), Russian solar physicistMPC · 4013
4014 Heizman1979 SG10Leonie and Charles Heizman from San Juan Capistrano, California, who hosted the discoverer Nikolai Chernykh during the conference on Near Earth Asteroids in 1991MPC · 4014
4015 Wilson-Harrington1979 VAAmerican co-discoverers Albert G. Wilson (1918–2012) and Robert G. Harrington (1904–1987)MPC · 4015
4016 Sambre1979 XKThe Sambre River, France and BelgiumMPC · 4016
4017 Disneya1980 DL5Walt Disney (1901–1966), American animatorMPC · 4017
4018 Bratislava1980 YMBratislava, capital city of SlovakiaMPC · 4018
4019 Klavetter1981 EK14James Jay Klavetter (1960–1997), professor of physics at California State University, SacramentoMPC · 4019
4020 Dominique1981 ET38Dominique Bockelée-Morvan (born 1957), researcher at the Paris Observatory, FranceMPC · 4020
4021 Dancey1981 QD2Roy Dancey and Bruce D. Dancey, father and son, both Canadian designers of telescope mirrorsMPC · 4021
4022 Nonna1981 TL4Nonna Mordyukova (1925–2008), Soviet actressMPC · 4022
4023 Jarník1981 UNVojtěch Jarník (1897–1970), Czech mathematicianMPC · 4023
4024 Ronan1981 WQColin Ronan (1920–1995), author and writer on astronomyMPC · 4024
4025 Ridley1981 WUHarold B. Ridley, British astrophotographerMPC · 4025
4026 Beet1982 BU1Ernest Agar Beet, teacher and amateur astronomerMPC · 4026
4027 Mitton1982 DNSimon Mitton (born 1946), British astronomer and authorMPC · 4027
4028 Pancratz1982 DV2Chris Pancratz (1950–2003), formerly of the National Space SocietyMPC · 4028
4029 Bridges1982 KC1Patricia M. Bridges, planetary cartographer with the U.S. Geological SurveyMPC · 4029
4030 Archenhold1984 EO1Friedrich Simon Archenhold (1861–1939), a German astronomer and the first director the Archenhold Observatory in Berlin, who, in 1896, made it possible to build the world's longest refractor telescope with a focal length of 21 meters. The telescope was originally known as the Great Treptow Refractor.MPC · 4030
4031 Mueller1985 CLJean Mueller (born 1950), American astronomer and discoverer of comets, minor planets, and supernovae. The first woman to operate the historic Hooker telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, and was the first woman hired as a telescope operator at Palomar Observatory in 1985.MPC · 4031
4032 Chaplygin1985 UT4Sergey Chaplygin (1869–1942), Russian and Soviet physicist and one of the founders of the aerodynamicsMPC · 4032
4033 Yatsugatake1986 FAMount Yatsugatake, one of Japan's 100 famous mountainsMPC · 4033
4034 Vishnu1986 PAVishnu is the Hindu god of preservationJPL · 4034
4036 Whitehouse1987 DW5David Whitehouse (1941–2013), British science journalist and BBC Online's Science Editor, recipient of the European Internet Journalist of the Year award in 2002JPL · 4036
4037 Ikeya1987 ECKaoru Ikeya (born 1943), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4037
4038 Kristina1987 QH2Kristina Leterme, Dutch literature professor and partner of the discovererMPC · 4038
4039 Souseki1987 SHNatsume Sōseki (1867–1916), Japanese novelistMPC · 4039
4040 Purcell1987 SN1Henry Purcell (1659–1695), English composerMPC · 4040
4041 Miyamotoyohko1988 DN1Yohko Miyamoto (born 1922) wife of Japanese astronomer, Yukio (or Sachio) MiyamotoMPC · 4041
4042 Okhotsk1989 AT1Sea of Okhotsk, between Japan and RussiaMPC · 4042
4043 Perolof1175 T-3Per Olof Lindblad, Swedish astronomer, director of the Stockholm Observatory, and son of Bertil Lindblad (1895–1965)MPC · 4043
4044 Erikhøg5142 T-3Erik Høg (born 1932), Danish astronomer at the Copenhagen ObservatoryMPC · 4044
4045 Lowengrub1953 RGMorton Lowengrub, American mathematician and forerunner of the WIYN Observatory at Kitt Peak, ArizonaMPC · 4045
4046 Swain1953 TVJoseph Swain (1857–1927), professor of mathematics at and president of Indiana UniversityMPC · 4046
4047 Chang'E1964 TT2The Chinese moon goddess, Chang'e, and the Chinese lunar probe launched in 2007, initiating the Chinese Lunar Exploration ProgramJPL · 4047
4048 Samwestfall1964 UCRichard S. Westfall (1924–1996), American historian of scienceMPC · 4048
4049 Noragal'1973 QD2Nora Gal (1912–1991), Soviet literary translatorMPC · 4049
4050 Mebailey1976 SFMark Edward Bailey, British astronomerMPC · 4050
4051 Hatanaka1978 VPTakeo Hatanaka (1914–1963), Japanese astronomerMPC · 4051
4052 Crovisier1981 DP2Jacques Crovisier (born 1948), French astronomerMPC · 4052
4053 Cherkasov1981 TQ1Nikolay Cherkasov (1903–1966), Soviet actorMPC · 4053
4054 Turnov1983 TLTurnov, Czech RepublicMPC · 4054
4055 Magellan1985 DO2Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480–1521), Portuguese explorerMPC · 4055
4056 Timwarner1985 FZ1Timothy Warner (1961–1990), chief mission planner for the Diffuse Infrared Background ExperimentMPC · 4056
4057 Demophon1985 TQDemophon, mythical king of AthensMPC · 4057
4058 Cecilgreen1986 JVCecil Howard Green (1900–2003), British geophysicist, co-founder of Texas Instruments and philanthropist extraordinaryMPC · 4058
4059 Balder1987 SB5Balder, Norse godMPC · 4059
4060 Deipylos1987 YT1Deipylos, mythical Greek heroMPC · 4060
4061 Martelli1988 FF3Giuseppe Martelli, Italian architect and engineerMPC · 4061
4062 Schiaparelli1989 BFGiovanni Schiaparelli (1835–1910), Italian astronomer best known for his telescopic observations of MarsMPC · 4062
4063 Euforbo1989 CG2Euphorbus (Euforbo), the Greek hero of the Trojan War, who wounded Patroclus in the breast before being killed by Hektor.MPC · 4063
4064 Marjorie2126 P-LMarjorie Meinel and her husband Aden Meinel (parent of Carolyn Meinel)MPC · 4064
4065 Meinel2820 P-LAden Meinel (1922–2011), American astronomerMPC · 4065
4066 Haapavesi1940 RGHaapavesi, Finland, birthplace of the discoverer's fatherMPC · 4066
4067 Mikhel'son1966 TPNikolaj Mikhel'son (born 1918), outstanding Soviet scientist and optician of telescopesMPC · 4067
4068 Menestheus1973 SWMenestheus, mythical king of AthensMPC · 4068
4069 Blakee1978 VL7Lawrence E. Blakee, observatory assistantMPC · 4069
4070 Rozov1980 RS2Victor Sergeevich Rozov (born 1913), Russian playwrightMPC · 4070
4071 Rostovdon1981 RD2Rostov-on-Don, Russia, the discoverer's birthplaceMPC · 4071
4072 Yayoi1981 UJ4Yayoi period in prehistoric Japan from 300 BC–300 AD during the Iron AgeMPC · 4072
4073 Ruianzhongxue1981 UE10Ruianzhongxue (Ruian Middle School), Zhejiang, China, 110-year-old school of mathematicsJPL · 4073
4074 Sharkov1981 UN11Viktor Sharkov (born 1935), an experimental astrophysicist at Ioffe Institute in St Petersburg, RussiaMPC · 4074
4075 Sviridov1982 TL1Georgy Sviridov (1915–1998), Russian composerMPC · 4075
4076 Dörffel1982 UF4Georg Samuel Dörffel (1643–1688), German pastor and astronomerMPC · 4076
4077 Asuka1982 XV1Asuka period, from 6th century to 8th in JapanMPC · 4077
4078 Polakis1983 ACThomas A. Polakis (born 1961), an American mechanical engineer, friend of the discoverer Brian A. Skiff, and amateur astronomer at the Command Module Observatory (V02) in Arizona (Src, Src).MPC · 4078
4079 Britten1983 CSBenjamin Britten (1913–1976), Baron Britten, British composerMPC · 4079
4080 Galinskij1983 PWNikolaj Galinskij, Soviet radio engineerMPC · 4080
4081 Tippett1983 RC2Michael Tippett (1905–1998), British composerMPC · 4081
4082 Swann1984 SW3Gordon A. Swann, American geologist, principal investigator for the geological field investigations conducted at the Apollo 14 and 15 lunar landing sitesMPC · 4082
4083 Jody1985 CVJoan D. Swann, planetary data librarian with the U.S. Geological SurveyMPC · 4083
4084 Hollis1985 GMAndrew J. Hollis, British astronomerMPC · 4084
4085 Weir1985 JRDoris Blackman Weir, geologist with the U.S. Geological SurveyMPC · 4085
4086 Podalirius1985 VK2Podalirius, mythical Greek warriorMPC · 4086
4087 Pärt1986 EM1Arvo Pärt (born 1935), Estonian composerMPC · 4087
4088 Baggesen1986 GGJens Baggesen (1764–1826), Danish poet and satiristMPC · 4088
4089 Galbraith1986 JGJohn Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006), Canadian-born, American economist and polemicistJPL · 4089
4090 Říšehvězd1986 RH1Říše hvězd, Czech astronomy journalMPC · 4090
4091 Lowe1986 TL2Andrew Lowe (born 1959), Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomerMPC · 4091
4092 Tyr1986 TJ4Tyr, Norse godMPC · 4092
4093 Bennett1986 VDJack C. Bennett, South African amateur astronomerMPC · 4093
4094 Aoshima1987 QCMasaki Aoshima (1947–1987), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4094
4095 Ishizuchisan1987 SGIshizuchisan, mountain in Ehime, JapanMPC · 4095
4096 Kushiro1987 VCKushiro, city in JapanMPC · 4096
4097 Tsurugisan1987 WWTsurugisan, mountain in Tokushima, JapanMPC · 4097
4098 Thraen1987 WQ1Anton Thraen (1843–1902), German amateur astronomer and Catholic priestMPC · 4098
4099 Wiggins1988 AB5Patrick Wiggins (born 1949), American astronomy educator at the Hansen Planetarium (1975–2001) in Salt Lake City, UT. Currently NASA/JPL Solar System AmbassadorJPL · 4099
4100 Sumiko1988 BFSumiko Hioki (born 1965), wife Japanese co-discoverer Tsutomu HiokiMPC · 4100

4101–4200

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
4101 Ruikou1988 CERuikou Kuroiwa (1862–1920), Japanese writerMPC · 4101
4102 Gergana1988 TE3Gergana Georgieva Gelkova (born 2000) is the adorable grandniece of the discoverer. The name also honors the discoverer's parents, combining their first names Georgy and AnaJPL · 4102
4103 Chahine1989 EBMoustafa Chahine, (1935–2011) Lebanese-American scientist, chief scientist for NASA JPLMPC · 4103
4104 Alu1989 EDJeff Alu (born 1966), American amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets who participated in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey. He is a musician and composer.MPC · 4104
4105 Tsia1989 EKZia sun symbol used by the Zia people in New MexicoMPC · 4105
4106 Nada1989 EWNada Junior and Senior High School, in Kobe, JapanMPC · 4106
4107 Rufino1989 GTRufus J. Walker, supporter of the U.S. space program and friend of American discoverer, Eleanor F. HelinMPC · 4107
4108 Rakos3439 T-3Karl D. Rakos (born 1925), Croatian-born Austrian astronomer who was professor of astronomy at the University of Vienna and a director of the Vienna ObservatoryMPC · 4108
4109 Anokhin1969 OWSergei Anokhin (1910–1986), Russian test pilot and cosmonaut-selectMPC · 4109
4110 Keats1977 CZJohn Keats (1795–1821), English romantic poetMPC · 4110
4111 Lamy1981 EN12Philippe Louis Lamy, French-born American astronomer at Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale, MarseillesMPC · 4111
4112 Hrabal1981 STBohumil Hrabal (1914–1997), Czech writerMPC · 4112
4113 Rascana1982 BQRoyal Astronomical Society of CanadaMPC · 4113
4114 Jasnorzewska1982 QB1Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891–1945), Polish poetMPC · 4114
4115 Peternorton1982 QS3Peter Norton (born 1943), American software engineerMPC · 4115
4116 Elachi1982 SUCharles Elachi (born 1947), Lebanese-American electrical engineering and planetary science at CaltechMPC · 4116
4117 Wilke1982 SU3Alfred Wilke (1893–1972), German opticianMPC · 4117
4118 Sveta1982 TH3Svetlana Savitskaya (born 1948), Russian cosmonaut who became the second woman in space in 1982MPC · 4118
4119 Miles1983 BEHoward G. Miles, member of the Order of the British Empire and director of the Artificial Satellite Section of the British Astronomical AssociationMPC · 4119
4120 Denoyelle1985 RS4Jozef Denoyelle (born 1937), Belgian astronomerMPC · 4120
4121 Carlin1986 JHCarlin Singer-Brewster, daughter of Stephen Singer-Brewster, an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4121
4122 Ferrari1986 OAEnzo Ferrari (1898–1988), Italian builder of racing cars and sports carsMPC · 4122
4123 Tarsila1986 QP1Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), Brazilian modernist painterJPL · 4123
4124 Herriot1986 SEJames Herriot (1916–1995), British writer and veterinary surgeonMPC · 4124
4125 Lew Allen1987 MOLew Allen (1925–2010), American physicist, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a United States Air Force four-star generalMPC · 4125
4126 Mashu1988 BULake Mashū, a crater lake in Akan National Park on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan.MPC · 4126
4127 Kyogoku1988 BA2Kyōgoku, town in JapanMPC · 4127
4128 UKSTU1988 BM5UK Schmidt Telescope Unit at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and the 1.2-m U.K. Schmidt Telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory in AustraliaMPC · 4128
4129 Richelen1988 DMRichard A. Keen and Helen C. Duran, friends of the discoverer, Robert H. McNaughtMPC · 4129
4130 Ramanujan1988 DQ1Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920), Indian mathematicianMPC · 4130
4131 Stasik1988 DR4John S. Stasik, American educatorMPC · 4131
4132 Bartók1988 EHBéla Bartók (1881–1945), Austro-Hungarian composerMPC · 4132
4133 Heureka1942 DBHeureka, science center in Vantaa, Finland, north of HelsinkiMPC · 4133
4134 Schütz1961 CRHeinrich Schütz (1585–1672), German composer and organist of the 17th centuryMPC · 4134
4135 Svetlanov1966 PGYevgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002), Soviet-Russian conductorMPC · 4135
4136 Artmane1968 FJVija Artmane (1929–2008), Latvian actressMPC · 4136
4137 Crabtree1970 WCWilliam Crabtree (1610–1644), an astronomer, mathematician, and cloth merchant in Salford, near Manchester, second person to knowingly observe a transit of Venus, in 1639JPL · 4137
4138 Kalchas1973 SMCalchas, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4138
4139 Ul'yanin1975 VE2Sergej Alekseevich Ul'yanin (1871–1921), Russian pilot and inventor of new airplane designsMPC · 4139
4140 Branham1976 VARichard L. Branham Jr (born 1943), American astronomer at U.S. Naval Observatory and director of the Yale-Columbia Southern Station at Leoncito Astronomical ComplexMPC · 4140
4141 Nintanlena1978 PG3Nina, Tanya and Elena, wife and daughters of Kiev astronomer Klim Churyumov (1937–2016)MPC · 4141
4142 Dersu-Uzala1981 KEDersu Uzala, character in eponymous novel by Vladimir ArsenyevMPC · 4142
4143 Huziak1981 QN1Richard Huziak (born 1957), Canadian amateur astronomerMPC · 4143
4144 Vladvasil'ev1981 SW6Vladimir Vasiliev (born 1940), Russian ballet dancer and choreographerMPC · 4144
4145 Maximova1981 SJ7Ekaterina Maximova (1939–2009), Soviet and Russian ballet dancerMPC · 4145
4146 Rudolfinum1982 DD2The Rudolfinum, important building in PragueMPC · 4146
4147 Lennon1983 AYJohn Lennon (1940–1980), member of the BeatlesMPC · 4147
4148 McCartney1983 NTPaul McCartney (born 1942), member of the BeatlesMPC · 4148
4149 Harrison1984 EZGeorge Harrison (1943–2001), member of the BeatlesMPC · 4149
4150 Starr1984 QC1Ringo Starr (born 1940), member of the BeatlesMPC · 4150
4151 Alanhale1985 HV1Alan Hale (born 1958), American astronomer who co-discovered Comet Hale–BoppMPC · 4151
4152 Weber1985 JFCarl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composerMPC · 4152
4153 Roburnham1985 JT1Robert Burnham Jr. (1931–1993), American astronomer, author, and senior editor of Astronomy magazine. He is a discoverer of minor planets and comets.MPC · 4153
4154 Rumsey1985 NENorman Rumsey (1922–2007), a New Zealand astronomer and optical designerMPC · 4154
4155 Watanabe1987 UB1Kazuro Watanabe (born 1955), Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4155
4156 Okadanoboru1988 BENoboru Okada (1953–2002), Japanese adventurer, photographer, mountain-climber and amateur astronomerJPL · 4156
4157 Izu1988 XD2Izu Peninsula, JapanMPC · 4157
4158 Santini1989 BEGiovanni Santini (1786–1877), Italian astronomer and director of the Padua Observatory (533) and author of textbook Elementi di AstronomiaMPC · 4158
4159 Freeman1989 GKAnn Freeman, executive secretary of the Seismological Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology, supporter of the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey and friend of discoverer Eleanor F. HelinMPC · 4159
4160 Sabrina-John1989 LESabrina M. Gonsalves (1962–1980) and John H. Riggins (1962–1980) in memory of the young coupleMPC · 4160
4161 Amasis6627 P-LAmasis II (Amasis), Egyptian pharaohMPC · 4161
4162 SAF1940 WASociété Astronomique de France, the French Astronomical SocietyMPC · 4162
4163 Saaremaa1941 HCSaaremaa island, EstoniaMPC · 4163
4164 Shilov1969 URAlexandr Shilov (born 1943), Soviet-Russian painterMPC · 4164
4165 Didkovskij1976 GS3Leonid Vladimirovich Didkovskij (born 1948), astrophysicist and deputy director of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, who developed scientific instrumentation for the Soviet space telescope AstronJPL · 4165
4166 Pontryagin1978 SZ6Lev Pontryagin (1908–1988), Russian mathematicianMPC · 4166
4167 Riemann1978 TQ7Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), German mathematicianMPC · 4167
4168 Millan1979 EEJulio Rodolfo Millan (1923–1995), first rector of the National University of San Juan in Argentina, where the old Yale-Columbia Southern Station was located at the timeJPL · 4168
4169 Celsius1980 FO3Anders Celsius (1701–1744), Swedish physicist and astronomer, after whom the Celsius temperature scale was namedMPC · 4169
4170 Semmelweis1980 PTIgnaz Semmelweis (1818–1865), German-Hungarian physician and an early pioneer of antiseptic proceduresMPC · 4170
4171 Carrasco1982 FZ1Juan Carrasco, senior night assistant and operator of the Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory in CaliforniaMPC · 4171
4172 Rochefort1982 FC3The town of Rochefort in BelgiumMPC · 4172
4173 Thicksten1982 KG1Robert P. Thicksten, superintendent of Palomar ObservatoryMPC · 4173
4174 Pikulia1982 SB6Valentin Pikul (1928–1990), Soviet historical novelistMPC · 4174
4175 Billbaum1985 GXWilliam A. Baum (1924–2012), American astronomer SrcMPC · 4175
4176 Sudek1987 DSJosef Sudek (1896–1976), outstanding Czech photographerJPL · 4176
4177 Kohman1987 SS1Truman Paul Kohman (1916–2010), was an emeritus professor of nuclear chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon University, who co-discovered aluminium-26, an isotope that has given important information about meteorites and the early history of the Solar System. Kohman was also an ardent amateur astronomer and teacher. He coined the word "nuclide".JPL · 4177
4178 Mimeev1988 EO1Alexandr Pavlovich Mimeev (born 1951), Russian radio engineer and amateur astronomerJPL · 4178
4179 Toutatis1989 ACToutatis, Celtic godMPC · 4179
4180 Anaxagoras6092 P-LAnaxagoras (c. 510–428 BC), Greek philosopherMPC · 4180
4181 Kivi1938 DK1Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), the first Finnish-language dramatist and novelistMPC · 4181
4182 Mount Locke1951 JQMount Locke, one of two mountains atop which the McDonald Observatory facilities are locatedMPC · 4182
4183 Cuno1959 LMCuno Hoffmeister (1892–1968), German astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets, comets and variable stars, who discovered this Apollo asteroidMPC · 4183
4184 Berdyayev1969 TJ1Nikolai Berdyaev (1874–1948), Russian philosopherMPC · 4184
4185 Phystech1975 EDMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Phystech)MPC · 4185
4186 Tamashima1977 DT1Tamashima, a town of Kurashiki, Okayama, JapanMPC · 4186
4187 Shulnazaria1978 GR3Leonid Markovich Shul'man and Galina Kirillovna Nazarchuk, couple of astronomers, researchers on comets, and staff members of the Main Ukrainian Astronomical Observatory at Golosseevo, near KievMPC · 4187
4188 Kitezh1979 HX4Kitezh, phantom city of Russian folkloreMPC · 4188
4189 Sayany1979 SV9The Sayan Mountains, a mountain chain in southern Siberia, RussiaMPC · 4189
4190 Kvasnica1980 JHJozef Kvasnica (1930–1992), Czech physicistMPC · 4190
4191 Assesse1980 KHThe Belgian village of Assesse, birthplace of the father of the discoverer, Henri DebehogneMPC · 4191
4192 Breysacher1981 DHJacques Breysacher, French astronomerMPC · 4192
4193 Salanave1981 SM1Leon E. Salanave, originally a meteorologist, as first executive officer of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and first editor of Mercury, he took steps to ensure that amateur astronomers felt a sense of "belonging" to an organization dominated by professionals.JPL · 4193
4194 Sweitzer1982 REPaul A. Sweitzer (born 1936), American reporterMPC · 4194
4195 Esambaev1982 SK8Makhmud Alisultanovich Esambayev (1924–2000), a Chechen folk dancerMPC · 4195
4196 Shuya1982 SA13The Russian town of Shuya, Ivanovo OblastMPC · 4196
4197 Morpheus1982 TAMorpheus, the a god of dreams who appears in Ovid's "Metamorphoses"JPL · 4197
4198 Panthera1983 CK1Panthera, Latin word for pantherMPC · 4198
4199 Andreev1983 RX2Gennadij Andreev (and his family), a professor of celestial mechanics at the University of Tomsk. He has led several expeditions to the site of the Tunguska eventMPC · 4199
4200 Shizukagozen1983 WAShizuka Gozen (1165–1211), Japanese mistress of Minamoto no YoshitsuneMPC · 4200

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4201 Orosz1984 JA1Elizabeth M. Orosz (born 1970), staff member at the Melton Memorial Observatory and friend of discoverer Brian SkiffMPC · 4201
4202 Minitti1985 CB2Michelle Minitti (born 1973), American areological mineralogist at Arizona State University who studies the mineralogy of Mars. She has identified a new hematite formation mechanism for Mars.JPL · 4202
4203 Brucato1985 FD3Robert Joseph Brucato, American astronomer and assistant director of the Palomar ObservatoryMPC · 4203
4204 Barsig1985 JG1Walter Barsig, German science teacher and director of the Annual Cultural Festival of the Ries of Nordlingen and a state school board in Bavaria, GermanyMPC · 4204
4205 David Hughes1985 YPDavid Hughes (born 1941), British astronomer and professor of astronomy at the University of SheffieldMPC · 4205
4206 Verulamium1986 QLVerulamium is an ancient British Roman city, now St Albans, HertfordshireJPL · 4206
4207 Chernova1986 RO2Galina Pavlovna Chernova, a researcher at the Astrophysical Institute of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, DushanbeMPC · 4207
4208 Kiselev1986 RQ2Nikolaj Nikolaevich Kiselev, department head of the Astrophysical Institute of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, DushanbeMPC · 4208
4209 Briggs1986 TG4Geoffrey A. Briggs, American space physicist and director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA Headquarters during the 1980sMPC · 4209
4210 Isobelthompson1987 DY5Isobel Thompson, British archaeologist and co-author of Alban's Buried Towns: An Assessment of St. Albans' Archaeology up to A.D. 1600JPL · 4210
4211 Rosniblett1987 RTRosalind Niblett, British archaeologist and co-author of Alban's Buried Towns: An Assessment of St. Albans' Archaeology up to A.D. 1600JPL · 4211
4212 Sansyu-Asuke1987 SB2Japanese town of Asuke, Aichi. The discovering Toyota Observatory (881) is located nearby in Toyota.MPC · 4212
4213 Njord1987 ST4Njord, Norse god of winds, navigation and prosperityMPC · 4213
4214 Veralynn1987 UX4Vera Lynn (born 1917), British singer, famous during World War IIMPC · 4214
4215 Kamo1987 VE1Akira Kamo (born 1943), Japanese amateur astronomer who founded the Comet Observers Network (Hoshi no Hiroba) in 1968MPC · 4215
4216 Neunkirchen1988 AF5Neunkirchen, town in AustriaMPC · 4216
4217 Engelhardt1988 BO2Wolf von Engelhardt (1910–2008), German meteorite researcherMPC · 4217
4218 Demottoni1988 BK3Glauco de Mottoni y Palacios (1901–1988), an Italian electrotechnical engineer and amateur astronomerMPC · 4218
4219 Nakamura1988 DBGiichi Nakamura, founder of an optical instruments factory, Mitaka Kohki, JapanMPC · 4219
4220 Flood1988 DNThomas Flood (1919–1988), Scottish amateur astronomer, member of the British Astronomical Association and co-founder of the Dundee Astronomical Society in 1955MPC · 4220
4221 Picasso1988 EJPablo Picasso (1881–1973), Spanish artistMPC · 4221
4222 Nancita1988 EK1Nancy Coker Helin, daughter-in-law of the discoverer Eleanor F. HelinMPC · 4222
4223 Shikoku1988 JMShikoku, JapanMPC · 4223
4224 Susa1988 KGSusan and Sarah Hicks, daughters of Bill and Nancy Hicks enthusiast of space-related research (acquainted with discoverer E. F. Helin)MPC · 4224
4225 Hobart1989 BNJoseph R. Hobart (born 1944) is an electrical engineer, amateur radio operator W7LUX, and minor-planet and variable-star observer. As of March 2011 he has improved the orbits of more than 700 minor planets, many of which were in danger of loss, and discovered 80 minor planets including NEO 2010 RA91JPL · 4225
4226 Damiaan1989 REFather Damien (1840–1889), Belgian priestMPC · 4226
4227 Kaali1942 DCKaali crater, EstoniaMPC · 4227
4228 Nemiro1968 OC1Andrej Nemiro (1909–1995), Russian astronomer at Pulkovo ObservatoryMPC · 4228
4229 Plevitskaya1971 BKNadezhda Plevitskaya (1884–1940), popular female Russian singer (and a Soviet agent)MPC · 4229
4230 van den Bergh1973 ST1Sidney van den Bergh (born 1929), Dutch-born Canadian astronomerMPC · 4230
4231 Fireman1976 WDEdward Fireman (1922–1990), American planetary geologist and physicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, known for his measurements of radioactive isotopes to determine the cosmic-ray exposure ages of freshly fallen meteoritesMPC · 4231
4232 Aparicio1977 CDEmiliano Pedro Aparicio (1921–1988), mineralogist and geologist at the National University of Cuyo and the National University of San JuanMPC · 4232
4233 Pal'chikov1977 RO7Nikolaj Borisovich Pal'chikov (1913–1937), a student in the astronomy department at Leningrad University who was killed during one of Stalin's purgesMPC · 4233
4234 Evtushenko1978 JT1Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1933–2017), Russian poetMPC · 4234
4235 Tatishchev1978 SL5Vasily Tatishchev (1686–1750), Russian statesman, historian and ethnographerMPC · 4235
4236 Lidov1979 FV1Mikhail Lidov (1926–1993), Soviet–Russian astronomer best known for the Kozai-Lidov mechanismMPC · 4236
4237 Raushenbakh1979 SD4Boris Rauschenbach (1915–2001), Russian space scientistMPC · 4237
4238 Audrey1980 GFAudrey Hepburn (1929–1993), actress, born in Brussels, Belgium, to an English father and Dutch mother (a baroness)MPC · 4238
4239 Goodman1980 OENeville J. Goodman, a member of the British Astronomical AssociationMPC · 4239
4240 Grün1981 EY20Eberhard Grün (born 1942), German astronomerMPC · 4240
4241 Pappalardo1981 EX46Neil Pappalardo, pioneer in medical information technology, founder of Meditech and supporter of the Magellan TelescopesMPC · 4241
4242 Brecher1981 FQAviva Brecher and Kenneth Brecher, American astronomers and staff members at MITMPC · 4242
4243 Nankivell1981 GF1Garry Nankivell (born 1929), New Zealand optician who produced the optics of the 1-meter McLellan Telescope at the Mount John University Observatory, New ZealandMPC · 4243
4244 Zakharchenko1981 TO3Vasilij Dmitrievich Zakharchenko (1915–?), a Russian journalist and writerMPC · 4244
4245 Nairc1981 UC10The Nanjing Astronomical Instrument Research Center (NAIRC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, founded in 1958.MPC · 4245
4246 Telemann1982 SY2Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), German composerMPC · 4246
4247 Grahamsmith1983 WCFrancis Graham-Smith (born 1923), British astronomer, former Astronomer RoyalMPC · 4247
4248 Ranald1984 HXRanald McIntosh (born 1933), programmer, who maintains the database for the Variable Star Section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New ZealandMPC · 4248
4249 Křemže1984 SC2Křemže, Czech RepublicMPC · 4249
4250 Perun1984 UGPerun, Slavic god of thunderMPC · 4250
4251 Kavasch1985 JK1Julius Kavasch (1920–1978) and son, Wulf-Dietrich Kavasch, both German amateur geologists and popular science writers about the impact crater in the Nördlinger Ries in western Bavaria, GermanyMPC · 4251
4252 Godwin1985 RG4Richard Godwin (born 1952), American board member of the Space Frontier Foundation, brother of Robert Godwin, space expert and space-history researcherJPL · 4252
4253 Märker1985 TN3Wolfgang Märker, a German long-time supporter of geological research. His factory is located one the edge of the Ries impact crater, known as Nördlinger Ries. It is one of the world's best studied impact craters.MPC · 4253
4254 Kamél1985 UT3Lars Kamél (born 1960), Swedish astronomerMPC · 4254
4255 Spacewatch1986 GWThe Spacewatch projectMPC · 4255
4256 Kagamigawa1986 TXKagami River, JapanMPC · 4256
4257 Ubasti1987 QAUbasti Egyptian goddess of felineMPC · 4257
4258 Ryazanov1987 RZ2Eldar Ryazanov (1927–2015), a Soviet movie producer, writer and poetMPC · 4258
4259 McCoy1988 SB3Timothy James McCoy (born 1964), American planetary geologist and curator of the national meteorite collection at the National Museum of Natural History in WashingtonMPC · 4259
4260 Yanai1989 AXMasayuki Yanai (born 1959), Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4260
4261 Gekko1989 BJGekko Observatory, JapanMPC · 4261
4262 DeVorkin1989 CODavid H. DeVorkin (born 1944), Chair of the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society (1997–1999)JPL · 4262
4263 Abashiri1989 RL2Abashiri, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 4263
4264 Karljosephine1989 TBKarl Wilhelm Cwach and Josephine Anna-Maria Cwach, parents of the discoverer Karl F. J. CwachMPC · 4264
4265 Kani1989 TXKani, Gifu, JapanMPC · 4265
4266 Waltari1940 YEMika Waltari (1908–1979), Finnish authorMPC · 4266
4267 Basner1971 QPVeniamin Basner (1925–1996), Russian composerMPC · 4267
4268 Grebenikov1972 TW3Evgenij Alexandrovich Grebenikov (Eugeniu Grebenicov), Romanian-born Russian mathematician and astronomerMPC · 4268
4269 Bogado1974 FNManuel D. Bogado (born 1934) is a Paraguayan amateur astronomer, known for his contributions to amateur astronomy in his country and for his work involving astrophotography and variable stars. The name was suggested by W. A. FrogerJPL · 4269
4270 Juanvictoria1975 TJ6Juan Victoria (1906–1986), a mining engineer by training, legal representative of the Yale-Columbia Southern Observatory (YCSO) station when it was under construction in the early 1960s, and supervised the construction of the dome and facilities for the U.S. Naval Observatory's station nearby. He also taught and researched in the engineering department of the Cuyo National UniversityJPL · 4270
4271 Novosibirsk1976 GQ6Novosibirsk, RussiaMPC · 4271
4272 Entsuji1977 EG5Entsuji, temple of Okayama, JapanMPC · 4272
4273 Dunhuang1978 UU1Dunhuang, ChinaMPC · 4273
4274 Karamanov1980 RZ3Alemdar Karamanov, Ukrainian composer of symphonies, ballets, piano concerti, musicals and cinema films such as the 1965 movie Triumph Over Violence.MPC · 4274
4275 Bogustafson1981 EW14Bo Åke Sture Gustafson (born 1953), Swedish-American astronomer at the University of Florida who studied small particles in the Solar System, their formation, evolution and fateMPC · 4275
4276 Clifford1981 XAClifford Cunningham (born 1955), Canadian amateur astronomer and writer, known for his book Introduction to AsteroidsMPC · 4276
4277 Holubov1982 AFHolubov, Czech RepublicMPC · 4277
4278 Harvey1982 SFG. Roger Harvey, American educator and visual observer of minor planets who was instructor in astronomy at the University of North Carolina in CharlotteMPC · 4278
4279 De Gasparis1982 WBAnnibale de Gasparis (1819–1892), Italian astronomer and early discoverer of minor planets who was the director of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte in NaplesMPC · 4279
4280 Simonenko1985 PF2Alla Nikolaevna Simonenko (1935–1984), Russian or Ukrainian astronomer who published two books on the study of asteroids and studied study meteoroid fragmentation and the distribution of radiantsMPC · 4280
4281 Pounds1985 TE1Kenneth Pounds (born 1934), British astronomerMPC · 4281
4282 Endate1987 UQ1Kin Endate (born 1960), Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4282
4283 Stöffler1988 BZDieter Stöffler, German astronomer and director of the Institute for Planetology at the University of MünsterMPC · 4283
4284 Kaho1988 FL3Shigeru Kaho (1909–1981), Japanese astronomer and observer of variable stars at the Tokyo Observatory. He discovered comet C/1936 O1 (Kaho-Kozik-Lis; a.k.a. comet 1936 III), the first Japanese cometary discovery in modern times.MPC · 4284
4285 Hulkower1988 NHNeal D. Hulkower, American mathematician and celestial mechanicianMPC · 4285
4286 Rubtsov1988 PU4Nikolay Rubtsov (1936–1971), Russian poetMPC · 4286
4287 Třísov1989 RU2Třísov, Czech RepublicMPC · 4287
4288 Tokyotech1989 TQ1Tokyo Institute of Technology, the largest national institution of higher learning in Japan dedicated to science and technologyJPL · 4288
4289 Biwako1989 UA2Biwako, largest lake in JapanMPC · 4289
4290 Heisei1989 UK3The Heisei era, Japanese historyMPC · 4290
4291 Kodaihasu1989 VHAncient Lotus, that seed was excavated from Yayoi ruins and germinated in JapanMPC · 4291
4292 Aoba1989 VOAoba Castle, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanMPC · 4292
4293 Masumi1989 VTMasumi Hurukawa (also Masumi Furukawa; 1917–?), Japanese worked for public outreach of astronomy in Kyushu, and a board member of the International Foundation for Cultural HarmonyMPC · 4293
4294 Horatius4016 P-LHorace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus; 65–8 BC), Roman poetMPC · 4294
4295 Wisse6032 P-LMarijke Wisse-Schouten, staff member at Leiden Observatory and photometrist with the Palomar–Leiden trojan surveys during the 1970sMPC · 4295
4296 van Woerkom1935 SA2Adriaan van Woerkom, Dutch astronomer who worked at Leiden and Yale observatories on the distribution of comets and on celestial mechanics.MPC · 4296
4297 Eichhorn1938 HEHeinrich Karl Eichhorn (born 1927), Austrian-American astronomer, teacher of astronomy and innovator in the field of stellar positions and motionsJPL · 4297
4298 Jorgenúnez1941 WAJorge Núnez (born 1953), physicist, astronomer and member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona, researcher of robotic observatories and the treatment of astronomical CCD imagesJPL · 4298
4299 WIYN1952 QXThe WIYN Consortium of observatoriesMPC · 4299
4300 Marg Edmondson1955 SG1Margaret Russell Edmondson (1914–1999), daughter of American astronomer Henry Norris Russell and wife of American astronomer Frank K. EdmondsonMPC · 4300

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4301 Boyden1966 PMUriah A. Boyden (1804–1879), American mechanical engineer, whose bequest allowed the Harvard College Observatory to establish the Boyden ObservatoryJPL · 4301
4302 Markeev1968 HPAnatolij Pavlovich Markeev, professor at the Moscow Aviation InstituteMPC · 4302
4303 Savitskij1973 SZ3Yevgeniy Savitskiy (1910–1990), Russian aviator, father of cosmonaut Svetlana SavitskayaMPC · 4303
4304 Geichenko1973 SW4Semyon Stepanovich Geichenko, Russian writer and literary scholarMPC · 4304
4305 Clapton1976 ECEric Clapton (born 1945), British musicianMPC · 4305
4306 Dunaevskij1976 SZ5Isaak Dunayevsky (1900–1955), Soviet composerMPC · 4306
4307 Cherepashchuk1976 UK2Anatolii Mikhailovich Cherepashchuk (born 1941), Russian astronomer and director of the Sternberg Astronomical InstituteMPC · 4307
4308 Magarach1978 PL4Research Institute of wine-making and viticulture at Magarach, YaltaMPC · 4308
4309 Marvin1978 QCUrsula Marvin (1921–2018), American planetary geologistMPC · 4309
4310 Strömholm1978 RJ7Stig Strömholm (born 1931), Swedish legal scholar and writerMPC · 4310
4311 Zguridi1978 SY6Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Zguridi (1904–1998), Soviet producerMPC · 4311
4312 Knacke1978 WW11Roger Fritz Knacke (born 1941), American astronomerMPC · 4312
4313 Bouchet1979 HK1Patrice Bouchet (born 1953), French astronomer at the European Southern ObservatoryMPC · 4313
4314 Dervan1979 ML3Peter Dervan, the Bren Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of TechnologyJPL · 4314
4315 Pronik1979 SL11Iraida and Vladimir Pronik (born 1932), astronomers at the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryMPC · 4315
4316 Babinkova1979 TZ1Artur Nikolaevich Babin (born 1936) and his wife Aleksandra Koval', solar astrophysicists at the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryMPC · 4316
4317 Garibaldi1980 DA1Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), Italian nation-builderMPC · 4317
4318 Baťa1980 DE1Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech businessmanMPC · 4318
4319 Jackierobinson1981 ER14Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), American baseball playerJPL · 4319
4320 Jarosewich1981 EJ17Eugene Jarosewich (1926–2007), research chemist emeritus at the Smithsonian InstitutionJPL · 4320
4321 Zero1981 EH26Zero Mostel (1915–1977), an American actor, singer and artist; also chosen because the asteroid's number sounds like a countdownJPL · 4321
4322 Billjackson1981 EE37William M. Jackson (born 1936) of the Department of Chemistry, University of CaliforniaMPC · 4322
4323 Hortulus1981 QNHortulus, Latin word for a small, cozy gardenMPC · 4323
4324 Bickel1981 YA1Wolf Bickel (born 1942), a German amateur astronomer who started observing minor planets in 1995 at his private observatory, located close to Bergisch GladbachJPL · 4324
4325 Guest1982 HLJohn Edward Guest (1938–2012), British volcanologist and planetary scientist (also see other Solar System features named after him) SrcMPC · 4325
4326 McNally1982 HS1Derek McNally (born 1934), British astronomerMPC · 4326
4327 Ries1982 KB1The Nördlinger Ries, a meteorite impact crater in southern Germany, that was formed about 14 million years agoMPC · 4327
4328 Valina1982 SQ2Valentina Arkadievna Andreichenko and daughter Alina Eduardovna, for their collaboration with the discoverer Henri Debehogne in the Tomsk-Observatory-Brussels-ProgramMPC · 4328
4329 Miró1982 SX2Joan Miró (1893–1983), a famous Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist.JPL · 4329
4330 Vivaldi1982 UJ3Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), Italian composerMPC · 4330
4331 Hubbard1983 HCRalph Hubbard (1885–1980), of Medora, North Dakota, involved in promoting and preserving Native American cultureMPC · 4331
4332 Milton1983 RCDaniel J. Milton, American astrogeologistMPC · 4332
4333 Sinton1983 RO2William M. Sinton, American astronomerMPC · 4333
4334 Foo1983 RO3Lillian Foo (born 1972), Singaporean consultant at the World BankMPC · 4334
4335 Verona1983 VC7Verona, city in ItalyMPC · 4335
4336 Jasniewicz1984 QE1Gerard Jasniewicz, astronomer at Strasbourg ObservatoryMPC · 4336
4337 Arecibo1985 GBArecibo Observatory, Puerto RicoMPC · 4337
4338 Velez1985 PB1Reinaldo Velez, telescope operator at Arecibo ObservatoryMPC · 4338
4339 Almamater1985 UKAlma mater, in anticipation of the 650th anniversary of the Charles University in Prague, the oldest university in central EuropeMPC · 4339
4340 Dence1986 JZMichael R. Dence, Canadian geologist and executive director of the Royal Society of CanadaMPC · 4340
4341 Poseidon1987 KFPoseidon, Greek godMPC · 4341
4342 Freud1987 QO9Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), Austrian founder of psychoanalysisMPC · 4342
4343 Tetsuya1988 ACTetsuya Fujii (born 1960), Japanese astronomerMPC · 4343
4344 Buxtehude1988 CR1Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637–1707), Danish or German organist and composerMPC · 4344
4345 Rachmaninoff1988 CM2Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), Russian composer, pianist and conductorMPC · 4345
4346 Whitney1988 DS4Mary Watson Whitney (1847–1921), American astronomerMPC · 4346
4347 Reger1988 PK2Max Reger (1873–1916), German composerMPC · 4347
4348 Poulydamas1988 RUPoulydamas, the closest counselor and strategist of the Trojan prince Hector. Born on the same night, the gods gave Hector the ability to perfectly master his arms, while Poulydamas was given the present of better judgment. It was Poulydamas who urged to lock the gates of Troy against Achilles, but Hector left the city and confronted Achilles nonetheless.MPC · 4348
4349 Tibúrcio1989 LXJulio Cesar dos Santos Tibúrcio, Brazilian amateur astronomerMPC · 4349
4350 Shibecha1989 UG1Shibecha, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 4350
4351 Nobuhisa1989 UR1Nobuhisa Kojima (born 1933), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4351
4352 Kyoto1989 UW1Kyoto, city in JapanMPC · 4352
4353 Onizaki1989 WK1Onizaki, town in Tokoname, Aichi, JapanMPC · 4353
4354 Euclides2142 P-LEuclid (fl. 300 BC), Greek mathematicianMPC · 4354
4355 Memphis3524 P-LMemphis, former capital of old Egyptian kingdomMPC · 4355
4356 Marathon9522 P-LMarathon, GreeceMPC · 4356
4357 Korinthos2069 T-2Korinthos, GreeceMPC · 4357
4358 LynnA909 TFWilliam Thynne Lynn (1835–1911), assistant at Greenwich ObservatoryMPC · 4358
4359 Berlage1935 TGHendrik Petrus Berlage (1896–1968), Dutch meteorologist, son of architect Hendrik Petrus BerlageMPC · 4359
4360 Xuyi1964 TG2Xuyi County, ChinaMPC · 4360
4361 Nezhdanova1977 TG7Antonina Nezhdanova (1873–1950), Russian opera singerMPC · 4361
4362 Carlisle1978 PR4Albert John Carlisle (1917–1993), hunter of meteorites on the Nullarbor Plain of Western AustraliaMPC · 4362
4363 Sergej1978 TU7Sergej Vasil'evich Ezhov (born 1953), surgeon in the district hospital at Bakhchisaraj, Crimea, since the 1970sMPC · 4363
4364 Shkodrov1978 VV5Vladimir Shkodrov (1930–2010), Bulgarian astronomerMPC · 4364
4365 Ivanova1978 VH8Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomerMPC · 4365
4366 Venikagan1979 YV8Veniamin Kagan (1869–1953), Soviet and Russian mathematicianMPC · 4366
4367 Meech1981 EE43Karen Jean Meech (born 1959), American astronomerMPC · 4367
4368 Pillmore1981 JC2Charles L. Pillmore, American geologist with the U.S. Geological SurveyMPC · 4368
4369 Seifert1982 ORJaroslav Seifert (1901–1986), Czech poetMPC · 4369
4370 Dickens1982 SLCharles Dickens (1812–1870), English writerMPC · 4370
4371 Fyodorov1983 GC2Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927–2000), Russian ophthalmologistMPC · 4371
4372 Quincy1984 TBJohn Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth president of the United StatesMPC · 4372
4373 Crespo1985 PBAntonio Crespo, electrical engineer at Arecibo ObservatoryMPC · 4373
4374 Tadamori1987 BJTaira no Tadamori, early samuraiMPC · 4374
4375 Kiyomori1987 DQTaira no Kiyomori, early samurai and Daijō DaijinMPC · 4375
4376 Shigemori1987 FATaira no Shigemori, early samuraiMPC · 4376
4377 Koremori1987 GDTaira no Koremori, early samuraiMPC · 4377
4378 Voigt1988 JFHans-Heinrich Voigt (1921–2017), German astronomerMPC · 4378
4379 Snelling1988 PT1Reginald and Heather Snelling, friends of the discoverers Eugene and Carolyn ShoemakerMPC · 4379
4380 Geyer1988 PB2Edward H. Geyer, German astronomer at the Hoher List ObservatoryMPC · 4380
4381 Uenohara1989 WD1Uenohara, town in JapanMPC · 4381
4382 Stravinsky1989 WQ3Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), Russian-American composerMPC · 4382
4383 Suruga1989 XPSuruga Province (ancient name of eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture), JapanMPC · 4383
4384 Henrybuhl1990 AAHenry Buhl Jr. (1848–1927), a philanthropist who established the Buhl FoundationJPL · 4384
4385 Elsässer2534 P-LHans F. Elsässer (born 1929), German astronomer, former director of the Max Planck Institute for AstronomyMPC · 4385
4386 Lüst6829 P-LReimar Lüst (born 1923), German astrophysicistMPC · 4386
4387 Tanaka4829 T-2Yasuo Tanaka (1931–2018), Japanese astrophysicistMPC · 4387
4388 Jürgenstock1964 VEJürgen Stock (born 1923), German-Venezuelan astronomer, developer observatories, and the director of the CTIO and the Llano del Hato observatories in South AmericaMPC · 4388
4389 Durbin1976 GL3Deanna Durbin (1921–2013), Canadian-American cinema actressMPC · 4389
4390 Madreteresa1976 GO8Mother Teresa (1910–1997), an Albanian-Indian nun and missionary. She is known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in the Roman Catholic Church.JPL · 4390
4391 Balodis1977 QW2Jānis Balodis, chief of the cosmic geodesy department at the Astronomical Observatory of the Latvian UniversityMPC · 4391
4392 Agita1978 RX5Agita Tarasova, a scientific worker at the Astronomical Observatory of the Latvian UniversityMPC · 4392
4393 Dawe1978 VP8John A. Dawe, British astronomer at the UK Schmidt TelescopeMPC · 4393
4394 Fritzheide1981 EB19Fritz Heide (1891–1973), German meteorite researcherMPC · 4394
4395 Danbritt1981 EH41Daniel Britt (born 1950), research professor at the University of Tennessee, who studies the relationships between minor planets and meteorites using reflectance spectroscopyJPL · 4395
4396 Gressmann1981 JHMichael Gressmann, German astro-optician and amateur astronomerMPC · 4396
4397 Jalopez1981 JS1José Augusto Lopez (born 1922), astronomer and long-time director of the Felix Aguilar Observatory in ArgentinaMPC · 4397
4398 Chiara1984 HC2Chiara Maria Faletti (born 1955), wife of the discoverer Walter FerreriMPC · 4398
4399 Ashizuri1984 UACape Ashizuri, Kochi, JapanMPC · 4399
4400 Bagryana1985 QH4Elisaveta Bagriana (1893–1991), Bulgarian poetMPC · 4400

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4401 Aditi1985 TBAditi, Hindu goddess of the sky and airMPC · 4401
4402 Tsunemori1987 DPTaira no Tsunemori, early samuraiMPC · 4402
4403 Kuniharu1987 EAKuniharu Observatory, founded in 1958 in Okazaki, Aichi prefecture, JapanMPC · 4403
4404 Enirac1987 GGWife of the discoverer, Alain MauryMPC · 4404
4405 Otava1987 QD1Otava River, Czech RepublicMPC · 4405
4406 Mahler1987 YD1Gustav Mahler, Austrian composerMPC · 4406
4407 Taihaku1988 TF1Taihaku-ku, Sendai, JapanMPC · 4407
4408 Zlatá Koruna1988 TH2Zlatá Koruna, a gothic monastery and a village in South Bohemia, Czech RepublicMPC · 4408
4409 Kissling1989 MDWarwick M. Kissling (born 1957), New Zealand mathematicianMPC · 4409
4410 Kamuimintara1989 YADaisetsuzan's another name in Ainu mythology - meaning Playground of KamuysMPC · 4410
4411 Kochibunkyo1990 AFThe Kochi Prefecture Cultural and Educational Association, an association of volunteers active in education including the popularization of astronomy. The association inaugurated in the city of Kochi in April 1948.MPC · 4411
4412 Chephren2535 P-LChephren, pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt who built the eponymous pyramid at Giza and the SphinxMPC · 4412
4413 Mycerinos4020 P-LMycerinos, pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty of EgyptMPC · 4413
4414 Sesostris4153 P-LSesostris I, Sesostris II, and Sesostris III, three pharaohs of the Twelfth dynasty of EgyptMPC · 4414
4415 Echnaton4237 P-LEchnaton, pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of EgyptMPC · 4415
4416 Ramses4530 P-LRamses, pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty of EgyptMPC · 4416
4417 Lecar1931 GCMyron Lecar (born 1930), American astrophysicistMPC · 4417
4418 Fredfranklin1931 TR1Fred Aldrich Franklin (born 1932), American astronomerMPC · 4418
4419 Allancook1932 HDAllan F. Cook II (1922–), American astrophysicistMPC · 4419
4420 Alandreev1936 PBAleksandr Fedorovich Andreev (born 1939), vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences and director of the P. Kapitsa Institute of Physical Problems in Moscow.JPL · 4420
4421 Kayor1942 ACKay and Roy Williams, parents of Gareth V. Williams, an astronomer at the Minor Planet CenterMPC · 4421
4422 Jarre1942 UAFrench composers Jean Michel Jarre (born 1948) and his father Maurice Jarre (1924–2009)MPC · 4422
4423 Golden1949 GHWilliam T. Golden (born 1909), author-editor of books on science policy.JPL · 4423
4424 Arkhipova1967 DBIrina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (born 1925), Russian soloist at the Bolshoi TheatreMPC · 4424
4425 Bilk1967 UQGerman city district Düsseldorf-Bilk, where the Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory (German: Sternwarte Bilk) existed from 1843 to 1943JPL · 4425
4426 Roerich1969 TB6Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947), Russian painter, as well as for Elena Ivanovna Roerich (1879–1955), Russian writer, Yurij Nikolaevich Roerich (1902–1960), Russian scientist, and Svetoslav Roerich (1904–1993), Russian painterMPC · 4426
4427 Burnashev1971 QP1Vladislav Ivanovich Burnashev (born 1943) also Bella Alekseevna Burnasheva (born 1944) (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory)MPC · 4427
4428 Khotinok1977 SNRoman L'vovich Khotinok, Russian meteorite researcherMPC · 4428
4429 Chinmoy1978 RJ2Sri Chinmoy, Indian poet, artist and philosopherMPC · 4429
4430 Govorukhin1978 SX6Stanislav Govorukhin (born 1936), Russian cinematic producer and playwrightMPC · 4430
4431 Holeungholee1978 WU14S. H. Ho, K.-K. Leung, T. Ho and Q.-W. Lee jointly established the Holeungholee Foundation in 1994 to reward high-level Chinese achievements in science and technology and to promote the further development of those achievementsJPL · 4431
4432 McGraw-Hill1981 ER22the McGraw-Hill Telescope at the MDM ObservatoryMPC · 4432
4433 Goldstone1981 QPGoldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, CaliforniaMPC · 4433
4434 Nikulin1981 RD5Yuri Nikulin (1921–1997), a Russian circus artist, clown and film starMPC · 4434
4435 Holt1983 AG2Henry H. Holt, a discoverer of minor planets and planetary geologist with the U.S. Geological SurveyMPC · 4435
4436 Ortizmoreno1983 EXJosé Luis Ortiz Moreno (born 1967), a planetary scientist at the IAA (CSIC) at Granada, SpainJPL · 4436
4437 Yaroshenko1983 GA2Nikolai Yaroshenko (1846–1898), Russian/Ukrainian painterMPC · 4437
4438 Sykes1983 WRMark V. Sykes, American planetary scientist at the Steward Observatory, ArizonaMPC · 4438
4439 Muroto1984 VAMuroto, Kōchi, city in JapanMPC · 4439
4440 Tchantchès1984 YVTchantchès (Walloon dialect for François), the typical Walloon hero of the region of the discoverer. Tchantchès is obstinate but has a great heartJPL · 4440
4441 Toshie1985 BBToshie Seki, the discoverer's motherMPC · 4441
4442 Garcia1985 RB1Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist of the Grateful DeadMPC · 4442
4443 Paulet1985 RD4Pedro Paulet, Peruvian scientist3JPL · 4443
4444 Escher1985 SAMaurits Cornelis Escher, Dutch graphic artistJPL · 4444
4445 Jimstratton1985 TCJames Michael Stratton (born 1976), an American space engineer, helped further the exploration of the planets through his roles as both the propulsion and deputy mission systems engineer on NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission.JPL · 4445
4446 Carolyn1985 TTCarolyn Shoemaker, comet and asteroid discovererMPC · 4446
4447 Kirov1985 VE1After Kirov, the city in Russia, or after the Kirov Opera and Ballet TheatreMPC · 4447
4448 Phildavis1986 EOPhilip A. Davis, astronomer and planetary geologist with the U.S. Geological SurveyMPC · 4448
4449 Sobinov1987 RX3Leonid Sobinov, Russian opera singerMPC · 4449
4450 Pan1987 SYPan god of ArcadyMPC · 4450
4451 Grieve1988 JJRichard Andrew Francis Grieve, Canadian geologist with the Geological Survey of CanadaMPC · 4451
4452 Ullacharles1988 RNUlla Augustesen (1914–1990) and Charles Augustesen (1909–1987), the parents of Brorfelde observer Karl AugustesenJPL · 4452
4453 Bornholm1988 VCThe beautiful and famous Danish rocky island of Bornholm is situated in the southern part of the Baltic SeaJPL · 4453
4454 Kumiko1988 VWKumiko Kaneda, wife of one of discoversMPC · 4454
4455 Ruriko1988 XARuriko Ueda, wife of one of discoversMPC · 4455
4456 Mawson1989 OGSir Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorerMPC · 4456
4457 van Gogh1989 RUVincent van Gogh, Dutch painterMPC · 4457
4458 Oizumi1990 BYŌizumi, Yamanashi, JapanMPC · 4458
4459 Nusamaibashi1990 BP2Nusamai Bridge, located in Kushiro, on the Island of Hokkaidō in northern JapanMPC · 4459
4460 Bihoro1990 DSBihoro, town in JapanMPC · 4460
4461 Sayama1990 ELSayama, Saitama, JapanMPC · 4461
4462 Vaughan1952 HJ2Curtis T. Vaughan Jr., a businessman, and community leader of San Antonio, TexasMPC · 4462
4463 Marschwarzschild1954 UO2Martin Schwarzschild, German-American astrophysicistMPC · 4463
4464 Vulcano1966 TEAeolian Islands, site of the "original" volcanoMPC · 4464
4465 Rodita1969 TD5Tat'yana Mikhajlovna Rodina (1914–1989), a Soviet art critic, was the author of Russian Theatre Art at the Beginning of the 19th Century and Blok and Russian Theatre of the Beginning of the 20th Century, as well as of numerous papers in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia and the Theatre Encyclopedia.JPL · 4465
4466 Abai1971 SX1Abai Qunanbaiuli (Abai Kunanbaev) (1845–1904), Kazakh poet and philosopherMPC · 4466
4467 Kaidanovskij1975 VN2Naum L'vovich Kaidanovskii (1907–), Russian astronomerMPC · 4467
4468 Pogrebetskij1976 SZ3Mikhail Pogrebetskiy (1892–1956), Ukrainian mountaineerMPC · 4468
4469 Utting1978 PS4Muriel Utting, Australian historian of the Perth ObservatoryMPC · 4469
4470 Sergeev-Censkij1978 QP1Sergey Sergeev-Tsensky (1875–1958), Soviet writerMPC · 4470
4471 Graculus1978 VBPyrrhocorax graculus is the Alpine species of choughs. In great flocks they are sometimes a bit of a nuisance, but to watch their masterly elegant flight, especially in turbulent air, is a great delightJPL · 4471
4472 Navashin1980 TY14Mikhail Sergeevich Navashin (1896–1973), Russian author of the Teleskop astronoma-lyubitelya (The Amateur Astronomer's Telescope)MPC · 4472
4473 Sears1981 DE2Derek W. G. Sears (born 1948), British meteoriticistMPC · 4473
4474 Proust1981 QZ2Dominique Proust, French astrophysicistMPC · 4474
4475 Voitkevich1982 UQ5Georgii Vitol'dovich Voitkevich (1920–), Russian geochemistMPC · 4475
4476 Bernstein1983 DELeonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American composer, conductor and pianistMPC · 4476
4477 Kelley1983 SBMichael Shawn Kelley (born 1958), a program officer at the Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.JPL · 4477
4478 Blanco1984 HG1Carlo Blanco, professor of astronomy at Catania UniversityMPC · 4478
4479 Charlieparker1985 CP1Charlie "Bird" Parker, American saxophonist, principal inventor of bebopJPL · 4479
4480 Nikitibotania1985 QM4Nikitian State Botanical Gardens, founded in 1812, on the Crimean peninsulaMPC · 4480
4481 Herbelin1985 RRClaude Herbelin (born 1931), Swiss electrotechnical engineer of Neuchâtel and friend of the family of Edward L. G. Bowell (discoverer)JPL · 4481
4482 Frèrebasile1986 RBNicolas Dupont, a French professor of mathematics, amateur astronomer and member of the De La Salle Brothers,MPC · 4482
4483 Petöfi1986 RC2Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poetMPC · 4483
4484 Sif1987 DDSif, Norse goddessMPC · 4484
4485 Radonezhskij1987 QQ11Sergij Radonezhskij (c. 1321–1391), Russian church officialMPC · 4485
4486 Mithra1987 SBMithra, Indo-Iranian godMPC · 4486
4487 Pocahontas1987 UAPocahontas, Native American womanMPC · 4487
4488 Tokitada1987 UKTaira no Tokitada (1130–1189), early samuraiMPC · 4488
4490 Bambery1988 NDRaymond Bambery, American chemist and image-processing scientist at JPLMPC · 4490
4491 Otaru1988 RPOtaru, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 4491
4492 Debussy1988 SHClaude Debussy, French composerMPC · 4492
4493 Naitomitsu1988 TG1Mitsu Naito, mother of the first female Japanese astronaut, Chiaki MukaiJPL · 4493
4494 Marimo1988 TK1MarimoMPC · 4494
4495 Dassanowsky1988 VSElfi Dassanowsky (1924–2007), an Austrian-born film pioneerJPL · 4495
4496 Kamimachi1988 XM1Kamimachi, town in Kōchi, Japan. Birthplace of discoverMPC · 4496
4497 Taguchi1989 AE1Takeo Taguchi (born 1950), Japanese optical engineerMPC · 4497
4498 Shinkoyama1989 AG1Shin Koyama, Japanese astronomerMPC · 4498
4499 Davidallen1989 AO3David Anthony Allen, British astronomerMPC · 4499
4500 Pascal1989 CLBlaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopherMPC · 4500

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4501 Eurypylos1989 CJ3Eurypylos, mythical king of ThessalyMPC · 4501
4502 Elizabethann1989 KGElizabeth Ann Holt, daughter of the discoverer Henry E. HoltMPC · 4502
4503 Cleobulus1989 WMAncient Greek poet Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of GreeceMPC · 4503
4504 Jenkinson1989 YONora Jenkinson, Scottish amateur astronomer and astronomy educatorMPC · 4504
4505 Okamura1990 DV1Keiichiro Okamura, Japanese headmasterMPC · 4505
4506 Hendrie1990 FJMichael J. Hendrie, British amateur astronomer and author, astronomy correspondent for The TimesMPC · 4506
4507 Petercollins1990 FVPeter L. Collins, American amateur astronomerJPL · 4507
4508 Takatsuki1990 FG1Yukihiro Takatsuki, contributing editor of Japanese astronomical magazineMPC · 4508
4509 GorbatskijA917 SGVitaly Gerasimovich Gorbatskij (born 1920), professor at St. Petersburg UniversityJPL · 4509
4510 Shawna1930 XKShawna Willoughby, granddaughter of the discoverer Clyde TombaughMPC · 4510
4511 Rembrandt1935 SP1Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter and engraverMPC · 4511
4512 Sinuhe1939 BMSinuhe, hero of The Egyptian by Mika WaltariMPC · 4512
4513 Louvre1971 QW1The Louvre, museumMPC · 4513
4514 Vilen1972 HXVilen Valentinovich Nesterov, Russian astronomerMPC · 4514
4515 Khrennikov1973 SD6Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov, Russian composerJPL · 4515
4516 Pugovkin1973 SN6Mikhail Pugovkin, Russian comic actorMPC · 4516
4517 Ralpharvey1975 SVRalph Harvey (born 1960), An assistant professor at Case Western UniversityJPL · 4517
4518 Raikin1976 GP3Arkady Raikin, Russian actorMPC · 4518
4519 Voronezh1976 YO4Voronezh, RussiaMPC · 4519
4520 Dovzhenko1977 QJ3Alexander Dovzhenko, Ukrainian filmmakerMPC · 4520
4521 Akimov1979 FU2Nikolai Pavlovich Akimov, Ukrainian scenic designer and stage designerMPC · 4521
4522 Britastra1980 BMBritish Astronomical AssociationMPC · 4522
4523 MIT1981 DM1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJPL · 4523
4524 Barklajdetolli1981 RV4Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal of Scottish descentMPC · 4524
4525 Johnbauer1982 JB3John Bauer, American teacher of astronomy and physicsJPL · 4525
4526 Konko1982 KN1Konkō, Okayama, JapanMPC · 4526
4527 Schoenberg1982 OKArnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composerMPC · 4527
4528 Berg1983 PPAlban Berg, Austrian composerMPC · 4528
4529 Webern1984 EDAnton Webern, Austrian composerMPC · 4529
4530 Smoluchowski1984 EPRoman Smoluchowski, Polish-born physicist and astrophysicistMPC · 4530
4531 Asaro1985 FCFrank Asaro, American nuclear chemist and colleague of Walter and Louis AlvarezMPC · 4531
4532 Copland1985 GM1Aaron Copland, American composerMPC · 4532
4533 Orth1986 ELCharles J. Orth, American geochemist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New MexicoMPC · 4533
4534 Rimskij-Korsakov1986 PV4Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), Russian composerMPC · 4534
4535 Adamcarolla1986 QV2Adam Carolla, American comedic radio and television personality, former co-host of the syndicated radio program LovelineJPL · 4535
4536 Drewpinsky1987 DA6David Drew Pinsky (Dr. Drew), American doctor who co-hosts the syndicated radio program LovelineJPL · 4536
4537 Valgrirasp1987 RR3Valentin Rasputin, Soviet writerMPC · 4537
4538 Vishyanand1988 TPViswanathan (Vishy) Anand (born 1969), India's first chess grandmasterJPL · 4538
4539 Miyagino1988 VU1Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanMPC · 4539
4540 Oriani1988 VY1Barnaba Oriani (Barnabus Oriani), Italian astronomerMPC · 4540
4541 Mizuno1989 AFYoshikane Mizuno, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4541
4542 Mossotti1989 BOOttaviano-Fabrizio Mossotti, Italian physicist and astronomerMPC · 4542
4543 Phoinix1989 CQ1Phoinix, mythical Greek warriorMPC · 4543
4544 Xanthus1989 FBXanthus (Greek word for "Fair"), was one of Achilles' semi-divine horses (in the Iliad). Also Xanthus (or Xanthos) is the name given to the river God, (known as Scamander or Skamandros to mortals). The official naming citation also mentions that it is an alternative name for the Olympian god Apollo.MPC · 4544
4545 Primolevi1989 SB11Primo Levi (1919–1987), an Italian chemist and writerJPL · 4545
4546 Franck1990 EW2César Franck, Belgian composerMPC · 4546
4547 Massachusetts1990 KPMassachusetts, United StatesMPC · 4547
4548 Wielen2538 P-LRoland Wielen (born 1938), German astronomerMPC · 4548
4549 Burkhardt1276 T-2Gernot Burkhardt (born 1951), German astronomer, co-editor of Astronomy and Astrophysics AbstractsMPC · 4549
4550 Royclarke1977 HH1Roy Clarke Jr. (born 1925) served as curator of the U.S. National Meteorite Collection at the Smithsonian Institution for nearly 30 years. Clarke's research interests have focused on the structures of iron meteorites and have included the classification and study of Antarctic iron meteoritesJPL · 4550
4551 Cochran1979 MCAnita Light Cochran, American astronomer and William David Cochran, American astronomerMPC · 4551
4552 Nabelek1980 JCJan Nabelek, Moravian teacherMPC · 4552
4553 Doncampbell1982 RHDonald B. Campbell, Australian-born astronomer and planetary scientist at Cornell UniversityMPC · 4553
4554 Fanynka1986 UT"Fanynka" Burian, friend of the discovererMPC · 4554
4555 Josefapérez1987 QLMaría Josefa Pérez (1970–2014), an astronomer at the Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio, Buenos Aires, and at the La Plata Astronomical ObservatoryJPL · 4555
4556 Gumilyov1987 QW10Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poetMPC · 4556
4557 Mika1987 XDMika Watanabe, wife of one of discoversMPC · 4557
4558 Janesick1988 NFJames R. Janesick, American optical engineerMPC · 4558
4559 Strauss1989 AP6Johann Strauss II, Austrian composerMPC · 4559
4560 Klyuchevskij1976 YD2Vasily Klyuchevsky, Russian historianMPC · 4560
4561 Lemeshev1978 RY5Sergey Lemeshev, Russian opera singerMPC · 4561
4562 Poleungkuk1979 UD2This name celebrates the 125th anniversary of the founding of Po Leung Kuk, a famous charity in Hong Kong. With a firm commitment to care and protection for the young and the innocent, Po Leung Kuk serves the local communityJPL · 4562
4563 Kahnia1980 OGFranz D. Kahn, professor of astronomy and head of the department of astronomy at the University of ManchesterMPC · 4563
4564 Clayton1981 ET16Robert Clayton (born 1930), a professor at the University of ChicagoJPL · 4564
4565 Grossman1981 EZ17Lawrence Grossman (born 1946), Canadian-American geophysicistMPC · 4565
4566 Chaokuangpiu1981 WM4Kuang-Piu Chao, consulting professor at Tsinghua University and Zhejiang University. For many years, he made remarkable contributions to the development of Chinese educational and cultural programsJPL · 4566
4567 Bečvář1982 SO1Antonín Bečvář, Slovak astronomerMPC · 4567
4568 Menkaure1983 RY3Pharaoh Menkaure (c. 2530 B.C.), the son of ChephrenMPC · 4568
4569 Baerbel1985 GV1Baerbel K. Lucchitta, planetary geologist with the U.S. Geological SurveyMPC · 4569
4570 Runcorn1985 PRKeith Runcorn (Stanley Keith Runcorn), British geophysicistJPL · 4570
4571 Grumiaux1985 RY3Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinistMPC · 4571
4572 Brage1986 RFBrage, Norse god of poetry and musicMPC · 4572
4573 Piešťany1986 TP6Slovak spa town of PiešťanyMPC · 4573
4574 Yoshinaka1986 YBMinamoto no Yoshinaka, early samuraiMPC · 4574
4575 Broman1987 ME1Brian Roman, American astronomerMPC · 4575
4576 Yanotoyohiko1988 CCToyohiko Yano (born 1952) is a professor at the Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology. His major work is materials science, particularly in the field of ceramics, and he is also a skillful electron microscopist. In their youth, he and the discoverer climbed mountains togetherJPL · 4576
4577 Chikako1988 WGChikako Mitsuhashi (or Mihashi), Japanese astronomical educatorMPC · 4577
4578 Kurashiki1988 XL1Kurashiki, Okayama, JapanMPC · 4578
4579 Puccini1989 AT6Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini, Italian operatic composerMPC · 4579
4580 Child1989 EFJack B. Child, astronomerMPC · 4580
4581 Asclepius1989 FCAsclepius, god of medicineMPC · 4581
4582 Hank1989 FWHenry Reid Holt, son of discoverer of minor planets Henry E. HoltMPC · 4582
4583 Lugo1989 RL4Raymond Lugo (born 1957), American deputy launch services manager on NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt missionJPL · 4583
4584 Akan1990 FAAkan National Park, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 4584
4585 Ainonai1990 KQAinonai, a small Japanese town on Hokkaidō, west of KitamiMPC · 4585
4586 Gunvor6047 P-LGunvor Ulla Marie Ollongren-Lundgren, wife of Dutch astronomer Alexander OllongrenMPC · 4586
4587 Rees3239 T-2Martin Rees (born 1942), English astrophysicist and longtime Astronomer RoyalMPC · 4587
4588 Wislicenus1931 EEWalter F. Wislicenus (1859–1905), a German astronomerJPL · 4588
4589 McDowell1933 OBJonathan McDowell (born 1960), American astrophysicistMPC · 4589
4590 Dimashchegolev1968 OG1Dmytrij Evgen'evich Shchegolev (1928–1988), a Russian astronomer at the Pulkovo Observatory near Saint PetersburgMPC · 4590
4591 Bryantsev1975 VZAlexander Bryantsev (1883–1961), Russian theatre directorMPC · 4591
4592 Alkissia1979 SQ11Aleksej Alekseevich Kiselev (born 1927), Russian astronomerMPC · 4592
4593 Reipurth1980 FV1Bo Reipurth, Danish astronomerMPC · 4593
4594 Dashkova1980 KR1Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, Russian princessMPC · 4594
4595 Prinz1981 EZ2Martin Prinz (born 1931), American curator of meteorites at the American Museum of Natural HistoryJPL · 4595
4597 Consolmagno1983 UA1Guy Consolmagno, American astronomerJPL · 4597
4598 Coradini1985 PG1Marcello Coradini, Italian planetary scientist or Angioletta Coradini, Italian planetary scientistMPC · 4598
4599 Rowan1985 RZ2Michael Rowan-Robinson, British astronomerJPL · 4599
4600 Meadows1985 RE4Jack Meadows, British astronomerJPL · 4600

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4601 Ludkewycz1986 LBThe maiden name of the Ukrainian-born mother of the discoverer, American NASA astronomer, writer, cartoonist, planetary scientist, artist and Hollywood special effects animator Marian RudnykMPC · 4601
4602 Heudier1986 UD3Jean Louis Heudier, French astronomerMPC · 4602
4603 Bertaud1986 WM3Charles Bertaud, French astronomerMPC · 4603
4604 Stekarstrom1987 SKStephen E. and Karen M. Strom, American astronomers and photographersJPL · 4604
4605 Nikitin1987 SV17Afanasy Nikitin, Russian explorer and travel writerMPC · 4605
4606 Saheki1987 UM1Tsuneo Saeki, Japanese astronomer and president of the Toa Astronomical SocietyMPC · 4606
4607 Seilandfarm1987 WRSeiland Farm, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 4607
4608 Wodehouse1988 BW3Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, British comic writerJPL · 4608
4609 Pizarro1988 CT3Guido and Oscar Pizarro, Chilean astronomersMPC · 4609
4610 Kájov1989 FOVillage of Kájov, Czech RepublicMPC · 4610
4611 Vulkaneifel1989 GR6Volcanic Eifel (German: Vulkaneifel), a landscape in Germany, shaped by its volcanic geological historyMPC · 4611
4612 Greenstein1989 JGJesse L. Greenstein, an expert in stellar spectroscopyJPL · 4612
4613 Mamoru1990 OMMamoru Mohri, Japanese astronautMPC · 4613
4614 Masamura1990 QNKazutada Masamura, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4614
4615 ZinnerA923 RHErnst Zinner, German astronomer and historian of astronomyMPC · 4615
4616 Batalov1975 BFAleksei Vladimirovich Batalov, Russian actorMPC · 4616
4617 Zadunaisky1976 DKPedro E. Zadunaisky (1918–), Argentinian astronomer and mathematicianMPC · 4617
4618 Shakhovskoj1977 RJ3Nikolaj Mikhailovich Shakhovskoj (born 1930), astrophysicist at the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryMPC · 4618
4619 Polyakhova1977 RB7Elena Nikolaevna Palyakhova, assistant professor of astronomy at Saint Petersburg State University, RussiaMPC · 4619
4620 Bickley1978 OKNamed for the present site (since 1966) of the Perth Observatory. In 1915 the locality, in the Darling Range 23 km east-southeast of the center of the city, was officially named for Samuel Wallace Alexander Walsh Bickley (1810–1876), a pioneer in the area who was also a successful merchant and a nominated member of the Legislative Council of the colony (as it was at that time) of Western AustraliaJPL · 4620
4621 Tambov1979 QE10Tambov, RussiaMPC · 4621
4622 Solovjova1979 WE2Sergey Solovyov (1820–1879), Russian historian, and his son Vladimir Solovyov, philosopherMPC · 4622
4623 Obraztsova1981 UT15Elena Obraztsova, Russian singerMPC · 4623
4624 Stefani1982 FV2J. Stefani Salazar, granddaughter of the first discovererMPC · 4624
4625 Shchedrin1982 UG6Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin, Russian composerMPC · 4625
4626 Plisetskaya1984 YU1Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballerina, wife of Rodion Konstantinovich ShchedrinMPC · 4626
4627 Pinomogavero1985 RT2Giuseppe Mogavero (born 1954), an Italian medical doctor in Isnello, Palermo.JPL · 4627
4628 Laplace1986 RU4Pierre-Simon Marquis de Laplace, French mathematician and astronomerMPC · 4628
4629 Walford1986 TD7Roy Walford (1924–2004), professor of pathology at the UCLA School of Medicine in CaliforniaMPC · 4629
4630 Chaonis1987 WAItalian comune of Chions in northern Italy, location of the Chaonis Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio di Chions)MPC · 4630
4631 Yabu1987 WE1Yasuo Yabu (born 1932), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4631
4632 Udagawa1987 YBTetsuo Udagawa (born 1947) developer of a laser holographic system for precise measurementsMPC · 4632
4633 Marinbica1988 AJ5Marin Dacian Bica (1970–2013), a Romanian professor of physics and astronomyJPL · 4633
4634 Shibuya1988 BAShibuya, Tokyo, JapanMPC · 4634
4635 Rimbaud1988 BJ1Arthur Rimbaud, French poetMPC · 4635
4636 Chile1988 CJ5Chile, South American country and location of the European Southern ObservatoryMPC · 4636
4637 Odorico1989 CTOdorico Mattiussi (1265–1331), Italian Franciscan monk and missionaryMPC · 4637
4638 Estens1989 EGJohn Locke Estens (born 1919), Australian astronomy educatorMPC · 4638
4639 Minox1989 EK2Minox, a miniature cameraMPC · 4639
4640 Hara1989 GAMegumi Hara, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4640
4641 Ayako1990 QT3Ayako Endate (b.~1971) is the wife of Japanese astronomer Kin Endate, who co-discovered this minor planetJPL · 4641
4642 Murchie1990 QG4Scott L. Murchie (born 1959), of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker missionMPC · 4642
4643 Cisneros1990 QD6Ernest Cisneros (born 1964), one of the unsung heroes of planetary science. Cisneros began his career as a field geologist but has turned his energies to computer system management, software development, networking and data processing. Throughout the flight portion of the NEAR mission, Ernest insured that key hardware and software elements were developed and implemented. During the flybys of (253) Mathilde and (433) Eros (as well as the earth), Ernest worked with the science team delivering calibrated data within minutes of telemetry arrival for both optical navigation and science analysis. Name proposed by J. Veverka and citation written by M. Robinson.JPL · 4643
4644 Oumu1990 SR3Ōmu, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 4644
4645 Tentaikojo1990 SP4Astronomical museum at Sapporo, Japan. Meaning "Star Factory"MPC · 4645
4646 Kwee4009 P-LKiem Keng Kwee (1927–), Dutch astronomer at Leiden ObservatoryMPC · 4646
4647 Syuji1931 TU1Shuji Hayakawa (born 1958), Japanese astronomerMPC · 4647
4648 Tirion1931 UEWil Tirion (born 1943), Dutch astronomical cartographerMPC · 4648
4649 Sumoto1936 YDSumoto, Hyōgo, city in JapanMPC · 4649
4650 Mori1950 TFKiyoshi Mori, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4650
4651 Wongkwancheng1957 UK1Kwan-cheng Wong (1907–1986), a leader in Chinese industrial and commercial circlesJPL · 4651
4652 Iannini1975 QOGualberto Mario Iannini (1917–), Argentinean astronomer who has worked in the field of astrometry for almost 40 years. As a student, Iannini studied the orbit of C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin). In 1962 he joined the faculty of the School of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics of the National University of Cordoba and became head of the Department of Astrometry of the Cordoba Observatory, where he finished the reduction of the meridian circle catalogue of the Southern Polar Cap, known as the Cordoba E catalogue.JPL · 4652
4653 Tommaso1976 GJ2Tommaso Campanella (1568–1639), Italian monk, philosopher, poet and political figureMPC · 4653
4654 Gor'kavyj1977 RJ6Nikolaj Nikolaevich Gor'kavyj (born 1959), staff member of the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryMPC · 4654
4655 Marjoriika1978 RSMarjo Riika Kuusela (born 1964), scholar in Russian literatureMPC · 4655
4656 Huchra1978 VZ3John Huchra (1948–2010), an American astronomer and professor of cosmology at Harvard and known for the discovery of the Great WallJPL · 4656
4657 Lopez1979 SU9Álvaro López-García (born 1941), professor of astronomy at Valencia University, director of the Valencia University ObservatoryMPC · 4657
4658 Gavrilov1979 SO11Aleksej Evgenievich Gavrilov, Ukrainian architect of bridges and director of the "Kievinterproekt" Institute of the International Academy of Architecture; friend of the discoverer, Nikolai ChernykhMPC · 4658
4659 Roddenberry1981 EP20Eugene Wesley (Gene) Roddenberry, American creator of Star TrekMPC · 4659
4660 Nereus1982 DBNereus, a Titan. The name was chosen following a competition organized by the Planetary SocietyMPC · 4660
4661 Yebes1982 WMYebes, a Spanish village in the Alcarria region, beautifully described by the Spanish Nobel laureate Camilo José Cela in one of his early books.JPL · 4661
4662 Runk1984 HLFerdinand Runk (1764–1834), German-Austrian landscape painterJPL · 4662
4663 Falta1984 SM1Josef Falta (1786–1847), an engineer and cartographer of the Schwarzenberg court in Český Krumlov, Czech RepublicJPL · 4663
4664 Hanner1985 PJMartha S. Hanner, American planetary scientist at JPLMPC · 4664
4665 Muinonen1985 TZ1Karri O. Muinonen, Finnish planetary scientist at the Lowell ObservatoryMPC · 4665
4666 Dietz1986 JA1Robert S. Dietz (1914–1995), American geologist, pioneering researcher discoverer of terrestrial impact cratersMPC · 4666
4667 Robbiesh1986 VCHans-Christian Robert (Robbie) Wade Schmidt-Harms (born 1986), stepson of the discoverer Robert H. McNaught and son son of Soo Tan (see 4699 Sootan)MPC · 4667
4668 Rayjay1987 DX5Sri Lankan-born and raised Ray Jayawardhana (born 1971), known as "RayJay", an astronomer at the University of Toronto, and an award-winning science writerJPL · 4668
4669 Høder1987 UF1Høder, Norse godMPC · 4669
4670 Yoshinogawa1987 YJYoshino River, JapanMPC · 4670
4671 Drtikol1988 AK1František Drtikol, Czech photographerMPC · 4671
4672 Takuboku1988 HBTakuboku Ishikawa, Japanese poetMPC · 4672
4673 Bortle1988 LFJohn E. Bortle, American amateur astronomerMPC · 4673
4674 Pauling1989 JCLinus Carl Pauling, American chemistMPC · 4674
4675 Ohboke1990 SDOboke Gorge, in Japan. The valleys were formed by the Yoshino River, and are famous for their tinted autumn leaves.MPC · 4675
4676 Uedaseiji1990 SD4Seiji Ueda, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4676
4677 Hiroshi1990 SQ4Hiroshi Kaneda, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4677
4678 Ninian1990 SS4Ninian T. McNaught, father of the discoverer Robert H. McNaughtMPC · 4678
4679 Sybil1990 TR4Sybil McNaught, mother of the discoverer Robert H. McNaughtMPC · 4679
4680 Lohrmann1937 QCWilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, German geodesist and selenographerMPC · 4680
4681 Ermak1969 TC2Yermak Timofeyevich, a Cossack who started the Russian conquest of SiberiaMPC · 4681
4682 Bykov1973 SO4Leonid Bykov, Soviet-Ukrainian actor and film directorMPC · 4682
4683 Veratar1976 GJ1Vera Petrovna Tarashchuk, an astrophysicist at the Astronomical Observatory of Kiev UniversityMPC · 4683
4684 Bendjoya1978 GJPhilippe Bendjoya, French astronomer at the Nice Observatory in southeast FranceMPC · 4684
4685 Karetnikov1978 SP6Valentin Grigor'evich Karetnikov (born 1938), astronomer, professor at Odessa University and director of its observatoryMPC · 4685
4686 Maisica1979 SX2Maria Luisa Grima Garcia, founder and curator of a small home museum in SpainMPC · 4686
4687 Brunsandrej1979 SJ11Andrej Vladimirovich Bruns (born 1931), Soviet astronomer and instrument designer at the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryMPC · 4687
4689 Donn1980 YBBertram D. Donn, American astronomerMPC · 4689
4690 Strasbourg1983 AJStrasbourg, FranceMPC · 4690
4691 Toyen1983 TUToyen (Marie Čermínová), Czech photographerMPC · 4691
4692 SIMBAD1983 VM7SIMBAD, the astronomical database at StrasbourgMPC · 4692
4693 Drummond1983 WHJack D. Drummond, American astronomer at Steward ObservatoryMPC · 4693
4694 Festou1985 PMMichel C. Festou, French astronomer at Midi-Pyrenees Observatory, Toulouse, FranceMPC · 4694
4695 Mediolanum1985 RU3Milan, city in northern Italy and capital of Lombardy (Mediolanum is its Latin name)JPL · 4695
4696 Arpigny1985 TPClaude Arpigny, Belgian astronomer and cometary spectroscopist at the University of LiègeMPC · 4696
4697 Novara1986 QONovara, a city in the Piedmont region in northwest ItalyJPL · 4697
4698 Jizera1986 RO1Jizera River, Czech RepublicMPC · 4698
4699 Sootan1986 VESoo Hoay Tan (born 1956), high-school science teacher and partner of the discoverer Robert H. McNaughtMPC · 4699
4700 Carusi1986 VV6Andrea Carusi, Italian astronomer at the National Institute for Astrophysics (Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale)MPC · 4700

4701–4800

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
4701 Milani1986 VW6Andrea Milani, Italian astronomerMPC · 4701
4702 Berounka1987 HWBerounka River, Czech RepublicMPC · 4702
4703 Kagoshima1988 BLKagoshima, Kagoshima, JapanMPC · 4703
4704 Sheena1988 BE5Sheena Fleming Phillips (born 1952), sister of the discoverer Robert H. McNaughtMPC · 4704
4705 Secchi1988 CKAngelo Secchi, Italian astronomer and spectroscopistMPC · 4705
4706 Dennisreuter1988 DRDennis C. Reuter (born 1952), of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, co-investigator with NASA's Pluto-Kuiper Belt MissionMPC · 4706
4707 Khryses1988 PYKhryses, priest of ApolloMPC · 4707
4708 Polydoros1988 RTPolydorus, Trojan princeMPC · 4708
4709 Ennomos1988 TU2Ennomos, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4709
4710 Wade1989 AX2Wade Richard Butler (born 1949), a friend of the discoverer Robert H. McNaughtMPC · 4710
4711 Kathy1989 KDKathleen Garnette Moeller, daughter of the discoverer Henry E. HoltMPC · 4711
4712 Iwaizumi1989 QEIwaizumi, Iwate, JapanMPC · 4712
4713 Steel1989 QLDuncan Steel (born 1955), British astronomerMPC · 4713
4714 Toyohiro1989 SHToyohiro Akiyama, Japanese cosmonautMPC · 4714
4716 Urey1989 UL5Harold Urey (1893–1981), American physicist and Nobel laureateMPC · 4716
4717 Kaneko1989 WXIsao Kaneko (1918–), Japanese astronomical educatorMPC · 4717
4718 Araki1990 VP3Chikara Araki (born 1946), Japanese astronomical photographerMPC · 4718
4719 Burnaby1990 WT2Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaMPC · 4719
4720 Tottori1990 YGTottori, city in JapanMPC · 4720
4721 Atahualpa4239 T-2Atahualpa, Inca rulerMPC · 4721
4722 Agelaos4271 T-3Agelaus, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4722
4723 Wolfgangmattig1937 TBWolfgang Mattig (born 1927), German solar physicist and cosmologistMPC · 4723
4724 Brocken1961 BCBrocken, mountain in GermanyMPC · 4724
4725 Milone1975 YEEugene Milone, American/Canadian astronomerMPC · 4725
4726 Federer1976 SV10Charles A. Federer Jr., founder of Sky & TelescopeMPC · 4726
4727 Ravel1979 UD1Joseph-Maurice Ravel, French composerMPC · 4727
4728 Lyapidevskij1979 VGAnatoly Lyapidevsky, Soviet aviator and generalMPC · 4728
4729 Mikhailmil'1980 RO2Mikhail Mil (1909–1970), Soviet scientist, aerospace engineer and designer of helicoptersMPC · 4729
4730 Xingmingzhou1980 XZXing-Ming Zhou (1965–2004), Chinese amateur astronomerMPC · 4730
4731 Monicagrady1981 EE9Monica Grady, head of petrology and meteoritics at the Natural History Museum in LondonMPC · 4731
4732 Froeschlé1981 JGClaude and Christiane Froeschlé, French astronomers at Côte d'Azur ObservatoryMPC · 4732
4733 ORO1982 HB2Oak Ridge ObservatoryMPC · 4733
4734 Rameau1982 UQ3Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composerMPC · 4734
4735 Gary1983 ANGeorge Gary Shoemaker, manager of Meteor Crater Enterprises, Inc.MPC · 4735
4736 Johnwood1983 AF2John A. Wood, American planetary geologist and mineralogistMPC · 4736
4737 Kiladze1985 QO6Rolan Il'ich Kiladze (born 1931), Georgian astronomerMPC · 4737
4738 Jimihendrix1985 RZ4Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970), an American musicianJPL · 4738
4739 Tomahrens1985 TH1Thomas J Ahrens, American geophysicistMPC · 4739
4740 Veniamina1985 UV4Veniamin Vasil'evich Somov, brother of the discovererMPC · 4740
4741 Leskov1985 VP3Nikolay Leskov, Russian short story writerMPC · 4741
4742 Caliumi1986 WGFerdinando Caliumi (1915–1993), Italian amateur astronomerMPC · 4742
4743 Kikuchi1988 DARyoko Kikuchi (born 1964), backup to first Japanese cosmonautMPC · 4743
4744 Rovereto1988 RF5Rovereto, City of Peace, is an ancient town in Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy), where the local administration is very active in promoting culture and scienceJPL · 4744
4745 Nancymarie1989 NG1Nancy Marie Martinez, daughter of the discoverer Henry E. HoltMPC · 4745
4746 Doi1989 TP1Takao Doi, backup payload specialistMPC · 4746
4747 Jujo1989 WBJūjō Paper Industries, JapanMPC · 4747
4748 Tokiwagozen1989 WVTokiwagozen, mother of Minamoto no YoshitsuneMPC · 4748
4749 Ledzeppelin1989 WE1Led Zeppelin, a band from the UK whose nine albums (1969–1982) made them one of the most influential acts in rock historyJPL · 4749
4750 Mukai1990 XC1Chiaki Mukai, backup payload specialistMPC · 4750
4751 Alicemanning1991 BGAlice K. Manning, wife of the discovererMPC · 4751
4752 Myron1309 T-2Myron of Eleutherae, Ancient Greek (Athenian) sculptorMPC · 4752
4753 Phidias4059 T-3Phidias, Ancient Greek sculptorMPC · 4753
4754 Panthoos5010 T-3Panthoos, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4754
4755 Nicky1931 TE4Nichole Tombaugh, granddaughter of the discoverer Clyde TombaughMPC · 4755
4756 Asaramas1950 HJAsociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomía, an amateur astronomical association in ArgentinaMPC · 4756
4757 Liselotte1973 STElizabeth Charlotte, Princess of the Palatinate (1652–1722), daughter of Count Palatine Karl Ludwig von der PfalzMPC · 4757
4758 Hermitage1978 SN4Hermitage Museum in Saint PetersburgMPC · 4758
4759 Åretta1978 VG10Åretta, the name of a school situated in the Norwegian town of Lillehammer. The school was one of three winners of the Best School Teaching of Astronomy competition held during the 2009 Year of Astronomy in Norway.JPL · 4759
4760 Jia-xiang1981 GN1Zhang Jiaxiang (born 1932), Chinese astronomer at the Purple mountain observatory and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4760
4761 Urrutia1981 QCAntonio Urrutia A., Chilean lawyer in SantiagoJPL · 4761
4762 Dobrynya1982 SC6Dobrynya Nikitich, Russian epic heroMPC · 4762
4763 Ride1983 BMSally Ride, American astronautJPL · 4763
4764 Joneberhart1983 CCJonathan Eberhart, American science writer for the magazine Science NewsMPC · 4764
4765 Wasserburg1986 JN1Gerald J. Wasserburg, American geologist and geophysicistMPC · 4765
4766 Malin1987 FF1David F. Malin, British-Australian astronomer and photographerJPL · 4766
4767 Sutoku1987 GCSutoku (1119–1164), the 75th emperor of JapanJPL · 4767
4768 Hartley1988 PH1Malcolm Hartley (born 1947), British-Australian discoverer of minor planets and comets. He's the deputy astronomer in charge of the UK Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory. Among his discoveries are two Amor asteroids and ten comets, including eight with a short period (Src).MPC · 4768
4769 Castalia1989 PBCastalia, Greek nymphJPL · 4769
4770 Lane1989 PCArthur Lonne Lane, a physical chemist and planetary scientist, manager of the geology and planetary section at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 4770
4771 Hayashi1989 RM2Kohsuke Hayashi, Japanese astronomical educatorMPC · 4771
4772 Frankdrake1989 VMFrank Drake (born 1930) is an American astronomer at the SETI Institute who pioneered the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and conducted the first SETI Search in 1960JPL · 4772
4773 Hayakawa1989 WFKazuo Hayakawa (1919–), Japanese mineralogist, petrologist and professor of engineering at Hokkaigakuen University in SapporoMPC · 4773
4774 Hobetsu1991 CV1Hobetsu, town in JapanMPC · 4774
4775 Hansen1927 TCPeter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), Danish–German theoretical astronomerMPC · 4775
4776 Luyi1975 VDLuyi County, ChinaMPC · 4776
4777 Aksenov1976 SM2Evgenij Petrovich Aksenov (1933–1995), astronomer and director of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute in MoscowMPC · 4777
4778 Fuss1978 TV8Swiss Nicolas Fuss (1755–1825), Swiss mathematician who contributed to the development of mathematical education in Russia, and his son Pavel Fuss (1798–1855)MPC · 4778
4779 Whitley1978 XQKeith Whitley (1958–1989), American country music singerMPC · 4779
4780 Polina1979 HE5Polina Evgen'evna Zakharova, stellar astronomer and director of the Kourovka Astronomical Observatory of the Ural UniversityMPC · 4780
4781 Sládkovič1980 TPAndrej Sládkovič, Slovak poetMPC · 4781
4782 Gembloux1980 TH3Gembloux, BelgiumMPC · 4782
4783 Wasson1983 AH1John T. Wasson, American cosmochemist and professor at the University of California at Los AngelesMPC · 4783
4784 Samcarin1984 DF1Samcarin is the Sanskrit word for wandererJPL · 4784
4785 Petrov1984 YH1Andrei Pavlovich Petrov, Russian composerMPC · 4785
4786 Tatianina1985 PE2Tatiana Aleksandrovna Somova, friend of the discoverer Nikolai ChernykhMPC · 4786
4787 Shul'zhenko1986 RC7Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer of war and popular songsMPC · 4787
4788 Simpson1986 TL1Robert Simpson (1921–1997), English composer of symphonies and string quartetsMPC · 4788
4789 Sprattia1987 UU2Christopher E. Spratt (born 1942), Canadian amateur astronomer and member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Src)MPC · 4789
4790 Petrpravec1988 PPPetr Pravec, Czech astronomerMPC · 4790
4791 Iphidamas1988 PB1Iphidamas, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4791
4792 Lykaon1988 RK1Lycaon, son of Priam the king of TroyMPC · 4792
4793 Slessor1988 RR4Mary Slessor (1848–1915), a Scottish missionary to NigeriaJPL · 4793
4794 Bogard1988 SO2Donald Bogard (born 1940), American meteoriticist at NASA's Johnson Space CenterMPC · 4794
4795 Kihara1989 CB1Hideo Kihara (1911–1993), was a Japanese amateur astronomer and a founder of the Nayoro Astronomical ClubMPC · 4795
4796 Lewis1989 LUJoseph Walter Lewis Jr. and Anne Beech Lewis, friends of the discovererMPC · 4796
4797 Ako1989 SJAkō, Hyōgo, JapanMPC · 4797
4798 Mercator1989 SU1Gerardus Mercator (Gerard De Kremer), Flemish cartographerMPC · 4798
4799 Hirasawa1989 TC1Yasuo Hirasawa, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4799
4800 Veveri1989 TG17Veveri is a suburb of the Italian town of Novara. It is a crossroad for a historical man-made irrigation system, one of the most important in northern Italy, consisting of the Cavour, Quinto Sella and Regina Elena channels, with the Roggia Mora connection, that supports rice cultivations covering an extended region.JPL · 4800

4801–4900

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
4801 Ohře1989 UR4Ohře River, Czech RepublicMPC · 4801
4802 Khatchaturian1989 UA7Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978), Georgian-Armenian-Russian composerMPC · 4802
4803 Birkle1989 XAKurt Birkle (1939–2010), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4803
4804 Pasteur1989 XC1Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), French chemist and microbiologistMPC · 4804
4805 Asteropaios1990 VH7Asteropaios, Trojan hero from Greek mythologyMPC · 4805
4806 Miho1990 YJMiho, a town of Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, JapanMPC · 4806
4807 Noboru1991 AONoboru Yamada (1950–1989), Japanese alpinistMPC · 4807
4808 Ballaero1925 BABall Aerospace and Technology Corporation has contributed to the scientific investigation of minor planets and comets through the development of instruments for the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, the planned Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer and the spacecraft for the Deep Impact mission to comet 9P/TempelJPL · 4808
4809 Robertball1928 RBRobert Stawell Ball (1840–1913), a British mathematician and astronomerJPL · 4809
4810 Ruslanova1972 GLLidia Ruslanova (1900–1973), Russian folk singerMPC · 4810
4811 Semashko1973 SO3Nikolai Semashko (1874–1949), father of Soviet medicineMPC · 4811
4812 Hakuhou1977 DL3Hakuhō, Japanese unofficial Era name in lower half of 7th centuryMPC · 4812
4813 Terebizh1977 RR7Valerij Yuzefovich Terebizh (born 1941), theoretical astrophysicist and observer at the Crimean station of the Sternberg Astronomical InstituteMPC · 4813
4814 Casacci1978 RWClaudio Casacci (born 1958), Italian space scientist and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4814
4815 Anders1981 EA28Edward Anders (born 1926), professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, has made many seminal contributions to the field of meteoritics. His work provided early evidence that meteorites are derived from minor planets rather than a larger fragmented planet and that meteoritic organics are of abiotic origin.JPL · 4815
4816 Connelly1981 PKRobert Connelly (born 1942), American mathematician at Cornell UniversityMPC · 4816
4817 Gliba1984 DC1George Gliba (born 1948), co-founder of the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society.JPL · 4817
4818 Elgar1984 EMEdward Elgar (1857–1934), British composerMPC · 4818
4819 Gifford1985 KCCharles Gifford (1861–1948) published important papers on the impact origin of lunar craters. He established an observatory at Wellington College, which is now reopening as Gifford Observatory. Mt. Gifford and the Gifford Crack, in Fiordland, are named for his legendary exploits in tramping and photographyJPL · 4819
4820 Fay1985 RZFay Gillis Wells (1908–2002) an American pioneer aviator, globe-trotting journalist and guiding spirit of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilotsMPC · 4820
4821 Bianucci1986 EE5Piero Bianucci, Italian science writerMPC · 4821
4822 Karge1986 TC1Orville B. Karge (1919–1990), American teacher of physicsJPL · 4822
4823 Libenice1986 TO3Libenice, Czech archaeological siteMPC · 4823
4824 Stradonice1986 WL1Stradonice, Czech RepublicMPC · 4824
4825 Ventura1988 CS2Ventura, CaliforniaMPC · 4825
4826 Wilhelms1988 JODon E. Wilhelms, American planetary geologistMPC · 4826
4827 Dares1988 QEDares, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4827
4828 Misenus1988 RVMisenus, mythical Trojan warriorMPC · 4828
4829 Sergestus1988 RM1Sergestus, mythical TrojanMPC · 4829
4830 Thomascooley1988 RG4Thomas Benton Cooley, an American hematologist and professor of hygiene and medicine at the University of Michigan and Wayne State UniversityMPC · 4830
4831 Baldwin1988 RX11Through his pioneering work on the impact origins of lunar craters, Ralph Baldwin (born 1912) recognized the importance of impacts in the moon's geologic history. Baldwin's contributions to lunar science were published in his books The Face of the Moon (1949) and The Measure of the Moon (1963)JPL · 4831
4832 Palinurus1988 TU1Palinurus, mythical TrojanMPC · 4832
4833 Meges1989 AL2Mégês Phyleïdês, mythical Greek warriorMPC · 4833
4834 Thoas1989 AM2Thoas, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4834
4836 Medon1989 CK1Medôn, mythical Greek warriorMPC · 4836
4837 Bickerton1989 MEAlexander W. Bickerton (1842–1929), professor of chemistry at Canterbury College, was an inspiring teacher and popularizer of science. Ernest Rutherford was one of his distinguished pupils. Bickerton was known for his "partial impact" theory of novae, which he extended to variable stars and other phenomena.JPL · 4837
4838 Billmclaughlin1989 NJWilliam I. McLaughlin (born 1935), American astronomer and space scientist formerly of the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 4838
4839 Daisetsuzan1989 QGDaisetsuzan Volcanic Group, JapanMPC · 4839
4840 Otaynang1989 UYHanne Otaynang (born 1935), who appealed for the environmental preservation of the earth at the 1992 Earth Summit in BrazilMPC · 4840
4841 Manjiro1989 UO3Nakahama Manjirō (1827–1898), Japanese travelerMPC · 4841
4842 Atsushi1989 WKAtsushi Takahashi (born 1965), Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4842
4843 Mégantic1990 DR4Mont Mégantic, observatory in QuébecMPC · 4843
4844 Matsuyama1991 BA2Masanori Matsuyama (born 1950), Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4844
4845 Tsubetsu1991 EC1The Japanese town of Tsubetsu on the island of HokkaidōMPC · 4845
4846 Tuthmosis6575 P-LThutmose, pharaohMPC · 4846
4847 Amenhotep6787 P-LAmenhotep IV, pharaohMPC · 4847
4848 Tutenchamun3233 T-2Tutankhamun, pharaohMPC · 4848
4849 Ardenne1936 QVManfred von Ardenne (1907–1997), German inventor and researcherMPC · 4849
4850 Palestrina1973 UJ5Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525–1594), Italian composerMPC · 4850
4851 Vodop'yanova1976 US1Galina Petrovna Vodop'yanova (born 1939), a surgeon of the Russian Academy of Sciences Hospital in St PetersburgMPC · 4851
4852 Pamjones1977 JDPamela Ann Jones of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, TexasMPC · 4852
4853 Marielukac1979 MLMarie R. Lukac (born 1947), Staff member, US Naval ObservatoryMPC · 4853
4854 Edscott1981 ED27Edward Scott (born 1947), professor at the University of HawaiiJPL · 4854
4855 Tenpyou1982 VM5Tenpyō, Japanese Era name from 729 through 749MPC · 4855
4856 Seaborg1983 LJGlenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999), American atomic scientistMPC · 4856
4857 Altgamia1984 FMAndrew L. T. and Angela Maria Chiarappa Green, son and wife of D. W. E. Green, who was involved in taking the discovery films and who found the identifications for this minor planetMPC · 4857
4858 Vorobjov1985 UATomáš Vorobjov (born 1984), Slovak amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsJPL · 4858
4859 Fraknoi1986 TJ2Andrew Fraknoi (born 1948), American astronomer and authorMPC · 4859
4860 Gubbio1987 EPGubbio in Italy, site of the iridium anomaly of the K-T extinction boundaryMPC · 4860
4861 Nemirovskij1987 QU10Lev Ruful'evich Nemirovskij (born 1937), Russian engineerMPC · 4861
4862 Loke1987 SJ5Loki (Loke), Norse god of mischiefMPC · 4862
4863 Yasutani1987 VH1Keiki Yasutani (born 1958), Japanese astronomical photographerMPC · 4863
4864 Nimoy1988 RA5Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), American actor, film director and poet JPLMPC · 4864
4865 Sor1988 UJFernando Sor (1778–1839), Spanish classical guitar composerMPC · 4865
4866 Badillo1988 VB3Victor L. Badillo (born 1930), Filipino Jesuit astronomer, former director of the Manila Observatory, president of the Philippine Astronomical Society from 1972 to 1990, and honorary director of the Astronomical League of the Philippines +MPC · 4866
4867 Polites1989 SZPolites, prince of Troy and son of king Priam, Greek mythologyMPC · 4867
4868 Knushevia1989 UN2Kyiv (Kiev) National Taras Shevchenko University is the Ukrainian national center of higher education, science and progressive thinking. Since its founding in 1834 the university has played a great role for the development of education, science and culture in the UkraineJPL · 4868
4869 Piotrovsky1989 UE8Boris Piotrovsky (1908–1990), Russian orientalist, director of the HermitageMPC · 4869
4870 Shcherban'1989 UK8Vladimir Onufrievich Shcherban' (born 1938), Russian engineerMPC · 4870
4871 Riverside1989 WH1The city of Riverside, California, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of its affiliation with its "sister city" of Sendai, JapanMPC · 4871
4872 Grieg1989 YH7Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Norwegian composerMPC · 4872
4873 Fukaya1990 ECFukaya, Saitama, JapanMPC · 4873
4874 Burke1991 AWJames D. Burke, lunar settlement and exploration expert. He is known for being the first program manager of the Ranger Program, and advisor to the Planetary SocietyMPC · 4874
4875 Ingalls1991 DJLaura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957), American author of the "Little House" series, and her familyMPC · 4875
4876 Strabo1133 T-2Strabo, Greek historian and geographerMPC · 4876
4877 Humboldt5066 T-2Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), a Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorerMPC · 4877
4878 Gilhutton1968 OFRicardo Gil-Hutton (born 1958), Argentine astronomer and dynamicist, specialist in the collisional evolution of minor planetsJPL · 4878
4879 Zykina1974 VGLyudmila Zykina (1929–2009), Soviet singer of folk songs, the favourite singer of Leonid BrezhnevMPC · 4879
4880 Tovstonogov1975 TR4Georgy Tovstonogov (1915–1989), Russian director, after whom a major theatre in St Petersburg is namedMPC · 4880
4881 Robmackintosh1975 XJRoberto Mackintosh (1971–2012) was the President of the Asociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomia (2009–2012) and worked to better coordinate amateur and professional activitiesJPL · 4881
4882 Divari1977 QU2Nikolaj Borisovich Divari (1921–1993), Ukrainian astronomer and professor at the Odessa Polytechnical InstituteMPC · 4882
4883 Korolirina1978 RJ1Leonidovna Korol', a friend of the discoverer Nikolai ChernykhMPC · 4883
4884 Bragaria1979 OK15Luka Fedorovich Bragar' (born 1938), a senior lecturer on the staff of Tiraspol Pedagogical Institute (Moldova).JPL · 4884
4885 Grange1980 LUAlice Shoemaker Grange (born 1908), aunt of Eugene ShoemakerMPC · 4885
4886 Kojima1981 EZ14Hideyasu Kojima (born 1951), the curator of the Japanese Antarctic meteorite collection at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo.JPL · 4886
4887 Takihiroi1981 EV26Takahiro (Taki) Hiroi (born 1960), a researcher in the department of geological sciences at Brown University.JPL · 4887
4888 Doreen1981 JX1Doreen Vingness Spellmann, sister-in-law of the discoverer Carolyn ShoemakerMPC · 4888
4889 Praetorius1982 UW3Michael Praetorius (1571–1621), German composerMPC · 4889
4890 Shikanosima1982 VE4Shikanosima, island in JapanMPC · 4890
4891 Blaga1984 GRBlaga Dimitrova, Bulgarian poetess, novelist and translatorMPC · 4891
4892 Chrispollas1985 TV2Christian Pollas (born 1947), a French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4892
4893 Seitter1986 PT4Waltraut Seitter, German astronomerMPC · 4893
4894 Ask1986 RJAsk, the first man, in Norse mythologyMPC · 4894
4895 Embla1986 TK4Embla, the first woman, in Norse mythologyMPC · 4895
4896 Tomoegozen1986 YATomoe Gozen (c. 1157–1247), Japanese female samuraiMPC · 4896
4897 Tomhamilton1987 QD6Thomas William Hamilton (born 1939) determined radar and fuel requirements for the Apollo Project. Later he wrote shows (in a dozen languages and also for the deaf) for programmable planetaria, taught astronomy for 32 years and trained students to enter the planetarium field.JPL · 4897
4898 Nishiizumi1988 FJKunihiko Nishiizumi, Japanese nuclear chemist at the University of California at BerkeleyMPC · 4898
4899 Candace1988 JUCandace P. Kohl, American chemist and investigator of ancient solar activityMPC · 4899
4900 Maymelou1988 MEMayme Lou "Stevey" Stevens Bruce, together with her husband, wrote books about their travels, enthusiastic supporter and spokesperson for solar system researchMPC · 4900

4901–5000

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
4901 Ó Briain1988 VJDara Ó Briain (born 1972), Irish comedianJPL · 4901
4902 Thessandrus1989 AN2Thessandrus, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 4902
4903 Ichikawa1989 UDKiyotaka (or Seikou) Ichikawa, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4903
4904 Makio1989 WZMakio Akiyama (born 1950), Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4904
4905 Hiromi1991 JM1Hiromi Takahashi, wife of one of the discoverersMPC · 4905
4906 Seneferu2533 P-LSneferu (c. 2613–2589 BC), ancient Egyptian king, founder of the 4th dynasty and builder of pyramidsMPC · 4906
4907 Zoser7618 P-LDjoser (Zoser) ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty (2630 BC – 2611 BC)MPC · 4907
4908 Ward1933 SDSteven Ward, electronics technician at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsMPC · 4908
4909 Couteau1949 SA1Paul Couteau, French astronomer and observer of double-stars at Nice ObservatoryMPC · 4909
4910 Kawasato1953 PRNobuhiro Kawasato, Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4910
4911 Rosenzweig1953 UDJack Rosenzweig (1919–1994) and Marcelle Rosenzweig (1929–) "Pioneers of the Zone" in Puerto Ordaz, VenezuelaMPC · 4911
4912 Emilhaury1953 VX1Emil Haury (1904–1992), American archaeologistMPC · 4912
4913 Wangxuan1965 SOWang Xuan (1937–2006), Chinese computer scientistJPL · 4913
4914 Pardina1969 GDElsa Gutierrez Rodriguez-Pardina (born 1921), Argentinian astronomer at the La Plata Observatory in ArgentinaJPL · 4914
4915 Solzhenitsyn1969 TJ2Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008), Russian writer and critic of the Soviet Union and communismMPC · 4915
4916 Brumberg1970 PSVictor A. Brumberg (born 1933), Russian astronomer and former staff member at the Institute of Theoretical AstronomyMPC · 4916
4917 Yurilvovia1973 SC6Yurij Alekseevich L'vov (1932–1994), deputy director of the Institute of Biology and Biophysics at the Tomsk State UniversityMPC · 4917
4918 Rostropovich1974 QU1Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007), a Russian cellist and conductorMPC · 4918
4919 Vishnevskaya1974 SR1Galina Vishnevskaya (1926–2012), Russian opera singer, wife of Mstislav Rostropovich (see above)MPC · 4919
4920 Gromov1978 PY2Mikhail Gromov (1899–1985), Russian aviator who set the world record for long-distance flight in 1934JPL · 4920
4921 Volonté1980 SJGian Maria Volonté (1933–1994), Italian actorMPC · 4921
4922 Leshin1981 EH4Laurie A. Leshin (born 1965), a planetary geologist and director of Sciences and Exploration at Goddard Space Flight CenterMPC · 4922
4923 Clarke1981 EO27Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008), British-Sri Lankan science fiction authorMPC · 4923
4924 Hiltner1981 EQ40W. Albert Hiltner (1914–1991), American astronomerMPC · 4924
4925 Zhoushan1981 XH2City of Zhoushan, in east ChinaMPC · 4925
4926 Smoktunovskij1982 ST6Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925–1994), Russian actorMPC · 4926
4927 O'Connell1982 UP2Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), Irish politicianMPC · 4927
4928 Vermeer1982 UG7Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), Dutch painterMPC · 4928
4929 Yamatai1982 XVYamataikoku (Yamatai), region of ancient JapanMPC · 4929
4930 Rephiltim1983 AO2Rebecca Salyards (born 1988), Philip Salyards (born 1991) and Timothy Salyards (born 1995), children of American astronomer Stephen L. Salyards who discovered this minor planetMPC · 4930
4931 Tomsk1983 CN3Siberian city of Tomsk, RussiaMPC · 4931
4932 Texstapa1984 EA1Texas Star Party, amateur astronomy gatheringMPC · 4932
4933 Tylerlinder1984 EN1Tyler Linder (born 1986), an assiduous observer of minor planets at the Astronomical Research InstituteJPL · 4933
4934 Rhôneranger1985 JJRandall Graham, wine producerMPC · 4934
4935 Maslachkova1985 PD2Iya Mikhailovna Maslachkova (1937–1996), Russian poet and teacher from St. PetersburgMPC · 4935
4936 Butakov1985 UY4Grigory Butakov (1820–1882), Russian admiralMPC · 4936
4937 Lintott1986 CL1Chris Lintott (born 1980), British astronomer and public educator, co-presenter since 2004 of the long-standing BBC monthly television program The Sky at NightJPL · 4937
4938 Papadopoulos1986 CQ1Christos Papadopoulos (1910–1992), a Johannesburg-based South African astrophotographer and star atlas compiler, published his three-volume True Visual Magnitude Photographic Star Atlas in 1979.JPL · 4938
4939 Scovil1986 QL1Charles E. Scovil (born 1928), an amateur astronomer and curator of the Stamford Observatory in Connecticut, United StatesJPL · 4939
4940 Polenov1986 QY4Vasily Polenov (1844–1927), Russian landscape painterMPC · 4940
4941 Yahagi1986 UAYahagi River, a river flows through Aichi, hometown of the discoverersJPL · 4941
4942 Munroe1987 DU6Randall Munroe (born 1984) is a former NASA roboticist and the author of xkcd, a popular webcomic various themes including science, mathematics technology and computer scienceJPL · 4942
4943 Lac d'Orient1987 OQMan-made lake in the Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (Lac de la Forêt d'Orient) in northern FranceMPC · 4943
4944 Kozlovskij1987 RP3Ivan Kozlovsky (1900–1993), Russian opera singerMPC · 4944
4945 Ikenozenni1987 SJIkenozenni, second wife of Taira no Tadamori (1096–1153), Japanese samuraiMPC · 4945
4946 Askalaphus1988 BW1Askalaphus (Ascalaphus), son of Ares, brother of Ialmenus, participant in the Trojan WarMPC · 4946
4947 Ninkasi1988 TJ1Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of wine and beerMPC · 4947
4948 Hideonishimura1988 VF1Hideo Nishimura (born 1949) observer of comets and discoverer of C/1994 N1 (Nakamura-Nishimura-Machholz) in 1965JPL · 4948
4949 Akasofu1988 WESyun-Ichi Akasofu (born 1930), Japanese professor of geophysics since 1964 at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska, where he served as director of the International Arctic Research Center (1998–2007) and his auroral work received national and international recognitionJPL · 4949
4950 House1988 XO1R. C. House, novelist and journalist and editor of JPL's UniverseMPC · 4950
4951 Iwamoto1990 BMMasayuki Iwamoto (born 1954), Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4951
4952 Kibeshigemaro1990 FC1Shigemaro Kibe (1912–1990), Japanese amateur telescope maker and an observer of the Sun, planets and variable starsMPC · 4952
4954 Eric1990 SQAncient Norse name, used for Scandinavian monarchs such as Erik the Red (c. 950–1003) and his son Leif Erikson (c. 970–1020), Eric IX (c. 1156–1160) king of Sweden, and Eric of Pomerania (1381–1459) king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Also named for Eric Dale Roman, son of discoverer Brian P. RomanMPC · 4954
4955 Gold1990 SF2Robert E. Gold (born 1943), of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker missionMPC · 4955
4956 Noymer1990 VG1Andrew J. Noymer (born 1971), American astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4956
4957 Brucemurray1990 XJBruce C. Murray (1931–2013), American planetary scientist, co-founder with Carl Sagan of the Planetary SocietyMPC · 4957
4958 Wellnitz1991 NT1Dennis D. Wellnitz (born 1951), American physicist, observer and instrument builder at the University of MarylandMPC · 4958
4959 Niinoama1991 PA1Taira no Tokiko (1126–1185), second wife of Taira no KiyomoriMPC · 4959
4960 Mayo4657 P-LMayo Greenberg (1922–2001), American-Dutch astrochemist and expert on cometary structure and composition MPC · 4960
4961 Timherder1958 TH1Timothy Scott Herder (born 1955), American the deputy project manager of NASA's New Horizons-Pluto Kuiper Belt mission. As such, he has helped further the exploration of the planets.JPL · 4961
4962 Vecherka1973 TPVechernij Peterburg, newspaper in St. Petersburg, Russia, that frequently publishes astronomical informationMPC · 4962
4963 Kanroku1977 DR1Kanroku (Gwalleuk), a 7th-century Korean Buddhist monkMPC · 4963
4964 Kourovka1979 OD15Kourovka astronomical observatory, near Kourovka, RussiaMPC · 4964
4965 Takeda1981 EP28Hiroshi Takeda (born 1934), Japanese meteologistMPC · 4965
4966 Edolsen1981 EO34Edward John Olsen (1927–), American meteoriticistMPC · 4966
4967 Glia1983 CF1Latin for "glue". Glial cells provide support and protection for neurons in the central and peripheral nervous systemsMPC · 4967
4968 Suzamur1986 PQSuzanne Moss Murray, friend of American astronomer Eleanor Helin who discovered this minor planetMPC · 4968
4969 Lawrence1986 TUKenneth J. Lawrence (born 1964), American astronomer, participant in Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey, and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 4969
4970 Druyan1988 VO2Ann Druyan (born 1949), American author and producer, wife of Carl SaganMPC · 4970
4971 Hoshinohiroba1989 BYHoshinohiroba, Comet Observers Network in JapanMPC · 4971
4972 Pachelbel1989 UE7Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), German composer and organistMPC · 4972
4973 Showa1990 FTManufacturer of telescopes in JapanMPC · 4973
4974 Elford1990 LAW. Graham Elford (1926–), Australian astronomer, radar meteor researcher at the University of Adelaide and former president of IAU Commission 22MPC · 4974
4975 Dohmoto1990 SZ1Yoshio Dohmoto (1914- ), Japanese astronomer who directed the Asahikawa Observatory in HokkaidoMPC · 4975
4976 Choukyongchol1991 PMCho Gyeong-chul (1929–2010), Korean astronomerMPC · 4976
4977 Rauthgundis2018 P-LRauthgundis Seitz, friend of the discoverersMPC · 4977
4978 Seitz4069 T-2Horstmar Seitz, friend of one of the discoverersMPC · 4978
4979 Otawara1949 PQAkira Otawara (born 1950), Japanese photo artist and writerMPC · 4979
4980 Magomaev1974 SP1Muslim Magomayev (1942–2008), a Soviet crooner and opera singerMPC · 4980
4981 Sinyavskaya1974 VSTamara Sinyavskaya (born 1943), Soviet opera singer, wife of Muslim Magomayev (see above)MPC · 4981
4982 Bartini1977 PE1Robert Ludvigovich Bartini (1897–1974), an Italian aircraft designer and researcher in aerodynamics, theoretical physics and cosmology. Active mostly in the Soviet Union, he was called "Barone Rosso" because of his noble descent.MPC · 4982
4983 Schroeteria1977 RD7Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745–1816), German astronomerMPC · 4983
4984 Patrickmiller1978 VU10Patrick J. Miller (born 1949), professor of mathematics at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TXJPL · 4984
4985 Fitzsimmons1979 QK4Alan Fitzsimmons (DOB n.a.), a British astronomer, professor of astronomy and a discoverer of minor planets (Src)MPC · 4985
4986 Osipovia1979 SL7Valery Ivanovich Osipov, Russian historian, archaeologist and linguistMPC · 4986
4987 Flamsteed1980 FH12John Flamsteed (1646–1719), first Astronomer Royal of England, known for the Flamsteed designation used in his star catalog Historia Coelestis BritannicaMPC · 4987
4988 Chushuho1980 VU1Chu, Shu Ho David, Hong Kong physical educator, promoter of the 2008 Olympic Games in BeijingJPL · 4988
4989 Joegoldstein1981 DX1Joseph I. Goldstein (1939–2015), American meteoriticistMPC · 4989
4990 Trombka1981 ET26Jacob Israel Trombka (born 1930), American physicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMPC · 4990
4991 Hansuess1981 EU29Hans Suess (1909–1993), Austrian-born American geochemistMPC · 4991
4992 Kálmán1982 UX10Emmerich Kálmán (1882–1953), Hungarian composer of operettasMPC · 4992
4993 Cossard1983 GRGuido Cossard (born 1958), Italian archaeoastronomerJPL · 4993
4994 Kisala1983 RK3Rachel Kisala (born 1985), Physics and Astronomy Major, worked for Dr. Brian Marsden at the Minor Planet CenterMPC · 4994
4995 Griffin1984 QRGriffin Swanson, son of the discovererJPL · 4995
4996 Veisberg1986 PX5Vladimir Grigor'evich Veisberg (1924–1985), Russian painterMPC · 4996
4997 Ksana1986 TMKseniya Andréevna Nessler, friend of Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina who discovered this minor planetMPC · 4997
4998 Kabashima1986 VGFujio Kabashima (born 1939), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 4998
4999 MPC1987 CJMinor Planet Circulars, astrometric observations published by the Minor Planet CenterMPC · 4999
5000 IAU1987 QN7International Astronomical UnionMPC · 5000

References

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Preceded by
3,001–4,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 4,001–5,000
Succeeded by
5,001–6,000
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