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

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.^[4][5]

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

1–100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
1 Ceres	–	Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships	DMP · 1
2 Pallas	–	Athena (Pallas), Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare	DMP · 2
3 Juno	–	Juno, Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth	DMP · 3
4 Vesta	–	Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family	DMP · 4
5 Astraea	–	Astraea, Greek virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision	DMP · 5
6 Hebe	–	Hebe, Greek goddess of eternal youth, prime of life, and forgiveness. Cupbearer to the gods.	DMP · 6
7 Iris	–	Iris, Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods	DMP · 7
8 Flora	–	Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, gardens and spring	DMP · 8
9 Metis	–	Metis, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.	DMP · 9
10 Hygiea	–	Hygieia, Greek goddess of health, one of the daughters of Asclepius, god of medicine	DMP · 10
11 Parthenope	–	Parthenope, one of the Sirens in Greek mythology	DMP · 11
12 Victoria	–	Victoria, Roman goddess of victory, daughter of Pallas and Styx	DMP · 12
13 Egeria	–	Egeria, minor Roman goddess and nymph, wife of Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome	DMP · 13
14 Irene	–	Eirene, Greek goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis	DMP · 14
15 Eunomia	–	Eunomia, minor Greek goddess of law and legislation, daughter of Zeus and Themis	DMP · 15
16 Psyche	–	Psyche, Greek nymph and wife of Cupid, god of erotic love and affection	DMP · 16
17 Thetis	–	Thetis, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. She is the mother of Achilles.	DMP · 17
18 Melpomene	–	Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 18
19 Fortuna	–	Fortuna, Roman goddess of chance, luck and fate	DMP · 19
20 Massalia	–	The city of Marseilles (by its Latin name) in south-western France	DMP · 20
21 Lutetia	–	The city of Paris, capital of France, named by its Latin name, Lutetia.	DMP · 21
22 Kalliope	–	Calliope, the Muse of epic, heroic poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 22
23 Thalia	–	Thalia, the Muse of comedy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 23
24 Themis	–	Themis, goddess of law in Greek mythology. She is one of the 12 first-generation Titans, the children of Uranus (Father Sky) and Gaea (Mother Earth).	DMP · 24
25 Phocaea	–	The ancient city of Phocaea, located on the western coast of Anatolia (Asia minor). The Greek settlers from Phocaea founded the colony of modern-day Marseille, France, where this asteroid was discovered at the Marseilles Observatory.	DMP · 25
26 Proserpina	–	Proserpina, Roman goddess of fertility, wine, agriculture. She is the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter, and was abducted by Pluto into the underworld.	DMP · 26
27 Euterpe	–	Euterpe, the Muse of music and lyric poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 27
28 Bellona	–	Bellona, Roman goddess of war. The daughter of Jupiter and Juno is the consort and sister of Mars.	DMP · 28
29 Amphitrite	–	Amphitrite, sea goddess and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology. The queen of the sea is either an Oceanid, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys or a Nereid (a daughters of the Nereus and Doris).	DMP · 29
30 Urania	–	Urania, the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 30
31 Euphrosyne	–	Euphrosyne, one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology. Charites are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, an Oceanid (sea nymph). Her other two sisters are Thalia and Aglaea (Aglaja).	DMP · 31
32 Pomona	–	Pomona, Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards. She is the wife of Vertumnus god of seasons, change and plant growth.	DMP · 32
33 Polyhymnia	–	Polyhymnia, the Muse of singing of hymns and rhetoric in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 33
34 Circe	–	Circe, goddess of magic in Greek mythology. The enchantress tried to influence Odysseus and changed his companions into pigs.	DMP · 34
35 Leukothea	–	Leukothea, daughter of king Cadmus and Harmonia, the goddess of harmony and concord in Greek mythology. Leukothea later became the goddess of the sea and is also known as Ino.	DMP · 35
36 Atalante	–	Atalanta, mythological Greek heroine, who would only marry the man defeating her in a footrace, while those who lost were killed. Hippomenes won the race against her with the help of three sacred apples he received from Aphrodite.	DMP · 36
37 Fides	–	Fides, the Roman goddess of faith, oaths and honesty	DMP · 37
38 Leda	–	Leda, queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology. She was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan (also see Leda and the Swan).	DMP · 38
39 Laetitia	–	Laetitia, Roman goddess of gaiety	DMP · 39
40 Harmonia	–	Harmonia, Greek goddess of harmony and concord. She is the daughter of Ares (god of war) and Aphrodite (goddess of love).	DMP · 40
41 Daphne	–	Daphne, a fresh water nymph (Naiad) in Greek mythology	DMP · 41
42 Isis	–	Isis, the Egyptian goddess who help the dead enter the afterlife. The name also alludes to Isis Pogson (1852–1945), British astronomer and meteorologist and daughter of the discoverer, Norman Pogson.	DMP · 42
43 Ariadne	–	Ariadne, Cretan princess and daughter of king Minos from Greek mythology, who sent every seven years 14 young noble citizens to the labyrinth, to be eaten by the Minotaur. Ariadne fell in love with Theseus and helped him to find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth.	DMP · 43
44 Nysa	–	The mythological region of Nysa. In Greek mythology, the mountainous was where the rain nymphs (Hyades) raised the infant god Dionysus.	DMP · 44
45 Eugenia	–	Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), Empress of France and mother of Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, after whom Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's character The Little Prince is based. (The asteroid's companion is named Petit-Prince)	DMP · 45
46 Hestia	–	Hestia, Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and family. She is the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Alternatively, she is one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis.	DMP · 46
47 Aglaja	–	Aglaea (Aglaja), one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology. Charites are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, an Oceanid (sea nymph). Her other two sisters are Thalia and Euphrosyne.	DMP · 47
48 Doris	–	Doris, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Doris and her brother Nereus are the parents of Nerites and 50 Nereids (also sea nymphs).	DMP · 48
49 Pales	–	Pales, Roman goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock	DMP · 49
50 Virginia	–	The ancient Roman story of Verginia (Virginia), a girl stabbed by her father in order to save her from Appius Claudius Crassus in 448 B.C. It is also an allusion to U.S. state of Virginia.	DMP · 50
51 Nemausa	–	The city of Nîmes in southern France (by its Latin name "Nemausa")	DMP · 51
52 Europa	–	Europa, mythological Greek princess, abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and gave birth to Minos, the first king of Crete.	DMP · 52
53 Kalypso	–	Calypso, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner at Ogygia for seven years.	DMP · 53
54 Alexandra	–	Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German explorer	DMP · 54
55 Pandora	–	Pandora, the first human woman in Greek mythology. She was created from clay by Hephaestus at the request of Zeus.	DMP · 55
56 Melete	–	Melete, one of the three original muses before the Nine Olympian Muses were founded. Her sisters were Aoide and Mneme.	DMP · 56
57 Mnemosyne	–	Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory in Greek mythology . She is the mother of the nine Muses with Zeus, and one of the 12 first-generation Titans, the children of Uranus (Father Sky) and Gaea (Mother Earth).	DMP · 57
58 Concordia	–	Concordia, the Roman goddess of peace and concord. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Themis.	DMP · 58
59 Elpis	–	Elpis, the personification and spirit of hope in Greek mythology. In the 1860s, there was a dispute about a new nomenclature proposed by Urbain Le Verrier who wanted to name this asteroid after its discoverer, Jean Chacornac (1823–1873). This was rejected by the community of astronomers. The asteroid was then named by Karl L. Littrow on a request by Edmund Weiss since Chacornac refused to submit a name (other than his own). The given name is an allusion to the "hope" that this dispute could be settled.	DMP · 59
60 Echo	–	Echo, an Oread (mountain nymph) in Greek mythology, who, as a punishment, was only able to speak the last words spoken to her. When she fell in love with Narcissus, she was unable to tell him how she felt; and was forced to watch him as he fell in love with himself.	DMP · 60
61 Danaë	–	Danaë, daughter of king Acrisius and mother of hero Perseus by Zeus in Greek mythology. Danaë was confined in a brass tower by her father to keep her a virgin. Zeus however, desired her, and came to her in the form of golden rain which streamed in through the roof of her confinement and down into her womb.	DMP · 61
62 Erato	–	Erato, the Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 62
63 Ausonia	–	The country of Italy, by its ancient Greek name for lower Italy, derived from king Auson, a son of Odysseus and Kallisto. The term "Ausones" was also applied by Greek writers to describe various Italic peoples.	DMP · 63
64 Angelina	–	Astronomical station of Hungarian astronomer Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832), near Marseilles in France	DMP · 64
65 Cybele	–	Cybele, mother goddess worshiped as "Mountain Mother" by the Phrygias, and adopted as "Great Mother" by the Greeks and Romans. This asteroid was originally named "Maximiliana", after Maximilian II, king of Bavaria. This non-classical name, however, was rejected by several astronomers, also see (59).	DMP · 65
66 Maja	–	Maia, one of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Titan Atlas and Oceanid nymph Pleione. Maia is the mother of the Olympian messenger god Hermes.	DMP · 66
67 Asia	–	Asia, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. This was the first asteroid discovered in Asia. English astronomer N. R. Pogson discovered it at Madras Observatory, India, in April 1861.	DMP · 67
68 Leto	–	Leto, Goddess of motherhood in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe and the mother of Olympian god Apollo and goddess Artemis.	DMP · 68
69 Hesperia	–	The country of Italy (by its Greek name Hesperia; "setting Sun" or "evening"). This asteroid was discovered one month after the Italian unification was proclaimed on 17 March 1861.	DMP · 69
70 Panopaea	–	Panopaea, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. She was invoked by sailors during storms.	DMP · 70
71 Niobe	–	Niobe, daughter of king Tantalus in Greek mythology. The gods punished her by killing her seven sons and seven daughters and changing her into a rock.	DMP · 71
72 Feronia	–	Feronia, Roman goddess of groves, wildlife and freedman	DMP · 72
73 Klytia	–	Clytie, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys	DMP · 73
74 Galatea	–	Galatea, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris, who loved the shepherd Acis. Alternatively, the name may refer to the statue of a woman created by sculptor Pygmalion.	DMP · 74
75 Eurydike	–	Eurydice, an oak nymph and daughter of Apollo in Greek mythology. She was the wife of Orpheus, who failed to bring her back from the dead. With his enchanting music he softened the hearts of the gods who let him descend into the underworld under the condition that he must not look at her until both had reached the upper world.	DMP · 75
76 Freia	–	Freyja, the goddess of love and beauty in Norse mythology	DMP · 76
77 Frigga	–	Frigg, wife of Odin and queen of all the gods in Norse mythology	DMP · 77
78 Diana	–	Diana, goddess of the hunt in Roman mythology. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Latona. Her Greek counterpart is Artemis.	DMP · 78
79 Eurynome	–	Eurynome, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.	DMP · 79
80 Sappho	–	Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BC), Greek poet who, according to mythology, killed herself by jumping off the cliffs for love of the ferryman Phaon.	DMP · 80
81 Terpsichore	–	Terpsichore, the Muse of dance and chorus in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 81
82 Alkmene	–	Alcmene, mother of the divine hero Heracles in Greek mythology. Zeus slept with Alcmene disguised as her husband Amphitryon.	DMP · 82
83 Beatrix	–	Beatrice Portinari (1265–1290), beloved of Italian poet Dante Alighieri	DMP · 83
84 Klio	–	Clio, the Muse of history in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.	DMP · 84
85 Io	–	Io, daughter of Inachus, king of Argos, and one of the mortal lovers of Zeus in Greek mythology.	DMP · 85
86 Semele	–	Semele, the youngest daughter of king Cadmus and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in Greek mythology	DMP · 86
87 Sylvia	–	Rhea Sylvia, the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus from Roman mythology (Src). Alternatively, it was named after Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo Flammarion, first wife of French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842–1925)	DMP · 87
88 Thisbe	–	Thisbe, lover of Pyramus in Classical mythology. The two Babylonian lovers are also prominent in the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare.	DMP · 88
89 Julia	–	Julia of Corsica (c. died 439), a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint.	DMP · 89
90 Antiope	–	Antiope, an Amazon and daughter of Ares in Greek mythology. Alternatively, she was the daughter of Nycteus, king of Thebes, and the lover of Zeus. This minor planet is likely the first double asteroid ever discovered.	DMP · 90
91 Aegina	–	Aegina, daughter of the river-god Asopus and the river-nymph Metope. She was changed into the island of Aegina by Zeus.	DMP · 91
92 Undina	–	Heroine of the fairy-tale novella Undine by German writer Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843)	DMP · 92
93 Minerva	–	Minerva, goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare and daughter of Jupiter and Metis in Roman mythology. Her Greek equivalent is Athena.	DMP · 93
94 Aurora	–	Aurora, goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology. Her Greek counterpart is Eos, who is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia.	DMP · 94
95 Arethusa	–	Arethusa, one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis	DMP · 95
96 Aegle	–	Aegle, one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis	DMP · 96
97 Klotho	–	Clotho (Klotho), one of the Three Fates or Moirai who spin (Clotho), draw out (Lachesis) and cut (Atropos) the thread of Life in ancient Greek mythology.	DMP · 97
98 Ianthe	–	Ianthe, a girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man. Alternatively, she was an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.	DMP · 98
99 Dike	–	Dike, minor Greek goddess of human justice and the spirit of moral order, daughter of Zeus and Themis	DMP · 99
100 Hekate	–	Hecate, Greek goddess (The name "Hecate" also sounds like Greek hekaton meaning "one hundred.")	DMP · 100

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
101 Helena	–	Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world in Greek mythology. The wife of king Menelaus of Sparta was abducted by Paris which led to the Trojan War.	DMP · 101
102 Miriam	–	Miriam, Biblical prophetess	DMP · 102
103 Hera	–	Hera, Greek goddess of marriage, childbirth, and family. She is the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and sister and wife of Zeus.	DMP · 103
104 Klymene	–	One of various Greek figures named Clymene	DMP · 104
105 Artemis	–	Artemis, Greek goddess of the hunt, forests, and the Moon. She was the daughter of Zeus by Leto and twin sister of Apollo. Her Roman equivalent is Diana.	DMP · 105
106 Dione	–	Dione, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She was one of the wives of Zeus and mother of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty and sexuality.	DMP · 106
107 Camilla	–	Camilla, queen of the Volsci from Roman mythology. Less likely, the name refers to French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842–1925).	DMP · 107
108 Hecuba	–	Hecuba, wife of King Priam during the Trojan War in Greek mythology	DMP · 108
109 Felicitas	–	Felicitas, goddess of happiness in Roman mythology. She is often portrayed holding a caduceus (staff) and a cornucopia (horn of plenty).	DMP · 109
110 Lydia	–	Lydia, ancient region of Asia Minor	DMP · 110
111 Ate	–	Atë, goddess of mischief, delusion, ruin, and folly in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Zeus or of Eris.	DMP · 111
112 Iphigenia	–	Iphigenia, mythological Greek princess	DMP · 112
113 Amalthea	–	Amalthea, mythological Greek nursemaid	DMP · 113
114 Kassandra	–	Cassandra, mythological Trojan prophetess	DMP · 114
115 Thyra	–	Thyra, wife of King Gorm of Denmark	DMP · 115
116 Sirona	–	Sirona, Celtic goddess	DMP · 116
117 Lomia	–	Misspelling of Lamia queen of Libya, lover of Zeus	DMP · 117
118 Peitho	–	Peitho, Greek goddess	DMP · 118
119 Althaea	–	Althaea, Greek mother of Meleager	DMP · 119
120 Lachesis	–	Lachesis, one of the Three Fates or Moirai who spin (Clotho), draw out (Lachesis) and cut (Atropos) the thread of Life in ancient Greek mythology.	DMP · 120
121 Hermione	–	Hermione, mythological Greek princess	DMP · 121
122 Gerda	–	Gerðr, Norse goddess	DMP · 122
123 Brunhild	–	Brünnehilde, Norse Valkyrie	DMP · 123
124 Alkeste	–	Alcestis, mythological Greek woman	DMP · 124
125 Liberatrix	–	Possibly Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877), French president during the Franco-Prussian War. Also possibly Joan of Arc.	DMP · 125
126 Velleda	–	Veleda, Germanic priestess, leader of Batavian uprising against the Romans	DMP · 126
127 Johanna	–	Joan of Arc (1412–1431), saint and heroine of France	DMP · 127
128 Nemesis	–	Nemesis, Greek goddess	DMP · 128
129 Antigone	–	Antigone, mythological Greek princess	DMP · 129
130 Elektra	–	Electra, mythological Greek princess	DMP · 130
131 Vala	–	Völva, mythological Norse prophetess	DMP · 131
132 Aethra	–	Aethra, Greek mother of Theseus	DMP · 132
133 Cyrene	–	Cyrene, Greek lover of Apollo	DMP · 133
134 Sophrosyne	–	Sophrosyne, Plato's concept of moderation	DMP · 134
135 Hertha	–	Nerthus (Hertha), Norse goddess, also see (601) Nerthus	DMP · 135
136 Austria	–	Austria, country	DMP · 136
137 Meliboea	–	Meliboea, various Greek figures	DMP · 137
138 Tolosa	–	Latin for Toulouse, France	DMP · 138
139 Juewa	–	Chinese for 'Star of China's Fortune'	DMP · 139
140 Siwa	–	Siwa, Slavic goddess	DMP · 140
141 Lumen	–	Lumen : Récits de l'infini, book by Camille Flammarion (1842–1925)	DMP · 141
142 Polana	–	Pula, city now in Croatia	DMP · 142
143 Adria	–	Adriatic Sea	DMP · 143
144 Vibilia	–	Vibilia, Roman goddess and patroness of journeyings	DMP · 144
145 Adeona	–	Adeona, Roman goddess and patroness of homecomings	DMP · 145
146 Lucina	–	Lucina, Roman goddess	DMP · 146
147 Protogeneia	–	Protogeneia, mythological Greek princess	DMP · 147
148 Gallia	–	Gaul, Roman province	DMP · 148
149 Medusa