Meanings of asteroid names (49001-50000)
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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: 49001... 49101... 49201... 49301... 49401... 49501... 49601... 49701... 49801... 49901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 49001-49100 | ||
| 49036 Pelion | 1998 QM107 | Pelion, mountain in Thessaly where the Centaurs were said to live † |
| 49101-49200 | ||
| 49109 Agnesraab | 1998 SO2 | Agnes Raab, Austrian amateur astronomer, member of the Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft (Linzer A. G.) † |
| 49301-49400 | ||
| 49350 Katheynix | 1998 WQ8 | Kathey Nix, American amateur astronomer, founding member of the Society of Low-Energy Observers (SLO) † |
| 49401-49500 | ||
| 49440 Kenzotange | 1998 YP5 | Kenzo Tange, Japanese architect † |
| 49448 Macocha | 1998 YJ12 | Macocha chasm, part of the cave system created by the lost river Punkva in the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic † |
| 49481 Gisellarubini | 1999 BJ12 | Gisella Rubini, girlfriend of the discoverer † |
| 49501-49600 | ||
| 49501 Basso | 1999 CN10 | Antonella Basso, friend of the discoverer † |
| 49601-49700 | ||
| 49700 Mather | 1999 VN1 | John C. Mather, American cosmologist and Nobelist, senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope † |
| 49701-49800 | ||
| 49702 Koikeda | 1999 VC2 | Chuzo Koikeda and his wife Yoko Koikeda, both Japanese amateur astronomers † |
| 49777 Cappi | 1999 XS | Margaret Capitola Sonntag Comba, the discoverer's second wife † |
| 49901-50000 | ||
| 50000 Quaoar | 2002 LM60 | Quaoar, a creation deity in Tongva mythology † |
| Preceded by 48001–49000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (49001-50000) |
Succeeded by 50001–51000 |
