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Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000
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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]
5001–5100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 EMP | 1987 SB1 | The annual publication Ephemerides Of Minor Planets (Russian: Ehfemeridy Malykh Planet). It contains astrometric information about minor planets | MPC · 5001 |
| 5002 Marnix | 1987 SS3 | Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde (1538–1598), mayor of Antwerp, believed to have been the composer of the 'Wilhelmus', which became the Dutch national anthem in 1932 | MPC · 5002 |
| 5003 Silvanominuto | 1988 ER2 | Silvano Minuto (born 1940), Italian amateur astronomer, founder of the Suno Observatory and promoter of several regional laws on light pollution | JPL · 5003 |
| 5004 Bruch | 1988 RR3 | Max Bruch (1838–1920), German composer | MPC · 5004 |
| 5005 Kegler | 1988 UB | Ignatius Kegler (1680–1746), a German Jesuit and Astronomer Royal in Beijing | MPC · 5005 |
| 5006 Teller | 1989 GL5 | Edward Teller (1908–2003), Hungarian-born American physicist | MPC · 5006 |
| 5007 Keay | 1990 UH2 | Colin Stewart Lindsay Keay (born 1930), Australian physicist and astronomer past president of IAU Commission 22 and chairman of the IAU Working Group on the Prevention of Interplanetary Pollution | MPC · 5007 |
| 5008 Miyazawakenji | 1991 DV | Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese poet and children's novelist | JPL · 5008 |
| 5009 Sethos | 2562 P-L | Sethos I, an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty | MPC · 5009 |
| 5010 Amenemhêt | 4594 P-L | Amenemhět III (1844–1797 B.C.), an Egyptian pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty | MPC · 5010 |
| 5011 Ptah | 6743 P-L | Ptah, Egyptian god | MPC · 5011 |
| 5012 Eurymedon | 9507 P-L | Eurymedon, charioteer of Agamemnon and servant of Nestor in the Trojan War | MPC · 5012 |
| 5013 Suzhousanzhong | 1964 VT1 | Suzhousanzhong ("Suzhou No. 3 Middle School"), Jiangsu province, China, on the occasion (2006) of its 100th anniversary | JPL · 5013 |
| 5014 Gorchakov | 1974 ST | Prince Alexander Gorchakov (1798–1883), chancellor of the Russian Empire | JPL · 5014 |
| 5015 Litke | 1975 VP | Count Fyodor Litke (1797–1882), Russian navigator and explorer | JPL · 5015 |
| 5016 Migirenko | 1976 GX3 | Georgij Sergeeveich Migirenko (born 1916), Russian physicist | MPC · 5016 |
| 5017 Tenchi | 1977 DS2 | Emperor Tenji (626–671), Japan | MPC · 5017 |
| 5018 Tenmu | 1977 DY8 | Emperor Temmu (c. 631–686), Japan | MPC · 5018 |
| 5019 Erfjord | 1979 MS6 | Erfjord, village in Norway | JPL · 5019 |
| 5020 Asimov | 1981 EX19 | Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), Russian-American science fiction writer | MPC · 5020 |
| 5021 Krylania | 1982 VK12 | Anna Kapitsa (born 1903) née Krylova, daughter of mathematician Aleksey Krylov and wife of physicist Pyotr Kapitsa | MPC · 5021 |
| 5022 Roccapalumba | 1984 HE1 | Roccapalumba, a village in Sicily, Italy | JPL · 5022 |
| 5023 Agapenor | 1985 TG3 | Agapenor, mythical person related to Trojan War | MPC · 5023 |
| 5024 Bechmann | 1985 VP | Poul Bechmann is the former head of the mechanical workshop at the Brorfelde Observatory, Denmark | JPL · 5024 |
| 5025 Mecisteus | 1986 TS6 | Mecisteus from Greek mythology, who carried the wounded Teucer and Hypsenor off the battlefield. Mecisteus and his father Echius were killed by Polydamas while defending the Greek ships. | IAU · 5025 |
| 5026 Martes | 1987 QL1 | Animal species pine marten (Martes martes) and beech marten (Martes foina) living on Klet Mountain, Czech Republic, where the Klet Observatory is located | MPC · 5026 |
| 5027 Androgeos | 1988 BX1 | Androgeos, mythical person related to Trojan War | MPC · 5027 |
| 5028 Halaesus | 1988 BY1 | Halaesus, mythological Greek warrior | MPC · 5028 |
| 5029 Ireland | 1988 BL2 | Named for the country of Ireland | MPC · 5029 |
| 5030 Gyldenkerne | 1988 VK4 | Kjeld Gyldenkerne (1919–1999), Danish astronomer | JPL · 5030 |
| 5031 Švejcar | 1990 FW1 | Josef Švejcar (1897–19XX), Czech physician | MPC · 5031 |
| 5032 Conradhirsh | 1990 OO | Conrad W. Hirsh (1941–1999), teacher and explorer | JPL · 5032 |
| 5033 Mistral | 1990 PF | Frédéric Mistral (1830–1914), French writer and Nobel Prize laureate | MPC · 5033 |
| 5034 Joeharrington | 1991 PW10 | Joseph Harrington (born 1967), American planetary scientist at Cornell University, New York | JPL · 5034 |
| 5035 Swift | 1991 UX | Lewis A. Swift (1820–1913), American astronomer and comet hunter | MPC · 5035 |
| 5036 Tuttle | 1991 US2 | Horace P. Tuttle (1837–1923), American astronomer and American Civil War veteran | MPC · 5036 |
| 5037 Habing | 6552 P-L | Harm Jan Habing (born 1937), Dutch astronomer and professor at Leiden University | MPC · 5037 |
| 5038 Overbeek | 1948 KF | Daniel Overbeek (born 1920), South African amateur astronomer and past president of ASSA | JPL · 5038 |
| 5039 Rosenkavalier | 1967 GM1 | Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer of opera, notably Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) | MPC · 5039 |
| 5040 Rabinowitz | 1972 RF | David Rabinowitz, American astronomer at Spacewatch and a discoverer of minor planets himself | MPC · 5040 |
| 5041 Theotes | 1973 SW1 | Theotes, mythical person related to Trojan War | MPC · 5041 |
| 5042 Colpa | 1974 ME | "Colpa", the Huarpe word for stones that are composed of "pure minerals". These indigenous people lived in San Juan province of Argentina, where the discovering Félix Aguilar Observatory is located | JPL · 5042 |
| 5043 Zadornov | 1974 SB5 | Mikhail Zadornov, Russian comedian † | JPL · 5043 |
| 5044 Shestaka | 1977 QH4 | Ivan Sofronovich Shestaka (1937–1994), chief researcher of comets and meteors at the astronomical observatory of Odessa University, Russia | MPC · 5044 |
| 5045 Hoyin | 1978 UL2 | Yin Ho (1908–1983), Chinese philanthropist from Macau | JPL · 5045 |
| 5046 Carletonmoore | 1981 DQ | Carleton Bryant Moore (born 1932) professor of chemistry and geology of the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University | JPL · 5046 |
| 5047 Zanda | 1981 EO42 | Brigitte Zanda (born 1958), a meteorite curator at the Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle de Paris and an adjunct faculty member at Rutgers University | JPL · 5047 |
| 5048 Moriarty | 1981 GC | Professor Moriarty, character in the Sherlock Holmes stories | MPC · 5048 |
| 5049 Sherlock | 1981 VC1 | Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective | MPC · 5049 |
| 5050 Doctorwatson | 1983 RD2 | Dr. Watson, character in the Sherlock Holmes stories | MPC · 5050 |
| 5051 Ralph | 1984 SM | Ralph Florentin Nielsen (1942–1995) was head of the electronics laboratory at the Brorfelde Observatory, Denmark | JPL · 5051 |
| 5052 Nancyruth | 1984 UT3 | Nancy R. Lebofsky, American educator | MPC · 5052 |
| 5053 Chladni | 1985 FB2 | Ernst Chladni (1756–1827), German physicist and musician | MPC · 5053 |
| 5054 Keil | 1986 AO2 | Klaus Keil (born 1934), American meteoriticist at University of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology | MPC · 5054 |
| 5055 Opekushin | 1986 PB5 | Aleksandr Mikhailovich Opekushin (1838–1923), Russian sculptor | MPC · 5055 |
| 5056 Rahua | 1986 RQ5 | Rahua, wife of one of the four sons of Pirua Wiracocha, creator god of civilization in Inca mythology | JPL · 5056 |
| 5057 Weeks | 1987 DC6 | Eric R. Weeks (born 1970), a professor in the Physics Department at Emory University | JPL · 5057 |
| 5058 Tarrega | 1987 OM | Francisco Tárrega, Spanish classical guitarist-composer | MPC · 5058 |
| 5059 Saroma | 1988 AF | Lake Saroma, Hokkaido, Japan | MPC · 5059 |
| 5060 Yoneta | 1988 BO5 | Katsuhiko Yoneta (1904–1957), Japanese engineer and a graduate of Hokkaido University | MPC · 5060 |
| 5061 McIntosh | 1988 DJ | Bruce A. McIntosh, Canadian astronomer | JPL · 5061 |
| 5062 Glennmiller | 1989 CZ | Glenn Miller, American jazz musician and bandleader of the swing era | JPL · 5062 |
| 5063 Monteverdi | 1989 CJ5 | Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), Italian composer and Catholic priest | MPC · 5063 |
| 5064 Tanchozuru | 1990 FS | Tancho, Japanese crane | MPC · 5064 |
| 5065 Johnstone | 1990 FP1 | Paul Johnstone (died 1976), the first director and producer of The Sky at Night, a British documentary television programme on astronomy | MPC · 5065 |
| 5066 Garradd | 1990 MA | Gordon J. Garradd (born 1959), Australian amateur astronomer and photographer | MPC · 5066 |
| 5067 Occidental | 1990 OX | Occidental College, located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States | MPC · 5067 |
| 5068 Cragg | 1990 TC | Thomas A. Cragg, an American amateur astronomer | MPC · 5068 |
| 5069 Tokeidai | 1991 QB | Sapporo Tokeidai, Japan | MPC · 5069 |
| 5070 Arai | 1991 XT | Arai Ikunosuke, Japanese from Bakumatsu to Meiji | MPC · 5070 |
| 5071 Schoenmaker | 3099 T-2 | Anton A. Schoenmaker, Dutch technical officer at the Leiden Observatory | MPC · 5071 |
| 5072 Hioki | 1931 TS1 | Tsutomu Hioki, Japanese astronomer | MPC · 5072 |
| 5073 Junttura | 1943 EN | "Junttura" embodies the Finnish mentality to get things done, stubbornly and at all costs | JPL · 5073 |
| 5074 Goetzoertel | 1949 QQ1 | Goetz Oertel, American physicist and chairman of AURA | JPL · 5074 |
| 5075 Goryachev | 1969 TN4 | Nikolaj Nikanorovich Goryachev (1883–1940), Russian professor of astronomy at Tomsk University | JPL · 5075 |
| 5076 Lebedev-Kumach | 1973 SG4 | Vasily Lebedev-Kumach (1898–1949), Soviet and Russian poet and songwriter | MPC · 5076 |
| 5077 Favaloro | 1974 MG | René Favaloro, Argentine cardiologist (1923–2000), creator of the bypass coronary surgery | JPL · 5077 |
| 5078 Solovjev-Sedoj | 1974 SW | Vasilij Pavlovich Solovjev-Sedoj (1907–1979), Russian composer | MPC · 5078 |
| 5079 Brubeck | 1975 DB | Dave Brubeck (1920–2012), American jazz pianist and composer | JPL · 5079 |
| 5080 Oja | 1976 EB | Tarmo Oja, Swedish astronomer | MPC · 5080 |
| 5081 Sanguin | 1976 WC1 | Juan Sanguin (1933–2006) was an Argentinian astronomer who was in charge of the minor planet and comet programs at the El Leoncito Station for more than a quarter of a century | JPL · 5081 |
| 5082 Nihonsyoki | 1977 DN4 | Nihon Shoki, the first written history of Japan, compiled in the 8th century | MPC · 5082 |
| 5083 Irinara | 1977 EV | Irina Evgen'evna Raksha, Russian writer and friend of the discoverer Nikolai Chernykh | MPC · 5083 |
| 5084 Gnedin | 1977 FN1 | Yurij Nikolaevich Gnedin (born 1935), Russian astrophysicist | MPC · 5084 |
| 5085 Hippocrene | 1977 NN | Hippocrene, mythological Greek fountain | MPC · 5085 |
| 5086 Demin | 1978 RH1 | Vladimir Grigor'evich Demin (1929–1996), Russian professor at Moscow University and expert on celestial mechanics and dynamics of rigid bodies | MPC · 5086 |
| 5087 Emelʹyanov | 1978 RM2 | Nikolai Vladimirovich Emelʹyanov (born 1946), Russian astronomer head of the Celestial Mechanics Department of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute in Moscow | MPC · 5087 |
| 5088 Tancredi | 1979 QZ1 | Gonzalo Tancredi, Uruguayan astronomer | MPC · 5088 |
| 5089 Nádherná | 1979 SN | Sidonie Nádherná (1885–1950), Czech-British writer | JPL · 5089 |
| 5090 Wyeth | 1980 CG | Stuart Wyeth, American donor of the Wyeth 1.5-meter telescope at Harvard Observatory | MPC · 5090 |
| 5091 Isakovskij | 1981 SD4 | Mikhail Vasil'evich Isakovskii (1900–1973), Russian poet | MPC · 5091 |
| 5092 Manara | 1982 FJ | Alessandro Manara, astronomer at Brera Astronomical Observatory in Milan, Italy | MPC · 5092 |
| 5093 Svirelia | 1982 TG1 | Elsa Gustavovna Sviridova, the wife of Russian composer Georgy Sviridov | MPC · 5093 |
| 5094 Seryozha | 1982 UT6 | Sergey Kapitsa (1928–2012), Russian physicist | MPC · 5094 |
| 5095 Escalante | 1983 NL | Jaime Escalante (1930–2010), Bolivian-born mathematics teacher | MPC · 5095 |
| 5096 Luzin | 1983 RC5 | Nikolai Nikolaevich Luzin, Russian mathematician | MPC · 5096 |
| 5097 Axford | 1983 TW1 | Ian Axford (1933–2010), New Zealand-born astrophysicist and longtime director of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | MPC · 5097 |
| 5098 Tomsolomon | 1985 CH2 | Tom Solomon (born 1962) holds a Presidential Professorship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bucknell University | JPL · 5098 |
| 5099 Iainbanks | 1985 DY1 | Iain M. Banks (1954–2013), a Scottish writer | JPL · 5099 |
| 5100 Pasachoff | 1985 GW | Jay Myron Pasachoff (1943–2022), Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, Williams College, United States | MPC · 5100 |
5101–5200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5101 Akhmerov | 1985 UB5 | Vadim Zinov'evich Akhmerov (born 1929), doctor in the Crimean Peninsula | MPC · 5101 |
| 5102 Benfranklin | 1986 RD1 | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American scientist, philosopher and statesman | MPC · 5102 |
| 5103 Diviš | 1986 RP1 | Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), Czech scientist and monk | MPC · 5103 |
| 5104 Skripnichenko | 1986 RU5 | Vladimir Ilich Skripnichenko (born 1942), Russian astronomer, staff member and deputy director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Saint Petersburg | MPC · 5104 |
| 5105 Westerhout | 1986 TM1 | Gart Westerhout (1927–2012), Dutch radio astronomer | MPC · 5105 |
| 5106 Mortensen | 1987 DJ | Inger Mortensen (born 1910) is an aunt of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen. | JPL · 5106 |
| 5107 Laurenbacall | 1987 DS6 | Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), an American actress | JPL · 5107 |
| 5108 Lübeck | 1987 QG2 | Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740), German composer and organist | MPC · 5108 |
| 5109 Robertmiller | 1987 RM1 | Robert J. Miller (born 1950), an American astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory | JPL · 5109 |
| 5110 Belgirate | 1987 SV | The Italian village of Belgirate located on the shore of Lake Maggiore in Piedmont | MPC · 5110 |
| 5111 Jacliff | 1987 SE4 | Clifford (1929–1993) and Jackie (born 1935) Holmes, American amateur astronomers | MPC · 5111 |
| 5112 Kusaji | 1987 SM13 | Shigeharu Kusaji (1879–1956), Japanese amateur astronomer | MPC · 5112 |
| 5113 Kohno | 1988 BN | Masaru Kohno (born 1926), Japanese classical guitar maker | MPC · 5113 |
| 5114 Yezo | 1988 CO | Named for Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, which was known as Yezo until 1869. | JPL · 5114 |
| 5115 Frimout | 1988 CD4 | Dirk D. Frimout (born 1941), Belgian astrophysicist and astronaut with the U.S. Space Shuttle | MPC · 5115 |
| 5116 Korsør | 1988 EU | Korsør, a town on the southwestern coast of Sjælland almost exactly 100 km from Copenhagen, is the birthplace of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen. | JPL · 5116 |
| 5117 Mokotoyama | 1988 GH | Mount Mokoto, in eastern Hokkaido, Japan | MPC · 5117 |
| 5118 Elnapoul | 1988 RB | Elna (1917–1992) and Poul Hyttel (born 1909), the parents-in-law of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen. | JPL · 5118 |
| 5119 Imbrius | 1988 RA1 | Imbrius, from Greek mythology. He was the son of Mentor and married to Medesicaste, an illegitimate daughter of King Priam of Troy. Imbrius was killed by Teucer during the Trojan War. | IAU · 5119 |
| 5120 Bitias | 1988 TZ1 | Bitias, Trojan warrior and wandering companion of Aeneas, from Greek mythology | MPC · 5120 |
| 5121 Numazawa | 1989 AX1 | Shigemi Numazawa (born 1958), Japanese amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and space artist | MPC · 5121 |
| 5122 Mucha | 1989 AZ1 | Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), Czech artist | MPC · 5122 |
| 5123 Cynus | 1989 BL | Cynus, a location in the Iliad from whrere the Locrians filled forty ships as part of the Greek armada that set out against Troy. | IAU · 5123 |
| 5124 Muraoka | 1989 CW | Kenji Muraoka (born 1955), Japanese amateur astronomer and orbit computer | MPC · 5124 |
| 5125 Okushiri | 1989 CN1 | Okushiri Island, some 30 km to the southwest of Hokkaido, noted for its rich fishing grounds for squid and scallops. | JPL · 5125 |
| 5126 Achaemenides | 1989 CH2 | Achaemenides, mythological Greek warrior | MPC · 5126 |
| 5127 Bruhns | 1989 CO3 | Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697), Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer | MPC · 5127 |
| 5128 Wakabayashi | 1989 FJ | Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan | MPC · 5128 |
| 5129 Groom | 1989 GN | Steven L. Groom, a computer engineer at JPL and creator of NEAT's autonomous observing system | MPC · 5129 |
| 5130 Ilioneus | 1989 SC7 | Ilioneus, mythical person related to Trojan War | MPC · 5130 |
| 5132 Maynard | 1990 ME | Owen Eugene Maynard, Canadian aeronautical engineer | MPC · 5132 |
| 5133 Phillipadams | 1990 PA | Phillip Adams (born 1939), an Australian broadcaster, writer and social commentator | MPC · 5133 |
| 5134 Ebilson | 1990 SM2 | Elisabeth Bilson (born 1937), administrator in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University Src | MPC · 5134 |
| 5135 Nibutani | 1990 UE | Nibutani, sacred land for the indigenous Ainu of Hokkaidō, Japan. | JPL · 5135 |
| 5136 Baggaley | 1990 UG2 | W. Jack Baggaley (born 1938), English radar meteor researcher at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand | MPC · 5136 |
| 5137 Frevert | 1990 VC | Friedrich Frevert (1914–2001), German astronomer Src | MPC · 5137 |
| 5138 Gyoda | 1990 VD2 | Gyōda, Saitama, Japan | MPC · 5138 |
| 5139 Rumoi | 1990 VH4 | Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan | MPC · 5139 |
| 5140 Kida | 1990 XH | Kinjirō Kida (1893–1962), Hokkaido-born painter, known for his landscapes, and whose work has been compared to that of Cézanne and other impressionists. | JPL · 5140 |
| 5141 Tachibana | 1990 YB | Tachibana, a kendo club | MPC · 5141 |
| 5142 Okutama | 1990 YD | Okutama Observatory, Japan | MPC · 5142 |
| 5143 Heracles | 1991 VL | Heracles, Greek hero | MPC · 5143 |
| 5144 Achates | 1991 XX | Achates, mythical Trojan warrior | MPC · 5144 |
| 5145 Pholus | 1992 AD | Pholus, mythological centaur | MPC · 5145 |
| 5146 Moiwa | 1992 BP | Mount Moiwa, the mountain that offers an outstanding panorama of the city of Sapporo and is popular both to skiers and to hikers in its virgin forest. | JPL · 5146 |
| 5147 Maruyama | 1992 BQ | Maruyama hill, a small hill, situated near Mt. Moiwa in the southwestern part of Sapporo and known for a beautiful park and zoo, as well as the Hokkaido Shrine. | JPL · 5147 |
| 5148 Giordano | 5557 P-L | Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), Italian Dominican priest | MPC · 5148 |
| 5149 Leibniz | 6582 P-L | Gottfried Leibniz (1646–1716), German philosopher, mathematician, and co-inventor of calculus | MPC · 5149 |
| 5150 Fellini | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Meanings_of_minor_planet_names:_5001–6000