Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000

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 approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] 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.[4][5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]

5001–5100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5001 EMP1987 SB1The annual publication Ephemerides Of Minor Planets (Russian: Ehfemeridy Malykh Planet). It contains astrometric information about minor planetsMPC · 5001
5002 Marnix1987 SS3Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde (1538–1598), mayor of Antwerp, believed to have been the composer of the 'Wilhelmus', which became the Dutch national anthem in 1932MPC · 5002
5003 Silvanominuto1988 ER2Silvano Minuto (born 1940), Italian amateur astronomer, founder of the Suno Observatory and promoter of several regional laws on light pollutionJPL · 5003
5004 Bruch1988 RR3Max Bruch (1838–1920), German composerMPC · 5004
5005 Kegler1988 UBIgnatius Kegler (1680–1746), a German Jesuit and Astronomer Royal in BeijingMPC · 5005
5006 Teller1989 GL5Edward Teller (1908–2003), Hungarian-born American physicistMPC · 5006
5007 Keay1990 UH2Colin Stewart Lindsay Keay (born 1930), Australian physicist and astronomer past president of IAU Commission 22 and chairman of the IAU Working Group on the Prevention of Interplanetary PollutionMPC · 5007
5008 Miyazawakenji1991 DVKenji Miyazawa, Japanese poet and children's novelistJPL · 5008
5009 Sethos2562 P-LSethos I, an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth DynastyMPC · 5009
5010 Amenemhêt4594 P-LAmenemhět III (1844–1797 B.C.), an Egyptian pharaoh of the Twelfth DynastyMPC · 5010
5011 Ptah6743 P-LPtah, Egyptian godMPC · 5011
5012 Eurymedon9507 P-LEurymedon, charioteer of Agamemnon and servant of Nestor in the Trojan WarMPC · 5012
5013 Suzhousanzhong1964 VT1Suzhousanzhong ("Suzhou No. 3 Middle School"), Jiangsu province, China, on the occasion (2006) of its 100th anniversaryJPL · 5013
5014 Gorchakov1974 STPrince Alexander Gorchakov (1798–1883), chancellor of the Russian EmpireJPL · 5014
5015 Litke1975 VPCount Fyodor Litke (1797–1882), Russian navigator and explorerJPL · 5015
5016 Migirenko1976 GX3Georgij Sergeeveich Migirenko (born 1916), Russian physicistMPC · 5016
5017 Tenchi1977 DS2Emperor Tenji (626–671), JapanMPC · 5017
5018 Tenmu1977 DY8Emperor Temmu (c. 631–686), JapanMPC · 5018
5019 Erfjord1979 MS6Erfjord, village in NorwayJPL · 5019
5020 Asimov1981 EX19Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), Russian-American science fiction writerMPC · 5020
5021 Krylania1982 VK12Anna Kapitsa (born 1903) née Krylova, daughter of mathematician Aleksey Krylov and wife of physicist Pyotr KapitsaMPC · 5021
5022 Roccapalumba1984 HE1Roccapalumba, a village in Sicily, ItalyJPL · 5022
5023 Agapenor1985 TG3Agapenor, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5023
5024 Bechmann1985 VPPoul Bechmann is the former head of the mechanical workshop at the Brorfelde Observatory, DenmarkJPL · 5024
5025 Mecisteus1986 TS6Mecisteus from Greek mythology, who carried the wounded Teucer and Hypsenor off the battlefield. Mecisteus and his father Echius were killed by Polydamas while defending the Greek ships.IAU · 5025
5026 Martes1987 QL1Animal species pine marten (Martes martes) and beech marten (Martes foina) living on Klet Mountain, Czech Republic, where the Klet Observatory is locatedMPC · 5026
5027 Androgeos1988 BX1Androgeos, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5027
5028 Halaesus1988 BY1Halaesus, mythological Greek warriorMPC · 5028
5029 Ireland1988 BL2Named for the country of IrelandMPC · 5029
5030 Gyldenkerne1988 VK4Kjeld Gyldenkerne (1919–1999), Danish astronomerJPL · 5030
5031 Švejcar1990 FW1Josef Švejcar (1897–19XX), Czech physicianMPC · 5031
5032 Conradhirsh1990 OOConrad W. Hirsh (1941–1999), teacher and explorerJPL · 5032
5033 Mistral1990 PFFrédéric Mistral (1830–1914), French writer and Nobel Prize laureateMPC · 5033
5034 Joeharrington1991 PW10Joseph Harrington (born 1967), American planetary scientist at Cornell University, New YorkJPL · 5034
5035 Swift1991 UXLewis A. Swift (1820–1913), American astronomer and comet hunterMPC · 5035
5036 Tuttle1991 US2Horace P. Tuttle (1837–1923), American astronomer and American Civil War veteranMPC · 5036
5037 Habing6552 P-LHarm Jan Habing (born 1937), Dutch astronomer and professor at Leiden UniversityMPC · 5037
5038 Overbeek1948 KFDaniel Overbeek (born 1920), South African amateur astronomer and past president of ASSAJPL · 5038
5039 Rosenkavalier1967 GM1Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer of opera, notably Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose)MPC · 5039
5040 Rabinowitz1972 RFDavid Rabinowitz, American astronomer at Spacewatch and a discoverer of minor planets himselfMPC · 5040
5041 Theotes1973 SW1Theotes, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5041
5042 Colpa1974 ME"Colpa", the Huarpe word for stones that are composed of "pure minerals". These indigenous people lived in San Juan province of Argentina, where the discovering Félix Aguilar Observatory is locatedJPL · 5042
5043 Zadornov1974 SB5Mikhail Zadornov, Russian comedian JPL · 5043
5044 Shestaka1977 QH4Ivan Sofronovich Shestaka (1937–1994), chief researcher of comets and meteors at the astronomical observatory of Odessa University, RussiaMPC · 5044
5045 Hoyin1978 UL2Yin Ho (1908–1983), Chinese philanthropist from MacauJPL · 5045
5046 Carletonmoore1981 DQCarleton Bryant Moore (born 1932) professor of chemistry and geology of the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State UniversityJPL · 5046
5047 Zanda1981 EO42Brigitte Zanda (born 1958), a meteorite curator at the Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle de Paris and an adjunct faculty member at Rutgers UniversityJPL · 5047
5048 Moriarty1981 GCProfessor Moriarty, character in the Sherlock Holmes storiesMPC · 5048
5049 Sherlock1981 VC1Sherlock Holmes, fictional detectiveMPC · 5049
5050 Doctorwatson1983 RD2Dr. Watson, character in the Sherlock Holmes storiesMPC · 5050
5051 Ralph1984 SMRalph Florentin Nielsen (1942–1995) was head of the electronics laboratory at the Brorfelde Observatory, DenmarkJPL · 5051
5052 Nancyruth1984 UT3Nancy R. Lebofsky, American educatorMPC · 5052
5053 Chladni1985 FB2Ernst Chladni (1756–1827), German physicist and musicianMPC · 5053
5054 Keil1986 AO2Klaus Keil (born 1934), American meteoriticist at University of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and PlanetologyMPC · 5054
5055 Opekushin1986 PB5Aleksandr Mikhailovich Opekushin (1838–1923), Russian sculptorMPC · 5055
5056 Rahua1986 RQ5Rahua, wife of one of the four sons of Pirua Wiracocha, creator god of civilization in Inca mythologyJPL · 5056
5057 Weeks1987 DC6Eric R. Weeks (born 1970), a Professor in the Physics Department at Emory UniversityJPL · 5057
5058 Tarrega1987 OMFrancisco Tárrega, Spanish classical guitarist-composerMPC · 5058
5059 Saroma1988 AFLake Saroma, Hokkaido, JapanMPC · 5059
5060 Yoneta1988 BO5Katsuhiko Yoneta (1904–1957), Japanese engineer and a graduate of Hokkaido UniversityMPC · 5060
5061 McIntosh1988 DJBruce A. McIntosh, Canadian astronomerJPL · 5061
5062 Glennmiller1989 CZGlenn Miller, American jazz musician and bandleader of the swing eraJPL · 5062
5063 Monteverdi1989 CJ5Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), Italian composer and Catholic priestMPC · 5063
5064 Tanchozuru1990 FSTancho, Japanese craneMPC · 5064
5065 Johnstone1990 FP1Paul Johnstone (died 1976), the first director and producer of The Sky at Night, a British documentary television programme on astronomyMPC · 5065
5066 Garradd1990 MAGordon J. Garradd (born 1959), Australian amateur astronomer and photographerMPC · 5066
5067 Occidental1990 OXOccidental College, located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United StatesMPC · 5067
5068 Cragg1990 TCThomas A. Cragg, an American amateur astronomerMPC · 5068
5069 Tokeidai1991 QBSapporo Tokeidai, JapanMPC · 5069
5070 Arai1991 XTArai Ikunosuke, Japanese from Bakumatsu to MeijiMPC · 5070
5071 Schoenmaker3099 T-2Anton A. Schoenmaker, Dutch technical officer at the Leiden ObservatoryMPC · 5071
5072 Hioki1931 TS1Tsutomu Hioki, Japanese astronomerMPC · 5072
5073 Junttura1943 EN"Junttura" embodies the Finnish mentality to get things done, stubbornly and at all costsJPL · 5073
5074 Goetzoertel1949 QQ1Goetz Oertel, American physicist and chairman of AURAJPL · 5074
5075 Goryachev1969 TN4Nikolaj Nikanorovich Goryachev (1883–1940), Russian professor of astronomy at Tomsk UniversityJPL · 5075
5076 Lebedev-Kumach1973 SG4Vasily Lebedev-Kumach (1898–1949), Soviet and Russian poet and songwriterMPC · 5076
5077 Favaloro1974 MGRené Favaloro, Argentine cardiologist (1923–2000), creator of the bypass coronary surgeryJPL · 5077
5078 Solovjev-Sedoj1974 SWVasilij Pavlovich Solovjev-Sedoj (1907–1979), Russian composerMPC · 5078
5079 Brubeck1975 DBDave Brubeck (1920–2012), American jazz pianist and composerJPL · 5079
5080 Oja1976 EBTarmo Oja, Swedish astronomerMPC · 5080
5081 Sanguin1976 WC1Juan Sanguin (1933–2006) was an Argentinian astronomer who was in charge of the minor planet and comet programs at the El Leoncito Station for more than a quarter of a centuryJPL · 5081
5082 Nihonsyoki1977 DN4Nihon Shoki, the first written history of Japan, compiled in the 8th centuryMPC · 5082
5083 Irinara1977 EVIrina Evgen'evna Raksha, Russian writer and friend of the discoverer Nikolai ChernykhMPC · 5083
5084 Gnedin1977 FN1Yurij Nikolaevich Gnedin (born 1935), Russian astrophysicistMPC · 5084
5085 Hippocrene1977 NNHippocrene, mythological Greek fountainMPC · 5085
5086 Demin1978 RH1Vladimir Grigor'evich Demin (1929–1996), Russian professor at Moscow University and expert on celestial mechanics and dynamics of rigid bodiesMPC · 5086
5087 Emelʹyanov1978 RM2Nikolai Vladimirovich Emelʹyanov (born 1946), Russian astronomer head of the Celestial Mechanics Department of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute in MoscowMPC · 5087
5088 Tancredi1979 QZ1Gonzalo Tancredi, Uruguayan astronomerMPC · 5088
5089 Nádherná1979 SNSidonie Nádherná (1885–1950), Czech-British writerJPL · 5089
5090 Wyeth1980 CGStuart Wyeth, American donor of the Wyeth 1.5-meter telescope at Harvard ObservatoryMPC · 5090
5091 Isakovskij1981 SD4Mikhail Vasil'evich Isakovskii (1900–1973), Russian poetMPC · 5091
5092 Manara1982 FJAlessandro Manara, astronomer at Brera Astronomical Observatory in Milan, ItalyMPC · 5092
5093 Svirelia1982 TG1Elsa Gustavovna Sviridova, the wife of Russian composer Georgy SviridovMPC · 5093
5094 Seryozha1982 UT6Sergey Kapitsa (1928–2012), Russian physicistMPC · 5094
5095 Escalante1983 NLJaime Escalante (1930–2010), Bolivian-born mathematics teacherMPC · 5095
5096 Luzin1983 RC5Nikolai Nikolaevich Luzin, Russian mathematicianMPC · 5096
5097 Axford1983 TW1Ian Axford (1933–2010), New Zealand-born astrophysicist and longtime director of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System ResearchMPC · 5097
5098 Tomsolomon1985 CH2Tom Solomon (born 1962) holds a Presidential Professorship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bucknell UniversityJPL · 5098
5099 Iainbanks1985 DY1Iain M. Banks (1954–2013), a Scottish writerJPL · 5099
5100 Pasachoff1985 GWJay Myron Pasachoff (1943–2022), Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, Williams College, United StatesMPC · 5100

5101–5200

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5101 Akhmerov1985 UB5Vadim Zinov'evich Akhmerov (born 1929), doctor in the Crimean PeninsulaMPC · 5101
5102 Benfranklin1986 RD1Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American scientist, philosopher and statesmanMPC · 5102
5103 Diviš1986 RP1Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), Czech scientist and monkMPC · 5103
5104 Skripnichenko1986 RU5Vladimir Ilich Skripnichenko (born 1942), Russian astronomer, staff member and deputy director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Saint PetersburgMPC · 5104
5105 Westerhout1986 TM1Gart Westerhout (1927–2012), Dutch radio astronomerMPC · 5105
5106 Mortensen1987 DJInger Mortensen (born 1910) is an aunt of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen.JPL · 5106
5107 Laurenbacall1987 DS6Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), an American actressJPL · 5107
5108 Lübeck1987 QG2Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740), German composer and organistMPC · 5108
5109 Robertmiller1987 RM1Robert J. Miller (born 1950), an American astronomer at the U.S. Naval ObservatoryJPL · 5109
5110 Belgirate1987 SVThe Italian village of Belgirate located on the shore of Lake Maggiore in PiedmontMPC · 5110
5111 Jacliff1987 SE4Clifford (1929–1993) and Jackie (born 1935) Holmes, American amateur astronomersMPC · 5111
5112 Kusaji1987 SM13Shigeharu Kusaji (1879–1956), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5112
5113 Kohno1988 BNMasaru Kohno (born 1926), Japanese classical guitar makerMPC · 5113
5114 Yezo1988 CONamed for Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, which was known as Yezo until 1869.JPL · 5114
5115 Frimout1988 CD4Dirk D. Frimout (born 1941), Belgian astrophysicist and astronaut with the U.S. Space ShuttleMPC · 5115
5116 Korsør1988 EUKorsør, a town on the southwestern coast of Sjælland almost exactly 100 km from Copenhagen, is the birthplace of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen.JPL · 5116
5117 Mokotoyama1988 GHMount Mokoto, in eastern Hokkaido, JapanMPC · 5117
5118 Elnapoul1988 RBElna (1917–1992) and Poul Hyttel (born 1909), the parents-in-law of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen.JPL · 5118
5119 Imbrius1988 RA1Imbrius, from Greek mythology. He was the son of Mentor and married to Medesicaste, an illegitimate daughter of King Priam of Troy. Imbrius was killed by Teucer during the Trojan War.IAU · 5119
5120 Bitias1988 TZ1Bitias, Trojan warrior and wandering companion of Aeneas, from Greek mythologyMPC · 5120
5121 Numazawa1989 AX1Shigemi Numazawa (born 1958), Japanese amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and space artistMPC · 5121
5122 Mucha1989 AZ1Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), Czech artistMPC · 5122
5123 Cynus1989 BLCynus, a location in the Iliad from whrere the Locrians filled forty ships as part of the Greek armada that set out against Troy.IAU · 5123
5124 Muraoka1989 CWKenji Muraoka (born 1955), Japanese amateur astronomer and orbit computerMPC · 5124
5125 Okushiri1989 CN1Okushiri Island, some 30 km to the southwest of Hokkaido, noted for its rich fishing grounds for squid and scallops.JPL · 5125
5126 Achaemenides1989 CH2Achaemenides, mythological Greek warriorMPC · 5126
5127 Bruhns1989 CO3Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697), Danish-German organist, violinist, and composerMPC · 5127
5128 Wakabayashi1989 FJWakabayashi-ku, Sendai, JapanMPC · 5128
5129 Groom1989 GNSteven L. Groom, a computer engineer at JPL and creator of NEAT's autonomous observing systemMPC · 5129
5130 Ilioneus1989 SC7Ilioneus, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5130
5132 Maynard1990 MEOwen Eugene Maynard, Canadian aeronautical engineerMPC · 5132
5133 Phillipadams1990 PAPhillip Adams (born 1939), an Australian broadcaster, writer and social commentatorMPC · 5133
5134 Ebilson1990 SM2Elisabeth Bilson (born 1937), administrator in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University SrcMPC · 5134
5135 Nibutani1990 UENibutani, sacred land for the indigenous Ainu of Hokkaidō, Japan.JPL · 5135
5136 Baggaley1990 UG2W. Jack Baggaley (born 1938), English radar meteor researcher at the University of Canterbury in New ZealandMPC · 5136
5137 Frevert1990 VCFriedrich Frevert (1914–2001), German astronomer SrcMPC · 5137
5138 Gyoda1990 VD2Gyōda, Saitama, JapanMPC · 5138
5139 Rumoi1990 VH4Rumoi, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5139
5140 Kida1990 XHKinjirō Kida (1893–1962), Hokkaido-born painter, known for his landscapes, and whose work has been compared to that of Cézanne and other impressionists.JPL · 5140
5141 Tachibana1990 YBTachibana, a kendo clubMPC · 5141
5142 Okutama1990 YDOkutama Observatory, JapanMPC · 5142
5143 Heracles1991 VLHeracles, Greek heroMPC · 5143
5144 Achates1991 XXAchates, mythical Trojan warriorMPC · 5144
5145 Pholus1992 ADPholus, mythological centaurMPC · 5145
5146 Moiwa1992 BPMount Moiwa, the mountain that offers an outstanding panorama of the city of Sapporo and is popular both to skiers and to hikers in its virgin forest.JPL · 5146
5147 Maruyama1992 BQMaruyama hill, a small hill, situated near Mt. Moiwa in the southwestern part of Sapporo and known for a beautiful park and zoo, as well as the Hokkaido Shrine.JPL · 5147
5148 Giordano5557 P-LGiordano Bruno (1548–1600), Italian Dominican priestMPC · 5148
5149 Leibniz6582 P-LGottfried Leibniz (1646–1716), German philosopher, mathematician, and co-inventor of calculusMPC · 5149
5150 Fellini7571 P-LFederico Fellini (1920–1993), Italian film directorMPC · 5150
5151 Weerstra2160 T-2Claas Weerstra, Dutch comet chaser and administrative officer and longtime programmer at the Leiden ObservatoryMPC · 5151
5152 Labs1931 UDDietrich Labs (born 1921), German astrophysicist and professor at Heidelberg University and Königstuhl ObservatoryJPL · 5152
5153 Gierasch1940 GOPeter J. Gierasch (born 1940), planetary scientist, co-founder of Cornell University's Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, and winner of the 2014 Gerard P. Kuiper PrizeMPC · 5153
5154 Leonov1969 TL1Yevgeny Leonov (1926–1994), Soviet artist and actorMPC · 5154
5155 Denisyuk1972 HRYurij Nikolaevich Denisyuk (1927–2006), head of a laboratory at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute in St. Petersburg and a member of the Royal Photographic Society.JPL · 5155
5156 Golant1972 KLVictor Evgen'evich Golant (born 1928), director of the department of plasma physics, atomic physics and astrophysics at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute in Saint PetersburgJPL · 5156
5157 Hindemith1973 UB5Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), German composer, violist and conductorMPC · 5157
5158 Ogarev1976 YYNikolay Ogarev (1813–1877), a Russian poet, historian and political activistMPC · 5158
5159 Burbine1977 RGThomas Burbine, American planetary scientist at Mount Holyoke CollegeMPC · 5159
5160 Camoes1979 YOLuís de Camões (1524–1580) Portuguese poetMPC · 5160
5161 Wightman1980 TX3Kingsley W. Wightman, teacher of astronomy at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, CaliforniaMPC · 5161
5162 Piemonte1982 BWPiedmont, the northwestern region of Italy, with its capital TurinMPC · 5162
5163 Vollmayr-Lee1983 TD2Katharina Vollmayr-Lee (born 1967), a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bucknell University.JPL · 5163
5164 Mullo1984 WE1Mullo, a Celtic god, associated by the Romans with MarsMPC · 5164
5165 Videnom1985 CGVidenom, popular weekly Danish television program on natural science.JPL · 5165
5166 Olson1985 FU1Irvin Edward "Ole" Olson (1910–1993), an American telescope-dome manufacturerMPC · 5166
5167 Joeharms1985 GU1John (Joe) Eric Harms, an Australian geologistMPC · 5167
5168 Jenner1986 EJEdward Jenner (1749–1823), English medical doctor, who introduced the smallpox vaccineMPC · 5168
5169 Duffell1986 RU2Stephen Duffell (born 1943), friend of Edward Bowell who discovered this minor planetMPC · 5169
5170 Sissons1987 EHAnthony Sissons (born 1943), friend of Edward Bowell who discovered this minor planetMPC · 5170
5171 Augustesen1987 SQ3Karl A. Augustesen (born 1945) has for several decades been the observer at the Schmidt telescope erected at Brorfelde in 1965.JPL · 5171
5172 Yoshiyuki1987 UX1Yoshiyuki Endo (born 1953), the landowner of the Kushiro ObservatoryJPL · 5172
5173 Stjerneborg1988 EM1Stjerneborg, pioneering astronomical observatory built by Tycho BraheMPC · 5173
5174 Okugi1988 HFShin Okugi (born 1952), Japanese optical engineer and director of the software division of Goto Optical LaboratoryMPC · 5174
5175 Ables1988 VS4Harold D. Ables (born 1938), American astronomer and former director at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff StationMPC · 5175
5176 Yoichi1989 AUThe Japanese city of Yoichi located in southwestern Hokkaido and noted for its fruit and marine products.JPL · 5176
5177 Hugowolf1989 AY6Hugo Wolf (1860–1903), Austrian composerMPC · 5177
5178 Pattazhy1989 CD4Sainudeen Pattazhy (born 1962), an Indian environmentalist and zoologistJPL · 5178
5179 Takeshima1989 EO1Toshio Takeshima (born 1930), a Japanese Iai master and friend of Tsutomu Seki who discovered this minor planetMPC · 5179
5180 Ohno1989 GFKeiko Ohno (born 1959), Japanese activities in promoting the public awareness of the study of astronomy and space science. She is an software developer at Goto Optical LaboratoryMPC · 5180
5181 SURF1989 GOSummer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program of CaltechMPC · 5181
5182 Bray1989 NEOlin D. Bray (born 1907), an American medical doctor and friend of Eleanor Helin who discovered this minor planet. The naming took place on the occasion of Bray's 85th birthday in 1992.MPC · 5182
5183 Robyn1990 OA1Laurie Robyn Ernst Yeomans, wife of Donald Yeomans, see (2956), president of IAU Commission 20MPC · 5183
5184 Cavaillé-Coll1990 QY7Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811–1899), member of a famous French dynasty of organ buildersMPC · 5184
5185 Alerossi1990 RV2Alessandro Rossi (born 1964), a member of the Group of Satellite Flight Dynamics at the Istituto CNECE in PisaJPL · 5185
5186 Donalu1990 SB4Dona(lu) Wheeler Roman, wife of American discoverer Brian P. RomanMPC · 5186
5187 Domon1990 TK1Ken Domon (1909–1990), Japanese photographerMPC · 5187
5188 Paine1990 TZ2Thomas O. Paine (1921–1992), American metallurgist, third Administrator of NASA, and advisor to the Planetary SocietyMPC · 5188
5190 Fry1990 UR2Stephen Fry (born 1957), an English writer, actor, comedian, TV presenter and activistJPL · 5190
5191 Paddack1990 VO3Stephen J. Paddack (born 1934), an aeronautical engineer and contributor to the understanding of the Yorp effectJPL · 5191
5192 Yabuki1991 CCHiroshi Yabuki (born 1960), a leading Japanese developer of automated planetarium programs at Goto Optical LaboratoryMPC · 5192
5193 Tanakawataru1992 ETWataru Tanaka (born 1939), Japanese astronomer and professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of JapanJPL · 5193
5194 Böttger4641 P-LJohann Friedrich Böttger (1682–1719), a German alchemist and one of the early inventors of hard-paste porcelain in Meissen, GermanyMPC · 5194
5195 Kaendler3289 T-1Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706–1775), German sculptor, later founder of the European style of porcelain in Meissen, GermanyMPC · 5195
5196 Bustelli3102 T-2Franz Anton Bustelli (1723–1763), Swiss artist, involved with the Nymphenburg Porcelain ManufactoryMPC · 5196
5197 Rottmann4265 T-2Friedrich Rottmann (1797–1850), German Romantic landscape painter and father of Carl RottmannMPC · 5197
5198 Fongyunwah1975 BP1Yun-Wah Fong, Chinese educator and mentor of Chinese astronomer Yang Jiexing, who is an uncredited co-discoverer of this minor planet at the Purple Mountain ObservatoryMPC · 5198
5199 Dortmund1981 RP2The city of Dortmund, capital of North Rhein-Westphalia, GermanyMPC · 5199
5200 Pamal1983 CMPatrick Michael Malotki (born 1974), friend of Edward Bowell who discovered this minor planet. The naming took place on the occasion of his 21st birthday (the nickname stands for "pas mal", French for "not bad", a compliment).MPC · 5200

5201–5300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5201 Ferraz-Mello1983 XFSylvio Ferraz-Mello (born 1936), Brazilian astronomerMPC · 5201
5202 Charleseliot1983 XXCharles William Eliot (1834–1926), an American chemist and the 21st President of Harvard CollegeJPL · 5202
5203 Pavarotti1984 SF1Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007), Italian opera singerMPC · 5203
5204 Herakleitos1988 CN2Herakleitos, Ancient Greek philosopherMPC · 5204
5205 Servián1988 CU7Berta E. Servián de Flores (1914–1996), the first Paraguayan woman aviator.JPL · 5205
5206 Kodomonomori1988 EDKodomo no Mori (Children's Forest), Treeplanting program in JapanMPC · 5206
5207 Hearnshaw1988 HEJohn Bernard Hearnshaw (born 1946), New Zealand spectroscopist, who has guided the Mount John University Observatory through major developments over 30 yearsJPL · 5207
5208 Royer1989 CH1Msgr. Ronald E. Royer, American priest, amateur astronomer and astrophotographerMPC · 5208
5209 Oloosson1989 CW1Oloosson, a town mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad by Homer.IAU · 5209
5210 Saint-Saëns1989 EL6Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), French composerMPC · 5210
5211 Stevenson1989 NXDavid J. Stevenson (born 1948), New Zealand planetary scientist Src</ref>MPC · 5211
5212 Celiacruz1989 SSCelia Cruz (1925–2003), a Cuban-American salsa singer and performerJPL · 5212
5213 Takahashi1990 FUKiichiro Takahashi, president of Takahashi SeisakushoMPC · 5213
5214 Oozora1990 VN3Super Ōzora, Limited express train at Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5214
5215 Tsurui1991 AETsurui, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5215
5216 Cannizzo1941 HAJohn Kendall Cannizzo (1957–2018) was an American astrophysicist who worked at the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. He also spent time at the Harvard College Observatory, where he met his wife Catherine Asaro, and did research as a Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.JPL · 5216
5217 Chaozhou1966 CLChaozhou, a Chinese city in Guangdong Province, cradle of the Chaoshan Culture.JPL · 5217
5218 Kutsak1969 TB3Mariya Romanovna Kutsak (1928–1997) was a schoolteacher of physics and astronomy in the city of Omsk for about 40 yearsJPL · 5218
5219 Zemka1976 GU3Aleksandr Grigorjevich Zemka (born 1947), friend of the discoverer, electrotechnics engineer in Zaporozhje, both a prominent specialist and a good organizer who wins the respect of his colleagues and acquaintances. He provided valuable help to the discoverer in improving the 0.64-m telescope used for the Crimean NEA SurveyJPL · 5219
5220 Vika1979 SA8Viktoriya Semenovna Vinogradova (born 1928), doctor at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory on the Crimean peninsulaMPC · 5220
5221 Fabribudweis1980 FBWenceslaus Fabri de Budweis (c. 1460–1518), Czech scientist and author of almanacsMPC · 5221
5222 Ioffe1980 TL13Abram Ioffe (1880–1960), Russian physicist and pioneer in semi-conductor researchMPC · 5222
5223 McSween1981 EX6Harry McSween, planetary geologist and geochemist, meteorite researcher SrcMPC · 5223
5224 Abbe1982 DX3Ernst Abbe (1840–1905), German astronomer, optician, educator and director of the Jena ObservatoryMPC · 5224
5225 Loral1983 TS1Loral Inc, an American manufacturer of CCDsMPC · 5225
5226 Pollack1983 WLJames B. Pollack (1938–1994), an American planetary scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center.MPC · 5226
5227 Bocacara1986 PEBocacara, a Spanish village south of the historic university city of Salamanca. It was first settled in the Middle Ages and remained a farming and herding village until the end of the 20th century. Crops included wheat, beans and garbanzos, but Bocacara was renowned in the region for its potatoes.JPL · 5227
5228 Máca1986 VTJan Máca, schoolmate and friend of the discoverer, for his contribution to the protection of natureMPC · 5228
5229 Irurita1987 DE6Irurita is one of 15 villages nestled in the Baztan Valley, within the autonomous community of Navarre in the Basque Country in northern Spain.JPL · 5229
5230 Asahina1988 EFTakashi Asahina, Japanese conductorMPC · 5230
5231 Verne1988 JVJules Verne, French novelist and playwrightMPC · 5231
5232 Jordaens1988 PR1Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painterMPC · 5232
5233 Nastes1988 RL10Nastes, from Greek mythology. With his brother Amphimacus, he was a leader of the Carian contingent on the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War. Nastes was killed in the river Maeander by Achilles, who stripped off his armour and golden ornaments.IAU · 5233
5234 Sechenov1989 VPIvan Sechenov (1829–1905), Russian naturalist and physiologistMPC · 5234
5235 Jean-Loup1990 SA1Jean-Loup Bertaux (born 1942), a French planetary scientist who headed the Department of Solar System Studies at CNRSMPC · 5235
5236 Yoko1990 TG3Yoko Huruta, wife of discovererMPC · 5236
5237 Yoshikawa1990 UF3Katsunori Yoshikawa (born 1942), owner of the land on which the Nihondaira Observatory was built on. The observatory is located in one of the green-tea producing areas in Japan.MPC · 5237
5238 Naozane1990 VE2Kumagai Naozane, early samuraiMPC · 5238
5239 Reiki1990 VC4Reiki Kushida, a Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. She was the first woman to discover a supernova (1991bg) visually.MPC · 5239
5240 Kwasan1990 XEKwasan Observatory (377) of Kyoto University is located near Kyoto, JapanMPC · 5240
5241 Beeson1990 YLCharlotte "Charlie" Beeson (born 1990) is a British astronomer, computer programmer, gymnast, dancer and musician, who undertook research at the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics for her Masters Thesis: Methods to Improve Near-Earth Asteroid Discovery and Spectroscopic Characterisation Rates.JPL · 5241
5242 Kenreimonin1991 BOEmpress Dowager Kenrei, JapanMPC · 5242
5243 Clasien1246 T-2Clasien Shane, wife of American astronomer William Whitney Shane (born 1923) at the Leiden and Nijmegen (C39) observatoriesMPC · 5243
5244 Amphilochos1973 SQ1Amphilochos (son of Amphiaraos), mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5244
5245 Maslyakov1976 GR2Aleksandr Vasil'evich Maslyakov, Russian TV journalist, known for the program "Club of Merry and Resourceful Persons" (KVN)MPC · 5245
5246 Migliorini1979 OBFabio Migliorini (1971–1997), a young researcher who died in a mountain accidentJPL · 5246
5247 Krylov1982 UP6Aleksey Krylov (1863–1945), a Russian mathematician and naval architectMPC · 5247
5248 Scardia1983 GQMarco Scardia (born 1948), Italian astrometrist at the Merate and Brera observatories in northern ItalyMPC · 5248
5249 Giza1983 HJGiza, Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, known for some of Egypt's greatest antiquitiesMPC · 5249
5250 Jas1984 QFCzech for 'brightness' and the initials of the South Bohemian Astronomical Society (Jihočeská Astronomická Společnost)MPC · 5250
5251 Bradwood1985 KAFrank Bradshaw Wood, American astronomerJPL · 5251
5252 Vikrymov1985 PZ1Viktor Aleksandrovich Krymov (born 1929), deputy director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (ITA) in St Peterburg, RussiaMPC · 5252
5253 Fredclifford1985 XBFred Clifford (1924–1980) was a mariner, joining the U.S. Merchant Marine in 1943 to fulfill a life-long dream of going to sea. He was a forward thinker and inspired early technological development of foam-core surfboards and was co-owner of Clifford/George Surfboards in Santa Barbara, California, USA in the 1960s.JPL · 5253
5254 Ulysses1986 VG1Odysseus (Roman name: "Ulysses"), mythological Greek kingMPC · 5254
5255 Johnsophie1988 KFJohn and Sophie Karayusuf, parents of Alford S. Karayusuf, a friend of the discoverer. Under the starry skies of the Syrian Desert, they inspired their children to study the stars and planets and to wonder in amazement at the ability of mankind to explore the heavensJPL · 5255
5256 Farquhar1988 NNRobert W. Farquhar (1932–2015), an American mission design specialist at NASAMPC · 5256
5257 Laogonus1988 RS10Laogonus, from Greek mythology. He was the son of Bias and grandson of King Priam of Troy. Laogonus and his brother Dardanus were killed by Achilles, who knocked the brothers from their chariots, smiting one with a cast of his spear and the other with his sword in close fight.IAU · 5257
5258 Rhoeo1989 AU1Rhoeo was thrown in the ocean locked in a chest after her father learned she was pregnant. She was guided by Apollo, her lover, to the island of Delos where she gave birth to Anius, who later prophesied that the siege of Troy would go on for ten years.IAU · 5258
5259 Epeigeus1989 BB1Epeigeus, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5259
5260 Philvéron1989 RHPhilippe Véron, French astronomerMPC · 5260
5261 Eureka1990 MBEureka!, Greek exclamation of discoveryMPC · 5261
5262 Brucegoldberg1990 XB1Bruce A. Goldberg, an American scientist at JPL and USAF Phillips Laboratory, was a friend of Eleanor F. Helin, who discovered this minor planet.MPC · 5262
5263 Arrius1991 GY9Harrison Callum Bertram Steel (born 1992), son of British discoverer Duncan SteelMPC · 5263
5264 Telephus1991 KCTelephus, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5264
5265 Schadow2570 P-LJohann Gottfried Schadow (1764–1850), German sculptor whose work includes the chariot on top of the Brandenburg Gate in BerlinMPC · 5265
5266 Rauch4047 T-2Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptorJPL · 5266
5267 Zegmott1966 CFTarik Zegmott (born 1992) is a British Astronomy PhD student whose research for his Masters thesis, "Optimising Observing Strategies for Near-Earth Asteroid Characterisation", was undertaken at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.JPL · 5267
5268 Černohorský1971 US1Martin Cernohorský, Czech physicist.JPL · 5268
5269 Paustovskij1978 SL6Konstantin Paustovsky (1892–1968), Russian writerMPC · 5269
5270 Kakabadze1979 KRDavid Kakabadze (1889–1952), a Georgian painter and avantgardistMPC · 5270
5271 Kaylamaya1979 MH7Kayla Maya Soderblom was the daughter of planetary scientist Jason Soderblom and granddaughter of planetary scientist Larry Soderblom. Born with a congenital heart problem, Kayla lived only 15 months, but was a source of happiness and inspiration for all who knew her.JPL · 5271
5272 Dickinson1981 QH2Terence Dickinson (1943–2023), Canadian astronomy populariserMPC · 5272
5273 Peilisheng1982 DQ6Pei Lisheng, 20th-century Chinese satellite scientist and oceanographerJPL · 5273
5274 Degewij1985 RSJohan Degewij (born 1944), Dutch astronomerMPC · 5274
5275 Zdislava1986 UUSaint Zdislava (sv. Zdislava), Moravian noblewoman, wife of Markvartic Havel, Duke of Lemberk, known for her generosity to the poor, and an early lay member of the Dominican OrderMPC · 5275
5276 Gulkis1987 GKSamuel Gulkis, an American astronomer and expert in radio and submillimeter astronomy at JPL, was a supporter of the NEAT programMPC · 5276
5277 Brisbane1988 DOBrisbane, the name of the capital city of Queensland, itself honors Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, an astronomer and the colonial governor who established Australia's first permanent observatory in 1822. The minor planet's discoverer was born 20 km from Brisbane's birthplace in Ayrshire, ScotlandJPL · 5277
5278 Polly1988 EJ1Polly Brooks, member of the Planetary Society's New Millennium CommitteeMPC · 5278
5279 Arthuradel1988 LAArthur Adel, American astrophysicistMPC · 5279
5280 Andrewbecker1988 PTAndrew C. Becker (born 1973), an American astronomer and data scientist at the University of Washington.JPL · 5280
5281 Lindstrom1988 SO1Marilyn Lindstrom (born 1946) (born Marilyn R. Martin), American planetary geologist and curator of the U.S. Antarctic meteorite collection at NASA's Johnson Space CenterMPC · 5281
5282 Yamatotakeru1988 VTYamato Takeru, Japanese legendary princeMPC · 5282
5283 Pyrrhus1989 BWNeoptolemus, son of AchillesMPC · 5283
5284 Orsilocus1989 CK2Greek warrior Orsilochus, son of Diocles and twin brother of Crethon, killed by Aeneas during the Trojan WarMPC · 5284
5285 Krethon1989 EO11Greek warrior Crethon (Krethon), son of Diocles and twin brother of Orsilochus, killed by Aeneas during the Trojan WarMPC · 5285
5286 Haruomukai1989 VT1Haruo Mukai (1949–1986) was the younger brother of Japanese astronomer Masaru Mukai, who co-discovered this minor planetMPC · 5286
5287 Heishu1989 WEHeishu Hosoi, Japanese confucianistMPC · 5287
5288 Nankichi1989 XDNankichi Niimi, Japanese authorMPC · 5288
5289 Niemela1990 KG2Born in Helsinki, Virpi Niemela (born 1936) moved to Argentina at the age of 17. She received her Ph.D. in astronomy at La Plata observatory, where she has conducted her professional work. Her main field of research is massive stars, an area to which she has contributed over 150 refereed papersJPL · 5289
5290 Langevin1990 OD4Yves Langevin (born 1951), French planetary scientist at the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale in OrsayMPC · 5290
5291 Yuuko1990 YTYuuko Matsuyama, wife of discovererMPC · 5291
5292 Mackwell1991 AJ1Stephen J. Mackwell (born 1956) is the Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute.JPL · 5292
5293 Bentengahama1991 BQ2Benten beach (Bentengahama), a sandy beach near Kushiro in northern Japan, where the co-discoverer, Kazuro Watanabe, spent his childhood.MPC · 5293
5294 Onnetoh1991 CBLake Onnetō, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5294
5295 Masayo1991 CEMasayo Mizuno, wife of discovererMPC · 5295
5296 Friedrich9546 P-LCaspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), German Romantic landscape painterMPC · 5296
5297 Schinkel4170 T-2Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841), German architect and painterMPC · 5297
5298 Paraskevopoulos1966 PKJohn Stefanos Paraskevopoulos, Greek astronomer, director of the Athens Observatory and later superintendent of the Boyden ObservatoryJPL · 5298
5299 Bittesini1969 LBLuciano Bittesini (born 1950), Italian amateur astronomer and astrometrist at Farra d'Isonzo ObservatoryMPC · 5299
5300 Sats1974 SX1Nataliya Il'inichna Sats (1903–1993), Soviet author and founder of the Moscow Musical Children's TheaterMPC · 5300

5301–5400

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5301 Novobranets1974 SD3Vasilij Andreevich Novobranets (1904–1984), Russian and Ukrainian writer.JPL · 5301
5302 Romanoserra1976 YF5Romano Serra (born 1954), Italian physicistMPC · 5302
5303 Parijskij1978 TT2Yurij Nikolaevich Parijskij (born 1932), Russian radio astronomer and cosmologistMPC · 5303
5304 Bazhenov1978 TA7Vasily Bazhenov (1737–1799), Russian architectMPC · 5304
5305 Bernievolz1978 VS5Bernard Volz (born 1961), American amateur astronomer and former president of the Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers AssociationJPL · 5305
5306 Fangfen1980 BBFen Fang, Chinese astronomerMPC · 5306
5307 Paul-André1980 YCPaul-André Herbelin (1933–1994), Swiss friend of the American discoverer Edward BowellMPC · 5307
5308 Hutchison1981 DC2Robert Hutchison (born 1938) former curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum, LondonJPL · 5308
5309 MacPherson1981 ED25Glenn Joseph MacPherson (born 1950), curator at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.JPL · 5309
5310 Papike1981 EP26James Papike (born 1937), director emeritus of the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico.JPL · 5310
5311 Rutherford1981 GD1Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), born and educated in New Zealand, won the 1908 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on radioactive disintegration of elements. He was the first to develop radioactive dating of the Earth, established the nuclear atom, and predicted the existence of the neutron.IAU · 5311
5312 Schott1981 VP2Otto Schott (1851–1935), a German chemist, glass technologist, and the inventor of borosilicate glassMPC · 5312
5313 Nunes1982 SC2Pedro Nunes (1502–1578), Portuguese mathematician and geographerMPC · 5313
5314 Wilkickia1982 SG4Andrey Vilkitsky (1858–1913) and Boris Vilkitsky (1885–1961), father and son, Russian hydrographers and Arctic explorersMPC · 5314
5315 Balʹmont1982 SV5Konstantin Balmont (1867–1942), a Russian symbolist poet and translatorMPC · 5315
5316 Filatov1982 UB7Vladimir Filatov (1875–1956), ophthalmologist and surgeonMPC · 5316
5317 Verolacqua1983 CEVeronica Lynn Passalacqua, a volunteer who compiled the International Comet Quarterly archive of photometric data on cometsMPC · 5317
5318 Dientzenhofer1985 HG1Kryštof Dientzenhofer, Czech architectMPC · 5318
5319 Petrovskaya1985 RK6Margarita Sergeevna Petrovskaya (Russian: Петровская, Маргарита Сергеевна, born 1933), Russian astronomer and staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Saint PetersburgMPC · 5319
5320 Lisbeth1985 VDLisbeth Fogh Olsen, daughter of Danish co-discoverer Hans Jørn Fogh OlsenMPC · 5320
5321 Jagras1985 VNJakob Grove Rasmussen, fiancé of the daughter of Danish co-discoverer Hans Jørn Fogh OlsenMPC · 5321
5323 Fogh1986 TL4Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen (born 1943), Danish astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at Brorfelde ObservatoryJPL · 5323
5324 Lyapunov1987 SLAleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov (1857–1918), Russian mathematician, engineer and physicistMPC · 5324
5325 Silver1988 JQLeon Silver (born 1925), professor of geology at CaltechMPC · 5325
5326 Vittoriosacco1988 RT6Vittorio Sacco (born 1941), an Italian amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy.JPL · 5326
5327 Gertwilkens1989 EX1Gert Wilkens (born 1957) has been the financial administrator of Stichting De Koepel, former Dutch center for the popularization of astronomy and space science. He serves as librarian of the astronomical library of Sonnenborgh Observatory in Utrecht in the Netherlands. Wilkens is a co-editor of the astronomical annual Sterrengids.IAU · 5327
5328 Nisiyamakoiti1989 UH1Koichi Nishiyama, Japanese mountaineer and amateur astronomer, meteor, comet, and nova hunterJPL · 5328
5329 Decaro1989 YPMario De Caro, Italian philosopherJPL · 5329
5330 Senrikyu1990 BQ1Sen no Rikyū, Japanese tea masterMPC · 5330
5331 Erimomisaki1990 BT1Cape Erimo, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5331
5332 Davidaguilar1990 DADavid Aguilar, American director of public affairs at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, astronomical photographer, and telescope makerJPL · 5332
5333 Kanaya1990 UHKanaya, Shizuoka, JapanMPC · 5333
5334 Mishima1991 CFMishima, Shizuoka, JapanMPC · 5334
5335 Damocles1991 DADamocles, mythological Greek figureMPC · 5335
5337 Aoki1991 LDMasahiro Aoki (1920–1984), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5337
5338 Michelblanc1991 RJ5Michel Blanc (born 1949), French planetary scientist and director of the Pic du Midi ObservatoryJPL · 5338
5340 Burton4027 P-LWilliam Butler Burton (born 1940), American professor of astronomy at the University of LeidenMPC · 5340
5341 Purgathofer6040 P-LAlois Purgathofer (1925–1983), Austrian astronomerMPC · 5341
5342 Le Poole3129 T-2Rudolf Le Poole (born 1942), Dutch astronomer at LeidenMPC · 5342
5343 Ryzhov1977 SG3Yurij Aleksandrovich Ryzhov (born 1930), a member of the Russian Academy of SciencesMPC · 5343
5344 Ryabov1978 RNYurij Aleksandrovich Ryabov (born 1923), professor at the Moscow Road-Transport InstituteMPC · 5344
5345 Boynton1981 EY8William Boynton (born 1944), professor of cosmochemistry and geochemistry at the University of Arizona, has measured elemental abundances in meteorites as a means of probing the early history of the solar system. He is the team leader for the gamma-ray spectrometer on the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraftJPL · 5345
5346 Benedetti1981 QEeMario Benedetti (1920–2009), an internationally-renowned Uruguayan writer and member of the so-called 45 Generation of writers, essayists and poets. He received several national and international awards, including the VII Premio Reina Sofia de Poesia Iberoamericana in 1999.IAU · 5346
5347 Orestelesca1985 DX2Oreste Lesca, amateur astronomer.JPL · 5347
5348 Kennoguchi1988 BBKen Noguchi (b.~1973) is a Japanese alpinist and environmental activist. In 1999 he reached the summit of Mt. Everest and became the youngest person in the world (at that time) to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continentsJPL · 5348
5349 Paulharris1988 RAPaul P. Harris (1868–1947), founder of Rotary International in 1905MPC · 5349
5350 Epetersen1989 GL1Erik V. Petersen (born 1911), Danish amateur astronomerMPC · 5350
5351 Diderot1989 SG5Denis Diderot, French writerMPC · 5351
5352 Fujita1989 YNYoshio Fujita, Japanese astrophysicist and professor emeritus of the University of TokyoMPC · 5352
5354 Hisayo1990 BJ2Hisayo Kaneda, daughter of second discoverer.JPL · 5354
5355 Akihiro1991 CAAkihiro Ueda, son of first discoverer.JPL · 5355
5356 Neagari1991 FF1Neagari, the name of an old town in Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.JPL · 5356
5357 Sekiguchi1992 ELTomohiko Sekiguchi (born 1970), an associate professor at Hokkaido University of Education since 2008.JPL · 5357
5358 Meineko1992 QHMeineko is the pen name of Kiyota Seiichiro (born 1962), who has been observing variable stars since 1975. As Meineko, he has written a monthly guide on variable stars in the Japanese astronomy magazine Gekkan Tenmon and on CCD observation methods in textbooks.IAU · 5358
5359 Markzakharov1974 QX1Mark Anatolievich Zakharov (born 1933), Russian producerMPC · 5359
5360 Rozhdestvenskij1975 VD9Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvenskij (1932–1994), Russian poet, journalist and popular songwriterMPC · 5360
5361 Goncharov1976 YC2Ivan Goncharov (1812–1891) is known for his four novels Oblomov, Obryv ("Precipice"), Obyknovennaya istoriya ("Unusual event") and Fregat "Pallada" ("Frigate Pallada").JPL · 5361
5362 Johnyoung1978 CHJohn W. Young (1930–2018) was a United States naval aviator and test pilot and NASA astronaut. He flew on Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16 (becoming the ninth person to walk on the Moon), and commanded two Space Shuttle missions (STS-1 and STS-9).JPL · 5362
5363 Kupka1979 UQFrantišek Kupka (1871–1957), Czech painter and graphic artistMPC · 5363
5365 Fievez1981 EN1Charles Fiévez (1844–1890), pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy in Belgium MPC · 5365
5366 Rhianjones1981 EY30Rhian Jones (born 1960), an experimental and sample petrologist at the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico.JPL · 5366
5367 Sollenberger1982 TTPaul Sollenberger (1891–1995), American astronomer and first civilian director of Time Service at the United States Naval ObservatoryMPC · 5367
5368 Vitagliano1984 SW5Aldo Vitagliano (born 1948), Italian astronomerJPL · 5368
5369 Virgiugum1985 SE1Jungfraujoch (latinized), a site in the Swiss Alps and location of the Sphinx ObservatoryMPC · 5369
5370 Taranis1986 RACeltic god TaranisMPC · 5370
5372 Bikki1987 WSBikki Sunazawa, Ainu sculptorMPC · 5372
5374 Hokutosei1989 AM1Hokutosei, Japanese overnight limited expressMPC · 5374
5375 Siedentopf1989 AN6Heinrich Siedentopf (1906–1963), a German astronomer and director of the Jena Observatory and Sternwarte Tübingen.MPC · 5375
5377 Komori1991 FMYukimasa Komori (1900–), Japanese owner of Astro-Dome. He was also a member of the committee at Gotoh PlanetariumMPC · 5377
5378 Ellyett1991 GDClifton Darfield Ellyett (born 1915), pioneer of radar meteor research in New ZealandMPC · 5378
5379 Abehiroshi1991 HGHiroshi Abe (born 1958), a discoverer of numerous minor planets at Yatsuka Observatory since 1993.JPL · 5379
5380 Sprigg1991 JTReg Sprigg (1919–1994), an Australian exploration geologist, oceanographer, biologist, author and conservationist.JPL · 5380
5381 Sekhmet1991 JYSekhmet, Egyptian goddessMPC · 5381
5382 McKay1991 JR2Christopher P. McKay, (born 1954), space scientist and exobiologist at NASA-Ames Research Center.JPL · 5382
5383 Leavitt4293 T-2Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921), American astronomer and discoverer of the luminosity–period relation for CepheidsMPC · 5383
5384 Changjiangcun1957 VAChangjiangcun, Jiangsu province, China, "the famous flower of Yangtze River", Chinese homonym of the Yangtze RiverJPL · 5384
5385 Kamenka1975 TS3Kamenka (Kamianka), a town in central UkraineJPL · 5385
5386 Bajaja1975 TH6Esteban Bajaja (born 1931), Argentine radio-astronomerJPL · 5386
5387 Casleo1980 NBThe Leoncito Astronomical Complex (CASLEO) in ArgentinaJPL · 5387
5388 Mottola1981 ED1Stefano Mottola, Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 5388
5389 Choikaiyau1981 UB10Kai-Yau Choi, Chinese director of the Zhongshan Scientific Center and chairman of the Choi Educational FoundationMPC · 5389
5390 Huichiming1981 YO1For his help in alleviating poverty, Hui Chi Ming (born 1964) received the China Glory Facilitative Poverty Aid Award and the United Nations Humanity and Peace Promotion Award.JPL · 5390
5391 Emmons1985 RE2Richard H. Emmons (1919–2005), American physicist and astronomy educatorMPC · 5391
5392 Parker1986 AKDonald C. Parker (1939–2015), American amateur astronomerMPC · 5392
5393 Goldstein1986 ETRichard M. Goldstein (born 1927), radar astronomer at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5393
5394 Jurgens1986 EZ1Raymond Francis Jurgens (born 1937), American radar astronomer at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5394
5395 Shosasaki1988 RK11Sho Sasaki (born 1960), a professor at the University of Tokyo.JPL · 5395
5397 Vojislava1988 VB5Vojislava Protić–Benišek (born 1946), daughter of Serbian astronomer Milorad B. ProtićJPL · 5397
5399 Awa1989 BTAwa Province, ancient name of Tokushima prefecture, JapanMPC · 5399

5401–5500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5401 Minamioda1989 EVMinamioda, Kamikawa, Hyōgo, JapanMPC · 5401
5402 Kejosmith1989 UK2Keith C. Smith and his wife Joan Furlong, stellar and laboratory spectroscopists University College, London, respectivelyMPC · 5402
5403 Takachiho1990 DMTakachiho, Miyazaki, JapanMPC · 5403
5404 Uemura1991 EE1Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurerMPC · 5404
5405 Neverland1991 GYNeverland, fictional land where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and other mythical creatures and beings liveMPC · 5405
5406 Jonjoseph1991 PH11Jonathan Joseph, programmer analyst at the Department of Astronomy of Cornell University SrcMPC · 5406
5408 Thé1232 T-1Pik-Sin Thé (born 1927), an Indonesian astronomer, who was a member of the IAU and director of Bosscha Observatory MPC · 5408
5409 Saale1962 SRSaale, German riverMPC · 5409
5410 Spivakov1967 DAVladimir Spivakov (born 1944 ), Russian conductor and violinistMPC · 5410
5411 Liia1973 AT3Liia Forrer-Tsiganovskaja, wife of a friend of Russian discoverer Nikolai ChernykhMPC · 5411
5412 Rou1973 SR3Aleksandr Arturovich Rou (1906–1973), Russian actor and film producerMPC · 5412
5413 Smyslov1977 EC2Vasily Smyslov (1921–2010), Russian chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958MPC · 5413
5414 Sokolov1977 RW6Viktor Georgievich Sokolov (born 1946), Russian astronomer and staff member at the Institute for Theoretical Astronomy (ITA)MPC · 5414
5415 Lyanzuridi1978 TB2Konstantin Petrovich Lyanzuridi (born 1934), engineer in vacuum technology and optics who has worked at the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryJPL · 5415
5416 Estremadoyro1978 VE5Víctor Antolí Estremadoyro Robles (1913–2003), Peruvian astronomer, founder of the Peruvian Association of Astronomy and the Iberoamerican League of AstronomyJPL · 5416
5417 Solovaya1981 QTNina A. Solovaya (born 1940), Russian astronomer and a celestial mechanic at Sternberg Astronomical InstituteMPC · 5417
5418 Joyce1981 QG1James Joyce, Irish writerMPC · 5418
5419 Benua1981 SW7Nicholas Benois (Benua), Russian architect, and his sons Leon Benois, Russian architect, and Alexandre Benois, Russian painterMPC · 5419
5420 Jancis1982 JR1Jancis Robinson, British Master of Wine, editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine, weekly contributor to the Financial TimesJPL · 5420
5421 Ulanova1982 TD2Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova, Russian ballerinaMPC · 5421
5422 Hodgkin1982 YL1Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994), British biochemist and Nobel Prize laureateMPC · 5422
5423 Horahořejš1983 DCPetr Hora Hořejš (born 1938), a Czech journalist, screenwriter and novelist.JPL · 5423
5424 Covington1983 TN1Arthur Edwin Covington, first Canadian radio-astronomerMPC · 5424
5425 Vojtěch1984 SA1Václav Vojtěch (1901–1932), Czech Antarctic explorerMPC · 5425
5426 Sharp1985 DDRobert P. Sharp (1911–2004), American professor of geology at Caltech. Expert on glaciers, the movement of sand dunes and the geology of Mars.MPC · 5426
5427 Jensmartin1986 JQJens Martin Knudsen, Danish astrophysicistMPC · 5427
5430 Luu1988 JA1Jane Luu (born 1963), Vietnamese-American astronomer and co-discoverer of the first classical Kuiper belt object, (15760) 1992 QB1MPC · 5430
5431 Maxinehelin1988 MBMaxine Anne Helin, mother-in-law of American discoverer Eleanor F. HelinMPC · 5431
5432 Imakiire1988 VNKyōko Imakiire (born 1965), Japanese yachtswomanMPC · 5432
5433 Kairen1988 VZ2Imakiire's YachtMPC · 5433
5434 Tomwhitney1989 ESThomas (Tom) D. Whitney (born 1941), longtime president of the Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers AssociationJPL · 5434
5435 Kameoka1990 BS1Kameoka, Kyoto, JapanMPC · 5435
5436 Eumelos1990 DKEumelos, mythical person related to Trojan WarMPC · 5436
5438 Lorre1990 QJJean Lorre, an American scientist at JPL's Image Processing LaboratoryMPC · 5438
5439 Couturier1990 RWPierre Couturier (born 1942), French physicist and director of the Paris Observatory from 1999 to 2003MPC · 5439
5440 Terao1991 HDHisashi Terao (1855–1923), first Japanese professor of astronomy at University of TokyoMPC · 5440
5441 Andymurray1991 JZ1Andy Murray (born 1987), Scottish professional tennis player.JPL · 5441
5442 Drossart1991 NH1Pierre Drossart (born 1956), researcher of the CNRS at Paris ObservatoryMPC · 5442
5443 Encrenaz1991 NX1Thérèse Encrenaz (born 1946), French astronomer, Director of Research at CNRS and Director of the Space Research Department at Paris ObservatoryMPC · 5443
5444 Gautier1991 PM8Daniel Gautier (born 1936), French astronomer at Paris ObservatoryMPC · 5444
5445 Williwaw1991 PA12Williwaw, a dramatic mountain on the skyline of Anchorage.JPL · 5445
5446 Heyler1991 PB13Gene A. Heyler (born 1956), of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission MPC · 5446
5447 Lallement1991 PO14Rosine Lallement (born 1951), French astrophysicistMPC · 5447
5448 Siebold1992 SPPhilipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866), German physician, botanist and traveler, who stayed in Japan for six yearsMPC · 5448
5450 Sokrates2780 P-LSocrates, Ancient Greek philosopherMPC · 5450
5451 Plato4598 P-LPlato, Ancient Greek philosopherMPC · 5451
5453 Zakharchenya1975 VS5Boris Petrovich Zakharchenya (born 1928), Russian scientist at Ioffe Institute in Saint PetersburgJPL · 5453
5454 Kojiki1977 EW5Kojiki, the first written mythology of JapanMPC · 5454
5455 Surkov1978 RV5Vladimir Vasil'evich Surkov (born 1945), Russian database expert and staff member of the Moscow Aviation InstituteMPC · 5455
5456 Merman1979 HH3Grigorij (Hirsh) Aronovich Merman (born 1921), staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (ITA) in Saint PetersburgMPC · 5456
5457 Queen's1980 TW5Queen's University, Kingston, CanadaMPC · 5457
5458 Aizman1980 TB12Mikhail Iosifovich Aizman (born 1947), Russian telecommunications specialist and president of MTU-INFORM, a large telephone communication and data transfer system in RussiaMPC · 5458
5459 Saraburger1981 QP3Sara Schöffer-Burger (born 1894), who helped Dutch Jews in World War IIMPC · 5459
5460 Tsénaatʼaʼí1983 AWNavajo for "flying rock" (1996 Flagstaff Festival of Science asteroid naming contest winner)MPC · 5460
5461 Autumn1983 HB1Autumn Dongxia Thomas (born 2002), is the granddaughter of Norman G. Thomas who discovered this minor planet.JPL · 5461
5463 Danwelcher1985 TODan Welcher (born 1948), American composer and conductorMPC · 5463
5464 Weller1985 VC1Harold Weller (born 1941), American conductorMPC · 5464
5465 Chumakov1986 RF13Mikhail Chumakov (1909–1993), Russian microbiologist and virologistMPC · 5465
5466 Makibi1986 WP8Kibi Makibi, Japanese scholar and nobleMPC · 5466
5468 Hamatonbetsu1988 BKHamatonbetsu, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5468
5470 Kurtlindstrom1988 BK5Kurt Leighton Lindstrom (born 1955), American program executive for NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt missionJPL · 5470
5471 Tunguska1988 PK1Tunguska, site of a presumed asteroidal impactMPC · 5471
5473 Yamanashi1988 VRYamanashi Prefecture, JapanMPC · 5473
5474 Gingasen1988 XE1Furusato Ginga Line of Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Railway, Japan (Abolished in 2006)MPC · 5474
5475 Hanskennedy1989 QOHans D. Kennedy (born 1924) is a Dutch-Australian astronomerJPL · 5475
5476 Mulius1989 TO11Mulius, a Trojan warrior in Greek mythology. He was killed during the Trojan War by Achilles, who drove his javelin through one ear and out the other of Mulius' head.IAU · 5476
5477 Holmes1989 UH2Robert E. Holmes Jr. (b.~1956), amateur astronomer, who directs the Astronomical Research Observatory in Westfield, IllinoisJPL · 5477
5478 Wartburg1989 UE4The Wartburg Castle, in central GermanyMPC · 5478
5479 Grahamryder1989 UT5Graham Ryder (1949–2002), British lunar geologistMPC · 5479
5481 Kiuchi1990 CHTsuruhiko Kiuchi (born 1954), Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5481
5482 Korankei1990 DXKōrankei, a Japanese town located in the middle of Aichi prefectureJPL · 5482
5483 Cherkashin1990 UQ11Andrej Andreevich Cherkashin (1920–1993), a Russian literary scholar and historian, researcher of A. S. Pushkin's genealogy and author of The Millennial Family Tree of PushkinJPL · 5483
5484 Inoda1990 VH1Shigeru Inoda, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5484
5485 Kaula1991 RQ21William M. Kaula, Australian-American geophysicist SrcMPC · 5485
5488 Kiyosato1991 VK5Kiyosato, a town of Hokuto, Yamanashi, JapanMPC · 5488
5489 Oberkochen1993 BF2Oberkochen, town in southern GermanyMPC · 5489
5490 Burbidge2019 P-LMargaret Burbidge (1919–2020), British astrophysicistMPC · 5490
5491 Kaulbach3128 T-1Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805–1874), a German painterMPC · 5491
5492 Thoma3227 T-1Hans Thoma (1839–1924), German painterMPC · 5492
5493 Spitzweg1617 T-2Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), German painterMPC · 5493
5494 Johanmohr1933 UM1Johan Maurits Mohr (1716–1775), Dutch-German pastor, astronomer and meteorologistJPL · 5494
5495 Rumyantsev1972 RY3Nikolay Rumyantsev (1754–1826), Foreign Minister and Chancellor of the Russian EmpireMPC · 5495
5497 Sararussell1975 SSSara Russell (born 1966), British meteoriticist at the Natural History MuseumMPC · 5497
5498 Gustafsson1980 FT3Bengt Gustafsson (born 1943), Swedish astronomerMPC · 5498
5500 Twilley1981 WRRoyston C. Twilley, British teacher of the discoverer Edward L. G. BowellMPC · 5500

5501–5600

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5502 Brashear1984 ECJohn Brashear (1840–1920), American astronomer and instrument builderMPC · 5502
5504 Lanzerotti1985 FC2Louis J. Lanzerotti (born 1938), an American space physicistMPC · 5504
5505 Rundetaarn1986 VD1The "Rundetaarn", or Round Tower, is the astronomical observatory built in the heart of Copenhagen from 1637 to 1642 by king Christian IV. Its unique interior spiral staircase makes it possible to stroll all the way to the top.JPL · 5505
5506 Artiglio1987 SV11The Artiglio, an Italian steamship used as a salvage ship in the early 20th century.JPL · 5506
5507 Niijima1987 UJTsuneo Niijima, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5507
5508 Gomyou1988 EBGomyou, north of Kakegawa, Japan. Location of the discovering Oohira Station.MPC · 5508
5509 Rennsteig1988 RD3The Rennsteig, a long ridge walk in the Thuringian Forest, GermanyMPC · 5509
5511 Cloanthus1988 TH1Cloanthus, mythical person related to Trojan War: Cloanthus wins the ship race held as part of Anchises' funeral games (Aeneid, Book V)MPC · 5511
5513 Yukio1988 WBYukio Hasegawa (born 1950), Japanese amateur astronomer and telescope makerMPC · 5513
5514 Karelraška1989 BN1Karel Raška (1909–1987), a Czech physician and epidemiologist, known as "the father of the conception of epidemiologic surveillance".JPL · 5514
5515 Naderi1989 EL1Firouz Naderi (born 1946) is a scientist, engineer and manager who has led major programs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.JPL · 5515
5516 Jawilliamson1989 JKJack Williamson, American science-fiction authorMPC · 5516
5517 Johnerogers1989 LJJohn E. Rogers, American amateur astronomer known for his computer software and for his computation of orbitsMPC · 5517
5518 Mariobotta1989 YFMario Botta (born 1943), a Swiss architectMPC · 5518
5519 Lellouch1990 QB4Emmanuel Lellouch (born 1963), planetary scientist at Observatoire de Paris.JPL · 5519
5520 Natori1990 RBAkira Natori (born 1956), Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 5520
5521 Morpurgo1991 PM1Pieter Morpurgo, British producer of the long-running BBC programme The Sky at NightMPC · 5521
5522 De Rop1991 PJ5Willy De Rop (born 1933), Belgian astronomer at Uccle ObservatoryMPC · 5522
5523 Luminet1991 PH8Jean-Pierre Luminet (born 1951), French researcher at the Paris Observatory.JPL · 5523
5524 Lecacheux1991 RA30Jean Lecacheux, a French planetary scientist at Paris ObservatoryMPC · 5524
5526 Kenzo1991 UP1Kenzo Suzuki, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5526
5529 Perry2557 P-LMarcus Perry, an American chief engineer with the Spacewatch programMPC · 5529
5530 Eisinga2835 P-LEise Eisinga, Frisian astronomer who built a planetariumMPC · 5530
5531 Carolientje1051 T-2Caroline van Houten, granddaughter of the Dutch astronomers (husband and wife) Cornelis and Ingrid van HoutenMPC · 5531
5532 Ichinohe1932 CYNaozō Ichinohe (1872–1920), Japanese astronomer and science writerMPC · 5532
5533 Bagrov1935 SCNikolaj Vasil'evich Bagrov (born 1937), Russian geographer at the Simferopol State UniversityMPC · 5533
5535 Annefrank1942 EMAnne Frank (Annelies Frank), German Jewish diaristMPC · 5535
5536 Honeycutt1955 QNKent Honeycutt (born 1940), on the faculty of Indiana University, has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the structure of accretion disks, cataclysmic variables and cool stars, as well as to the design and construction of innovative instrumentation, including spectrographs and robotic observatories.JPL · 5536
5537 Sanya1964 TA2Sanya, located on the southern tip of Hainan Island, is the only tropical seaside tourist city in China.JPL · 5537
5538 Luichewoo1964 TU2Lui Che-woo, Chinese mineralogistMPC · 5538
5539 Limporyen1965 UA1Lim Por-yen (born 1914), a prestigious philanthropist who helped launch many schools and a first-class Limporyen library in China.JPL · 5539
5540 Smirnova1971 QR1Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova, Russian astronomerMPC · 5540
5541 Seimei1976 UH16Abe no Seimei, OnmyōjiMPC · 5541
5542 Moffatt1978 PT4Ethelwin Moffatt (born 1926), a benefactor of the discovering Perth Observatory and direct descendant of the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed.JPL · 5542
5543 Sharaf1978 TW2Shafika Gil'mievna Sharaf (born 1915), a celestial mechanic and staff member at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (ITA) in Saint Petersburg, RussiaMPC · 5543
5544 Kazakov1978 TH6Matvej Fedorovich Kazakov (1738–1812), Russian architectMPC · 5544
5545 Makarov1978 VY14Askol'd Anatol'evich Makarov (born 1925), Russian choreographer and professor of the St. Petersburg ConservatoireMPC · 5545
5546 Salavat1979 YSSalavat, an industrial city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, RussiaMPC · 5546
5547 Acadiau1980 LE1Acadia University, Canada SrcMPC · 5547
5548 Thosharriot1980 THThomas Harriot (1560–1621), English mathematician, inventor of the < and > symbols, and who drew the Moon from Syon House, near London, on 1609 July 26 (O.S.), several months before Galileo.JPL · 5548
5549 Bobstefanik1981 GM1Robert Phillip Stefanik (born 1938), American astronomer and director of the discovering Oak Ridge ObservatoryMPC · 5549
5551 Glikson1982 BJAndrew Y. Glikson, was a senior research scientist with the Australian Geological SurveyMPC · 5551
5552 Studnička1982 SJ1František Josef Studnička, Czech mathematicianMPC · 5552
5553 Chodas1984 CM1Paul Winchester Chodas (born 1952), Canadian astronomer and member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5553
5554 Keesey1985 TW1Michael S. W. Keesey (born 1937), a member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.JPL · 5554
5555 Wimberly1986 VF5Ravenel N. Wimberly (born 1946), a member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.JPL · 5555
5557 Chimikeppuko1989 CM1Lake Chimikeppu, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5557
5558 Johnnapier1989 WL2John Napier of Merchiston (1550–1617), a Scottish mathematician and inventor.JPL · 5558
5559 Beategordon1990 MVBeate Sirota Gordon (1923–2012), Austrian-born American performing arts presenter and women's rights advocateJPL · 5559
5560 Amytis1990 MXAmytis Barrett (1909–2000), an American contributor to the Caltech community. This minor planet was named on the occasion of her 85th birthday.MPC · 5560
5561 Iguchi1991 QDMasatoshi Iguchi, president of the Photovoltaic Popularization Associaction in JapanMPC · 5561
5562 Sumi1991 VSSumi Kaneda (born 2006), a granddaughter of Japanese astronomer Hiroshi Kaneda, who co-discovered this minor planetIAU · 5562
5563 Yuuri1991 VZ1Yuuri Ueda (born 2005), a granddaughter of Japanese astronomer Seiji Ueda, who co-discovered this minor planetIAU · 5563
5564 Hikari1991 VH2Hikari Ueda (born 2010), a granddaughter of Japanese astronomer Seiji Ueda, who co-discovered this minor planetIAU · 5564
5565 Ukyounodaibu1991 VN2Kenreimon-In Ukyō no Daibu, Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting attended to Taira no TokukoMPC · 5565
5567 Durisen1953 FK1Richard H. Durisen (born 1946), on the faculty of Indiana University, has applied dynamical simulations to star and planet formation, the structure and stability of astrophysical disks and planetary ring systems, and he has used numerical hydrodynamics techniques to study gravitational instabilities in disks around young stars.JPL · 5567
5568 Mufson1953 TS2Stuart Mufson (born 1946), on the faculty of Indiana University, has built pioneering instrumentation for investigations in high-energy astrophysics, including cosmic-ray physics and the search for dark matter. He has also contributed to the understanding of the interstellar medium and of regions of star formation.JPL · 5568
5569 Colby1974 FOMichael John Colby (born 1952), American spacecraft integration manager of NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission.JPL · 5569
5570 Kirsan1976 GM7Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (born 1962), Russian chess grandmaster and president of the International Chess FederationMPC · 5570
5571 Lesliegreen1978 LGLeslie Green, British treasurer of the Junior Astronomical Society (now the Society for Popular Astronomy), 1967–2007.JPL · 5571
5572 Bliskunov1978 SS2Aleksandr Ivanovich Bliskunov (1938–1996), orthopaedic surgeon from the Crimean PeninsulaMPC · 5572
5573 Hilarydownes1981 QXHilary Downes (born 1954) is a planetary petrologist at Birkbeck College London. She is a terrestrial mantle expert, and her planetary science research seeks to understand the geological evolution of the ureilite meteorite parent body.JPL · 5573
5574 Seagrave1984 FSFrank Evans Seagrave (1860–1934), an American amateur astronomer.JPL · 5574
5575 Ryanpark1985 RP2Sang H. ("Ryan") Park (born 1978), a member of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Solar System Dynamics Group.JPL · 5575
5576 Albanese1986 UM1Dominique Albanese, photographer and observer at the Schmidt telescope of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur.MPC · 5576
5577 Priestley1986 WQ2Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), an English clergyman.JPL · 5577
5578 Takakura1987 BCEmperor Takakura (1161–1181), the 80th emperor of Japan, succeeded to the throne in 1168. He was the seventh son of emperor Goshirakawa and an expert at playing the Japanese flute.JPL · 5578
5579 Uhlherr1988 JLH. Ralph Uhlherr, an Australian engineer, researcher with the USGS and collector of tektites.MPC · 5579
5580 Sharidake1988 RP1Mount Shari, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5580
5581 Mitsuko1989 CY1Mitsuko Iwamoto, wife of one of discoversMPC · 5581
5583 Braunerová1989 EY1Zdenka Braunerová, Czech artistMPC · 5583
5584 Izenberg1989 KKNoam Raphael Izenberg (born 1967), of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission SrcMPC · 5584
5585 Parks1990 MJRobert J. Parks (1922–2011), a US aerospace engineer and deputy director at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5585
5588 Jennabelle1990 SW2Jenna Belle Weathers Roman, grandmother of the discovererJPL · 5588
5589 De Meis1990 SD14Salvatore De Meis (1930–2016), of Milan, is engaged in the application of astronomical calculations to the dating of historical events, particularly of Babylonian astronomy.JPL · 5589
5591 Koyo1990 VF2Koyo Kawanishi, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5591
5592 Oshima1990 VB4Yoshiaki Oshima, Japanese amateur astronomerMPC · 5592
5593 Jonsujatha1991 JN1Jonathan Brian Marsden and Sujatha Nagarajan, friends and neighbors of American discoverer Eleanor F. HelinMPC · 5593
5594 Jimmiller1991 NK1James K. Miller (born 1939), celestial mechanics and orbital dynamics expert at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.JPL · 5594
5595 Roth1991 PJMary Roth, administrative assistant in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University SrcMPC · 5595
5596 Morbidelli1991 PQ10Alessandro Morbidelli (born 1966), Italian astronomerMPC · 5596
5597 Warren1991 PC13Jeffrey R. Warren (born 1960), of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker missionMPC · 5597
5598 Carlmurray1991 PN18Carl Desmond Murray (born 1955), British astronomer, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary College LondonMPC · 5598

5601–5700

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5603 Rausudake1992 CEMount Rausu, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5603
5605 Kushida1993 DBYoshio Kushida (born 1957), Japanese seismologistJPL · 5605
5606 Muramatsu1993 EHOsamu Muramatsu (born 1949), who works at the planetarium in Sibuya and who has discovered numerous minor planets and comets since 1986.JPL · 5606
5608 Olmos1993 EOEdward James Olmos (born 1947), American actorJPL · 5608
5609 Stroncone1993 FUStroncone, village in central Italy and location of the Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical ObservatoryMPC · 5609
5610 Balster2041 T-3Harry H. M. Balster (born 1946), Dutch amateur astronomer and his sister YvonneMPC · 5610
5612 Nevskij1975 TX2Alexander Nevsky (1221–1263), a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and legendary for his military victories over German and Swedish invadersMPC · 5612
5613 Donskoj1976 YP1Dmitrij Donskoj (1350–1389), grand prince of Moscow and Vladimir principalities, and great-grandson of Alexander Nevsky (also see #612)MPC · 5613
5614 Yakovlev1979 VNKonstantin Karol'evich Yakovlev (born 1955), director of the scientific-production firm "Blok" in Saint Petersburg, Russia.MPC · 5614
5615 Iskander1983 PZFazil Iskander (1929–2016), a Soviet and Russian writer and poetMPC · 5615
5616 Vogtland1987 ST10Vogtlandkreis (or simply: Vogtland), region in Saxony, GermanyMPC · 5616
5617 Emelyanenko1989 ELVyacheslav Emelyanenko (born 1952), head of the department of theoretical mechanics at South Ural University.JPL · 5617
5618 Saitama1990 EASaitama Prefecture, JapanJPL · 5618
5619 Shair1990 HC1Fredrick H. Shair, Manager of the Educational Affairs Office at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5619
5620 Jasonwheeler1990 OAJason Wheeler Roman (born 1995), youngest son of the first discovererJPL · 5620
5621 Erb1990 SG4Bryan Erb (born 1931) and Dona Marie Erb (née German), Canadian space scientists SrcMPC · 5621
5622 Percyjulian1990 TL4Percy Lavon Julian (1899–1975) was an African American chemist. His groundbreaking work into synthesizing medical drugs from plants paved the way for medications that hundreds of millions of people use today. In his lifetime he received over one hundred medical patents.JPL · 5622
5623 Iwamori1990 UYYasuke Iwamori, late principal of Kyoto city Rakuyou technical high school who taught physics and astronomy there. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by S. Sakabe.JPL · 5623
5624 Shirley1991 AY1William J. and Christine Shirley, American philanthropists who have supported Caltech and Mt. Wilson Observatory and have preserved and restored the Hale Solar Laboratory in San MarinoMPC · 5624
5625 Jamesferguson1991 AO2James Ferguson (1710–1776), a Scottish astronomer.JPL · 5625
5626 Melissabrucker1991 FEMelissa J. Brucker (born 1977) researches small bodies in the solar system. As Deputy Principal Investigator for the Spacewatch Project, she organizes and makes observations of high priority Earth-approaching asteroids.JPL · 5626
5627 Short1991 MAJames Short (1710–1768) was a Scottish mathematician and manufacturer of optical instruments, known for his high quality telescopes used by the Royal Society for the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus.IAU · 5627
5628 Preussen1991 RP7Prussia (German: Preussen), former kingdom and German stateMPC · 5628
5629 Kuwana1993 DA1Kuwana, Mie, Japanese city located in Mie PrefectureMPC · 5629
5630 Billschaefer1993 FZWilliam Schaefer, American amateur astronomer and telescope makerMPC · 5630
5631 Sekihokutouge1993 FE1Sekihoku Pass, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5631
5632 Ingelehmann1993 GGInge Lehmann (1888–1993), Danish seismologistMPC · 5632
5634 Victorborge1978 VT6Victor Borge (1909–2000), born Borge Rosenbaum, was a Danish musician and comedian, who started his career as a classical pianist.JPL · 5634
5635 Cole1981 ER5Joshua Cole, fictional character in Arthur Preston Hankins' novel Cole of Spyglass MountainMPC · 5635
5636 Jacobson1985 QNRobert A. Jacobson (born 1944), an authority on spacecraft navigation techniques, and a developer of ephemerides for natural satellites at JPLJPL · 5636
5637 Gyas1988 RF1Gyas, a companion of Trojan hero Aeneas from classical mythology. He participated in the ship race held as part of Anchises' funeral games (Aeneid, Book V)MPC · 5637
5638 Deikoon1988 TA3Deicoon, mythical person related to Trojan War: son of Pergasus, killed by Agamemnon (Iliad, Book V) (not to be confused with Deicoon, one of three sons of Herakles by Megara)MPC · 5638
5639 Ćuk1989 PEMatija Ćuk (born 1978), astronomer, a discoverer of the BYORP mechanism and winner of the Harold C. Urey Prize in 2014MPC · 5639
5640 Yoshino1989 UR3The Japanese town of Yoshino (part of Kagoshima city) in southern Japan. It is the home town of the first discoverer, Masaru MukaiJPL · 5640
5641 McCleese1990 DJDaniel J. McCleese, American planetary scientist and manager at JPLMPC · 5641
5642 Bobbywilliams1990 OK1Bobby G. Williams (born 1951), celestial mechanics and spacecraft navigation expert at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.JPL · 5642
5643 Roques1990 QC2Françoise Roques (born 1956), French astronomerMPC · 5643
5644 Maureenbell1990 QG2Maureen E. Ockert-Bell (born 1961), member of the NEAR Shoemaker computer teamMPC · 5644
5647 Sarojininaidu1990 TZSarojini Naidu (1879–1949) was an Indian poet. She advocated for non-violence as a means for social change and was responsible for much of the strategic planning that eventually led to Indian independence. She is well known for writing The Golden Threshold, a collection of poems.JPL · 5647
5648 Axius1990 VU1Axius is a river god who was the grandfather of the Trojan ally Asteropaios and father of Pelegon who he conceived with the mortal woman Periboea.IAU · 5648
5649 Donnashirley1990 WZ2Donna Shirley (born 1941), American engineer and author, formerly of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, member of the Advisory Council of the Planetary SocietyMPC · 5649
5650 Mochihito-o1990 XKPrince Mochihito (died 1180), the third son of emperor Goshirakawa. He was a fount of knowledge, known for his poetry and for playing the Japanese flute. With Minamoto Yorimasa, he fought against the Heike without success.JPL · 5650
5651 Traversa1991 CA2Gilles Traversa, technical night-assistant at the Haute-Provence Observatory in FranceMPC · 5651
5652 Amphimachus1992 HS3Amphimachus from Greek mythology. Amphimachus was the son of Cteatus, a leader of the Epeians at the Trojan War and was killed by Hector.MPC · 5652
5653 Camarillo1992 WD5The private Camarillo Observatory (670) in Camarillo, California, on the El Camino Real, where John Rogers secured follow-up observations of this minor planet. The town was named by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901 in tribute to Adolfo Camarillo (1864–1958), a prominent local rancher. The first discoverer is a former town resident.JPL · 5653
5654 Terni1993 KGThe town and province of Terni in ItalyMPC · 5654
5655 Barney1159 T-2American astronomer Ida Barney (1886–1982), who worked at the Yale University Observatory and supervised the Yale Observatory Zone Catalog programMPC · 5655
5656 OldfieldA920 TAMike Oldfield (born 1953), English composer and multi-instrumentalistMPC · 5656
5657 Groombridge1936 QE1Stephen Groombridge (1755–1832), British merchant and astronomer who compiled the Catalogue of Circumpolar StarsMPC · 5657
5658 Clausbaader1950 DOClaus Baader (1924–1995), German manufacturer of planetaria, domes and telescopes, and mentor of amateur astronomers in the German-speaking countriesMPC · 5658
5659 Vergara1968 OA1Gladys Vergara (1928–2016), Uruguayan astronomer and a director of the Astronomical Observatory of MontevideoJPL · 5659
5661 Hildebrand1977 PO1Alan Russell Hildebrand (born 1955), Canadian geologistMPC · 5661
5662 Wendycalvin1981 EL4Wendy Marie Calvin (born 1961) has made many important contributions to the field of planetary spectroscopy. Her work has included spectral studies of the martian surface and polar caps, Charon, Callisto and Ganymede. She has also helped pioneer the concept of using aircraft in the exploration of Mars.JPL · 5662
5663 McKeegan1981 EQ12Kevin McKeegan (born 1958), a professor of geochemistry at the University of California in Los Angeles.JPL · 5663
5664 Eugster1981 EX43Otto Eugster (born 1938), professor at the University of Bern.JPL · 5664
5665 Begemann1982 BD13Friedrich Begemann (1927–), German pioneering cosmochemist and meteoriticist who determined the first cosmic-ray-exposure age of a meteorite. He later investigated isotopic anomalies in meteorites and established the physical conditions that produced these anomalies.JPL · 5665
5666 Rabelais1982 TP1François Rabelais (c. 1494–1553), French Renaissance writer, physician and humanistMPC · 5666
5667 Nakhimovskaya1983 QH1Nakhimov Nautical College in Saint Petersburg and Russian admiral Pavel Nakhimov (1802–1855)MPC · 5667
5668 Foucault1984 FULéon Foucault (1819–1868), French physicist and astronomer known for his demonstration of the Foucault pendulum in Paris in 1851, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation.MPC · 5668
5670 Rosstaylor1985 VF2Stuart Ross Taylor (1925–2021), New Zealand-born geochemist and planetary scientist known for his studies of the geology of the Moon through lunar samplesMPC · 5670
5671 Chanal1985 XRRoger Chanal, French amateur astronomerMPC · 5671
5672 Libby1986 EE2Willard Libby (1908–1980), American physical chemist noted and Nobel Prize awardee in 1960MPC · 5672
5673 McAllister1986 RT2Frances McAllister, American humanitarian, philanthropist and founder of "The Arboretum" at Flagstaff, ArizonaMPC · 5673
5674 Wolff1986 RW2John M. Wolff, trustee of the Wolff FoundationMPC · 5674
5675 Evgenilebedev1986 RY5Evgeny Lebedev (1917–1997), Russian actorMPC · 5675
5676 Voltaire1986 RH12Voltaire (1694–1778), French writerMPC · 5676
5677 Aberdonia1987 SQ1University of Aberdeen, on the occasion of the quincentenary of its foundingMPC · 5677
5678 DuBridge1989 TSLee Alvin DuBridge (1901–1994), American nuclear physicist, Director of MIT Radiation Laboratory and latterly of CaltechMPC · 5678
5679 Akkado1989 VRAkka cave, Iwate, JapanMPC · 5679
5680 Nasmyth1989 YZ1James Hall Nasmyth (1808–1890), a Scottish engineer and astronomer.JPL · 5680
5681 Bakulev1990 RS17Aleksandr Nikolaevich Bakulev (1890–1967), a pioneering Soviet neurosurgeonMPC · 5681
5682 Beresford1990 TBAnthony Charles Beresford (born 1942), prominent Australian amateur astronomer. Amongst his wide-ranging astronomical interests he is an active artificial satellite observer, having been part of Operation Moonwatch from 1960 to 1975. He plays an important role in the dissemination of astronomical information and discoveries in South Australia. Always knowledgeable about current events, Tony Beresford has been of considerable help to the discoverer on many occasions. Name suggested and citation endorsed by Duncan I. Steel.JPL · 5682
5683 Bifukumonin1990 UDBifukumon-In, Empress of Emperor Toba, Japan.JPL · 5683
5684 Kogo1990 UB2Kogō no Tsubone, consort of Emperor Takakura, Japan.JPL · 5684
5685 Sanenobufukui1990 XASanenobu Fukui (born 1916), a well-known observer of Mars for more than 60 years.JPL · 5685
5686 Chiyonoura1990 YQChiyo's Beach, Kushiro, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5686
5687 Yamamotoshinobu1991 AB1Shinobu Yamamoto (1911–), director of the planetarium in JapanMPC · 5687
5688 Kleewyck1991 AD2Canadian artist Emily Carr (1871–1945), who was given the name "Klee Wyck" by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest CoastMPC · 5688
5689 Rhön1991 RZ2Rhön Mountains, a range of volcanic mountains in GermanyMPC · 5689
5691 Fredwatson1992 FDFrederick Garnett Watson (born 1944) specializes in astronomical instrumentation and helped pioneer the use of fiber-optic spectroscopy. He was astronomer-in-charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory and is currently Australia's Astronomer at Large.[9] Through his frequent radio appearances and magazine columns, he has become a well-known public figure.JPL · 5691
5692 Shirao1992 FRMotomaro Shirao, Japanese photographer and amateur astronomerMPC · 5692
5694 Berényi3051 P-LDénes Berényi (1928–2012), Hungarian nuclear physicist and director of the Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in DebrecenMPC · 5694
5695 Remillieux4577 P-LJoseph Remillieux (born 1940), French physicistMPC · 5695
5696 Ibsen4582 P-LHenrik Ibsen (1828–1906), Norwegian playwrightMPC · 5696
5697 Arrhenius6766 P-LSvante August Arrhenius (1859–1927), Swedish chemist and Nobel LaureatMPC · 5697
5698 Nolde4121 T-1Emil Nolde (1867–1956), German Expressionist painterMPC · 5698
5699 Munch2141 T-3Edvard Munch (1863–1944), Norwegian artistMPC · 5699
5700 Homerus5166 T-3Homer, Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad from which many minor-planet names are sourcedMPC · 5700

5701–5800

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5701 Baltuck1929 VSMiriam Baltuck (born 1954), American geologist, NASA's representative in Australia and southeast Asia, director of university advancement at the Australian National UniversityJPL · 5701
5702 Morando1931 FCBruno Morando (born 1931), a French astronomer and director of the Bureau des LongitudesMPC · 5702
5703 Hevelius1931 VSJohannes Hevelius (1611–1687), a Polish astronomerMPC · 5703
5704 Schumacher1950 DEHeinrich Christian Schumacher (1780–1850), a German-Danish astronomerMPC · 5704
5705 Ericsterken1965 UAEric Sterken (1948–1998), professional gardener and landscaper who took care of the gardens of the Brussels Planetarium.JPL · 5705
5706 Finkelstein1971 SS1Andrej Mikhajlovich Finkelstein (born 1942), founder and director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Applied Astronomy in St. Petersburg, and expert in relativistic celestial mechanics and radioastrometryMPC · 5706
5707 Shevchenko1976 GY3Vladislav Vladimirovich Shevchenko (born 1940), head of the Russian Lunar and Planetary Research Department of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, and member of IAU's Working Group for Planetary System NomenclatureMPC · 5707
5708 Melancholia1977 TC1Melancholia, one of the four humoursMPC · 5708
5709 Tamyeunleung1977 TS3Fong Tamyeunleung (born 1924), a Chinese charity workerJPL · 5709
5710 Silentium1977 UPSilentium (Latin for silence), by far the shortest official naming citation ever publishedMPC · 5710
5711 Eneev1978 SO4Timur Magometovich Eneev (born 1924), applied mathematician and celestial mechanician at the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics.JPL · 5711
5712 Funke1979 SRJaromír Funke (1896–1945), a Czech photographerMPC · 5712
5714 Krasinsky1982 PRGeorgij Al'bertovich Krasinskij (born 1939), a staff-member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (ITA) in Saint PetersburgMPC · 5714
5715 Kramer1982 SE1Kathryn Xymena Kramer, Development Director at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United StatesMPC · 5715
5716 Pickard1982 UHElizabeth D. Pickard, philanthropist and long-time supporter of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United StatesMPC · 5716
5717 Damir1982 UM6Alim Matveevich Damir (1894–1982), a physician and professor at the First and Second Medical Institutes in MoscowMPC · 5717
5719 Křižík1983 RXFrantišek Křižík (1847–1941), a Czech inventorMPC · 5719
5720 Halweaver1984 FNHarold Anthony Weaver (born 1953), an American astronomer MPC · 5720
5722 Johnscherrer1986 JSJohn Randell Scherrer (born 1960), American project manager and deputy payload manager on NASA's New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt missionJPL · 5722
5723 Hudson1986 RR2Scott Hudson (born 1959), an American electrical engineer and radar astronomerMPC · 5723
5725 Nördlingen1988 BK2Nördlingen, a medieval town in southern GermanyMPC · 5725
5726 Rubin1988 BN2Vera Rubin (1928–2016), an American astronomer best known for her research on galaxy rotation ratesMPC · 5726
5730 Yonosuke1988 TP1Yonosuke Nakano (1887–1974), a Japanese astronomer, educator, and co-founder of the Gekko ObservatoryJPL · 5730
5731 Zeus1988 VP4Zeus, Greek godMPC · 5731
5734 Noguchi1989 AL1Soichi Noguchi (born 1965), a Japanese astronautMPC · 5734
5735 Loripaul1989 LMLori L. Paul, environmentalist and assistant director of Telescopes in Education (TIE) at the Mount Wilson Institute and JPLMPC · 5735
5736 Sanford1989 LWJohn Sanford, former president of the Orange County Astronomers and recipient of the Bruce Blair AwardMPC · 5736
5737 Itoh1989 SKKazuyuki Itoh, Japanese amateur astronomer.JPL · 5737
5738 Billpickering1989 UY3Bill Pickering (1910–2004), former director of the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5738
5739 Robertburns1989 WK2Robert Burns (1759–1796), a Scottish poet and lyricist.JPL · 5739
5740 Toutoumi1989 WM3Tōtōmi Province, ancient name of western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.JPL · 5740
5741 Akanemaruta1989 XCAkane Maruta (1988–1998), a Japanese girl after whom the Akane Astronomical Observatory is also namedJPL · 5741
5743 Kato1990 UWYasuo Katō (1949–1982), a Japanese mountain climberMPC · 5743
5744 Yorimasa1990 XPMinamoto no Yorimasa, early samuraiMPC · 5744
5747 Williamina1991 CO3Williamina Fleming (1857–1911), a Scottish-American astronomer at Harvard College Observatory, instrumental for the creation of a stellar designation system and classifying most stars listed in the Henry Draper Catalogue. She also discovered hundreds of variable stars and dozens of nebulae, such as the Horsehead Nebula in 1888.IAU · 5747
5748 Davebrin1991 DXGlen David Brin (born 1950), American astrophysicist and science fiction writerMPC · 5748
5749 Urduja1991 FVUrduja, legendary warrior princess from the PhilippinesMPC · 5749
5750 Kandatai1991 GG1Tai Kanda (born 1938), Japanese astronomer and staff member of the National Astronomical Observatory of JapanMPC · 5750
5751 Zao1992 ACMount Zaō, Tōhoku region, JapanMPC · 5751
5753 Yoshidatadahiko1992 EMTadahiko Yoshida, vice president of AES (Advanced Engineering Services), Japanese aerospace companyMPC · 5753
5756 Wassenbergh6034 P-LHenri Wassenbergh (1924–2014), was a Dutch Professor of Air and Space Law at Leiden University and founder of the International Institute of Air and Space Law at LeidenMPC · 5756
5757 Tichá1967 JNJana Tichá (born 1965), a Czech astronomer, director of the Kleť Observatory, and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 5757
5758 Brunini1976 QZ1Adrián Brunini (born 1959), Argentine astronomer. He is the head of the celestial mechanics group at La Plata Observatory and known for his research on the formation and evolution of the Solar System.JPL · 5758
5759 Zoshchenko1980 BJ4Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian satiristMPC · 5759
5760 Mittlefehldt1981 EX13David Wayne Mittlefehldt (born 1951), an American astronomer and geochemist SrcMPC · 5760
5761 Andreivanov1981 ED21Andrei V. Ivanov (born 1937), a Russian cosmochemist and meteoriticistMPC · 5761
5762 Wänke1981 EG28Heinrich Wänke (1928–2015), an Austrian cosmochemist and meteoriticist at Max Planck SocietyMPC · 5762
5765 Izett1986 GUGlen A. Izett, an American geologistMPC · 5765
5766 Carmelofalco1986 QR3Carmelo Falco (born 1978) is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer with great scientific and technological skills. He is president of the Ettore Majorana amateur astronomers association and scientific director of the Lematre Observatory in Racalmuto (Sicily).IAU · 5766
5767 Moldun1986 RV2Meudon (Moldun in old Gaelic), suburb of Paris, France, and location of the Astrophysics Section of the Paris ObservatoryMPC · 5767
5768 Pittich1986 TN1Eduard M. Pittich (born 1940), a Slovak astronomerMPC · 5768
5769 Michard1987 PLRaymond Michard (born 1925), administrator of the Côte d'Azur Observatory in FranceMPC · 5769
5770 Aricam1987 RYArianna Laurenti (born 2017) and Camilla Laurenti (born 2017), twin granddaughters of Italian astronomer Mario Di Martino at the Turin Observatory, who was a friend of the discoverer Henri Debehogne (1928–2007).IAU · 5770
5771 Somerville1987 ST1Mary Somerville (1780–1872), British mathematician and scientific authorMPC · 5771
5772 Johnlambert1988 LBJohn V. Lambert (born 1945) has developed techniques for determining the sizes and shapes of minor planets from occultation and lightcurve observations. He is now involved in the U.S. Air Force Space Command and the Phillips Laboratory programs for the study of near-earth objects.JPL · 5772
5773 Hopper1989 NOGrace Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiralJPL · 5773
5774 Ratliff1989 NRNicholas Paul Ratliff (1982–2002), of Oklahoma City who died at the age of 20. He was a keen baseballer and interested in astronomy, ever since he was given a telescope at the age of five.JPL · 5774
5775 Inuyama1989 SPInuyama, a city in the northern part of Aichi Prefecture.JPL · 5775
5777 Hanaki1989 XFMany years ago, Yoichi Hanaki (born 1937) used to make astronomical observations, notably of Jupiter, with the second discoverer. Later he established the vocational training facility Hoshi-no-mura that endeavors to help mentally handicapped people.JPL · 5777
5778 Jurafrance1989 YF5The French Jura, a department in eastern France.JPL · 5778
5779 Schupmann1990 BC1Ludwig Schupmann, German 19th–20th-century optician, who described in Die Medial-Fernrohre a reflecting-refracting telescope with Mangin mirrors that eliminates chromatic aberrations while using common optical glassesJPL · 5779
5780 Lafontaine1990 EJ2Jean de la Fontaine, French poetMPC · 5780
5781 Barkhatova1990 SM28Klavdiia Aleksandrovna Barkhatova (Claudia Barkhatova; 1917–1990), a Russian astronomer and founder of the Kourovka ObservatoryMPC · 5781
5782 Akirafujiwara1991 AFAkira Fujiwara, Japanese project scientist for the Hayabusa mission to the near-Earth object 25143 ItokawaJPL · 5782
5783 Kumagaya1991 COKumagaya, Saitama, JapanMPC · 5783
5784 Yoron1991 CYYoronjima (Yoron island), north of Okinawa prefecture, JapanMPC · 5784
5785 Fulton1991 FUJoseph A. Fulton, hardware engineer and involved in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid SurveyMPC · 5785
5786 Talos1991 RCTalos, from Greek mythology, was the nephew of Daedalus, who tried to murder him because he was jealous of his inventivenessMPC · 5786
5789 Sellin4018 P-LIvan A. Sellin (born 1939), professor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and at the University of Tennessee in KnoxvilleMPC · 5789
5790 Nagasaki9540 P-LNagasaki, JapanMPC · 5790
5791 Comello4053 T-2Georg Comello (born 1942), Dutch amateur astronomerMPC · 5791
5792 Unstrut1964 BFThe Unstrut, a river in eastern GermanyMPC · 5792
5793 Ringuelet1975 TK6Adela Ringuelet (1930–2023), Argentine astronomer, co-founder of the Argentine Astronomical Association (Asociación Argentina de Astronomía)JPL · 5793
5794 Irmina1976 SW3Mikhailovna Golodyaevskaya (1931–1956), a Russian student of the Moscow ConservatoryMPC · 5794
5795 Roshchina1978 SH1Elena Olegovna Roshchina (1966–1994), a Russian journalistMPC · 5795
5796 Klemm1978 VK5Per Klemm (1949–2011), a Danish professor of microbiology.JPL · 5796
5797 Bivoj1980 AABivoj, mythological Bohemian heroMPC · 5797
5798 Burnett1980 RL7Donald Burnett (born 1937), American cosmochemist, lead investigator for the Genesis missionMPC · 5798
5799 Brewington1980 TG4Howard J. Brewington (born 1952), American amateur astronomer and discoverer of cometsMPC · 5799
5800 Pollock1982 UV1Jackson Pollock, American artistMPC · 5800

5801–5900

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5801 Vasarely1984 BKVictor Vasarely (1908–1997), a Hungarian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.JPL · 5801
5802 Casteldelpiano1984 HL1Castel del Piano, an ancient castle near Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, that has been recently restored by two great lovers of astronomy and friends of the discoverer, Sabina Ruffaldi and Andrea Ghigliazza.JPL · 5802
5803 Ötzi1984 OAÖtzi the Iceman, the mummified "iceman"MPC · 5803
5804 Bambinidipraga1985 RL1Bambini di Praga, a Czech children's choirMPC · 5804
5805 Glasgow1985 YHGlasgow, UK and The Astronomical Society of GlasgowMPC · 5805
5806 Archieroy1986 AG1Archie Roy (Archibald Edmiston Roy), astronomer, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, The Royal Astronomical SocietyMPC · 5806
5807 Mshatka1986 QA4Country estate of Nikolaj Yakovlevich Danilevskij, Russian thinkerMPC · 5807
5808 Babelʹ1987 QV10Isaac Babelʹ (1894–1940), Russian writer and dramatist. Named on the commemoration of his 100th anniversary of his birthMPC · 5808
5809 Kulibin1987 RG6Ivan Petrovich Kulibin, Russian engineerMPC · 5809
5811 Keck1988 KCHoward B. Keck, chairman and president emeritus of the W. M. Keck Foundation. Under Howard Keck's leadership, the Foundation provided the grants to build the giant twin telescopes of the W. M. Keck Observatory. This minor planet is being named on the occasion of the dedication of the second Keck Telescope on 1996 May 8.MPC · 5811
5812 Jayewinkler1988 PJ1Jaye Scott Winkler, a friend of American discoverer Andrew J. NoymerMPC · 5812
5813 Eizaburo1988 VLEizaburo Nishibori, Japanese scientist, alpinist and technologist.JPL · 5813
5815 Shinsengumi1989 AHThe Shinsengumi, Japanese group of samurai warriorsMPC · 5815
5816 Potsdam1989 AO6Potsdam, largest city and capital of the German state of Brandenburg, where the Potsdam Observatory is locatedMPC · 5816
5817 Robertfrazer1989 RZRobert E. Frazer (born 1918), longtime friend and colleague of the discoverer.JPL · 5817
5819 Lauretta1989 UZ4Dante Lauretta, American cosmochemist and meteoriticist at the University of ArizonaMPC · 5819
5820 Babelsberg1989 UF7Babelsberg, the largest district of the city of Potsdam in Germany, where the Babelsberg Observatory is locatedMPC · 5820
5821 Yukiomaeda1989 VVYukio Maeda (born 1948), well-known Japanese amateur astronomer and space engineer at the Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMPC · 5821
5822 Masakichi1989 WLMasakichi Hioki (born 1929), father of Japanese co-discover Tsutomu HiokiJPL · 5822
5823 Oryo1989 YHOryo Narasaki (1842–1913), wife of Japanese samurai hero Sakamoto RyōmaMPC · 5823
5824 Inagaki1989 YMMinoru Inagaki (born 1958), Japanese classical guitaristMPC · 5824
5825 Rakuyou1990 BR1Named for the Kyoto city Rakuyou technical high school, originally established in 1894 as Kyoto city dyeing and weaving school.JPL · 5825
5826 Bradstreet1990 DBDavid Bradstreet (born 1954), Chair of the Astronomy Department at Eastern University (St. Davids, PA).JPL · 5826
5827 Letunov1990 VB15Yurij Aleksandrovich Letunov (1926–1984), a Russian journalist and radio commentator.JPL · 5827
5829 Ishidagoro1991 CT1Gorō Ishida (1924–1992), Japanese astronomerMPC · 5829
5830 Simohiro1991 EGHirofumi or Hiroshi Shimoda, Japanese amateur astronomerJPL · 5830
5831 Dizzy1991 JGJohn Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, American trumpeter, co-inventor of bebopJPL · 5831
5832 Martaprincipe1991 LE1Marta Carusi and Raffaele "Principe" Ranucci were married in Nov. 2000. The name was suggested by A. Carusi.JPL · 5832
5833 Peterson1991 PQColin A. Peterson (born 1977), a research support specialist at Cornell University.JPL · 5833
5834 Kasai1992 SZ14Kiyoshi Kasai (born 1947) was principal flutist with the Symphony Orchestra Basel (Switzerland). He is also an amateur astronomer and has discovered more than 80 new variable stars.IAU · 5834
5835 Mainfranken1992 SP24Lower Franconia, district of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is often called "Mainfranken" as the Main River runs through it.MPC · 5835
5837 Hedin2548 P-LSven Anders Hedin (1865–1952), Swedish geographer and explorerMPC · 5837
5838 Hamsun2170 T-2Knut Hamsun (1859–1952), Norwegian author, winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize for literatureMPC · 5838
5839 GOI1974 SJ3The Vavilov State Optical Institute (formerly "Gosudarstvennyj Opticheskij Institut" or GOI), founded in 1918 on the initiative of its first director and physicist-optician Dmitrij Sergeevich Rozhdestvenskij (1876–1940) Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback MachineJPL · 5839
5840 Raybrown1978 ONRaymond Matthews ("Ray") Brown, American jazz bassist, who played in Dizzy Gillespie's band and later with the Oscar Peterson Trio, husband and musical director of Ella FitzgeraldJPL · 5840
5841 Stone1982 STProf. Ed Stone is the former Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1991–2001) and the project scientist for the Voyager Mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1972.MPC · 5841
5842 Cancelli1986 CV1Ferdinando Cancelli (born 1969) is a doctor whose speciality is palliative medicine. He is deeply involved in ethical issues concerning the end of life and in the care of terminally ill persons.JPL · 5842
5845 Davidbrewster1988 QPDavid Brewster (1781–1868), a Scottish scientist, a populariser of science and a founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.JPL · 5845
5846 Hessen1989 AW6Hesse, a German federal stateMPC · 5846
5847 Wakiya1989 YBNanayo Wakiya, member of Japan Planetarium LaboratoryMPC · 5847
5848 Harutoriko1990 BZ1Lake Harutori, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5848
5849 Bhanji1990 HF1Alaudin Bhanji (born 1951) is a JPL engineer and Project Manager for NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN). He has ensured that the DSN's capabilities continue to enable communications with spacecraft throughout the solar system as well as providing radar characterizations of solar system bodies, including numerous asteroids.JPL · 5849
5850 Masaharu1990 XMMasaharu Suzuki, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co.MPC · 5850
5851 Inagawa1991 DM1Inagawa, a Japanese town in the Hyōgo PrefectureMPC · 5851
5852 Nanette1991 HONanette and Mark Vigil, daughter and son-in-law of Canadian co-discoverer David H. LevyMPC · 5852
5855 Yukitsuna1992 UO2Minamoto no Yukitsuna, Japanese general in the late Heian period, who occupied the provinces of Settsu and Kawachi[10]MPC · 5855
5856 Peluk1994 AL2Peter-Lukas Graf (born 1929) is a Swiss musician, flutist and conductor, mainly distinguished as soloist, teacher and author.IAU · 5856
5857 Neglinka1975 TM2The Neglinnaya River ("Neglinka"), a tributary of the Moskva River in Moscow, RussiaMPC · 5857
5858 Borovitskia1978 SU5Kremlin Hill (formerly "Borovitsky Hill"), one of the seven hills of Moscow, where the first buildings of the ancient settlement were erected, and now the location of the Red SquareMPC · 5858
5859 Ostozhenka1979 FD2Ostozhenka Street in the Khamovniki District of the Russian city of Moscow, built on a former hayfield and now part of The Golden MileMPC · 5859
5860 Deankoontz1981 QE1Dean Ray Koontz (born 1945) is a contemporary American author.JPL · 5860
5861 Glynjones1982 RWKenneth Glyn Jones (1915–1995), British astronomer and historianMPC · 5861
5862 Sakanoue1983 ABTsutomu Sakanoue (born 1921), a Japanese meteorologist and amateur astronomerMPC · 5862
5863 Tara1983 RBTara, goddess in HinduismMPC · 5863
5864 Montgolfier1983 RC4The Montgolfier brothers, French aeronautsMPC · 5864
5865 Qualytemocrina1984 QQThe International Comet Quarterly, an astronomical journal and international archive of photometric data on cometsMPC · 5865
5866 Sachsen1988 PM2Saxony (German: Sachsen), a state in GermanyMPC · 5866
5868 Ohta1988 TQKentarō Ohta, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co.MPC · 5868
5869 Tanith1988 VN4Tanit, chief deity of CarthageMPC · 5869
5870 Baltimore1989 CC1Baltimore, Maryland, USAMPC · 5870
5871 Bobbell1989 CE2Robert L. Bell, friend and associate of the discoverer's husband.JPL · 5871
5872 Sugano1989 SLMatsuo Sugano (born 1939), the first discoverer of comet C/1983 J1JPL · 5872
5873 Archilochos1989 SB3Archilochos, Ancient Greek poetMPC · 5873
5875 Kuga1989 XONaoto or Naohito (or Tadahito) Kuga, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co.MPC · 5875
5877 Toshimaihara1990 FPToshinori Maihara (born 1942), a professor at Kyoto University and leading infrared astronomer in JapanMPC · 5877
5878 Charlene1991 CC1Charlene Marie Anderson, Associate Director of the Planetary SocietyMPC · 5878
5879 Almeria1992 CH1Almeria, the Spanish city and province where the Calar Alto Observatory of the German–Spanish Astronomical Centre is locatedJPL · 5879
5881 Akashi1992 SR12Akashi, Hyōgo, a city facing the Setouchi Inland Sea, Japan.JPL · 5881
5883 Josephblack1993 VM5Joseph Black (1728–1799), a Scottish scientist.JPL · 5883
5884 Dolezal6045 P-LErich Dolezal (1902–1990), Austrian writer and popularizer of astronomy and space science, co-founder of the "Austrian Society for Space Research"MPC · 5884
5885 Apeldoorn3137 T-2Ben Apeldoorn (born 1944), Dutch amateur astronomer and science publicist, on the occasion of his 50th birthdayMPC · 5885
5886 Rutger1975 LRLyle Lee Rutger (born 1949), American leader of the Nuclear Launch Approval office of the Department of Energy for NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt missionJPL · 5886
5887 Yauza1976 SG2The Yauza River, a tributary of the Moskva River in MoscowMPC · 5887
5888 Ruders1978 VU7Poul Ruders (born 1949), a Danish composerJPL · 5888
5889 Mickiewicz1979 FA3Adam Mickiewicz, poet and playwrightMPC · 5889
5890 Carlsberg1979 KGThe Carlsberg Foundation, established by philanthropist J. C. Jacobsen in 1876, who was also the founder of the first Carlsberg BreweryMPC · 5890
5891 Gehrig1981 SMLou Gehrig, American baseball playerMPC · 5891
5892 Milesdavis1981 YS1Miles Dewey Davis III, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composerJPL · 5892
5893 Coltrane1982 EFJohn William Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist and composerJPL · 5893
5894 Telč1982 RM1Telč, Czech RepublicMPC · 5894
5895 Žbirka1982 UF2Miroslav Žbirka (born 1952) is a Slovak singer and songwriter. Before going solo, he played in the bands Modus and Limit. His songs in Slovak, Czech and English have greatly enriched the Czech and Slovak pop music scene. He is a lifelong fan of the Beatles. The name was suggested by S. Kürti.JPL · 5895
5896 Narrenschiff1982 VV10Named on the occasion of the quincentenary of the publication of the Narrenschiff, immortal satiric poem by Sebastian Brant, German writer and humanistMPC · 5896
5897 Novotná1984 SZ1Jarmila Novotná-Daubková (1907–1994), Czech opera singerMPC · 5897
5899 Jedicke1986 AHThe Jedicke family: Peter Jedicke (born 1955), Robert Jedicke (born 1963), and June Jedicke-Zehr (born 1966), Canadian astronomers SrcMPC · 5899
5900 Jensen1986 TLPoul Jensen, Danish astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He served in the Meridian Circle Department at the Brorfelde Observatory for 35 years, and his wife, Bodil Jensen. During the past ten years Poul also took part in the minor planet program carried out with the Schmidt telescope. Name proposed by K. Augustesen and H. J. Fogh Olsen.MPC · 5900

5901–6000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
5902 Talima1987 QY10Tatiana Alimovna Damir, friend of the discoverer, daughter of Alim Matveevich Damir (5717) and wife of Sergej Petrovich Kapitsa (5094)MPC · 5902
5904 Württemberg1989 AE7Württemberg, GermanyMPC · 5904
5905 Johnson1989 CJ1Lindley N. Johnson, American astronomer and instrumental for the NEAT programMPC · 5905
5907 Rhigmus1989 TU5Rhigmus, son of Peires from Thracea and a Trojan warrior in Greek mythology. Rhigmus was speared by Achilles while riding in his chariot.IAU · 5907
5908 Aichi1989 UFAichi Prefecture, Japan.JPL · 5908
5909 Nagoya1989 UTNagoya, Aichi, Japan.JPL · 5909
5910 Zátopek1989 WH4Emil Zátopek, Czech Olympic long-distance runnerMPC · 5910
5912 Oyatoshiyuki1989 YRToshiyuki Oya, Japanese amateur astronomerJPL · 5912
5914 Kathywhaler1990 WKKathryn Anne Whaler (born 1956), Scottish professor of geophysics, Royal Astronomical Society president 2004–2006JPL · 5914
5915 Yoshihiro1991 EUYoshihiro Yamada (born 1946), Japanese astronomy educatorMPC · 5915
5916 van der Woude1991 JD1Jurrie van der Woude, Dutch-born former Public Affairs Officer and Image Coordinator at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5916
5917 Chibasai1991 NGThe Chiba Science Association, a non-profit astronomy organization in Chiba, JapanMPC · 5917
5919 Patrickmartin1991 PW12Patrick Martin (born 1967), a research associate at Cornell University.JPL · 5919
5922 Shouichi1992 UVShouichi Satō, Japanese electric engineer.MPC · 5922
5923 Liedeke1992 WC8Liedeke Gehrels-de Stoppelaar, wife of astronomer Tom Gehrels MPC · 5923
5924 Teruo1994 CH1Teruo Saegusa, Japanese mountain climberMPC · 5924
5926 Schönfeld1929 PBEduard Schönfeld (1828–1891), a German astronomer and director at the Mannheim and Bonn observatories who participated in the Bonner DurchmusterungMPC · 5926
5927 Krogh1938 HAFred T. Krogh (born 1937), an American mathematician.JPL · 5927
5928 Pindarus1973 SK1Pindar (c. 518–438 BC), Greek lyric poetMPC · 5928
5929 Manzano1974 XTJosé Roberto Manzano (1928–1999), Argentine astronomer and physicistJPL · 5929
5930 Zhiganov1975 VW2Näcip Cihanov (Nazib Gayazovich Zhiganov; 1911–1988), a Soviet Tartar composer and founder of the Tatarian professional musical schoolMPC · 5930
5931 Zhvanetskij1976 GK3Mikhail Zhvanetsky (born 1934), Russian writer, satirist and performerMPC · 5931
5932 Prutkov1976 GO3Kozma Prutkov, a fictional author and the collective pen-name of several satirical Russian poets during the Russian Empire in the 1850s and 1860sMPC · 5932
5933 Kemurdzhian1976 QNAlexander Kemurdzhian (1921–2003), Soviet designer of Lunokhod moon roverMPC · 5933
5934 Mats1976 SJMats Lindgren, Swedish astronomer at Uppsala Astronomical ObservatoryMPC · 5934
5935 Ostankino1977 EF1Ostankino, district of the city of Moscow in RussiaMPC · 5935
5936 Khadzhinov1979 FQ2Leonid Petrovich Khadzhinov (born 1927), a Ukrainian electrical engineerMPC · 5936
5937 Lodén1979 XQKerstin Lodén and Lars Olof Lodén, Swedish astronomers at Stockholm ObservatoryMPC · 5937
5938 Keller1980 FH2Horst Uwe Keller, German physicist at the Max Planck Institute in LindauMPC · 5938
5939 Toshimayeda1981 EU8Toshiko Mayeda, Japanese meteoriticistMPC · 5939
5940 Feliksobolev1981 TJ4Feliks Mikhailovich Sobolev (1931–1984), Ukrainian film producerMPC · 5940
5941 Valencia1982 UQ6Valencia, SpainMPC · 5941
5942 Denzilrobert1983 AN2Denzil Marley (born 1918) and Robert Behymer (born 1926), fathers of the discoverers.JPL · 5942
5943 Lovi1984 EGGeorge Lovi (1939–1993), Hungarian-born astronomical writer and cartographerMPC · 5943
5944 Utesov1984 JA2Leonid Utyosov, Russian singer, musician, actor, founder and artistic leader of the first Russian theatricalized jazz band (on the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary his birth)MPC · 5944
5945 Roachapproach1984 SQ3Steve Roach (born 1955), American musician and composer of 'space music' SrcMPC · 5945
5946 Hrozný1984 UC1Bedřich Hrozný, Czech archeologist, orientalist and linguist, decipherer of HittiteMPC · 5946
5947 Bonnie1985 FDBonnie Gail Farquhar (1936–1993), late wife of American engineer Robert W. Farquhar, a spaceflight mission director at NASAMPC · 5947
5948 Longo1985 JLGiuseppe Longo (born 1920), Italian astronomer and physicist at the University of BolognaMPC · 5948
5950 Leukippos1986 PS4Leucippus, Ancient Greek philosopherMPC · 5950
5951 Alicemonet1986 TZ1Alice Kay Monet (Alice Kay Babcock; born 1954), American astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station. She is married to David Monet (see below)MPC · 5951
5952 Davemonet1987 EVDavid Gilbert Monet (born 1951), American astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station and husband of Alice Monet (see above)MPC · 5952
5953 Shelton1987 HSIan Shelton (born 1957), Canadian astronomer known for the discovery of the bright supernova SN 1987AJPL · 5953
5954 Epikouros1987 QS1Epicurus, Ancient Greek philosopherMPC · 5954
5955 Khromchenko1987 RT3Vladimir Anatolievich Khromchenko, a music teacher at Yalta and a talented designer who constructed the first home-built organ in Ukraine.JPL · 5955
5956 d'Alembert1988 CF5Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, French philosopher and mathematicianMPC · 5956
5957 Irina1988 JNVictorovna Farquhar, wife of American engineer Robert W. Farquhar, a spaceflight mission director at NASAMPC · 5957
5958 Barrande1989 BS1Joachim Barrande, French palaeontologistMPC · 5958
5959 Shaklan1989 NB1Stuart B. Shaklan, an optical engineer and instrumental for the NEAT programMPC · 5959
5960 Wakkanai1989 USWakkanai, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5960
5961 Watt1989 YH1James Watt (1736–1819), a Scottish engineer whose improvements to the steam engine led to the rapid advances of the industrial revolution.JPL · 5961
5962 Shikokutenkyo1990 HKShikoku Ten-mon Kyōkai, Japanese name for the Astronomical Society of Shikoku IslandMPC · 5962
5966 Tomeko1990 VS6Tomeko Goto (1899–?), wife of Seizo Goto, Japanese former president of Goto Optical Laboratory (see #969)MPC · 5966
5967 Edithlevy1991 CM5Edith Pailet Levy (born 1918), American-Canadian geneticist, and mother of astronomer David H. LevyMPC · 5967
5968 Trauger1991 FCJohn T. Trauger, American physicist, Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who was the principal investigator for the Wide Field/Planetary Camera II on the Hubble Space TelescopeMPC · 5968
5969 Ryuichiro1991 FTRyuichiro Goto (born 1938), Japanese current president of Goto Optical LaboratoryMPC · 5969
5970 Ohdohrikouen1991 JS1Odori Park, Sapporo, JapanMPC · 5970
5971 Tickell1991 NT2Crispin Tickell (born 1930), British diplomat, who chaired the board of the Climate Institute of Washington (1990–2002) and the Government Panel on Sustainable Development (1994–2000), and who also served on the UK government's Task Force on Near-Earth ObjectsJPL · 5971
5972 Harryatkinson1991 PS12Harry Atkinson (1929–2018), New Zealand-born British physicist, head of astronomy and space for the Science Research Council (1972–1978), chair of the European Space Agency Council (1984–1987), and chair of the UK Task Force on Near-Earth Objects in 2000JPL · 5972
5973 Takimoto1991 QCDaisuke Takimoto, Japanese activist in the nuclear-power phase-out movement.JPL · 5973
5975 Otakemayumi1992 SGMayumi Ōtake, music composer of Japanese planetariumMPC · 5975
5976 Kalatajean1992 SR2Jean Marie Kalata, an American social science analyst at the Smithsonian Institution. Named on the occasion of the institution's sesquicentennial.MPC · 5976
5978 Kaminokuni1992 WTKaminokuni, Hokkaidō, JapanMPC · 5978
5981 Kresilas2140 P-LKresilas, Ancient Greek sculptorMPC · 5981
5982 Polykletus4862 T-1Polykleitos (c. 480–423 BC), ancient Greek sculptor in bronzeMPC · 5982
5983 Praxiteles2285 T-2Praxiteles, Ancient Greek sculptorMPC · 5983
5984 Lysippus4045 T-3Lysippos, Ancient Greek sculptorMPC · 5984
5986 Xenophon1969 TAXenophon, the Athenian nobleman, pupil and interpreter of Socrates, historian, agriculturist, and military officer who lived from about 440 to 354 B.C.JPL · 5986
5987 Liviogratton1975 LQLivio Gratton (1910–1991), Italo-Argentine astrophysicist, director of Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba and the first director of the Institute of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics of the Córdoba National UniversityJPL · 5987
5988 Gorodnitskij1976 GN2Aleksandr Moiseevich Gorodnitskij (born 1933), Soviet geophysicist, oceanologist, and mineralogist, poet and songwriterMPC · 5988
5989 Sorin1976 QC1Sergej Ivanovich Sorin (1916–1995), Soviet astronomerMPC · 5989
5990 Panticapaeon1977 EOPanticapæon or Panticapaeum, ancient Greek colony, now Kerch, Ukrainian seaport at the eastern extremity of the Crimean PeninsulaMPC · 5990
5991 Ivavladis1979 HE3Vladislav Ivanov (born 1936), Russian engineerMPC · 5991
5992 Nittler1981 DZLarry Nittler (born 1969), American meteoriticistMPC · 5992
5993 Tammydickinson1981 EU22Tamara Dickinson (born 1959), American meteoriticistMPC · 5993
5994 Yakubovich1981 SZ7Leonid Yakubovich (born 1945), Russian writer and television hostMPC · 5994
5995 Saint-Aignan1982 DKCharles P. de Saint-Aignan (born 1977), American astronomer and software engineer who has discovered several minor planetsMPC · 5995
5996 Julioangel1983 NRJulio Ángel Fernández (born 1946), Uruguayan astronomerMPC · 5996
5997 Dirac1983 THPaul Dirac (1902–1984), British physicist and NobelistMPC · 5997
5998 Sitenský1986 RK1Ladislav Sitenský (1919–2009), Czech landscape photographerMPC · 5998
5999 Plescia1987 HAJeffrey B. Plescia, American geophysicist and planetary geologist, researcher of terrestrial impact craters at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMPC · 5999
6000 United Nations1987 UNThe United Nations. The Asteroid was named by vote of IAU Commission 20 at its 1994 meeting in The Hague on the recommendation of the Minor Planet Names Committee.MPC · 6000

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