Meanings of minor planet names: 80001–81000

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.

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

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]

80001–80100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
80008 Danielarhodes1999 GG1Daniela Rhodes (born 1946) is an Italian chemical engineer working in scientific research. She was elected Member and Chair of the European Molecular Biology Organization Council and since 2007 has been a Fellow of the Royal Society.JPL · 80008

80101–80200

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80135 Zanzanini1999 TA11Giuseppe Zan Zanini (1794–1869) lived in Val Bavona and Val Foiòi in Ticino, Switzerland. His history is a symbol of the hard life and fragile existence supported by the valley inhabitants of Ticino in 1800.JPL · 80135
80179 Václavknoll1999 VKVáclav Knoll (1964–2010) was a Czech astronomer and promoter and popularizer of astronomy, natural sciences and technologies in the Czech city and region of Pardubice and particularly for young people. Since 1994 he has been the chief of the Pardubice's observatory of Baron Arthur Kraus.JPL · 80179
80180 Elko1999 VSThe city of Elko in Nevada, United States, home of the National Basque Festival and the Cowboy Poetry GatheringJPL · 80180
80184 Hekigoto1999 VX22Hekigoto Kawahigashi (1873–1937), was a Japanese Haiku poet. He started to compose Haiku at the age of sixteen, inspired by the highly renowned Haiku poet Shiki Masaoka. He later became absorbed in free style Haiku and co-founded the avant-garde Haiku journal So-un.JPL · 80184

80201–80300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

80301–80400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

80401–80500

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80451 Alwoods2000 AAAlfred Lee Woods (1911–2004) was American amateur astronomer at the St. Louis Astronomical SocietyJPL · 80451

80501–80600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

80601–80700

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80652 Albertoangela2000 BBAlberto Angela (born 1962) is a well-known Italian science writer and the host of a number of popular television programs on science, technology and the environment.JPL · 80652
80675 Kwentus2000 BV22Peter Kwentus (1923–1985) and Virginia Kwentus (1929–2008), members and devoted supporters of the Warren Astronomical Society in Michigan.JPL · 80675

80701–80800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

80801–80900

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80801 Yiwu2000 CP98Yiwu county, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China, where many shadow chasers observed the total solar eclipse of 2008 AugustJPL · 80801
80807 Jimloudon2000 CX112James "Jim" Loudon (1944–1988), American space-science lecturer with the University of MichiganJPL · 80807
80808 Billmason2000 CU114Bill Mason (born 1932), an adhesives and corrosion chemist.JPL · 80808
80810 Georgewinters2000 CC115George Winters (born 1950) is the former Secretary of the Association of Paleontological Suppliers (AAPS) and recipient of the prestigious Sternberg Medal from the AAPS in 2018.JPL · 80810

80901–81000

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80984 Santomurakami2000 EO15Santo Murakami (1912–2005), a Japanese calligrapher and recipient of the Order of Cultural Merit Award in 1998JPL · 80984

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
79,001–80,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 80,001–81,000		 Succeeded by
81,001–82,000
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