Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–2000

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

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

1001–1100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
1001 Gaussia1923 OACarl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855), German mathematicianDMP · 1001
1002 Olbersia1923 OBHeinrich Olbers (1758–1840), German astronomerDMP · 1002
1003 Lilofee1923 OKLilofee, a legendary character and title figure in an old German folk-song Die schöne junge LilofeeDMP · 1003
1004 Belopolskya1923 OSAristarkh Belopolsky (1854–1934), Russian astrophysicistDMP · 1004
1005 Arago1923 OTFrançois Arago (1786–1853), French astronomerDMP · 1005
1006 Lagrangea1923 OUJoseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813), French astronomerDMP · 1006
1007 Pawlowia1923 OXIvan Pavlov (1849–1936), Russian physiologistDMP · 1007
1008 La Paz1923 PDThe city of La Paz, capital of BoliviaDMP · 1008
1009 Sirene1923 PEThe Sirens of mythologyDMP · 1009
1010 Marlene1923 PFMarlene Dietrich (1901–1992), German actressDMP · 1010
1011 Laodamia1924 PKLaodamia, daughter of Bellerophon and Philonoe in Greek mythology, and the mother (by Zeus) of Sarpedon; shot dead by Artemis whilst weavingDMP · 1011
1012 Sarema1924 PMSarema, a character in a poem by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, made into an opera by Alexander von ZemlinskyDMP · 1012
1013 Tombecka1924 PQDaniel Tombeck, French chemist who in 1910 succeeded Amédée Guillet as secretary of the Faculty of Science of the University of ParisDMP · 1013
1014 Semphyra1924 PWSemphyra, a character in a poem by Aleksandr Sergeyevich PushkinDMP · 1014
1015 Christa1924 QFUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1015
1016 Anitra1924 QGAnitra, character in the drama Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)DMP · 1016
1017 Jacqueline1924 QLJacqueline Zadoc-Kahn, disciple of Russian discoverer Benjamin JekhowskyDMP · 1017
1018 Arnolda1924 QMArnold Berliner (1862–1942), German physicist and editor of the journal NaturwissenschaftenDMP · 1018
1019 Strackea1924 QNGustav Stracke (1887–1943), German astronomer (see also 1201 Strenua and 1227 Geranium)DMP · 1019
1020 Arcadia1924 QVArcadia, mythological Greek place and modern Greek provinceDMP · 1020
1021 Flammario1924 RGCamille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomerDMP · 1021
1022 Olympiada1924 RTThe Olympic GamesDMP · 1022
1023 Thomana1924 RUBoys' choir of St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, GermanyDMP · 1023
1024 Hale1923 YO13George Ellery Hale (1868–1938), American solar astronomerDMP · 1024
1025 Riema1923 NXJohannes Riem (1868–1945), German astronomerDMP · 1025
1026 Ingrid1923 NYIngrid, niece of German astronomer Albrecht Kahrstedt (1897–1971), also see (1587)DMP · 1026
1027 Aesculapia1923 YO11Asclepius, Greek god; named to redeem Jupiter's promise to Minerva to place Aesculapius among the stars (formerly, Ophiuchus was called Aesculapius)DMP · 1027
1028 Lydina1923 PGLydia Albitskaya, wife of Russian discoverer Vladimir AlbitskyDMP · 1028
1029 La Plata1924 RKLa Plata, ArgentinaDMP · 1029
1030 Vitja1924 RQViktor Zaslavsky (1925–1944), nephew of Spiridon Zaslavskij (see 1330 Spiridonia), the brother-in-law of the discoverer Vladimir AlbitskyDMP · 1030
1031 Arctica1924 RRThe ArcticDMP · 1031
1032 Pafuri1924 SAPafuri River in northern Transvaal, South AfricaDMP · 1032
1033 Simona1924 SMSimone van Biesbroeck, daughter of the discoverer George Van BiesbroeckDMP · 1033
1034 Mozartia1924 SSWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Austrian composerDMP · 1034
1035 Amata1924 SWAmata, wife of king Latinus and mother of Lavinia, the wife of AeneasDMP · 1035
1036 Ganymed1924 TDGanymede, mythological cupbearerDMP · 1036
1037 Davidweilla1924 TFOne of the members of the David-Weill family, member of the Academy of Sciences and benefactor of the SorbonneDMP · 1037
1038 Tuckia1924 TKEdward Tuck (1842–1938) and his wife; philanthropists. Edward was the son of the founder of the American Republican PartyDMP · 1038
1039 Sonneberga1924 TLGerman town of Sonneberg in Thuringia, where the Sonneberg Observatory is locatedDMP · 1039
1040 Klumpkea1925 BDDorothea Klumpke (1861–1942), American amateur astronomer, first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the SorbonneDMP · 1040
1041 Asta1925 FAAsta Nielsen (1881–1972), Danish actressDMP · 1041
1042 Amazone1925 HAThe River Amazon in South AmericaDMP · 1042
1043 Beate1925 HBUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1043
1044 Teutonia1924 ROThe Teutonic peoplesDMP · 1044
1045 Michela1924 TRMicheline van Biesbroeck, daughter of discoverer George Van BiesbroeckDMP · 1045
1046 Edwin1924 UAEdwin van Biesbroeck, son of discoverer George Van BiesbroeckDMP · 1046
1047 Geisha1924 TEMusical comedy The Geisha by Sidney JonesDMP · 1047
1048 Feodosia1924 TPCrimean city of Feodosiya (Theodosia), UkraineDMP · 1048
1049 Gotho1925 RBUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1049
1050 Meta1925 RCUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1050
1051 Merope1925 SAMerope, Greek muse and goddessDMP · 1051
1052 Belgica1925 VDBelgiumDMP · 1052
1053 Vigdis1925 WAUnknown origin of name (Vigdís is an ancient Nordic feminine surname)DMP · 1053
1054 Forsytia1925 WDThe flowering shrub genus ForsythiaDMP · 1054
1055 Tynka1925 WGTynka, mother of Emil Buchar (1901–1979), of the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Czech Technical University in PragueDMP · 1055
1056 Azalea1924 QDThe azalea flowering shrubs, then thought a genus of their own, now subgenera of the genus RhododendronDMP · 1056
1057 Wanda1925 QBPolish feminine nameDMP · 1057
1058 Grubba1925 MASir Howard Grubb (1844–1931) of Parson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, maker of the 40-inch reflecting telescope of the Simeis ObservatoryDMP · 1058
1059 Mussorgskia1925 OAModest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), Russian composerDMP · 1059
1060 Magnolia1925 PAThe flowering tree genus MagnoliaDMP · 1060
1061 Paeonia1925 TBThe peony flowering plant, genus PaeoniaDMP · 1061
1062 Ljuba1925 TDLyuba Berlin (1915–1936), Soviet parachutistDMP · 1062
1063 Aquilegia1925 XAThe columbine flower, genus AquilegiaDMP · 1063
1064 Aethusa1926 PAThe fool's parsley herb, genus AethusaDMP · 1064
1065 Amundsenia1926 PDRoald Amundsen (1872–1928), polar explorerDMP · 1065
1066 Lobelia1926 RAThe Indian tobacco flower, genus LobeliaDMP · 1066
1067 Lunaria1926 RGThe honesty flowering plant, genus LunariaDMP · 1067
1068 Nofretete1926 RKNefertiti (c.1370 – c.1330 BC), wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IVDMP · 1068
1069 Planckia1927 BCMax Planck (1858–1947), German physicist and Nobelist, on the occasion of his 80th birthdayDMP · 1069
1070 Tunica1926 RBThe flowering plant genus Tunica of the pink or carnation familyDMP · 1070
1071 Brita1924 REGreat Britain, where the 1-meter telescope for the Simeiz Observatory on Crimea was madeDMP · 1071
1072 Malva1926 TAThe mallow plant, genus MalvaDMP · 1072
1073 Gellivara1923 OWGällivare, town in Swedish Lapland, where astronomers from several countries observed a total solar eclipse on 29 June 1927DMP · 1073
1074 Beljawskya1925 BESergey Belyavsky (1883–1953), Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1074
1075 Helina1926 SCHelij Grigor'evich Neujmin, a son of Russian discoverer Grigory NeujminDMP · 1075
1076 Viola1926 TEThe violets, pansies and violas, genus ViolaDMP · 1076
1077 Campanula1926 TKThe flowering plant genus CampanulaDMP · 1077
1078 Mentha1926 XBThe true mints, genus MenthaDMP · 1078
1079 Mimosa1927 ADThe herb and shrub genus Mimosa, although the discoverer apparently meant the silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), since he referred to a "flowering tree"DMP · 1079
1080 Orchis1927 QBThe orchid flowers, genus OrchisDMP · 1080
1081 Reseda1927 QFThe mignonette, genus ResedaDMP · 1081
1082 Pirola1927 UCThe wintergreen, genus PirolaDMP · 1082
1083 Salvia1928 BCThe sage plant, genus SalviaDMP · 1083
1084 Tamariwa1926 CCTamara Ivanova (1912–1936), Soviet parachutistDMP · 1084
1085 Amaryllis1927 QHThe belladonna lily flower genus, AmaryllisDMP · 1085
1086 Nata1927 QLNata Babushkina (1915–1936), Soviet female parachutistDMP · 1086
1087 Arabis1927 RDThe mustard family herb genus ArabisDMP · 1087
1088 Mitaka1927 WAMitaka, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory is situatedDMP · 1088
1089 Tama1927 WBTama River, Japan, which flows near the Tokyo Astronomical ObservatoryDMP · 1089
1090 Sumida1928 DGSumida River (Sumidagawa), Tokyo, JapanDMP · 1090
1091 Spiraea1928 DTThe flowering shrub genus SpiraeaDMP · 1091
1092 Lilium1924 PNThe true lily flower, genus LiliumDMP · 1092
1093 Freda1925 LAFred Prévost, civil engineer of mines and benefactor of the Faculty of sciences of BordeauxDMP · 1093
1094 Siberia1926 CBSiberia, region of RussiaDMP · 1094
1095 Tulipa1926 GSThe tulip flower. genus TulipaDMP · 1095
1096 Reunerta1928 OBTheodore Reunert, of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science, mining engineer and supporter of the former Union Observatory in South Africa, friend of the discovererDMP · 1096
1097 Vicia1928 PCThe flowering plant genus ViciaDMP · 1097
1098 Hakone1928 RJHakone, JapanDMP · 1098
1099 Figneria1928 RQVera Figner (1852–1942), Russian revolutionaryDMP · 1099
1100 Arnica1928 SDThe lamb's skin plants, genus ArnicaDMP · 1100

1101–1200

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1101 Clematis1928 SJThe clematis flower, genus ClematisDMP · 1101
1102 Pepita1928 VAPepito, nickname of discoverer Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937), using a feminine Latin suffixDMP · 1102
1103 Sequoia1928 VBSequoia National ParkDMP · 1103
1104 Syringa1928 XAThe lilac, genus SyringaDMP · 1104
1105 Fragaria1929 ABThe strawberry, genus FragariaDMP · 1105
1106 Cydonia1929 CWThe quince, genus CydoniaDMP · 1106
1107 Lictoria1929 FBLictoria, Italy, a new city established on reclaimed land near Rome during the Fascist regimeDMP · 1107
1108 Demeter1929 KADemeter, Greek goddessDMP · 1108
1109 Tata1929 CUThe small town of Tata in HungaryDMP · 1109
1110 Jaroslawa1928 PDThe town of Jarosław in south-eastern PolandDMP · 1110
1111 Reinmuthia1927 COKarl Reinmuth (1892–1979), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1111
1112 Polonia1928 PEPolonia, Latin for PolandDMP · 1112
1113 Katja1928 QCKatja, Russian feminine nameDMP · 1113
1114 Lorraine1928 WALorraine in northeastern France, former duchy and remnant of the medieval kingdom of LotharingiaDMP · 1114
1115 Sabauda1928 XCSabauda, Latin name of the House of SavoyDMP · 1115
1116 Catriona1929 GDCatriona, a Scottish feminine name, title of one of Robert Louis Stevenson's novelsDMP · 1116
1117 Reginita1927 KAReginita, niece of Catalan discoverer Josep Comas i SolàDMP · 1117
1118 Hanskya1927 QDAlexis Hansky (1872–1908), Russian astronomerDMP · 1118
1119 Euboea1927 UBEuboea, GreeceDMP · 1119
1120 Cannonia1928 RVAnnie Jump Cannon (1863–1941), American astronomerDMP · 1120
1121 Natascha1928 RZNatasha (Natalia) Tichomirova, Russian hydro-geologist and daughter of the Simeis astronomer Grigory NeujminDMP · 1121
1122 Neith1928 SBNeith, Egyptian goddessDMP · 1122
1123 Shapleya1928 STHarlow Shapley (1885–1972), American astronomerDMP · 1123
1124 Stroobantia1928 TBPaul Stroobant (1868–1936), Belgian astronomerDMP · 1124
1125 China1957 UN1ChinaDMP · 1125
1126 Otero1929 ACCaroline Otéro (1868–1965), known as "La Belle Otero", a Galician-born dancer, actress and courtesanDMP · 1126
1127 Mimi1929 AJWife of Eugène Delporte; 1127 Mimi and 1145 Robelmonte had their proposed names swapped by errorDMP · 1127
1128 Astrid1929 EBAstrid of Sweden (1905–1935), Queen consort of King Leopold III of BelgiumDMP · 1128
1129 Neujmina1929 PHGrigory Neujmin (1885–1946), Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1129
1130 Skuld1929 RCSkuld, in Norse mythology, one of the three Norns, the FutureDMP · 1130
1131 Porzia1929 ROCharacter in Shakespeare's play Julius CaesarDMP · 1131
1132 Hollandia1929 RB1Latin name for the NetherlandsDMP · 1132
1133 Lugduna1929 RC1Feminine form of the Latin name of the Dutch city of Leiden, Lugdunum BatavorumDMP · 1133
1134 Kepler1929 SAJohannes Kepler (1571–1630), astronomerDMP · 1134
1135 Colchis1929 TAColchis, Asia Minor, now GeorgiaDMP · 1135
1136 Mercedes1929 UASister-in-law of Catalan discoverer Josep Comas i SolàDMP · 1136
1137 Raïssa1929 WBRaïssa Izrailevna Maseeva (1900–1930), a former scientific collaborator at the Pulkovo ObservatoryDMP · 1137
1138 Attica1929 WFAttica, GreeceDMP · 1138
1139 Atami1929 XEAtami, Shizuoka, JapanDMP · 1139
1140 Crimea1929 YCCrimea, peninsula in the Black SeaDMP · 1140
1141 Bohmia1930 AAMrs. Bohm-Walz, who donated the Walz reflector to the Heidelberg ObservatoryDMP · 1141
1142 Aetolia1930 BCAetolia, GreeceDMP · 1142
1143 Odysseus1930 BHOdysseus, Greek heroDMP · 1143
1144 Oda1930 BJFemale name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende BoteDMP · 1144
1145 Robelmonte1929 CCRobelmont, Belgium, birthplace of Sylvain Arend; 1127 Mimi and 1145 Robelmonte had their proposed names swapped by errorDMP · 1145
1146 Biarmia1929 JFBjarmaland, legendary landDMP · 1146
1147 Stavropolis1929 LFStavropol, the city in RussiaDMP · 1147
1148 Rarahu1929 NATahitian girl's name, from Pierre Loti's novel Rarahu, later reprinted as Le Mariage de LotiDMP · 1148
1149 Volga1929 PFVolga River, RussiaDMP · 1149
1150 Achaia1929 RBAchaea, Homeric name for GreeceDMP · 1150
1151 Ithaka1929 RKIthaca, GreeceDMP · 1151
1152 Pawona1930 ADAstronomers Johann Palisa and Max Wolf, for their mutual collaborationDMP · 1152
1153 Wallenbergia1924 SLGeorg Wallenberg (1864–1924), German mathematicianDMP · 1153
1154 Astronomia1927 CBAstronomyDMP · 1154
1155 Aënna1928 BDThe astronomy journal Astronomische Nachrichten. Artificial name containing the German pronounced initials "A" and "N" followed by the feminine ending.DMP · 1155
1156 Kira1928 DAUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1156
1157 Arabia1929 QCArabiaDMP · 1157
1158 Luda1929 QFFeminine Russian name, diminutive of "Ludmilla"DMP · 1158
1159 Granada1929 RDGranada, SpainDMP · 1159
1160 Illyria1929 RLIllyria, CroatiaDMP · 1160
1161 Thessalia1929 SFThessalia, GreeceDMP · 1161
1162 Larissa1930 ACLarissa, GreeceDMP · 1162
1163 Saga1930 BAThe Norse sagasDMP · 1163
1164 Kobolda1930 FBHermann Kobold (1858–1942), German astronomer, and long-time editor of the Astronomische NachrichtenDMP · 1164
1165 Imprinetta1930 HMWife of the discoverer, Dutch astronomer Hendrik van GentDMP · 1165
1166 Sakuntala1930 MASakuntala or Shakuntala, a character in an ancient Sanskrit dramaDMP · 1166
1167 Dubiago1930 PBAlexander Dubyago (1903–1959), Russian astronomerDMP · 1167
1168 Brandia1930 QAEugène Brand, Belgian mathematicianDMP · 1168
1169 Alwine1930 QHUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1169
1170 Siva1930 SQThe Hindu god Shiva or Siva, Lord of KnowledgeDMP · 1170
1171 Rusthawelia1930 TAShota Rustaveli (c. 1160–1220), Georgian poetDMP · 1171
1172 Äneas1930 UAAeneas, Trojan princeDMP · 1172
1173 Anchises1930 UBAnchises, mythological TrojanDMP · 1173
1174 Marmara1930 UCSea of MarmaraDMP · 1174
1175 Margo1930 UDUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1175
1176 Lucidor1930 VELucidor, amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer Eugène Joseph DelporteDMP · 1176
1177 Gonnessia1930 WAFrançois Gonnessiat (1856–1934), French astronomer and director of the Algiers Observatory at Bouzaréah, AlgeriaDMP · 1177
1178 Irmela1931 ECIrmela Ruska, wife of Ernst Ruska, German inventor of the electron microscope and NobelistDMP · 1178
1179 Mally1931 FDDaughter-in-law of discoverer, wife of Franz Wolf (presumably Max Wolf's brother)DMP · 1179
1180 Rita1931 GEUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1180
1181 Lilith1927 CQLili Boulanger (1893–1918), French classical composerDMP · 1181
1182 Ilona1927 EAUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1182
1183 Jutta1930 DCUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1183
1184 Gaea1926 REGaia, Greek goddessDMP · 1184
1185 Nikko1927 WCNikkō, Tochigi prefecture, JapanDMP · 1185
1186 Turnera1929 PLHerbert Hall Turner (1861–1930), British astronomerDMP · 1186
1187 Afra1929 XCUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1187
1188 Gothlandia1930 SBAncient name of CataloniaDMP · 1188
1189 Terentia1930 SGLidiya Ivanovna Terenteva (1879–1933), Russian astronomer and orbit computerDMP · 1189
1190 Pelagia1930 SLPelageya Shajn (1894–1956), Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1190
1191 Alfaterna1931 CANuceria Alfaterna, ancient city founded by the Oschi, between Pompeii and Salerno, now beneath Nocera Superiore, birthplace of Alfonso Fresa, Italian astronomer, who proposed the nameDMP · 1191
1192 Prisma1931 FEThe Bergedorfer Spektralkatalog (an astronomical spectral catalogue), as prisms are one method of obtaining spectraDMP · 1192
1193 Africa1931 HBContinent of Africa, in which Johannesburg with its discovering observatory is locatedDMP · 1193
1194 Aletta1931 JGWife of discoverer Cyril JacksonDMP · 1194
1195 Orangia1931 KDOrange Province, South Africa, which is now the Free State ProvinceDMP · 1195
1196 Sheba1931 KEQueen of Sheba, Biblical characterDMP · 1196
1197 Rhodesia1931 LDRhodesia, now ZimbabweDMP · 1197
1198 Atlantis1931 RAAtlantis, mythological landDMP · 1198
1199 Geldonia1931 RFLatin name of Jodoigne, the birthplace of discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte in BelgiumDMP · 1199
1200 Imperatrix1931 RHThe Latin word for "Empress"DMP · 1200

1201–1300

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
1201 Strenua1931 RKLatin Strenuus, "diligent, careful", virtues exemplified by Gustav Stracke, German astronomer and orbit computer, who had asked that no asteroid be named after him (see 1227 Geranium)DMP · 1201
1202 Marina1931 RLMarina Davydovna Lavrova-Berg, who worked at Pulkovo Observatory in 19311942DMP · 1202
1203 Nanna1931 TAName of many paintings by the German painter Anselm Feuerbach, one of which was in the possession of the discoverer's familyDMP · 1203
1204 Renzia1931 TEFranz Robert Renz (1860–1942), German-Russian astronomerDMP · 1204
1205 Ebella1931 TB1Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Martin Ebell (1871–1944), German astronomer at Kiel Observatory (526)DMP · 1205
1206 Numerowia1931 UHBoris Numerov (1891–1941), Russian astronomerDMP · 1206
1207 Ostenia1931 VTHans Osten, German amateur astronomerDMP · 1207
1208 Troilus1931 YATroilus, Trojan prince, killed by AchillesDMP · 1208
1209 Pumma1927 HAPumma, nickname of a niece of German astronomer Albrecht Kahrstedt (1897–1971), also see (1587)DMP · 1209
1210 Morosovia1931 LBNikolai Alexandrovich Morozov (1854–1946), Russian revolutionaryDMP · 1210
1211 Bressole1931 XABressole, nephew of discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1211
1212 Francette1931 XCFrancette, wife of discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1212
1213 Algeria1931 XDAlgeriaDMP · 1213
1214 Richilde1932 AAUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1214
1215 Boyer1932 BALouis Boyer (1901–1999), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1215
1216 Askania1932 BLThe "Askania-Werke", German optical and precision instrument makersDMP · 1216
1217 Maximiliana1932 ECMax Wolf (1863–1932), German astronomerDMP · 1217
1218 Aster1932 BJAster, a genus of Asteraceae flowering plantsDMP · 1218
1219 Britta1932 CJUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1219
1220 Crocus1932 CUCrocus, a genus of Iridaceae flowering plants (possibly inspired by the provisional designation letters: Crocus)DMP · 1220
1221 Amor1932 EA1Amor, Roman god of love (the minor planet makes close approaches to Earth, like a lover)DMP · 1221
1222 Tina1932 LAAmateur astronomer and friend of the discovererDMP · 1222
1223 Neckar1931 TGNeckar River, Germany, tributary of the RhineDMP · 1223
1224 Fantasia1927 SDThe Latin word for fantasyDMP · 1224
1225 Ariane1930 HKAriane Leprieur, leading character of Gabriel Marcel's play Le Chemin de crêteDMP · 1225
1226 Golia1930 HLJacobus Golius (1596–1667), Dutch orientalist who held the chair of Arabic, founder of the Sterrewacht Leiden (Leiden Observatory), who succeeded Willebrord Snell in the chair of Mathematics and Astronomy at the University of LeidenDMP · 1226
1227 Geranium1931 TDGeranium, a genus of Geraniaceae flowering plants. The initials of the minor planets 1227 through 1234, all discovered by K. Reinmuth, spell out "G. Stracke", German astronomer and orbit computer, who had asked that no planet be named after him.DMP · 1227
1228 Scabiosa1931 TUScabiosa, a genus of Dipsacaceae flowering plantsDMP · 1228
1229 Tilia1931 TP1Tilia, the linden and lime treesDMP · 1229
1230 Riceia1931 TX1Hugh Rice, American amateur astronomer from New YorkDMP · 1230
1231 Auricula1931 TE2Primula auricula, flowering plantsDMP · 1231
1232 Cortusa1931 TF2Cortusa, a genus of Primulaceae flowering plantsDMP · 1232
1233 Kobresia1931 TG2Kobresia, a genus of Cyperaceae plants (sedges)DMP · 1233
1234 Elyna1931 UFElyna, a genus of Cyperaceae plants (sedges)DMP · 1234
1235 Schorria1931 UJRichard Schorr (1867–1951), German astronomerDMP · 1235
1236 Thaïs1931 VXThaïs, an ancient Greek hetaera, who accompanied Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) during his campaignsDMP · 1236
1237 Geneviève1931 XBEldest daughter of discovererDMP · 1237
1238 Predappia1932 CAPredappio, Italy, birthplace of Benito MussoliniDMP · 1238
1239 Queteleta1932 CBAdolphe Quetelet (1796–1874), Belgian mathematician, statistician, meteorologist, and astronomer, first director of the Royal Observatory of Belgium at BrusselsDMP · 1239
1240 Centenaria1932 CDIn honour of the 100th anniversary of Hamburg ObservatoryDMP · 1240
1241 Dysona1932 EB1Frank Watson Dyson (1868–1939), British astronomer, director of Greenwich Observatory and president of the IAU 1928–1932DMP · 1241
1242 Zambesia1932 HLThen-British territories of the Zambezi River Basin, AfricaDMP · 1242
1243 Pamela1932 JEPamela, daughter of astronomer Cyril Jackson who discovered this minor planetDMP · 1243
1244 Deira1932 KEAncient name of Ossett, Yorkshire, the discoverer's birthplace (An exaggeration; in actuality, the ancient Kingdom of Deira encompassed most of modern Yorkshire)DMP · 1244
1245 Calvinia1932 KFCalvinia, Cape Province, South AfricaDMP · 1245
1246 Chaka1932 OAShaka (c. 1787–1828), king of the ZulusDMP · 1246
1247 Memoria1932 QALatin for "remembrance"; the discoverer was often reminded of her pleasant relationship while in Uccle in 1932DMP · 1247
1248 Jugurtha1932 ROJugurtha (c. 160–104 BC), Numidian king and enemy of RomeDMP · 1248
1249 Rutherfordia1932 VBThe city of Rutherford, New Jersey, which is an inner suburb of metropolitan New York City. The naming was proposed by Irving Meyer and endorsed by German astronomer Gustav Stracke who mentioned on a postcard in February 1937, that his American college, Meyer, who himself did not discover any asteroids, requested the naming after the city of Rutherford, where a private observatory was located at the time. The name is often incorrectly attributed to physicist and Nobelist Lord RutherfordDMP · 1249
1250 Galanthus1933 BDGalanthus, the snowdropDMP · 1250
1251 Hedera1933 BEHedera, the ivyDMP · 1251
1252 Celestia1933 DGCelestia Whipple, mother of discovererDMP · 1252
1253 Frisia1931 TV1Possibly the Latin name for Friesland and the teutonic tribe that gave its name to the areaDMP · 1253
1254 Erfordia1932 JAErfurt, Germany, birthplace of the discovererDMP · 1254
1255 Schilowa1932 NCMariya Vasilyevna Zhilova (1870–1934), also known as M. W. Shilowa, Russian astronomer and orbit computerDMP · 1255
1256 Normannia1932 PD"Possibly named for the inhabitants of Normandy"DMP · 1256
1257 Móra1932 PEKároly Móra (1899–1938, also called Károly Mórawetz), Hungarian astronomer, who succeeded Antal Tass as director of the Konkoly ObservatoryDMP · 1257
1258 Sicilia1932 PGSicily, ItalyDMP · 1258
1259 Ógyalla1933 BTÓgyalla, in Hungary, site of the Konkoly Observatory, then also called the Ógyalla ObservatoryDMP · 1259
1260 Walhalla1933 BWWalhalla Memorial Hall, near Regensburg, GermanyDMP · 1260
1261 Legia1933 FBLatin for Liège, BelgiumDMP · 1261
1262 Sniadeckia1933 FEJan Śniadecki (1756–1830), Polish scholar, professor of mathematics and astronomy, founder of the Kraków Observatory (055)DMP · 1262
1263 Varsavia1933 FFLatin name of Warsaw, capital of PolandDMP · 1263
1264 Letaba1933 HGLetaba River, Transvaal, South AfricaDMP · 1264
1265 Schweikarda1911 MVMaiden name (Schweikard) of discoverer's motherDMP · 1265
1266 Tone1927 BDTone River, Kantō region, largest river of JapanDMP · 1266
1267 Geertruida1930 HDGeertruida, sister of Dutch astronomer Gerrit Pels at Leiden Observatory, who named this asteroid and computed its orbitDMP · 1267
1268 Libya1930 HJLibya, country in northern Africa bordering the Mediterranean seaDMP · 1268
1269 Rollandia1930 SHRomain Rolland (1866–1944), French writerDMP · 1269
1270 Datura1930 YEDatura stramonium, the thorn appleDMP · 1270
1271 Isergina1931 TNPyotr Vasilyevich Isergin, doctor, a friend of the discoverer (who was treated by him)DMP · 1271
1272 Gefion1931 TZ1Gefjun (Gefion) Fountain, Copenhagen, DenmarkDMP · 1272
1273 Helma1932 PFHelma, an acquaintance of German astronomer W. SchaubDMP · 1273
1274 Delportia1932 WCEugène Delporte (1882–1955), Belgian astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1274
1275 Cimbria1932 WGThe Cimbrians, encountered by the Romans in Noricum, 2nd century BCDMP · 1275
1276 Ucclia1933 BANamed for the city of Uccle and for the Royal Observatory of Belgium situated thereDMP · 1276
1277 Dolores1933 HADolores Ibárruri (1895–1989), Spanish political leaderDMP · 1277
1278 Kenya1933 LAKenya, African countryDMP · 1278
1279 Uganda1933 LBUganda, African countryDMP · 1279
1280 Baillauda1933 QBJules Baillaud (1876–1960), French astronomerDMP · 1280
1281 Jeanne1933 QJJeanne, daughter of discoverer Sylvain ArendDMP · 1281
1282 Utopia1933 QM1Utopia, mythical placeDMP · 1282
1283 Komsomolia1925 SCKomsomol, the Soviet youth organizationDMP · 1283
1284 Latvia1933 OPLatvia, country in the Baltic region of Northern EuropeDMP · 1284
1285 Julietta1933 QFJulietta, mother of discoverer Eugène Joseph DelporteDMP · 1285
1286 Banachiewicza1933 QHTadeusz Banachiewicz (1882–1954), Polish astronomer, director of the Kraków ObservatoryDMP · 1286
1287 Lorcia1933 QLLorcia, wife of Polish astronomer Tadeusz BanachiewiczDMP · 1287
1288 Santa1933 QMSanta, unknown origin of name. The name was given by Italian astronomer E. de Caro, who computed this asteroid's orbitDMP · 1288
1289 Kutaïssi1933 QRKutaïssi, city in the Republic of GeorgiaDMP · 1289
1290 Albertine1933 QL1Albert I of Belgium (1875–1934), King of Belgium, who died shortly after the asteroid's discoveryDMP · 1290
1291 Phryne1933 RAPhryne, a hetaera of the 4th century BC, celebrated for her beautyDMP · 1291
1292 Luce1933 SHLuce, wife of discoverer Fernand RigauxDMP · 1292
1293 Sonja1933 SOSonja, unknown origin of name. The name was proposed by ARI and may be inspired by the asteroids provisional designation containing "SO".DMP · 1293
1294 Antwerpia1933 UB1Antwerp, BelgiumDMP · 1294
1295 Deflotte1933 WDDeflotte, nephew of discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1295
1296 Andrée1933 WEAndrée, niece of discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1296
1297 Quadea1934 ADParents-in-law of E. Reinmuth, brother of discoverer Karl ReinmuthDMP · 1297
1298 Nocturna1934 AE"Nocturna" is the feminine adjective of "nocturnus", "nightly"DMP · 1298
1299 Mertona1934 BAGerald Merton (1893–1983), English astronomerDMP · 1299
1300 Marcelle1934 CLMarcelle, the second daughter of French astronomer Guy Reiss who discovered this minor planetDMP · 1300

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1301 Yvonne1934 EAYvonne Boyer, sister of discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1301
1302 Werra1924 SVWerra River, GermanyDMP · 1302
1303 Luthera1928 FPRobert Luther (1822–1900), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1303
1304 Arosa1928 KCArosa, mountain village and tourist resort in SwitzerlandDMP · 1304
1305 Pongola192148 OCPongola River, South AfricaDMP · 1305
1306 Scythia1930 OBScythia, ancient Russian regionDMP · 1306
1307 Cimmeria1930 UFCimmeria, ancient Ukrainian region around CrimeaDMP · 1307
1308 Halleria1931 EBAlbrecht von Haller (1708–1777), Swiss physician, botanist and poetDMP · 1308
1309 Hyperborea1931 TOHyperborea, mythical landDMP · 1309
1310 Villigera1932 DBWalter A. Villiger (1872–1938), Swiss astronomer, head of the department of astronomical instruments of Carl Zeiss, JenaDMP · 1310
1311 Knopfia1933 FF1Otto Knopf (1856–1945), German astronomer at Jena, GermanyDMP · 1311
1312 Vassar1933 OTVassar College, where the orbit computer (American astronomer Maud Worcester Makemson) taughtDMP · 1312
1313 Berna1933 QGBern, capital of Switzerland, named at the request of Sigmund Mauderli, the orbit's computerDMP · 1313
1314 Paula1933 SCPaula, wife of Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend who discovered this minor planetDMP · 1314
1315 Bronislawa1933 SF1Bronisław Markiewicz (1842–1912) a Polish Roman Catholic priestDMP · 1315
1316 Kasan1933 WCKazan, Russia, on the VolgaDMP · 1316
1317 Silvretta1935 RCSilvretta, a mountain range in the AlpsDMP · 1317
1318 Nerina1934 FGNerine, a genus of Amaryllidaceae flowering plantsDMP · 1318
1319 Disa1934 FOThe showy, large tropical terrestrial orchid genus DisaDMP · 1319
1320 Impala1934 JGThe impala antelopeDMP · 1320
1321 Majuba1934 JHAmajuba, a mountain in northern Natal, part of the Drakensberg range, South Africa, site of the Battle of Majuba HillDMP · 1321
1322 Coppernicus1934 LANicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), Polish astronomerDMP · 1322
1323 Tugela1934 LDTugela River, Natal, South AfricaDMP · 1323
1324 Knysna1934 LLKnysna, town in the Western Cape Province of South AfricaDMP · 1324
1325 Inanda1934 NRInanda, Zulu village in South AfricaDMP · 1325
1326 Losaka1934 NSLusaka, Zambia (then North Rhodesia)DMP · 1326
1327 Namaqua1934 RTNamaqua, coastal region of South-West AfricaDMP · 1327
1328 Devota1925 UAFortunato Devoto, Argentine astronomer, director of the La Plata Observatory and president of the National Council of Observatories of Argentina. He was a friend of the discoverer Benjamin JekhowskyDMP · 1328
1329 Eliane1933 FLÉliane, daughter of Paul Bourgeois, Belgian astronomerDMP · 1329
1330 Spiridonia1925 DBSpiridon Zaslavsky (1883–1942), brother-in-law of Russian discoverer Vladimir AlbitskyDMP · 1330
1331 Solvejg1933 QSCharacter in Peer Gynt, drama by Norwegian playwright Henrik IbsenDMP · 1331
1332 Marconia1934 AAGuglielmo Marconi (1874–1937), Italian radio pioneer, physicist, and Nobel Prize winnerDMP · 1332
1333 Cevenola1934 DAThe Cévennes, mountainous region of southern FranceDMP · 1333
1334 Lundmarka1934 OBKnut Lundmark (1889–1958), Swedish astronomerDMP · 1334
1335 Demoulina1934 REProf. Demoulin, Belgian astronomer, of the University of GhentDMP · 1335
1336 Zeelandia1934 RWLatin name for Zeeland, in the Southwest NetherlandsDMP · 1336
1337 Gerarda1934 RA1Gerarda Pels, wife of Dutch astronomer Gerrit Pels, who was a computational assistant at Leiden ObservatoryDMP · 1337
1338 Duponta1934 XAMarc Dupont, nephew of the discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1338
1339 Désagneauxa1934 XBBrother-in-law of the discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1339
1340 Yvette1934 YAYvette, niece of the discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1340
1341 Edmée1935 BAÉdmée Chandon (1885–1944), French astronomerDMP · 1341
1342 Brabantia1935 CVLatin name of the province of Brabant, Belgium and The Netherlands, whose capital is BrusselsDMP · 1342
1343 Nicole1935 FCNiece of the discovererDMP · 1343
1344 Caubeta1935 GAPaul Caubet, French astronomer at the Toulouse ObservatoryDMP · 1344
1345 Potomac1908 CGPotomac River, USADMP · 1345
1346 Gotha1929 CYGotha, Thuringia, Germany, location of the old Gotha Observatory (Sternwarte Gotha or Seeberg-Sternwarte) established by Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg and whose first director was Franz Xaver von ZachDMP · 1346
1347 Patria1931 VWLatin for "fatherland"DMP · 1347
1348 Michel1933 FDMichel Arend, older son of the discovererDMP · 1348
1349 Bechuana1934 LJBechuana Province of central South Africa, which became Bechuanaland, then BotswanaDMP · 1349
1350 Rosselia1934 TAMarie-Thérèse Rossel (1910–1987), editor of the Belgian newspaper Le Soir (1946+)DMP · 1350
1351 Uzbekistania1934 TFUzbekistan, then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, where the discoverer resided; the name was found posthumously, handwritten in the discoverer's personal copy of Kleine Planeten für 1941DMP · 1351
1352 Wawel1935 CEWawel Castle, Kraków, Poland, also seat of the Wawel CathedralDMP · 1352
1353 Maartje1935 CUMaartje Mekking (1924–2007), daughter of B. G. Mekking (1903–1971), a Dutch computational assistant at Leiden ObservatoryDMP · 1353
1354 Botha1935 GKLouis Botha (1862–1919), first prime minister of the Union of South AfricaDMP · 1354
1355 Magoeba1935 HEMagoeba, native chief of the North Transvaal, South AfricaDMP · 1355
1356 Nyanza1935 JHNyanza Province, KenyaDMP · 1356
1357 Khama1935 NDKhama III (c. 1837–1923), king of the Bechuana in South AfricaDMP · 1357
1358 Gaika1935 OBNgqika (a.k.a. Gaika), Xhosa chief of Transkei, South Africa (then British Kaffraria)MPC · 1358
1359 Prieska1935 OCPrieska village, Cape Province, South AfricaDMP · 1359
1360 Tarka1935 ODTarka, chief of Transkei, South Africa, who also gave his name to the town of TarkastadDMP · 1360
1361 Leuschneria1935 QAArmin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953), American astronomer, head of the Department of Astronomy of the University of California at BerkeleyDMP · 1361
1362 Griqua1935 QG1Griqua tribe of Griqualand, South AfricaDMP · 1362
1363 Herberta1935 RAHerbert Hoover (1874–1964), American president, earlier president of the Commission for Relief in Belgium (1915–1919); named in his honour after his 1938 visit to BelgiumDMP · 1363
1364 Safara1935 VBAndré Safar of AlgiersDMP · 1364
1365 Henyey1928 RKLouis G. Henyey (1910–1970), American astronomerDMP · 1365
1366 Piccolo1932 WAAuguste Cauvin, a.k.a. d'Arsac, editor-in-chief of the Brussels newspaper Le Soir (c. 1898 – 1937). "Piccolo" means "small" in Italian and was his pseudonym.DMP · 1366
1367 Nongoma1934 NANongoma, capital city of the KwaZulu homeland, South AfricaDMP · 1367
1368 Numidia1935 HDNumidia, ancient North African kingdom and Roman provinceDMP · 1368
1369 Ostanina1935 QBOstanin, a small village in located in the Solikamsky District of the Perm Governorate, what is now RussiaMPC · 1369
1370 Hella1935 QGHelene Nowacki (1904–1972), a German astronomer at ARIDMP · 1370
1371 Resi1935 QJCousin of Mrs. Schaub, acquaintance of the discovererDMP · 1371
1372 Haremari1935 QKIn honour of all the women who worked at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut: "Harem ARI"DMP · 1372
1373 Cincinnati1935 QNCincinnati Observatory, whose staff did most of the orbit computationsDMP · 1373
1374 Isora1935 UAFemale name "Rosi" spelled backwards. The name was chosen by German astronomer Gustav Stracke.DMP · 1374
1375 Alfreda1935 UBAlfreda, a friend of the discoverer Eugène DelporteDMP · 1375
1376 Michelle1935 UHMichelle Boyer, third daughter of the discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1376
1377 Roberbauxa1936 CDRobert Baux (1900–1987), French engineer, childhood friend of the discovererDMP · 1377
1378 Leonce1936 DBLéonce Rigaux, father of the discovererDMP · 1378
1379 Lomonosowa1936 FCMikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765), Russian polymathDMP · 1379
1380 Volodia1936 FMVladimir Vesselovsky (born 1936), born the night of the asteroid's discovery (Volodya is a diminutive of Vladimir)DMP · 1380
1381 Danubia1930 QJDanube RiverDMP · 1381
1382 Gerti1925 BBGertrud Höhne (or Hoehne), secretary at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Berlin, GermanyDMP · 1382
1383 Limburgia1934 RVLatin name for the province of LimburgDMP · 1383
1384 Kniertje1934 RX"Kniertje" is the main character in the drama Op Hoop van Zegen by Dutch journalist and dramatist Herman HeijermansDMP · 1384
1385 Gelria1935 MJ"Gelria", Latin name for the Dutch province of GelderlandDMP · 1385
1386 Storeria1935 PANorman Wyman Storer, American professor of astronomy at the University of Kansas, teacher to the orbit computerDMP · 1386
1387 Kama1935 QDKama River, tributary to the Volga, east of KazanDMP · 1387
1388 Aphrodite1935 SSAphrodite, Greek goddessDMP · 1388
1389 Onnie1935 SS1A. Kruyt, sister-in-law of Dutch astronomer Gerrit Pels, who was a computational assistant at Leiden ObservatoryDMP · 1389
1390 Abastumani1935 TAAbastumani, city in the Republic of Georgia and location of the Georgian National Astrophysical Observatory (Abastumani Observatory)DMP · 1390
1391 Carelia1936 DALatin name of Karelia, FinlandDMP · 1391
1392 Pierre1936 FONephew of discovererDMP · 1392
1393 Sofala1936 KDSofala Province, MozambiqueDMP · 1393
1394 Algoa1936 LKAlgoa Bay, South AfricaMPC · 1394
1395 Aribeda1936 OBAbbreviation of Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Berlin DahlemDMP · 1395
1396 Outeniqua1936 PFOuteniqua Mountains, in south western Cape Province, South AfricaDMP · 1396
1397 Umtata1936 PGUmtata, capital of Transkei, South AfricaDMP · 1397
1398 Donnera1936 QLAnders Donner (1854–1938), Finnish astronomer, director of the Helsinki ObservatoryDMP · 1398
1399 Teneriffa1936 QYTenerife, Canary IslandsDMP · 1399
1400 Tirela1936 WACharles Tirel, friend of the discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1400

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1401 Lavonne1935 UDLavonne, granddaughter of American astronomer Maud Worcester Makemson (1891–1977), who computed the asteroid's orbitDMP · 1401
1402 Eri1936 OCErika Schattschneider-Kollnig (1913–1978), German astronomer at Heidelberg ObservatoryDMP · 1402
1403 Idelsonia1936 QANaum Idelson (1885–1951), Soviet astronomer at the Pulkovo ObservatoryDMP · 1403
1404 Ajax1936 QWAjax, mythological Greek warriorDMP · 1404
1405 Sibelius1936 REJean Sibelius (1865–1957), Finnish composer and violinistMPC · 1405
1406 Komppa1936 RFGustaf Komppa (1867–1949), Finnish chemist known for the industrial synthesis of camphor. He was a chancellor of the University of Turku and co-founder of the Turku ObservatoryDMP · 1406
1407 Lindelöf1936 WCErnst Leonard Lindelöf (1870–1946), Finnish mathematicianDMP · 1407
1408 Trusanda1936 WFTrude Hichgesand, an acquaintance of Heidelberg astronomer Heinrich Vogt see 1439 VogtiaDMP · 1408
1409 Isko1937 AKIse Koch, wife of German astronomer Fritz Kubach (1912–1945)(de)DMP · 1409
1410 Margret1937 ALMargret Braun (died 1991), wife of Heinrich Vogt, German astronomerDMP · 1410
1411 Brauna1937 AMMargret Braun (died 1991), wife of Heinrich Vogt, German astronomerDMP · 1411
1412 Lagrula1937 BAJoanny-Philippe Lagrula (1870–1941), French astronomer, at one time director of the Algiers ObservatoryDMP · 1412
1413 Roucarie1937 CDRoucarie Boyer, mother of French discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1413
1414 Jérôme1937 CEJérôme Boyer, father of French discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1414
1415 Malautra1937 EAMalautra Boyer, wife of French discoverer Louis BoyerDMP · 1415
1416 Renauxa1937 ECP. Renaux, a French astronomer who worked as an assistant at the Algiers ObservatoryDMP · 1416
1417 Walinskia1937 GHWalinskia, an acquaintance of an astronomer at ARI, BerlinDMP · 1417
1418 Fayeta1903 RGGaston-Jules Fayet (1874–1967), French astronomer and director of the Nice ObservatoryDMP · 1418
1419 Danzig1929 RFThe city of Gdańsk (German: Danzig) in PolandDMP · 1419
1420 Radcliffe1931 RJRadcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in honour of the class of 1912DMP · 1420
1421 Esperanto1936 FQThe Esperanto languageDMP · 1421
1422 Strömgrenia1936 QFElis Strömgren (1870–1947), Swedish-born Danish astronomer, director of the Copenhagen University Observatory and the Bureau central des télégrammes astronomiques (and father of Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren, Danish astronomer)DMP · 1422
1423 Jose1936 QMGiuseppina Bianchi, deceased young daughter of Italian astronomer Emilio BianchiDMP · 1423
1424 Sundmania1937 AJKarl F. Sundman (1873–1949), Finnish mathematician, then director of the Helsingfors ObservatoryDMP · 1424
1425 Tuorla1937 GBTuorla Observatory, Finland, then the Research Institute for Astronomy and OpticsDMP · 1425
1426 Riviera1937 GFThe French Riviera, on the Mediterranean coast of France and the location of the discovering Nice ObservatoryDMP · 1426
1427 Ruvuma1937 KBRuvuma River, TanzaniaDMP · 1427
1428 Mombasa1937 NOMombasa, KenyaDMP · 1428
1429 Pemba1937 NHPemba Island, TanzaniaDMP · 1429
1430 Somalia1937 NKSomalia, a country located in the Horn of AfricaMPC · 1430
1431 Luanda1937 OBLuanda, AngolaMPC · 1431
1432 Ethiopia1937 PGEthiopia (then called Abyssinia) and country located in the Horn of AfricaDMP · 1432
1433 Geramtina1937 UCMiss Asplind, sister of Swedish astronomer Bror Asplind (1890–1954), see 958 AsplindaDMP · 1433
1434 Margot1936 FD1Gertrud Margot Görsdorf (1915–1990), friend of astronomer Wilhelm GlieseDMP · 1434
1435 Garlena1936 WEAcquaintance of Prof. W. Schaub, German orbit computerDMP · 1435
1436 Salonta1936 YASalonta, town in what is now Romania, and place of birth of the discoverer, the Hungarian astronomer György Kulin (1905–1989)MPC · 1436
1437 Diomedes1937 PBDiomedes, mythological Greek warrior involved in the Trojan WarDMP · 1437
1438 Wendeline1937 TCUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1438
1439 Vogtia1937 TEHeinrich Vogt (1890–1968), German astronomerDMP · 1439
1440 Rostia1937 TFJohann Leonhard Rost (1688–1727), German astronomer and author of the Atlas Portatilis CoelistisDMP · 1440
1441 Bolyai1937 WAJános Bolyai (1802–1860), Hungarian mathematicianDMP · 1441
1442 Corvina1937 YFMatthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary. His library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana was second in size and significance to the Vatican libraryDMP · 1442
1443 Ruppina1937 YGRuppin, Germany city and birthplace of astronomer Carl Ebell, see 1205 EbellaDMP · 1443
1444 Pannonia1938 AEPannonia, the ancient Roman province which is largely co-extensive with the modern Transdanubia region in HungaryMPC · 1444
1445 Konkolya1938 AFNicolaus von Konkoly Thege (Thege Miklós Konkoly; 1842–1916), Hungarian founder of the Ó-Gyalla Observatory, now known as the Hurbanovo Geomagnetic Observatory, SlovakiaDMP · 1445
1446 Sillanpää1938 BAFrans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), Finnish author, winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize for LiteratureMPC · 1446
1447 Utra1938 BBThe northeastern Finnish town of Utra, birthplace of the discoverer Yrjö VäisäläDMP · 1447
1448 Lindbladia1938 DFBertil Lindblad (1895–1965), Swedish astronomer and former IAU presidentDMP · 1448
1449 Virtanen1938 DOArtturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895–1973), Finnish biochemist, winner of the 1945 Nobel Prize for ChemistryMPC · 1449
1450 Raimonda1938 DPJean Jacques Raimond (1903–1961), Dutch astronomer and former president of the Royal Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society and director of the Zeiss planetarium in The HagueDMP · 1450
1451 Granö1938 DTJohannes Gabriel Granö (1882–1956), Finnish geographer, explorer, and chancellor of Turku UniversityDMP · 1451
1452 Hunnia1938 DZ1Literally, land of the Huns (the state founded by Attila the Hun) but used as a stylistic alternative for Hungary or Magyarország, or as a stylistic synonym for the land lying east of the DanubeMPC · 1452
1453 Fennia1938 ED1Latin name for FinlandDMP · 1453
1454 Kalevala1936 DOKalevala, the Finnish epic poemMPC · 1454
1455 Mitchella1937 LFMaria Mitchell (1818–1889), American astronomerDMP · 1455
1456 Saldanha1937 NGSaldanha harbour, South AfricaMPC · 1456
1457 Ankara1937 PAThe city of Ankara, capital of TurkeyDMP · 1457
1458 Mineura1937 RCAdolphe Mineur, Belgian mathematician and professor at the University of BrusselsDMP · 1458
1459 Magnya1937 VA"Magnya", means "clear, bright, wonderful", when translated from Latin to RussianDMP · 1459
1460 Haltia1937 WCHaltitunturi mountain or possibly haltia, Finnish word for elfMPC · 1460
1461 Jean-Jacques1937 YLJean-Jacques Laugier, son of French discoverer Marguerite LaugierDMP · 1461
1462 Zamenhof1938 CAL. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), Polish physician and linguist, inventor of EsperantoDMP · 1462
1463 Nordenmarkia1938 CBNils Viktor Emanuel Nordenmark (1867–1962), Swedish astronomerDMP · 1463
1464 Armisticia1939 VOThe Armistice of 11 November 1918 (World War I), on the occasion of its 21st anniversary, in the hope of a continuation of world peaceDMP · 1464
1465 Autonoma1938 FA"Autonoma", short for the Universidad Autonoma de El Salvador, in recognition of the hospitality granted to the Hamburg ObservatoryDMP · 1465
1466 Mündleria1938 KAMax Mündler (1876–1969), German astronomer at Heidelberg ObservatoryDMP · 1466
1467 Mashona1938 OEMashona people of Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia)DMP · 1467
1468 Zomba1938 PAThe city of Zomba in Malawi (then Nyassaland), AfricaDMP · 1468
1469 Linzia1938 QDThe city of Linz, AustriaDMP · 1469
1470 Carla1938 SDCarla Ziegler, friend of German discoverer Alfred BohrmannDMP · 1470
1471 Tornio1938 SL1The city of Tornio, in Lapland, FinlandMPC · 1471
1472 Muonio1938 UQMuonio, town in northern Finland, above the Arctic CircleMPC · 1472
1473 Ounas1938 UTOunasjoki River in FinlandMPC · 1473
1474 Beira1935 QYThe city of Beira, Mozambique, in southeast AfricaDMP · 1474
1475 Yalta1935 SMThe city of Yalta, on south coast of the Crimean PeninsulaDMP · 1475
1476 Cox1936 RAJacques Cox (1898–1972), Belgian astronomer and professor of astronomy at the University of BrusselsMPC · 1476
1477 Bonsdorffia1938 CCIlmari Bonsdorff (1879–1950), Finnish astronomer and founder of the Finnish Geodetic InstituteDMP · 1477
1478 Vihuri1938 CFA. Vihuri, Finnish ship owner and patron of the arts and sciencesDMP · 1478
1479 Inkeri1938 DEThe region of Ingria, now in Russia. "Inkeri" is also the first name of the granddaughter and niece of Finnish discoverer Yrjö VäisäläDMP · 1479
1480 Aunus1938 DKRussian town of Olonets (Finnish: Aunus) in Karelia. It is also named after the grandson of discoverer Yrjö VäisäläDMP · 1480
1481 Tübingia1938 DRThe German city of Tübingen, birthplace of astronomer Johannes KeplerDMP · 1481
1482 Sebastiana1938 DA1Sebastian Finsterwalder, GermanDMP · 1482
1483 Hakoila1938 DJ1Kosti Johannes Hakoila (1898–), Finnish astronomer and assistant of the discoverer Yrjö VäisäläDMP · 1483
1484 Postrema1938 HC"Postrema" (Latin: "last") for the last discovery made by Grigory Neujmin (this would not remain true)DMP · 1484
1485 Isa1938 OB"Isa", diminutive of the Italian name "Marisa"DMP · 1485
1486 Marilyn1938 QAMarilyn Herget, daughter of Paul Herget, American astronomerDMP · 1486
1487 Boda1938 WCKarl Boda (1889–1942), German astronomerDMP · 1487
1488 Aura1938 XEAura River, FinlandMPC · 1488
1489 Attila1939 GCAttila (c. 406–453), king of the Huns and one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman EmpiresMPC · 1489
1490 Limpopo1936 LBLimpopo River, AfricaDMP · 1490
1491 Balduinus1938 EJLatin form of the name Baldwin, in this case referring to King Baudouin of BelgiumDMP · 1491
1492 Oppolzer1938 FLTheodor von Oppolzer (1841–1886), Austrian astronomerDMP · 1492
1493 Sigrid1938 QBSigrid Strömgren, wife of Danish-American astronomer Bengt StrömgrenDMP · 1493
1494 Savo1938 SJSavonia, historical province of FinlandDMP · 1494
1495 Helsinki1938 SWThe city of Helsinki, capital of FinlandMPC · 1495
1496 Turku1938 SA1The city of Turku, Finland, home to the discoverer Yrjö VäisäläDMP · 1496
1497 Tampere1938 SB1The city of Tampere, FinlandMPC · 1497
1498 Lahti1938 SK1The city of Lahti, FinlandMPC · 1498
1499 Pori1938 UFThe city of Pori, FinlandMPC · 1499
1500 Jyväskylä1938 UHThe city of Jyväskylä, FinlandMPC · 1500

1501–1600

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1501 Baade1938 UJWalter Baade (1893–1960), German astronomerDMP · 1501
1502 Arenda1938 WBSylvain Arend (1902–1992), Belgian astronomerDMP · 1502
1503 Kuopio1938 XDKuopio, FinlandMPC · 1503
1504 Lappeenranta1939 FMLappeenranta, FinlandMPC · 1504
1505 Koranna1939 HHThe Koranna, a tribe of San people from the Kalahari DesertDMP · 1505
1506 Xosa1939 JCXhosa people of AfricaDMP · 1506
1507 Vaasa1939 RDVaasa, FinlandMPC · 1507
1508 Kemi1938 UPKemi, FinlandMPC · 1508
1509 Esclangona1938 YGErnest Esclangon (1876–1954), French astronomerDMP · 1509
1510 Charlois1939 DCAuguste Charlois (1864–1910), French astronomerDMP · 1510
1511 Daléra1939 FBPaul Daléra, friend of discovererDMP · 1511
1512 Oulu1939 FEOulu, Finland, birthplace of discovererDMP · 1512
1513 Mátra1940 EBMátra, a mountain range in HungaryMPC · 1513
1514 Ricouxa1906 URUnknown origin of nameDMP · 1514
1515 Perrotin1936 VGJoseph Athanase Perrotin (1845–1904), French astronomerDMP · 1515
1516 Henry1938 BGPaul Henry and Prosper Henry (1848–1905 and 1849–1903) French astronomersDMP · 1516
1517 Beograd1938 FDBelgrade, Serbia, discoverer's native cityDMP · 1517
1518 Rovaniemi1938 UARovaniemi, FinlandMPC · 1518
1519 Kajaani1938 UBKajaani, FinlandMPC · 1519
1520 Imatra1938 UYImatra, FinlandMPC · 1520
1521 Seinäjoki1938 UB1Seinäjoki, FinlandMPC · 1521
1522 Kokkola1938 WOKokkola, FinlandMPC · 1522
1523 Pieksämäki1939 BCPieksämäki, FinlandMPC · 1523
1524 Joensuu1939 SBJoensuu, FinlandMPC · 1524
1525 Savonlinna1939 SCSavonlinna, FinlandMPC · 1525
1526 Mikkeli1939 TFMikkeli, FinlandMPC · 1526
1527 Malmquista1939 UGGunnar Malmquist (1893–1982), Swedish astronomerDMP · 1527
1528 Conrada1940 CAFritz Conrad (1883–1944), admiral in the German Navy during World War IIDMP · 1528
1529 Oterma1938 BCLiisi Oterma (1915–2001), Finnish astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1529
1530 Rantaseppä1938 SGHilkka Rantaseppä (1925–1975), Finnish astronomerMPC · 1530
1531 Hartmut1938 SHHartmut Neckel, grandson of discovererMPC · 1531
1532 Inari1938 SMLake Inari, FinlandMPC · 1532
1533 Saimaa1939 BDLake Saimaa, FinlandMPC · 1533
1534 Näsi1939 BKLake Näsi, FinlandMPC · 1534
1535 Päijänne1939 RCLake Päijänne, in Päijänne National Park, FinlandMPC · 1535
1536 Pielinen1939 SELake Pielinen, in Koli National Park, FinlandMPC · 1536
1537 Transylvania1940 QATransylvania, RomaniaMPC · 1537
1538 Detre1940 RFLászló Detre (1906–1974), Hungarian astronomerMPC · 1538
1539 Borrelly1940 UBAlphonse Borrelly (1842–1926), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1539
1540 Kevola1938 WKKevola, Kevola Observatory in Finland operated by Hilkka RantaseppäMPC · 1540
1541 Estonia1939 CKEstoniaDMP · 1541
1542 Schalén1941 QECarl Schalén, Swedish astronomer at the Lund Institute of AstronomyMPC · 1542
1543 Bourgeois1941 SJPaul Bourgeois (1898–1974), Belgian astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1543
1544 Vinterhansenia1941 UKJulie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomerDMP · 1544
1545 Thernöe1941 UWKarl August Thernöe (1911–1987), Danish astronomer at Copenhagen Observatory, popularizer of astronomy, and director of IAU's Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (Src)MPC · 1545
1546 Izsák1941 SG1Imre Izsák (1929–1965), Hungarian astronomerMPC · 1546
1547 Nele1929 CZNele, wife of folk-hero Till EulenspiegelDMP · 1547
1548 Palomaa1935 FKMatti Herman Palomaa (1871–1947), Finnish chemist at the University of TurkuDMP · 1548
1549 Mikko1937 GAMikko Arthur Levander, Finnish pastor, amateur astronomer, and father-in-law of discovererDMP · 1549
1550 Tito1937 WDJosip Broz Tito (1892–1980), Yugoslav leaderDMP · 1550
1551 Argelander1938 DC1Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799–1875), German astronomerDMP · 1551
1552 Bessel1938 DE1Friedrich Bessel (1784–1846), German astronomer and mathematicianDMP · 1552
1553 Bauersfelda1940 ADWalther Bauersfeld (1879–1959), German engineer, designer of the Zeiss planetariaDMP · 1553
1554 Yugoslavia1940 RESocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, discoverer's fatherlandDMP · 1554
1555 Dejan1941 SADejan Đurković, son of Yugoslav astronomer Petar Đurković (1908–1981)DMP · 1555
1556 Wingolfia1942 AAWingolf, a fraternity at Heidelberg UniversityDMP · 1556
1557 Roehla1942 ADLars Ruehl, Swedish-German doctor in Heidelberg, Germany, in gratitude for restoring the discoverer's healthDMP · 1557
1558 Järnefelt1942 BDGustaf J. Järnefelt, Finnish astronomerMPC · 1558
1559 Kustaanheimo1942 BFPaul H. Kustaaheimo, Finnish astronomer at the Helsinki ObservatoryMPC · 1559
1560 Strattonia1942 XBF. J. M. Stratton (1881–1960), British astronomerDMP · 1560
1561 Fricke1941 CGWalter Fricke, German astronomer and director of ARI in HeidelbergMPC · 1561
1562 Gondolatsch1943 EEFriedrich Gondolatsch, German astronomer at ARIMPC · 1562
1563 Noël1943 EGEmanuel Arend, son of Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend who discovered this minor planetDMP · 1563
1564 Srbija1936 TBSerbia (first minor planet discovered from Belgrade)DMP · 1564
1565 Lemaître1948 WAGeorges Lemaître (1894–1966), Belgian astronomer and Jesuit priestMPC · 1565
1566 Icarus1949 MAIcarus, mythological Greek aeronautMPC · 1566
1567 Alikoski1941 HNHeikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), observatory assistant at Turku Observatory in Finland and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1567
1568 Aisleen1946 QBWife of discovererMPC · 1568
1569 Evita1948 PAEva Perón (1919–1952), First Lady of ArgentinaMPC · 1569
1570 Brunonia1948 TXBrown UniversityMPC · 1570
1571 Cesco1950 FJRonaldo P. Cesco and Carlos Ulrrico Cesco (died 1987), Argentine astronomers, latter a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1571
1572 Posnania1949 SCPoznań, PolandMPC · 1572
1573 Väisälä1949 UAYrjö Väisälä (1891–1971), Finnish astronomerMPC · 1573
1574 Meyer1949 FDG. Meyer, French astronomerMPC · 1574
1575 Winifred1950 HHWinifred Cameron (1918–2016), American planetary geologistMPC · 1575
1576 Fabiola1948 SAQueen Fabiola of Belgium, former Queen of BelgiumMPC · 1576
1577 Reiss1949 BAGuy Reiss (1904–1964), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1577
1578 Kirkwood1951 ATDaniel Kirkwood (1814–1895), American astronomerMPC · 1578
1579 Herrick1948 SBSamuel Herrick (1911–1974), American astronomer and mathematicianMPC · 1579
1580 Betulia1950 KABetulia Herrick, wife of American astronomer Samuel HerrickMPC · 1580
1581 Abanderada1950 LA1"Abanderada", Spanish for leader carrying a banner, in honour of Eva PerónMPC · 1581
1582 Martir1950 LY"Martir", Spanish for martyr, in honour of Eva PerónMPC · 1582
1583 Antilochus1950 SAAntilochus, mythological Greek warriorMPC · 1583
1584 Fuji1927 CRMount Fuji, JapanMPC · 1584
1585 Union1947 RGUnion Observatory in Johannesburg, South AfricaMPC · 1585
1586 Thiele1939 CJThorvald N. Thiele (1838–1910), Danish astronomerDMP · 1586
1587 Kahrstedt1933 FS1Albrecht Kahrstedt (1897–1971), German ARI-astronomer at Heidelberg, computer of minor planet orbits, and later director of the Babelsberg Observatory, Berlin. Several asteroids including (984), (1026) and (1209) were named after members of his family.MPC · 1587
1588 Descamisada1951 MH"Descamisada", Spanish for shirtless (worker), in honour of Eva PerónMPC · 1588
1589 Fanatica1950 RK"Fanatica", Spanish for fanatical woman, in honour of Eva PerónMPC · 1589
1590 Tsiolkovskaja1933 NAKonstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935), Russian rocket scientistMPC · 1590
1591 Baize1951 KAPaul Baize (1901–1995), French physician and amateur astronomerMPC · 1591
1592 Mathieu1951 LAMathieu, grandchild of Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend who discovered this minor planetMPC · 1592
1593 Fagnes1951 LBHautes Fagnes, plateau in BelgiumMPC · 1593
1594 Danjon1949 WAAndré-Louis Danjon (1890–1967), French astronomerMPC · 1594
1595 Tanga1930 METanga, TanzaniaMPC · 1595
1596 Itzigsohn1951 EVMiguel Itzigsohn (1908–1978), Argentinian astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1596
1597 Laugier1949 EBMarguerite Laugier (1896–1976), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1597
1598 Paloque1950 CAÉmile Paloque, French astronomer and director of the Toulouse ObservatoryMPC · 1598
1599 Giomus1950 WAGien-sur-Loire, FranceMPC · 1599
1600 Vyssotsky1947 UCEmma Vyssotsky (1894–1975), American astronomerMPC · 1600

1601–1700

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1601 Patry1942 KAAndré Patry (1902–1960), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1601
1602 Indiana1950 GFIndiana and Indiana UniversityMPC · 1602
1603 Neva1926 VHNeva, river running through Saint Petersburg, RussiaMPC · 1603
1604 Tombaugh1931 FHClyde Tombaugh (1906–1997), American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets; this asteroid was amongst the numerous asteroids recorded by Tombaugh during the search for PlutoMPC · 1604
1605 Milankovitch1936 GAMilutin Milanković (1879–1958), Serbian astronomerMPC · 1605
1606 Jekhovsky1950 RHBenjamin Jekhowsky (Jekhovsky; 1881–1975), Russian-born French astronomerMPC · 1606
1607 Mavis1950 RAMavis Bruwer, wife of South African astronomer Jacobus Albertus BruwerMPC · 1607
1608 Muñoz1951 RZF. A. Muñoz, assistant astronomer at the La Plata Observatory in Argentina. He was an observer and orbit computer of minor planets, and was involved in the testing of the 2.15-meter Argentine telescope (Jorge Sahade Telescope).MPC · 1608
1609 Brenda1951 NLGranddaughter of discovererMPC · 1609
1610 Mirnaya1928 RTRussian for "peaceful". Proposed by the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in St PetersburgDMP · 1610
1611 Beyer1950 DJMax Beyer (1894–1982), German astronomer at Bergedorf ObservatoryMPC · 1611
1612 Hirose1950 BJHideo Hirose (広瀬秀雄), Japanese astronomerMPC · 1612
1613 Smiley1950 SDCharles Hugh Smiley (1903–1977), American astronomerMPC · 1613
1614 Goldschmidt1952 HAHermann Goldschmidt (1802–1866), German-French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1614
1615 Bardwell1950 BWConrad M. Bardwell (1926–2010), American astronomer and research associate with the Minor Planet Center who has made numerous difficult identifications of objects, and has produced numerous reliable ephemerides. The asteroid's named proposed by F. K. Edmondson and Deloris J. Owings.MPC · 1615
1616 Filipoff1950 EALionel Filipoff (1893–1940), French astronomer at Paris and Algiers ObservatoryMPC · 1616
1617 Alschmitt1952 FBAlfred Schmitt (1907–1973), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1617
1618 Dawn1948 NFDawn, granddaughter of South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson who discovered this minor planetMPC · 1618
1619 Ueta1953 TAJo Ueta (上田穣), Japanese astronomer and director of Kwasan ObservatoryMPC · 1619
1620 Geographos1951 RANational Geographic SocietyMPC · 1620
1621 Druzhba1926 TMRussian for friendshipDMP · 1621
1622 Chacornac1952 EAJean Chacornac (1823–1873), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1622
1623 Vivian1948 PLVivian Hirst, daughter of South African astronomer William Parkinson HirstDMP · 1623
1624 Rabe1931 TT1Eugene Rabe (1911–1974), German astronomerMPC · 1624
1625 The NORC1953 RBNORC (Naval Ordnance Research Calculator)MPC · 1625
1626 Sadeya1927 AAAcronym of astronomy association Sociedad Astronómica de España y America, of which Josep Comas i Solà was its first presidentMPC · 1626
1627 Ivar1929 SHLate brother of discovererMPC · 1627
1628 Strobel1923 OGWilli Strobel, German ARI-astronomerMPC · 1628
1629 Pecker1952 DBJean-Claude Pecker (1923–2020), French astronomerDMP · 1629
1630 Milet1952 DABernard Milet, French astronomer at Nice ObservatoryMPC · 1630
1631 Kopff1936 UCAugust Kopff (1882–1960), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1631
1632 Sieböhme1941 DFSiegfried Böhme, German ARI-astronomerMPC · 1632
1633 Chimay1929 ECChimay, BelgiumMPC · 1633
1634 Ndola1935 QPNdola, ZambiaMPC · 1634
1635 Bohrmann1924 QWAlfred Bohrmann (1904–2000), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1635
1636 Porter1950 BHJermain Gildersleeve Porter (1852–1933), American astronomer and director of the Cincinnati Observatory, as well as for John Guy Porter (1900–1981), British astronomer at HM Nautical Almanac Office and orbit computer with the British Astronomical Association (Src).MPC · 1636
1637 Swings1936 QOPol Swings (1906–1983), Belgian astronomerMPC · 1637
1638 Ruanda1935 JFRuanda-UrundiMPC · 1638
1639 Bower1951 RBErnest Clare Bower, American mathematician and astronomer (Pluto's orbit)MPC · 1639
1640 Nemo1951 QACaptain Nemo, fictional characterDMP · 1640
1641 Tana1935 OJTana River in KenyaMPC · 1641
1642 Hill1951 RUGeorge William Hill (1838–1914), American mathematician and astronomerMPC · 1642
1643 Brown1951 RQErnest William Brown (1866–1938), British astronomerMPC · 1643
1644 Rafita1935 YALate son of discovererMPC · 1644
1645 Waterfield1933 OJReginald Lawson Waterfield (1900–1986) and William Francis Herschel Waterfield (1886–1933), British astronomersMPC · 1645
1646 Rosseland1939 BGSvein Rosseland (1894–1985), Norwegian astrophysicistMPC · 1646
1647 Menelaus1957 MKMenelaus, mythological Greek kingMPC · 1647
1648 Shajna1935 RFGrigory Shajn (1892–1956), Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets, husband of the discoverer Pelageya ShajnMPC · 1648
1649 Fabre1951 DEHervé Fabre, French astronomer at the Nice ObservatoryMPC · 1649
1650 Heckmann1937 TGOtto Heckmann (1901–1983), German astronomerMPC · 1650
1651 Behrens1936 HDJohann Gerhard Behrens (1889–1978), German astronomer, orbit computer and pastor at Detern in Lower Saxony, GermanyMPC · 1651
1652 Hergé1953 PAHergé (1907–1983), Belgian cartoonist best known for creating The Adventures of TintinDMP · 1652
1653 Yakhontovia1937 RAN. S. Yakhontova, husband of Nataliya Yakhontova, Russian astronomer and long-time head of the Minor Planet Department of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (ITA) in St Petersburg, RussiaDMP · 1653
1654 Bojeva1931 TLNina Fedorovna Bojeva (1890–1956), Russian astronomerDMP · 1654
1655 Comas Solà1929 WGJosep Comas i Solà, Catalan astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1655
1656 Suomi1942 ECNative name for the country of FinlandMPC · 1656
1657 Roemera1961 EAElizabeth Roemer (1929–2016), American astronomerMPC · 1657
1658 Innes1953 NARobert T. A. Innes (1861–1933), Scottish amateur-turned-professional astronomer and first director of the Transvaal (afterwards Union) ObservatoryDMP · 1658
1659 Punkaharju1940 YLPunkaharju, FinlandMPC · 1659
1660 Wood1953 GAHarry Edwin Wood, South African astronomerDMP · 1660
1661 GranuleA916 FAEdward A. Gall, pathologist known for the lymphocyte feature Gall's granule or "Gall body"DMP · 1661
1662 HoffmannA923 RBIrmtraud Hoffmann, daughter-in-law of discovererMPC · 1662
1663 van den Bos1926 PEWillem Hendrik van den Bos (1896–1974), Dutch–South African astronomerDMP · 1663
1664 Felix1929 CDFelix Timmermans (1886–1947), Belgian writerDMP · 1664
1665 Gaby1930 DQGaby Reinmuth, daughter-in-law of discovererMPC · 1665
1666 van Gent1930 OGHendrik van Gent (1899–1947), Dutch astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1666
1667 Pels1930 SYG. Pels, computational assistant at Leiden ObservatoryDMP · 1667
1668 Hanna1933 OKHanna Reinmuth, daughter-in-law of discovererMPC · 1668
1669 Dagmar1934 RSDagmar, female given nameMPC · 1669
1670 Minnaert1934 RZMarcel Minnaert (1893–1970), Belgian-born Dutch astronomerMPC · 1670
1671 Chaika1934 TDRussian for seagull, in honour of Valentina TereshkovaDMP · 1671
1672 Gezelle1935 BDGuido Gezelle (1830–1899), Flemish poet and a Roman Catholic priestDMP · 1672
1673 van Houten1937 THCornelis Johannes van Houten (1920–2002), Dutch astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1673
1674 Groeneveld1938 DSIngrid van Houten-Groeneveld (1921–2015), Dutch astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1674
1675 Simonida1938 FBA gracious Serbian Queen Simonida from the Middle AgesDMP · 1675
1676 Kariba1939 LCKariba Lake, Zambia/ZimbabweMPC · 1676
1677 Tycho Brahe1940 ROTycho Brahe (1546–1601), Danish astronomerDMP · 1677
1678 Hveen1940 YHHven (Hveen), island in Øresund with Tycho Brahe's castle Uraniborg and observatory StjerneborgDMP · 1678
1679 Nevanlinna1941 FRRolf Nevanlinna (1895–1980), Finnish mathematicianMPC · 1679
1680 Per Brahe1942 CHPer Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), governor-general of FinlandMPC · 1680
1681 Steinmetz1948 WEJulius Steinmetz (1893–1965), German pastor and orbit computerMPC · 1681
1682 Karel1949 PHKarel, son of Dutch astronomers Ingrid and Cornelis van HoutenMPC · 1682
1683 Castafiore1950 SLBianca Castafiore, cartoon character (Tintin), opera singerDMP · 1683
1684 Iguassú1951 QEIguazu Falls, on the Iguazu River, Brazil/ArgentinaDMP · 1684
1685 Toro1948 OAToro, maiden name of astronomer Samuel Herrick's wifeMPC · 1685
1686 De Sitter1935 SR1Willem de Sitter (1872–1934), Dutch astronomerMPC · 1686
1687 Glarona1965 SCCanton of Glarus, SwitzerlandMPC · 1687
1688 Wilkens1951 EQ1Alexander Wilkens, Argentine astronomerMPC · 1688
1689 Floris-Jan1930 SOFloris-Jan van der Meulen, 5000th visitor to an astronomical exhibitionDMP · 1689
1690 Mayrhofer1948 VBKarl Mayrhofer, Austrian mathematician and amateur astronomerMPC · 1690
1691 Oort1956 RBJan Oort (1900–1992), Dutch astronomerMPC · 1691
1692 Subbotina1936 QDMikhail Subbotin (1893–1966), Soviet-Russian mathematician and astronomerDMP · 1692
1693 Hertzsprung1935 LAEjnar Hertzsprung (1873–1967), Danish astronomerMPC · 1693
1694 Kaiser1934 SBFrederik Kaiser (1808–1872), Dutch astronomerMPC · 1694
1695 Walbeck1941 UOHenrik Johan Walbeck (1794–1822), Finnish geodesistMPC · 1695
1696 Nurmela1939 FFTauno Kalervo Nurmela (1907–1985), Finnish academic and chancellor of Turku UniversityMPC · 1696
1697 Koskenniemi1940 RMVeikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885–1962), Finnish poetMPC · 1697
1698 Christophe1934 CSChristophe, grand-nephew of French astronomer Georges Roland who co-discovered Comet Arend–RolandDMP · 1698
1699 Honkasalo1941 QDTauno Bruno Honkasalo (1912–1975), Finnish mathematicianMPC · 1699
1700 Zvezdara1940 QCZvezdara, Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroMPC · 1700

1701–1800

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1701 Okavango1953 NJOkavango River in southwest AfricaDMP · 1701
1702 KalahariA924 NCKalahari Desert, a large semi-arid sandy savannah in Southern Africa extending 900,000 km2 (350,000 sq mi)DMP · 1702
1703 Barry1930 RBRoger Barry (1752–1813), German astronomer at the Mannheim Observatory, which was a precursor of the Heidelberg ObservatoryMPC · 1703
1704 WachmannA924 EEArno Arthur Wachmann (1902–1990), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1704
1705 Tapio1941 SL1Tapio, Finnish mythological figure from the KalevalaMPC · 1705
1706 Dieckvoss1931 TSWilhelm Dieckvoß (1908–1982, also spelled Dieckvoss), German astronomer and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1706
1707 Chantal1932 RLChantal, niece of French astronomer Georges RolandDMP · 1707
1708 Pólit1929 XAIsidre Pòlit (1880–1958), Spanish astronomer of Catalan origin and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1708
1709 Ukraina1925 QACountry of UkraineDMP · 1709
1710 Gothard1941 UFJenõ Gothard (1857–1909), Hungarian amateur astronomerMPC · 1710
1711 Sandrine1935 BBSandrine, grand-niece of French astronomer Georges RolandDMP · 1711
1712 Angola1935 KCCountry of Angola, AfricaMPC · 1712
1713 Bancilhon1951 SCOdette Bancilhon (1908–1998), French astronomer, wife of Alfred Schmitt, and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1713
1714 Sy1951 OAFrédéric Sy, French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1714
1715 Salli1938 GKSalli, wife of Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski who discovered this minor planetMPC · 1715
1716 Peter1934 GFPeter, grandson of the discoverer Karl Wilhelm ReinmuthDMP · 1716
1717 Arlon1954 ACArlon, a Walloon town and municipality in BelgiumMPC · 1717
1718 Namibia1942 RXThe Republic of Namibia in southern Africa, where the discoverer Marja Väisälä worked for many years, teaching the children of Finnish missionariesJPL · 1718
1719 Jens1950 DPJens, grandson of discoverer Karl ReinmuthMPC · 1719
1720 Niels1935 CQNiels, randson of discoverer Karl ReinmuthMPC · 1720
1721 Wells1953 TD3Herman B. Wells, an Indiana University administratorDMP · 1721
1722 Goffin1938 EGEdwin Goffin, Belgian astronomerDMP · 1722
1723 Klemola1936 FXIrja Klemola, Finnish amateur astronomer, as well as for Arnold Richard Klemola (1931–2019), American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1723
1724 Vladimir1932 DCVladimir, grandson of Serbian astronomer Milorad B. Protić who re-discovered this asteroid in 1952JPL · 1724
1725 CrAO1930 SKCrimean Astrophysical ObservatoryDMP · 1725
1726 Hoffmeister1933 OECuno Hoffmeister (1892–1968), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1726
1727 Mette1965 BAMette, wife of British astronomer A. David Andrews who discovered this Mars-crossing asteroidJPL · 1727
1728 Goethe Link1964 TOGoethe Link, American surgeon, amateur astronomer and donor of the Goethe Link ObservatoryMPC · 1728
1729 Beryl1963 SLBeryl Potter, staff member at Indiana UniversityMPC · 1729
1730 Marceline1936 UAHeroine of L'Immoraliste, novel by André GideDMP · 1730
1731 Smuts1948 PHJan Smuts (1870–1950), prime minister of South AfricaMPC · 1731
1732 Heike1943 EYHeike Neckel, granddaughter of Alfred Bohrmann, German astronomerMPC · 1732
1733 Silke1938 DL1Silke Neckel, discoverer's granddaughterMPC · 1733
1734 Zhongolovich1928 TJIvan Danilovich Zhongolovich, Russian astronomer and geodesistMPC · 1734
1735 ITA1948 RJ1The Institute for Theoretical Astronomy (ITA) in St Petersburg, RussiaJPL · 1735
1736 Floirac1967 RASuburb of Bordeaux, FranceMPC · 1736
1737 Severny1966 TJAndrei Borisovich Severnyi, Russian astronomer and director of the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryMPC · 1737
1738 Oosterhoff1930 SPP. Th. Oosterhoff (1904–1978), Dutch astronomer and General Secretary of the IAU in the 1950sMPC · 1738
1739 Meyermann1939 PFBruno Meyermann (1876–1963), German astronomerDMP · 1739
1740 Paavo Nurmi1939 UAPaavo Nurmi (1897–1973), Finnish runnerJPL · 1740
1741 Giclas1960 BCHenry L. Giclas (1910–2007), American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1741
1742 Schaifers1934 ROKarl Schaifers (1921–), German astronomer at Heidelberg ObservatoryDMP · 1742
1743 Schmidt4109 P-LBernhard Schmidt (1879–1935), a Baltic German optician who invented the Schmidt camera.DMP · 1743
1744 Harriet6557 P-LWife of Paul Herget, American astronomer and director of the Cincinnati ObservatoryMPC · 1744
1745 Ferguson1941 SY1James Ferguson, American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1745
1746 Brouwer1963 RFDirk Brouwer (1902–1966), Dutch-born American astronomerMPC · 1746
1747 Wright1947 NHWilliam Wright (1871–1959), a pioneering astrophysicist at Lick ObservatoryMPC · 1747
1748 Mauderli1966 RASigmund Mauderli (1876–1962), Swiss astronomer and director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of BernMPC · 1748
1749 Telamon1949 SBTelamon, mythological Greek King, father of Ajax and TeucerDMP · 1749
1750 Eckert1950 NA1Wallace John Eckert (1902–1971), American astronomerMPC · 1750
1751 Herget1955 OCPaul Herget (1908–1981), American astronomer and director of the Cincinnati ObservatoryDMP · 1751
1752 van Herk1930 OKGijsbert van Herk, Dutch astronomer and astrometrist at Leiden ObservatoryJPL · 1752
1753 Mieke1934 JMMieke Oort, wife of Dutch astronomer Jan OortJPL · 1753
1754 Cunningham1935 FELeland Cunningham (1904–1989), American astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsMPC · 1754
1755 Lorbach1936 VDAnne Lorbach Herget, wife of American astronomer Paul Herget and assistant at the Cincinnati ObservatoryMPC · 1755
1756 Giacobini1937 YAMichel Giacobini (1873–1938), French astronomerDMP · 1756
1757 Porvoo1939 FCPorvoo, FinlandJPL · 1757
1758 Naantali1942 DKNaantali, FinlandJPL · 1758
1759 Kienle1942 RFHans Kienle (1895–1975), a German astrophysicist and director of several German observatories. Known for his work on spectrophotometry, Kienle was also president of IAU Commission 36 during 1955–1958.DMP · 1759
1760 Sandra1950 GBGranddaughter of South-African discoverer Ernest Leonard JohnsonMPC · 1760
1761 Edmondson1952 FNFrank K. Edmondson (1912–2008), American astronomerDMP · 1761
1762 Russell1953 TZHenry Norris Russell (1877–1957), American astronomerDMP · 1762
1763 Williams1953 TN2Ken P. Williams, British mathematician and writerDMP · 1763
1764 Cogshall1953 VM1Wilbur A. Cogshall, American astronomer, professor of astronomy at Indiana University and director of the Kirkwood Observatory during 1900–1944DMP · 1764
1765 Wrubel1957 XBMarshal H. Wrubel, American astronomerDMP · 1765
1766 Slipher1962 RFVesto Slipher (1875–1969) and his brother Earl C. Slipher (1883–1964), American astronomersDMP · 1766
1767 Lampland1962 RJCarl Otto Lampland (1873–1951), American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1767
1768 Appenzella1965 SAAppenzell, a canton of SwitzerlandDMP · 1768
1769 Carlostorres1966 QPCarlos Guillermo Torres (1910–1965), Argentine astronomer, and Carlos Torres, Chilean astronomerMPC · 1769
1770 Schlesinger1967 JRFrank Schlesinger (1871–1943), American astronomerMPC · 1770
1771 Makover1968 BDSamuel Gdalevich Makover, Russian astronomer at the Institute for Theoretical Astronomy (ITA)MPC · 1771
1772 Gagarin1968 CBYuri Gagarin (1934–1968), Russian cosmonaut and the first human to journey into outer spaceMPC · 1772
1773 Rumpelstilz1968 HERumpelstiltskin, folk-tale characterDMP · 1773
1774 Kulikov1968 UG1Dmitri Kuzmich Kulikov, Russian astronomer at the Institute for Theoretical Astronomy (ITA)MPC · 1774
1775 Zimmerwald1969 JAThe village of Zimmerwald in SwitzerlandDMP · 1775
1776 Kuiper2520 P-LGerard Kuiper (1905–1973), Dutch-born American astronomerMPC · 1776
1777 Gehrels4007 P-LTom Gehrels (1925–2011), Dutch-born American astronomerMPC · 1777
1778 Alfvén4506 P-LHannes Alfvén (1908–1995), Swedish astrophysicistMPC · 1778
1779 Paraná1950 LZThe Paraná River in ArgentinaDMP · 1779
1780 KippesA906 RAOtto Kippes (1905–1994), German amateur astronomerDMP · 1780
1781 Van BiesbroeckA906 UBGeorge Van Biesbroeck (1880–1974), Belgian-born American astronomerDMP · 1781
1782 Schneller1931 TL1Heribert Schneller (1901–1967), German astronomer and observer of variable stars, who worked at Babelsberg Observatory in Potsdam, BerlinDMP · 1782
1783 Albitskij1935 FJVladimir Albitsky (1891–1952), Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Simeiz ObservatoryMPC · 1783
1784 Benguella1935 MGThe city of Benguela in western Angola, AfricaMPC · 1784
1785 Wurm1941 CDKarl Wurm (1899–1975), German astrophysicist and planetary scientist. He was president of IAU Commission 15 during 1958–1964.DMP · 1785
1786 Raahe1948 TLRaahe, FinlandMPC · 1786
1787 Chiny1950 SKChiny, a Walloon municipality of BelgiumMPC · 1787
1788 Kiess1952 OZCarl Clarence Kiess (1887–1967), American astronomerDMP · 1788
1789 Dobrovolsky1966 QCGeorgy Dobrovolsky (1928–1971), Russian cosmonaut who died during the Soyuz 11 missionDMP · 1789
1790 Volkov1967 ERVladislav Volkov (1935–1971), Russian cosmonaut who died during the Soyuz 11 missionDMP · 1790
1791 Patsayev1967 REViktor Patsayev (1933–1971), Russian cosmonaut who died during the Soyuz 11 missionDMP · 1791
1792 Reni1968 BGThe town of Reni in south Ukraine, birthplace of Alexander Deutsch (1900–1986)DMP · 1792
1793 Zoya1968 DWZoya Kosmodemyanskaya (1923–1941), Russian World War II heroineDMP · 1793
1794 Finsen1970 GAWilliam Stephen Finsen (1905–1979), South African astronomerDMP · 1794
1795 Woltjer4010 P-LJan Woltjer (1891–1946), Dutch astronomerDMP · 1795
1796 Riga1966 KBRiga, LatviaMPC · 1796
1797 Schaumasse1936 VHAlexandre Schaumasse (1882–1958), French astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsDMP · 1797
1798 Watts1949 GCChester Burleigh Watts (1889–1971), American astronomerDMP · 1798
1799 Koussevitzky1950 OESerge Koussevitzky (1874–1951), Russian conductorDMP · 1799
1800 Aguilar1950 RJFélix Aguilar (1884–1943), Argentine engineer, astronomer and director of the La Plata Observatory. The Félix Aguilar Observatory was also named after him.MPC · 1800

1801–1900

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1801 Titicaca1952 SP1Lake Titicaca, PeruDMP · 1801
1802 Zhang Heng1964 TW1Zhang Heng (AD 78–139), Ancient Chinese astronomer, mathematician, inventor, artist and scholarMPC · 1802
1803 Zwicky1967 CAFritz Zwicky (1898–1974), Swiss astronomerDMP · 1803
1804 Chebotarev1967 GGGleb Aleksandrovich Chebotarev (1913–1975), Russian astronomerDMP · 1804
1805 Dirikis1970 GDMatiss Dīriķis (1923–1993), Latvian astronomerDMP · 1805
1806 Derice1971 LCDerice Harwood, wife of Dennis N. Harwood, Australian astronomer at Perth ObservatoryJPL · 1806
1807 Slovakia1971 QASlovakiaMPC · 1807
1808 Bellerophon2517 P-LBellerophon, mythological Greek heroMPC · 1808
1809 Prometheus2522 P-LPrometheus, mythological Greek TitanMPC · 1809
1810 Epimetheus4196 P-LEpimetheus, mythological Greek TitanMPC · 1810
1811 Bruwer4576 P-LJacobus Albertus Bruwer, South African astronomerMPC · 1811
1812 Gilgamesh4645 P-LGilgamesh, mythological Sumerian heroMPC · 1812
1813 Imhotep7589 P-LImhotep, Egyptian architectMPC · 1813
1814 Bach1931 TW1Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composerMPC · 1814
1815 Beethoven1932 CE1Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composerMPC · 1815
1816 Liberia1936 BDLiberia, country on the western coast of AfricaJPL · 1816
1817 Katanga1939 MBProvince of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the CongoJPL · 1817
1818 Brahms1939 PEJohannes Brahms (1833–1897), German composerMPC · 1818
1819 Laputa1948 PCLaputa, fictional island in Gulliver's TravelsMPC · 1819
1820 Lohmann1949 POWerner Lohmann (1911–1983), German astronomer at Heidelberg and ARIDMP · 1820
1821 Aconcagua1950 MBAconcagua, mountain in the AndesDMP · 1821
1822 Waterman1950 OOAlan Tower Waterman (1892–1967), American physicist, first director of the U.S. National Science FoundationMPC · 1822
1823 Gliese1951 RDWilhelm Gliese (1915–1993), German astronomerDMP · 1823
1824 Haworth1952 FMLeland John Haworth (1904–1979), American particle physicist and NSF administratorDMP · 1824
1825 Klare1954 QHGerhard Klare (born 1932), German astronomer at Heidelberg ObservatoryDMP · 1825
1826 Miller1955 RC1John Anthony Miller, American astronomer at Indiana University and first director of the Kirkwood ObservatoryDMP · 1826
1827 Atkinson1962 RKRobert d'Escourt Atkinson (1898–1982), British astronomerDMP · 1827
1828 Kashirina1966 PHValentin Semenovich Kashirin, Soviet physician from Simferopol, CrimeaMPC · 1828
1829 Dawson1967 JJBernhard Dawson (1890–1960), Argentinian astronomerMPC · 1829
1830 Pogson1968 HANorman Robert Pogson (1829–1891), English astronomerDMP · 1830
1831 Nicholson1968 HCSeth Barnes Nicholson (1891–1963), American astronomerDMP · 1831
1832 Mrkos1969 PCAntonín Mrkos (1918–1996), Czech astronomerMPC · 1832
1833 Shmakova1969 PNMarina Valentinovna Shmakova (1910–1971), Soviet astronomer, orbit computer and staff member at ITAMPC · 1833
1834 Palach1969 QPJan Palach (1948–1969), Czech protesterMPC · 1834
1835 Gajdariya1970 OEArkady Gaidar (1904–1941), Russian writerMPC · 1835
1836 Komarov1971 OTVladimir Komarov (1927–1967), Russian cosmonautMPC · 1836
1837 Osita1971 QZ1Ursula Gibson, wife of American discoverer James B. Gibson ("Osita" is a Spanish translation of Ursula)MPC · 1837
1838 Ursa1971 UCUrsula Wild and Urs Wild, wife and son of Swiss discoverer Paul Wild. It also refers to coat of arms of the city and canton of Bern, Switzerland.DMP · 1838
1839 Ragazza1971 UFItalian for girl, and village of Bad Ragaz, SwitzerlandDMP · 1839
1840 Hus1971 UYJan Hus (1369–1415), Bohemian-Czech theologianDMP · 1840
1841 Masaryk1971 UO1Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), Czechoslovak statesmanDMP · 1841
1842 Hynek1972 AAHynek Kohoutek, father of Czech discoverer Luboš KohoutekDMP · 1842
1843 Jarmila1972 ABJarmila Kohoutkova, mother of Czech discoverer Luboš KohoutekDMP · 1843
1844 Susilva1972 UBSusi, schoolmate of Swiss discoverer Paul WildDMP · 1844
1845 Helewalda1972 UCHelen, schoolmate of Swiss discoverer Paul Wild. from Wald AR, SwitzerlandDMP · 1845
1846 Bengt6553 P-LBengt Strömgren (1908–1987), Danish astronomer and astrophysicistMPC · 1846
1847 StobbeA916 CAJoachim Otto Stobbe (1900–1943), German astronomer at Bergedorf ObservatoryDMP · 1847
1848 Delvaux1933 QDDelvaux, sister-in-law of Belgian astronomer Ginette Roland at Uccle ObservatoryDMP · 1848
1849 Kresák1942 ABĽubor Kresák (1927–1994), Czech astronomerMPC · 1849
1850 Kohoutek1942 ENLuboš Kohoutek (born 1935), Czech astronomerMPC · 1850
1851 Lacroute1950 VAPierre Lacroute, French astronomer and director of the Strasbourg ObservatoryMPC · 1851
1852 Carpenter1955 GAEdwin Francis Carpenter (1898–1963), American astronomerJPL · 1852
1853 McElroy1957 XEWilliam D. McElroy (1917–1999), American biologist and biochemistJPL · 1853
1854 Skvortsov1968 UE1Evgenii Fedorovich Skvortsov (1882–1952), Russian astronomerMPC · 1854
1855 Korolev1969 TU1Sergei Korolev (1907–1966), Soviet rocket scientistMPC · 1855
1856 Růžena1969 TW1Růžena Petrovičová, staff member, Kleť ObservatoryMPC · 1856
1857 Parchomenko1971 QS1Praskoviya Georgievna Parchomenko (1886–1970), Ukrainian astronomerMPC · 1857
1858 Lobachevskij1972 QLNikolai Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematicianMPC · 1858
1859 Kovalevskaya1972 RS2Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891), Russian mathematicianMPC · 1859
1860 Barbarossa1973 SKFrederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (Frederick Barbarossa; 1122–1190). It was also the nickname of Jakob Stauber (1880–1952) from Trogen, Switzerland, who was a teacher of Swiss discoverer Paul WildDMP · 1860
1861 Komenský1970 WBJohn Amos Comenius (Komenský; 1592–1670), Czech–Moravian theologian and educatorDMP · 1861
1862 Apollo1932 HAApollo, Greek godDMP · 1862
1863 Antinous1948 EAAntinous, Roman loverMPC · 1863
1864 Daedalus1971 FADaedalus, mythological Greek inventorDMP · 1864
1865 Cerberus1971 UACerberus, Greek monsterDMP · 1865
1866 Sisyphus1972 XASisyphus, mythological GreekDMP · 1866
1867 Deiphobus1971 EADeiphobus, mythological GreekMPC · 1867
1868 Thersites2008 P-LThersites, mythological Greek warriorMPC · 1868
1869 Philoctetes4596 P-LPhiloctetes, mythological Greek warriorMPC · 1869
1870 Glaukos1971 FEGlaukos (Glaucus) from Greek mythology. In Homer's Iliad, he was captain in the Lycian army during the Trojan War and was killed by AjaxMPC · 1870
1871 Astyanax1971 FFAstyanax, infant son of HectorMPC · 1871
1872 Helenos1971 FGHelenus, mythological TrojanMPC · 1872
1873 Agenor1971 FHAgenor, mythological Greek kingMPC · 1873
1874 KaciveliaA924 RCVillage of Kaciveli, near Simeiz, Crimea, location of the Black Sea Hydrographical Stations, now the Marine Hydrographical InstituteMPC · 1874
1875 Neruda1969 QQJan Neruda (1834–1891), Czech writerMPC · 1875
1876 Napolitania1970 BANaples, ItalyMPC · 1876
1877 Marsden1971 FCBrian G. Marsden (1937–2010), astronomer and Director of the MPCMPC · 1877
1878 Hughes1933 QCSon of Mireille Demiddelaer, granddaughter of Belgian discoverer Eugène Joseph DelporteMPC · 1878
1879 Broederstroom1935 UNBroederstroom, South AfricaDMP · 1879
1880 McCrosky1940 ANRichard Eugene McCrosky, American astronomerMPC · 1880
1881 Shao1940 PCCheng-yuan Shao, assistant of Richard Eugene McCrosky, see 1880 McCroskyMPC · 1881
1882 Rauma1941 UJRauma, FinlandJPL · 1882
1883 Rimito1942 XARymattyla, FinlandJPL · 1883
1884 Skip1943 EB1Gunter "Skip" Schwartz, American astronomerMPC · 1884
1885 Herero1948 PJHerero, Bantu tribeMPC · 1885
1886 Lowell1949 MPPercival Lowell (1855–1916), American astronomerDMP · 1886
1887 Virton1950 TDVirton, BelgiumMPC · 1887
1888 Zu Chong-Zhi1964 VO1Zu Chongzhi (AD 429–500), Chinese mathematician and astronomerMPC · 1888
1889 Pakhmutova1968 BEAleksandra Nikolaevna Pakhmutova, Soviet composerMPC · 1889
1890 Konoshenkova1968 CDOlga Petrovna Konoshenkova (19191–975), schoolmistress at the Crimean Observatory SchoolMPC · 1890
1891 Gondola1969 RAThe gondolaDMP · 1891
1892 Lucienne1971 SDLucienne Divan, French astrophysicistDMP · 1892
1893 Jakoba1971 UDJakob Oberholzer (1862–1939), Swiss geologist and grandfather of discoverer Paul WildDMP · 1893
1894 Haffner1971 UHHans Haffner (1912–1977), German astronomer at Bergedorf ObservatoryDMP · 1894
1895 Larink1971 UZJohannes Larink (1893–1988), German astronomer at Bergedorf ObservatoryDMP · 1895
1896 Beer1971 UC1Arthur Beer (1900–1980), German astronomerMPC · 1896
1897 Hind1971 UE1John Russell Hind (1823–1895), English astronomerMPC · 1897
1898 Cowell1971 UF1Philip Herbert Cowell (1870–1949), British astronomerMPC · 1898
1899 Crommelin1971 UR1Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865–1939), British astronomerMPC · 1899
1900 Katyusha1971 YBYekaterina Zelenko (1916–1941), Soviet war pilotMPC · 1900

1901–2000

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1901 Moravia1972 ADMoravia, a region in the east of the Czech RepublicMPC · 1901
1902 Shaposhnikov1972 HUVladimir Grigorevich Shaposhnikov (1905–1942), Russian astrometrist at Simeiz ObservatoryMPC · 1902
1903 Adzhimushkaj1972 JLAdzhimushkaj, battle site in World War IIMPC · 1903
1904 Massevitch1972 JMAlla Genrikhovna Massevich, Russian astronomer and astrophysicistMPC · 1904
1905 Ambartsumian1972 JZVictor Ambartsumian (1908–1996), Armenian-Russian astronomerMPC · 1905
1906 Naef1972 RCRobert A. Naef (1907–1975), Swiss amateur astronomer after whom the Observatory Naef Épendes is also namedDMP · 1906
1907 Rudneva1972 RC2Yevgeniya Rudneva (1920–1944), Russian World War II heroineMPC · 1907
1908 Pobeda1972 RL2Russian for victoryMPC · 1908
1909 Alekhin1972 RW2Alexander Alekhine (1892–1946), Russian chess playerMPC · 1909
1910 Mikhailov1972 TZ1Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mikhailov (1888–1983), Russian astronomerMPC · 1910
1911 Schubart1973 UDJoachim Schubart (1928–), German astronomer MPC · 1911
1912 Anubis6534 P-LAnubis, Ancient Egyptian godJPL · 1912
1913 Sekanina1928 SFZdenek Sekanina (born 1936), Czech-born American astronomerMPC · 1913
1914 Hartbeespoortdam1930 SB1Hartbeespoortdam, lake in South AfricaMPC · 1914
1915 Quetzálcoatl1953 EAQuetzalcoatl, Aztec godMPC · 1915
1916 Boreas1953 RABoreas, Greek godMPC · 1916
1917 Cuyo1968 AAUniversity of Cuyo, ArgentinaMPC · 1917
1918 Aiguillon1968 UAAiguillon, FranceJPL · 1918
1919 Clemence1971 SAGerald Maurice Clemence (1908–1974), American astronomerMPC · 1919
1920 Sarmiento1971 VODomingo Sarmiento (1811–1888), president of Argentina between 1868 and 1874, who supported American astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould in founding the Argentine National Observatory in CordobaMPC · 1920
1921 Pala1973 SEPala, tribe of Native AmericansMPC · 1921
1922 Zulu1949 HCThe Zulu people of AfricaMPC · 1922
1923 Osiris4011 P-LOsiris, Ancient Egyptian godJPL · 1923
1924 Horus4023 P-LHorus, Ancient Egyptian godJPL · 1924
1925 Franklin-Adams1934 RYJohn Franklin-Adams (1843–1912), British amateur astronomerMPC · 1925
1926 Demiddelaer1935 JAMireille Demiddelaer, granddaughter of Belgian discoverer Eugène Joseph DelporteMPC · 1926
1927 Suvanto1936 FPRafael Suvanto, an assistant of Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku ObservatoryJPL · 1927
1928 Summa1938 SOVillage in Finland where the Battle of Summa took place during the Winter War in 1939/40JPL · 1928
1929 Kollaa1939 BSKollaa River in Russia, where the Battle of Kollaa took place during the Winter War in 1939/40JPL · 1929
1930 Lucifer1964 UALucifer, the rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who was expelled from heavenMPC · 1930
1931 Čapek1969 QBKarel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech playwrightMPC · 1931
1932 Jansky1971 UB1Karl Guthe Jansky (1905–1950), American astronomerMPC · 1932
1933 Tinchen1972 ACChristine Kohoutek, wife of Czech discoverer Luboš KohoutekMPC · 1933
1934 Jeffers1972 XBHamilton Jeffers (1893–1976), American astronomerMPC · 1934
1935 Lucerna1973 RBThe city of Lucerne, SwitzerlandDMP · 1935
1936 Lugano1973 WDThe city of Lugano, SwitzerlandDMP · 1936
1937 Locarno1973 YAThe city of Locarno, SwitzerlandDMP · 1937
1938 Lausanna1974 HCThe city of Lausanne, SwitzerlandDMP · 1938
1939 Loretta1974 UCLoretta Kowal, daughter of American discoverer Charles T. KowalMPC · 1939
1940 Whipple1975 CAFred Lawrence Whipple (1906–2004), American astronomerMPC · 1940
1941 Wild1931 TN1Paul Wild (1925–2014), Swiss astronomerMPC · 1941
1942 Jablunka1972 SAJablůnka, a village in MoraviaDMP · 1942
1943 Anteros1973 ECAnteros, Greek mythologyDMP · 1943
1944 Günter1925 RAGünter Reinmuth, son of German discoverer Karl ReinmuthDMP · 1944
1945 Wesselink1930 OLAdriaan Wesselink (1909–1995), Dutch astronomerMPC · 1945
1946 Walraven1931 PHTheodore Walraven, Dutch astronomerMPC · 1946
1947 Iso-Heikkilä1935 EAIso-Heikkilä, Finnish observatoryJPL · 1947
1948 Kampala1935 GLKampala, UgandaJPL · 1948
1949 Messina1936 NEMessina, South AfricaJPL · 1949
1950 Wempe1942 EOJohann Wempe (1906–1980), German astronomerDMP · 1950
1951 Lick1949 OAJames Lick (1796–1876), American patron of scienceMPC · 1951
1952 Hesburgh1951 JCTheodore Hesburgh (1917–2015), American president of University of Notre DameJPL · 1952
1953 Rupertwildt1951 UKRupert Wildt (1905–1976), German-born American astronomerMPC · 1953
1954 Kukarkin1952 PHBoris Vasilyevich Kukarkin (1909–1977), Russian astronomerJPL · 1954
1955 McMath1963 SRRobert Raynolds McMath (1891–1962), American astronomerMPC · 1955
1956 Artek1969 TX1International Children's Center "Artek" on the Crimean peninsulaDMP · 1956
1957 Angara1970 GFThe Angara River in Siberia, RussiaDMP · 1957
1958 Chandra1970 SBSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995), Indian astrophysicistJPL · 1958
1959 Karbyshev1972 NBDmitry Karbyshev (1880–1945), Soviet military leaderDMP · 1959
1960 Guisan1973 UAHenri Guisan (1874–1960), Swiss general in World War IIDMP · 1960
1961 Dufour1973 WAHenri Dufour (1787–1875), Swiss generalDMP · 1961
1962 Dunant1973 WEHenry Dunant (1828–1910), Swiss founder of the Red CrossDMP · 1962
1963 Bezovec1975 CBBezovec hill near Piešťany in western Slovakia, where numerous meteorites have been found SrcDMP · 1963
1964 Luyten2007 P-LWillem Jacob Luyten (1899–1994), Dutch-born American astronomerJPL · 1964
1965 van de Kamp2521 P-LPeter van de Kamp (1901–1995), Dutch-born American astronomerJPL · 1965
1966 Tristan2552 P-LTristan, Knight of the Round TableMPC · 1966
1967 MenzelA905 VCDonald Howard Menzel (1901–1976), American astronomerDMP · 1967
1968 Mehltretter1932 BKJohannes Peter Mehltretter (1934–1982), German astronomerDMP · 1968
1969 Alain1935 CGAlain Vanheste, husband of the granddaughter of the Belgian discoverer Sylvain ArendMPC · 1969
1970 Sumeria1954 ERSumer, ancient kingdomMPC · 1970
1971 Hagihara1955 RD1Yusuke Hagihara (1897–1979), Japanese astronomerMPC · 1971
1972 Yi Xing1964 VQ1Yi Xing (683–727), Chinese astronomerMPC · 1972
1973 Colocolo1968 OAColocolo, an Araucanian chief in ChileJPL · 1973
1974 Caupolican1968 OECaupolican, Araucanian chiefJPL · 1974
1975 Pikelner1969 PHSolomon Pikelner (1921–1975), Russian astronomerDMP · 1975
1976 Kaverin1970 GCAleksej Aleksandrovich Kaverin (1904–1976), an instructor in astronomy at Irkutsk Pedagogical Institute, RussiaDMP · 1976
1977 Shura1970 QYAleksandr Kosmodemyanskii (1925–1945), Soviet war heroDMP · 1977
1978 Patrice1971 LDPatrice Harwood, daughter of Australian astronomer Dennis N. Harwood, see 1806 DericeJPL · 1978
1979 Sakharov2006 P-LAndrei Sakharov (1921–1989), Russian physicistJPL · 1979
1980 Tezcatlipoca1950 LATezcatlipoca, Aztec godDMP · 1980
1981 Midas1973 EAMidas, mythological Greek kingDMP · 1981
1982 Cline1975 VAEdwin Lee Cline, inventorDMP · 1982
1983 Bok1975 LBBart Jan Bok (1906–1983), Dutch-born American astronomer and his wife Priscilla Fairfield Bok (1896–1975), American astronomerDMP · 1983
1984 Fedynskij1926 TNVsevolod Vladimirovich Fedynskii (1908–1978), Russian geophysicistJPL · 1984
1985 Hopmann1929 AEJosef Hopmann (1890–1975), German astronomerDMP · 1985
1986 Plaut1935 SV1Lukas Plaut (1910–1984), Dutch astronomerMPC · 1986
1987 Kaplan1952 RHSamuil Aronovich Kaplan (1921–1978), Russian astronomer at Lvov Observatory and at the Radiophysical Research Institute in Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaJPL · 1987
1988 Delores1952 SVDelores Owings, staff member, Indiana UniversityDMP · 1988
1989 Tatry1955 FGVysoké Tatry, mountain range in SlovakiaJPL · 1989
1990 Pilcher1956 EEFrederick Pilcher (born 1939/40), American astronomerMPC · 1990
1991 Darwin1967 JLCharles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist, and Sir George Darwin (1845–1912), British astronomer and mathematicianJPL · 1991
1992 Galvarino1968 ODGalvarino, Araucanian chiefJPL · 1992
1993 Guacolda1968 OH1Guacolda, wife of Araucanian chief LautaroJPL · 1993
1994 Shane1961 TEC. Donald Shane (1895–1983), American astronomerJPL · 1994
1995 Hajek1971 UP1Tadeáš Hájek (1525–1600), Czech astronomerDMP · 1995
1996 Adams1961 UAJohn Couch Adams (1819–1892), British mathematician and astronomerDMP · 1996
1997 Leverrier1963 RCUrbain Le Verrier (1811–1877), French astronomerDMP · 1997
1998 Titius1938 DX1Johann Daniel Titius (1729–1796), German astronomerDMP · 1998
1999 Hirayama1973 DRKiyotsugu Hirayama (1874–1943), Japanese astronomerDMP · 1999
2000 Herschel1960 OAWilliam Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer and composerDMP · 2000

References

  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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Preceded by
1–1,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 1,001–2,000
Succeeded by
2,001–3,000
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