Meanings of asteroid names (125001-126000)

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This is a list of the sources of asteroid names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names to ensure that the identification is correct. Names established from other sources should quote the reference.

Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.


Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
125501-125600
125592 Buthiers 2001 XO33 Observatoire de Buthiers, the discovery site
125701-125800
125718 Jemasalomon 2001 XH105 Jean-Marc Salomon, French amateur astronomer; the 0.6-m telescope with which this minor planet was discovered is also named in his honour
Preceded by:
124001–125000
Meanings of asteroid names
List of asteroids (125001-126000)
Succeeded by:
126001–127000