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Meanings of minor planet names: 8001–9000
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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]
8001–8100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8001 Ramsden | 1986 TR3 | Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800) was the British designer and producer of highly accurate sextants, theodolites and other instruments. Piazzi discovered Ceres using the Ramsden vertical circle of the Palermo Observatory. The name was suggested by J. Ticha on seeing this instrument during the Asteroids 2001 conference. | JPL · 8001 |
| 8002 Tonyevans | 1986 XF5 | Anthony Evans (born 1944) is an English amateur astronomer involved in tracking Near-Earth Asteroids. He established the "A-Team" of asteroid- and comet-tracking enthusiasts, using robotic telescopes, providing tutorials and assistance to those interested in submitting observations to the MPC. | IAU · 8002 |
| 8003 Kelvin | 1987 RJ | William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (Lord Kelin; 1824–1907), Scots-Irish physicist | JPL · 8003 |
| 8005 Albinadubois | 1988 MJ | Albina du Boisrouvray (born 1941), French philanthropist | JPL · 8005 |
| 8006 Tacchini | 1988 QU | Pietro Tacchini (1838–1905), Italian astronomer, founder of the Italian Society of Spectroscopists, the forerunner of the Societá Astronomica Italiana (Italian Astronomical Society) | JPL · 8006 |
| 8009 Béguin | 1989 BA1 | The word Béguin, or "flirtation" in English, gives rise to the vigorous dance of the French West Indies, the beguine. | JPL · 8009 |
| 8010 Böhnhardt | 1989 GB1 | Hermann Böhnhardt (born 1955), German astronomer at ESO | MPC · 8010 |
| 8011 Saijokeiichi | 1989 WG7 | Keiichi Saijo (born 1949), curator of the astronomy section of National Science Museum, Tokyo. | JPL · 8011 |
| 8013 Gordonmoore | 1990 KA | Gordon Moore (born 1929), American physicist, businessman and co-founder of Intel | JPL · 8013 |
| 8019 Karachkina | 1990 TH12 | Lyudmila Karachkina (born 1948), Ukrainian astronomer, wife of Yurii Vasilievich Karachkin, physics teacher, after whom 8089 Yukar was named. | JPL · 8019 |
| 8020 Erzgebirge | 1990 TV13 | The Ore Mountains, a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic † | MPC · 8020 |
| 8021 Walter | 1990 UO2 | Walter Anderson (born 1944) is a long-time editor of Parade, a magazine that reaches more than 80 million readers weekly. | JPL · 8021 |
| 8022 Scottcrossfield | 1990 VD7 | Albert Scott Crossfield (1921–2006), a test pilot who was the first X-15 pilot and made a total of 14 flights. In 1953 Crossfield was the first pilot to exceed Mach 2 in the D-558-II Skyrocket. While an NACA research pilot, he made a total of 87 flights in the rocket-powered X-1 and D-558-II research aircraft | JPL · 8022 |
| 8023 Josephwalker | 1991 DD | Joseph A. Walker (1921–1966), a NASA research pilot who was the second pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 25 flights. Three of these flights entered space and he received NASA astronaut wings posthumously in 2005. | JPL · 8023 |
| 8024 Robertwhite | 1991 FN | Robert Michael White (1924–2010), an Air Force test pilot who was the third pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. He was the first pilot to fly Mach 4, Mach 5 and Mach 6, and the first to fly a winged vehicle into space. White received Air Force astronaut wings for the flight. | JPL · 8024 |
| 8025 Forrestpeterson | 1991 FB4 | Forrest S. Petersen (1922–1990), a Navy test pilot who was the 4th pilot, and the only Navy pilot, to fly the X-15 and made a total of five flights. | JPL · 8025 |
| 8026 Johnmckay | 1991 JA1 | John B. McKay (1922–1975), a NASA research pilot who was the 5th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 29 flights. Before joining the X-15 program, he made 46 flights in the X-1 and D-558-II Skyrocket. In 2005 McKay received posthumous NASA astronaut wings for a flight that reached an altitude of 89900 metres. | JPL · 8026 |
| 8027 Robertrushworth | 1991 PB12 | Robert A. Rushworth (1924–1993), an Air Force test pilot who was the 6th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 34 flights. One of these flights reached 86800 meters, for which Rushworth received Air Force astronaut wings. | JPL · 8027 |
| 8028 Joeengle | 1991 QE | Joe Engle (born 1932), an Air Force test pilot who was the 8th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. He received Air Force astronaut wings for a flight that took him to 85500 meters. Engle also flew the Space Shuttle, becoming the only person who reached space before being selected as an astronaut. | JPL · 8028 |
| 8029 Miltthompson | 1991 RR30 | Milton Orville Thompson (1926–1993), a NASA research pilot who was the 9th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 14 flights. He subsequently made the first flights of the M2-F1 and M2-F2 lifting bodies, which were the forerunners of the Space Shuttle. | JPL · 8029 |
| 8030 Williamknight | 1991 SK | William J. Knight (1929–2004), an Air Force test pilot who was the 10th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. These included the fastest X-15 flight, which reached Mach 6.7, and another flight to 69600 meters for which he received astronaut wings. | JPL · 8030 |
| 8031 Williamdana | 1992 ER | William H. Dana (1930–2014), a NASA research pilot who was the 11th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. These included a 1967 flight to 93500 meters and he received NASA astronaut wings in 2005. Dana made the 199th and final X-15 flight in 1968 and subsequently flew the M2-F3 and HL-10 lifting bodies. | JPL · 8031 |
| 8032 Michaeladams | 1992 ES1 | Michael J. Adams (1930–1967), an Air Force test pilot who was the 12th pilot to fly the X-15 and made seven flights. On 1967 Nov. 15, he was killed when his X-15 broke up during reentry. The first American to die in the course of a spaceflight, Adams was awarded posthumous Air Force astronaut wings. | JPL · 8032 |
| 8034 Akka | 1992 LR | Akka, the Finnish earth mother and goddess of the harvest and female sexuality. | JPL · 8034 |
| 8036 Maehara | 1992 UG4 | Hideo Maehara (born 1940), professor of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and director of the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory | JPL · 8036 |
| 8039 Grandprism | 1993 RB16 | The Grand Prism Objectiv-40 cm astrograph (GPO), used without prism, has served for many years for searching for minor planets at La Silla. JPL | MPC · 8039 |
| 8040 Utsumikazuhiko | 1993 SY3 | Kazuhiko Utsumi (born 1937), made the first identification of many of the spectral lines and determined element abundances for carbon stars. At Hiroshima University he has taught astronomy and astrophysics to more than 30~000 students. | JPL · 8040 |
| 8041 Masumoto | 1993 VR2 | Takeji Masumoto, builder of the discoverer's observatory. | JPL · 8041 |
| 8043 Fukuhara | 1994 XE1 | Naohito Fukuhara (born 1965), a computer engineer and amateur astronomer. | JPL · 8043 |
| 8044 Tsuchiyama | 1994 YT | Yukiko Tsuchiyama (born 1963), a Japanese amateur variable star observer who studies star names as a hobby. | JPL · 8044 |
| 8045 Kamiyama | 1995 AW | Haruki Kamiyama (born 1960), an amateur astronomer and computer programmer. | JPL · 8045 |
| 8046 Ajiki | 1995 BU | Osamu Ajiki (born 1965), an amateur astronomer and computer programmer, contributed to the popularization of astronomy by developing a wide variety of astronomical software that is regularly used by astronomers around the world. | JPL · 8046 |
| 8047 Akikinoshita | 1995 BT3 | Akihiko Kinoshita (born 1963), an amateur astronomer and editor. | JPL · 8047 |
| 8048 Andrle | 1995 DB1 | Pavel Andrle (1936–1991), Czech astronomer | MPC · 8048 |
| 8050 Beishida | 1996 ST | Beishida, the Beijing Normal University, is one of the earliest well-known Chinese universities. Founded in 1902, it is an important center for scientific research and the training of excellent teachers and other professionals. | MPC · 8050 |
| 8051 Pistoria | 1997 PP4 | Pistoia, Italy | JPL · 8051 |
| 8052 Novalis | 2093 P-L | Novalis (1772–1801), poet and philosopher of Early German Romanticism | JPL · 8052 |
| 8053 Kleist | 4082 P-L | Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), a German poet and dramatist | JPL · 8053 |
| 8054 Brentano | 4581 P-L | Clemens Brentano (1778–1842), a German novelist and poet of German Romanticism | JPL · 8054 |
| 8055 Arnim | 5004 P-L | Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781–1831), a German novelist and poet of German Romanticism | JPL · 8055 |
| 8056 Tieck | 6038 P-L | Ludwig Tieck (1773–1853), a German novelist, translator and poet of German Romanticism | JPL · 8056 |
| 8057 Hofmannsthal | 4034 T-1 | Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929) began writing poems at the age of 16. His lyrical and dramatic work reflects Austrian impressionism and symbolism. Together with Richard Strauss and Max Reinhardt, he founded the Salzburger Festspiele. His best-known play is Jedermann. | JPL · 8057 |
| 8058 Zuckmayer | 3241 T-3 | Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977), a German writer and playwright | MPC · 8058 |
| 8059 Deliyannis | 1957 JP | Constantine Deliyannis (born 1959), on the faculty of Indiana University, has studied the evolution of solar-type stars through his investigations of the abundance of lithium and beryllium in star clusters. He has also made an observational verification of the roles of mixing and diffusion in the evolution of stars. | JPL · 8059 |
| 8060 Anius | 1973 SD1 | Anius, son and priest to Apollo on the isle of Delos. | JPL · 8060 |
| 8061 Gaudium | 1975 UF | Latin for joy, pleasure and delight, Gaudium is designed to compensate the gloom of (5708) Melancholia. | JPL · 8061 |
| 8062 Okhotsymskij | 1977 EZ | Dmitrij Evgenievich Okhotsymskij (born 1921), a specialist in theoretical and applied mechanics. | JPL · 8062 |
| 8063 Cristinathomas | 1977 XP2 | Cristina A. Thomas (born 1982), a postdoctoral research scientist at Northern Arizona University. | JPL · 8063 |
| 8064 Lisitsa | 1978 RR | Physicist Mikhail Pavlovich Lisitsa (born 1921) is a professor at Kiev University. | JPL · 8064 |
| 8065 Nakhodkin | 1979 FD3 | Nikolaj Grigorievich Nakhodkin (born 1925), a faculty head at Kiev University. | JPL · 8065 |
| 8066 Poldimeri | 1980 PB2 | Leopold Bausbek (born 1938) and Meri Bausbek (born 1945), astronomy enthusiasts and friends of Danish discoverer Richard Martin West | JPL · 8066 |
| 8067 Helfenstein | 1980 RU | Paul Helfenstein (born 1954), American astronomer of Cornell University | MPC · 8067 |
| 8068 Vishnureddy | 1981 EQ28 | Vishnu Vardhan Reddy (born 1978), a research professor at the University of North Dakota and a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | JPL · 8068 |
| 8069 Benweiss | 1981 EF30 | Benjamin P. Weiss (born 1973), a professor of planetary Science at MIT. | JPL · 8069 |
| 8070 DeMeo | 1981 EM30 | Francesca DeMeo (born 1984), a postdoctoral researcher at MIT who completed her 2010 Ph.D. thesis at the Paris Observatory. An expert in spectral studies of small bodies, she extended to near-infrared wavelengths a taxonomic classification system for minor planets, known as the Bus–DeMeo taxonomy. | JPL · 8070 |
| 8071 Simonelli | 1981 GO | Damon Paul Simonelli (born 1959), American astronomer and planetary scientist at Cornell University | MPC · 8071 |
| 8072 Yojikondo | 1981 GO1 | Yoji Kondo (born 1933), Japanese-born U.S. astrophysicist. | JPL · 8072 |
| 8073 Johnharmon | 1982 BS | John K. Harmon (born 1948), scientist at Arecibo Observatory | JPL · 8073 |
| 8074 Slade | 1984 WC2 | Martin A. Slade (born 1942), scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory | JPL · 8074 |
| 8075 Roero | 1985 PE | Roero, the region in Piemont, Italy | JPL · 8075 |
| 8076 Foscarini | 1985 RV4 | Paolo Antonio Foscarini (1565–1616), an Italian Carmelite father, philosopher and scientist. | JPL · 8076 |
| 8077 Hoyle | 1986 AW2 | Fred Hoyle (1915–2001) English astronomer, known for the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his rejection of the "Big Bang". He served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1971 to 1973. | JPL · 8077 |
| 8078 Carolejordan | 1986 RS2 | Carole Jordan, professor of physics at Somerville College, Oxford University. | JPL · 8078 |
| 8079 Bernardlovell | 1986 XF1 | Sir Bernard Lovell (born 1913) founded Jodrell Bank Observatory, which boasts the world's first large steerable radio telescope. Lovell served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1969 to 1971. | JPL · 8079 |
| 8080 Intel | 1987 WU2 | The Intel 8080 microprocessor is the ancestor of a series of microprocessor chips going from the 8086, 8088, 80286, 80386, 80486 to today's processors. Fundamental to the "PC revolution", the 8080 did much to advance astronomy at amateur and professional observatories worldwide. | JPL · 8080 |
| 8081 Leopardi | 1988 DD | Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837), Italian poet and prose writer | JPL · 8081 |
| 8082 Haynes | 1988 NR | Norman R. Haynes (born 1936) spent a 41-year career in the leadership of planetary exploration. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and served as Voyager Project Manager, Systems Division Manager, Director for Telecommunications and Mission Operations and Director for Mars Exploration. | JPL · 8082 |
| 8083 Mayeda | 1988 VB | Shizuo (Haruhisa) Mayeda (1914–1952), Japanese amateur astronomer | JPL · 8083 |
| 8084 Dallas | 1989 CL1 | Dallas, a major city in the U.S. state of Texas | JPL · 8084 |
| 8086 Peterthomas | 1989 RB6 | Peter Chew Thomas (born 1946), American astronomer † | MPC · 8086 |
| 8087 Kazutaka | 1989 WA2 | Kazutaka Kato (born 1949), director of the Hiroshima City Planetarium. | JPL · 8087 |
| 8088 Australia | 1990 SL27 | Australia, the continent in the Southern Hemisphere | JPL · 8088 |
| 8089 Yukar | 1990 TW7 | Yurii Vasil'evich Karachkin (born 1940), physics teacher at the school attached to the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Yurii is the husband of astronomer Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina, after whom 8019 Karachkina is named | MPC · 8089 |
| 8096 Émilezola | 1993 OW3 | Émile Zola (1840–1902), French writer | MPC · 8096 |
| 8097 Yamanishi | 1993 RE | Masahiro Yamanishi (born 1960), senior researcher at Saji Observatory | JPL · 8097 |
| 8098 Miyamotoatsushi | 1993 SH2 | Atsushi Miyamoto (born 1961), senior researcher at Saji Observatory and a board member of the Tottori Society of Astronomy. | JPL · 8098 |
| 8099 Okudoiyoshimi | 1993 TE | Yoshimi Okudoi (born 1992) is a member of the Matsue Astronomy Club. She is an architect and has written a paper "Observation Room Features and Problems of Public Observatories in Japan". | IAU · 8099 |
| 8100 Nobeyama | 1993 XF | Nobeyama, a village in central Japan | JPL · 8100 |
8101–8200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8101 Yasue | 1993 XK1 | Kunio Yasue (born 1951), director of the Science Laboratory at Okayama Seishin University, has studied mathematical physics and quantum field theory. One of his major contributions to astronomy is his work on spontaneous symmetry breaking at an early stage of the universe's evolution | JPL · 8101 |
| 8102 Yoshikazu | 1994 AQ2 | Yoshikazu Kato (born 1962) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He edits an e-mail newsletter on astronomy that is sent every week to over 4500 readers, helping to make popularize astronomical knowledge | JPL · 8102 |
| 8103 Fermi | 1994 BE | Enrico Fermi (1901–1954), Italian physicist and 1938 Nobel Prize laureate | MPC · 8103 |
| 8104 Kumamori | 1994 BW4 | Teruaki Kumamori (born 1949), planetarium educator of Sakai City Culture Center, Osaka, is an expert in telescope making and has made Wright-Väisälä, Dall-Kirkham, Schiefspiegler and other optics in addition to mechanical parts for them. He also takes high-resolution digital movies of the planets | JPL · 8104 |
| 8106 Carpino | 1994 YB | Mario Carpino (born 1957), an Italian astronomer at the Brera Astronomical Observatory in Milan. From his initial studies of satellite geodesy, he acquired a taste for extreme accuracy in orbit determination, applying these skills to the study of the dynamics of solar-system bodies in projects such as LONGSTOP and SPACEGUARD. When the Spaceguard Foundation was established in Rome in 1996 he became its secretary (Src). | MPC · 8106 |
| 8108 Wieland | 1995 BC16 | Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813), German poet of the Rococo period and German Enlightenment | MPC · 8108 |
| 8109 Danielwilliam | 1995 DU1 | Daniel William Hergenrother (born 2010), a son of the discoverer. | JPL · 8109 |
| 8110 Heath | 1995 DE2 | Alan W. Heath (born 1931) is a British planetary observer. He was director of the British Astronomical Association's Saturn section during 1964–1970 and 1976–1994. He has also served the BAA as assistant director of the Jupiter section and secretary of the Lunar section. He was awarded the BAA's Goodacre Medal in 1986 | JPL · 8110 |
| 8111 Hoepli | 1995 GE | Ulrico Hoepli (1847–1935), Italian publisher, who donated a planetarium to the city of Milan Src | MPC · 8111 |
| 8112 Cesi | 1995 JJ | Federico Cesi (1585–1630), a scientist and humanist of the Italian Renaissance who founded the Accademia dei Lincei | MPC · 8112 |
| 8113 Matsue | 1996 HD1 | Matsue, a city located in the ancient Izumo district in western Japan. A beautiful city rich in culture, history and archeological remains, Matsue has been designated as an International Cultural Center | JPL · 8113 |
| 8114 Lafcadio | 1996 HZ1 | Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904), Irish-Greek writer who worked as a newspaper reporter in the United States for 20 years before moving to Japan in 1890, changing his name to Yakumo Koizumi and becoming a naturalized Japanese citizen. | MPC · 8114 |
| 8115 Sakabe | 1996 HB2 | Sanjiro Sakabe (1923–2001), an amateur astronomer who studied under the late Issei Yamamoto. Sakabe is the founder of the Dynic Astronomical Observatory, which contributes to the spread of astronomy in the surrounding area | JPL · 8115 |
| 8116 Jeanperrin | 1996 HA15 | Jean Baptiste Perrin (1870–1942), French physicist who studied the Brownian motion of minute particles suspended in liquids | MPC · 8116 |
| 8117 Yuanlongping | 1996 SD1 | Longping Yuan (1930–2021), member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, head of the National Hybrid Rice Engineering and Technical Research Center of China. As the founder of the Chinese hybrid rice research effort, he contributes greatly to great production in China and worldwide. He has won many international prizes and is honored as the "Father of Hybrid Rice" by foreign colleagues | JPL · 8117 |
| 8120 Kobe | 1997 VT | Kobe the primary port on the Seto Inland Sea since the eighth century and one of Japan's most cosmopolitan cities, where the discoverer lived for five years during his student days. Kobe has made a remarkable recovery from the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. Name proposed by the discoverer and citation proposed by I. Hasegawa | JPL · 8120 |
| 8121 Altdorfer | 2572 P-L | Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480–1538), German painter of the Renaissance | MPC · 8121 |
| 8122 Holbein | 4038 P-L | Hans Holbein the Elder (c. 1465–1524) and Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497–1543), German painters | MPC · 8122 |
| 8123 Canaletto | 3138 T-1 | Canaletto (1697–1768), Venetian artist | MPC · 8123 |
| 8124 Guardi | 4370 T-1 | Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), Italian painter of the Rococo period | MPC · 8124 |
| 8125 Tyndareus | 5493 T-2 | Tyndareus, king of Sparta from Greek mythology | MPC · 8125 |
| 8126 Chanwainam | 1966 BL | Chan Wainam (born 1919), Chinese educator and charity worker | JPL · 8126 |
| 8127 Beuf | 1967 HA | Francisco Beuf (1834–1889), a French astronomer, who participated in the organization of the Argentinian Navy School and the La Plata Observatory, of which he was the first director | JPL · 8127 |
| 8128 Nicomachus | 1967 JP | Nicomachus (c. 60 – c. 120 AD), Greek mathematician | MPC · 8128 |
| 8129 Michaelbusch | 1975 SK1 | Michael W. Busch (born 1987), a Jansky Fellow at the Department of Earth and Space Sciences of the University of California, Los Angeles. | JPL · 8129 |
| 8130 Seeberg | 1976 DJ1 | Gotha Observatory (Seeberg Observatory), situated upon a well-marked hill close to the town of Gotha. In the time of the duke Ernst II von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1745–1804) and the astronomer F. X. von Zach, it was an important center for astronomy. The first meeting of European astronomers took place at the Seeberg Observatory in August 1798. This naming honors the 200th anniversary of that conference, as well as the 1998 International Spring Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft in Gotha, held on the occasion of this anniversary. Name endorsed by P. Brosche | JPL · 8130 |
| 8131 Scanlon | 1976 SC | Leo J. Scanlon (1903–1999) amateur astronomer, co-founder of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, or AAAP. Member of the Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburgh. | MPC · 8131 |
| 8132 Vitginzburg | 1976 YA6 | Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), Russian physicist and Nobelist | JPL · 8132 |
| 8133 Takanochoei | 1977 DX3 | Takano Choei (1804–1850) was born in Mizusawa, Iwate prefecture. He was a physician and scholar of Dutch studies (Western learning) in the late Edo period | JPL · 8133 |
| 8134 Minin | 1978 SQ7 | Kuz'ma Minich Zakhar'ev Sukhorukij (Kuz'ma Minin, died 1616) was one of the organizers of the second people's volunteer corps in Nizhnij Novgorod during 1611–1612. He displayed great action and personal bravery in the battle with Polish troops near Moscow and is a favorite national hero in Russia | JPL · 8134 |
| 8135 Davidmitchell | 1978 VP10 | David Francis Mitchell (born 1962) is the "Acting Director of Planetary Science Projects" and "Director of Flight Projects" (FPD) for NASA's Lucy mission. He has also been selected as the "Director of Engineering and Technology" at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in 2021. | IAU · 8135 |
| 8136 Landis | 1979 MH2 | Rob R. Landis (born 1963) is a NEO Program Officer at NASA Headquarters. Rob's lifelong passion for astronomy has taken him from working part-time while in college at Abrams Planetarium, through a widely varied career on NASA missions, including HST, Cassini, Mars Exploration Rovers and the ISS | JPL · 8136 |
| 8137 Kvíz | 1979 SJ | Zdeněk Kvíz (1932–1993), Czech astronomer | MPC · 8137 |
| 8138 Craigbowers | 1980 FF12 | Craig Bowers (born 1958) was a meridian-telescope observer for the Perth 75 catalogue, and also monitored variable stars. He was heavily involved in the continuous Lowell/Perth telescope CCD observations of 1P/Halley, including the discovery of the jets of CN gas leading to the defining of the rotation period of the nucleus. His PhD thesis detailed the scientific history of Perth Observatory from 1960 to 1993. | IAU · 8138 |
| 8139 Paulabell | 1980 UM1 | Paul A. Abell (born 1965), lead scientist for small bodies in the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate at the NASA Johnson Space Center. | JPL · 8139 |
| 8140 Hardersen | 1981 EO15 | Paul S. Hardersen (born 1965), a professor and observatory director in the Department of Space Studies at the University of North Dakota. | JPL · 8140 |
| 8141 Nikolaev | 1982 SO4 | Nikolaev is a city and large industrial and cultural center in southern Ukraine. The Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory was established there in 1821 | JPL · 8141 |
| 8142 Zolotov | 1982 UR6 | Andrej Andreevich Zolotov (born 1937), Russian screenwriter and art and music critic. He is the author of more than 30 documentary films about Russian musicians, composers and conductors. Name suggested by G. Sviridov and supported by the discoverer | JPL · 8142 |
| 8143 Nezval | 1982 VN | Vítězslav Nezval (1900–1958), a Czech poet, founder of the Poetism movement and later founder of the surrealist group of Czechoslovakia | JPL · 8143 |
| 8144 Hiragagennai | 1982 VY2 | Hiraga Gennai (1728–1779) was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture. He was a scientist, pharmacologist and playwright in the middle Edo period | JPL · 8144 |
| 8145 Valujki | 1983 RY4 | The small Russian town of Valujki, founded in 1593 as a southern fortress of the Moscow State, is the center of the Valujki district of the Belgorod region. Located at a picturesque place near the confluence of the Valuj and Oskol rivers, it is a town of railwaymen and of workers in the food industry | JPL · 8145 |
| 8146 Jimbell | 1983 WG | James Francis Bell III (born 1965), American astronomer and planetary scientist at Cornell University | MPC · 8146 |
| 8147 Colemanhawkins | 1984 SU3 | Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969), American jazz tenor saxophonist | MPC · 8147 |
| 8148 Golding | 1985 CR2 | Margarette Oliver Golding (1881–1939) founded the Inner Wheel movement in 1924, one of the largest women's voluntary service organizations in the world. | JPL · 8148 |
| 8149 Ruff | 1985 JN1 | Jan Ruff (born 1949) is the very capable, warm-spirited and enthusiastic chief of the Office of Public Affairs for Goddard Space Center, NASA. Steve Ruff (born 1949) is an imaginative, creative and knowledgeable middle-school teacher with a wonderful dry sense of humor | JPL · 8149 |
| 8150 Kaluga | 1985 QL4 | Kaluga, a town in the Russian Federation and the focus of the Kalugian region, is a prominent industrial and cultural center. Founded in 1371, the town is much recorded in the history of Russia. The Tsiolkovsky Museum of Cosmonautics and one of the oldest theaters in Russia are located there | JPL · 8150 |
| 8151 Andranada | 1986 PK6 | Andrej Vladimirovich Shakhov (born 1954) works in the faculty of diseases of the ear, nose and throat at the Nizhnij Novgorod State Medical Academy. His wife, Natalia Mikhailovna Shakhova (born 1957) works in the faculty of midwifery and gynecology | JPL · 8151 |
| 8152 Martinlee | 1986 VY | Martin Lee (born 1964) is a researcher based at the University of Glasgow. He is an expert on thermal and aqueous alteration of minerals in martian and chondritic meteorites and the effects of shock metamorphism on meteorite parent bodies. | JPL · 8152 |
| 8153 Gattacceca | 1986 WO1 | Jérôme Gattacceca (born 1973) is a research scientist based in CEREGE à Aix-en-Provence, France. Jérôme is an expert on the magnetic signatures of meteorites and Moon rocks. He leads meteorite recovery missions to the Atacama desert in Chile, and is the head of the Meteoritical Society nomenclature committee. | JPL · 8153 |
| 8154 Stahl | 1988 CQ7 | Georg Ernst Stahl (16601734), German physician and chemist who developed the phlogiston theory of combustion, which dominated chemical thought for almost a century. Contrary to the view of his friend Friedrich Hoffmann at the University of Halle, who considered living organisms as machines to be explained by the laws of mechanics, Stahl insisted that neither mechanical nor chemical laws alone were sufficient to account for the phenomenon of life. Most likely influenced by his pietism, he insisted that life required a force for which he reserved the Latin word anima, which in turn gave rise to the theory of animism (vitalism) | JPL · 8154 |
| 8155 Battaglini | 1988 QA | Giuseppe Battaglini (1826–1894), Italian mathematician | MPC · 8155 |
| 8156 Tsukada | 1988 TR | Shinsuke Tsukada (born 1954), director of the Yonago City Planetarium, Tottori Prefecture, and an executive member of the San-in Society of Astronomy, the Tottori Society of Astronomy. Provider of varied and informative planetarium programs for the general public on an ongoing basis, he spends his free evenings searching for comets. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada | JPL · 8156 |
| 8158 Herder | 1989 UH7 | Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803), German poet, theologian and philosopher | MPC · 8158 |
| 8159 Fukuoka | 1990 BE1 | Takashi Fukuoka (born 1948), director of the planetarium at Sanbe Shizenkan Open Field Museum, Shimane Prefecture, and president of the San-in Society of Astronomy. A hardworking and painstaking planner of astronomy events and workshops, he is particularly concerned with meeting the needs of those new to astronomy in his local area. His main research is luminosity functions of globular clusters. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada | JPL · 8159 |
| 8161 Newman | 1990 QP3 | Constance B. Newman (born 1935), Smithsonian Institution undersecretary whose unwavering devotion to the principles of exemplary management and diversity has enabled the Smithsonian to flourish and the Astrophysical Observatory to thrive | JPL · 8161 |
| 8163 Ishizaki | 1990 UF2 | Masako Ishizaki (1902–?), Japanese amateur astronomer | MPC · 8163 |
| 8164 Andreasdoppler | 1990 UO3 | Andreas Doppler (born 1963), German amateur astronomer | MPC · 8164 |
| 8165 Gnädig | 1990 WQ3 | Arno Gnädig (born 1956), German amateur astronomer at the Archenhold Observatory (604), Src/Src[permanent dead link] | MPC · 8165 |
| 8166 Buczynski | 1991 AH1 | Denis Buczynski (born 1951), British amateur astronomer | MPC · 8166 |
| 8167 Ishii | 1991 CM3 | Takahiro Ishii (born 1959), Japanese amateur astronomer and active owner of the Kamogawa Observatory, Chiba Prefecture. He is a strong supporter of neighborhood amateurs, and his contribution to popularizing and disseminating celestial photography techniques makes him welcome in gatherings nationwide. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada | JPL · 8167 |
| 8168 Rogerbourke | 1991 FK1 | Roger D. Bourke (born 1938), engineer at JPL who worked on several planetary exploration missions | MPC · 8168 |
| 8169 Mirabeau | 1991 PO2 | Count of Mirabeau (1749–1791), French writer, orator and statesman | MPC · 8169 |
| 8171 Stauffenberg | 1991 RV3 | Claus von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), German aristocrat and Wehrmacht officer, one of the leading figures in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler | MPC · 8171 |
| 8175 Boerhaave | 1991 VV5 | Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738), Dutch physician and anatomist | MPC · 8175 |
| 8181 Rossini | 1992 ST26 | Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), Italian composer | MPC · 8181 |
| 8182 Akita | 1992 TX | Isao Akita (born 1948), president of the comet observers network in Japan, "Hoshi no Hiroba", since 1988. He is a well-known amateur astronomer and keen observer and photographer of comets and galaxies. He is especially at home assisting in the efforts of other comet enthusiasts, both within his group and throughout the country. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada | JPL · 8182 |
| 8184 Luderic | 1992 WL | Luderic Maury (born 1984) has been an amateur astronomer, eclipse chaser and the joy and pride of his parents ever since his birth in Nice. The number of the minor planet is the sum of 3780 and 4404, the numbers of the minor planets honoring his parents, Carine and Alain Maury. | JPL · 8184 |
| 8187 Akiramisawa | 1992 XL | Botanist Akira Misawa (1942–1994), a professor at Chiba University, conducted research on the effects of light pollution on plants | JPL · 8187 |
| 8188 Okegaya | 1992 YE3 | Okegaya Marsh, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan | JPL · 8188 |
| 8189 Naruke | 1992 YG3 | Giiti Naruke (born 1949) is the first Japanese to achieve two consecutive wins at the world championship for radio-controlled airplanes, and he is making every endeavor to bring up a future champion | JPL · 8189 |
| 8190 Bouguer | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Meanings_of_minor_planet_names:_8001–9000