Meanings of asteroid names (37001-38000)

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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.

Contents: 37001... 37101... 37201... 37301... 37401... 37501... 37601... 37701... 37801... 37901...

Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
37001-37100
37022 Robertovittori 2000 UT1 Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut
37044 Papymarcel 2000 UE29 Marcel Alphonse Merlin, father of the discoverer ("Papy" is the French diminutive of "Father")
37101-37200
37141 Povolný 2000 VZ38 Dalibor Povolný, Czech biologist
37163 Huachucaclub 2000 WD11 Huachuca Astronomy Club
37201-37300
37279 Hukvaldy 2000 YK12 Hrad Hukvaldy, one of the largest castles in the Czech Republic
37301-37400
37391 Ebre 2001 XB Observatori de l'Ebre, Roquetes-Tortosa, Spain
37392 Yukiniall 2001 XP16 Yuki and Niall, children of co-discoverer Henri Boffin
37401-37500
37432 Piszkéstető 2002 AE11 Piszkéstető, a 944 m peak on Mátra Mountain, Hungary, site of Piszkéstető Station
37452 Spirit 4282 P-L Spirit rover (Mars Exploration Rover A)
37501-37600
37519 Amphios 3040 T-3 Amphios, son of Merops of Perkote, one of the allies of Priam, killed by Ajax to get his beautiful armour during the Trojan war
37556 Svyaztie 1982 QP3 Svyaz and Tie, Russian and English words meaning "connection", honouring the astronomical collaborations and friendships between the two superpowers, and also the exchange of neckwear by the co-discoverers on their first meeting in 1970
37573 Enricocaruso 1989 UB7 Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor
37582 Faraday 1990 TT3 Michael Faraday, English naturalist, discoverer, amongst many things, of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and the Faraday effect
37584 Schleiden 1990 TC9 Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist, co-founder (with Theodor Schwann) of the field of cytology
37588 Lynnecox 1991 GA2 Lynne Cox, American long-distance swimmer
37601-37700
37601 Vicjen 1992 GC1 Vic and Jen Winter, popularizers of astronomy in rural Bolivia
37608 Löns 1992 SY16 Herman Löns, German novelist and folk song writer
37655 Illapa 1994 PM Illapa, the thunder or weather god of the Incas
37678 McClure 1995 CR1 Albert Edmund McClure, Irish engineer and antique astronomical instrument restorer
37692 Loribragg 1995 VX Lori Bragg, American member of the Maui Economic Development Board, provider of technical support to the AMOS team
37701-37800
37736 Jandl 1996 VU6 Ivan Jandl, 20th-century Czech child actor, first Czech Oscar winner
37788 Suchan 1997 SK34 Pavel Suchan, Czech popularizer of astronomy at the Stefanik Observatory in Prague and spokesman for the Czech Astronomical Society
37801-37900
37859 Bobkoff 1998 FE3 Robert Koff, American amateur astronomer
37939 Hašler 1998 HA Karel Hašler, Czech song writer, actor, movie director and cabaretier
Preceded by:
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Meanings of asteroid names
List of asteroids (37001-38000)
Succeeded by:
38001–39000