Meanings of asteroid names (59001-60000)
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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: 59001... 59101... 59201... 59301... 59401... 59501... 59601... 59701... 59801... 59901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 59001-59100 | ||
| 59001 Senftenberg | 1998 SZ35 | Senftenberg (now Žamberk), eastern Bohemia, where two comets were discovered by Theodor Brorsen in 1851, and the birthplace of Czech theologian and natural scientist Prokop Diviš, astronomer August Seydler and surgeon Eduard Albert † ‡ |
| 59201-59300 | ||
| 59239 Alhazen | 1999 CR2 | Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, medieval Arab astronomer, mathematician, doctor, philosopher and physicist † ‡ |
| 59301-59400 | ||
| 59388 Monod | 1999 FU19 | Jacques Lucien Monod, French molecular biologist and Nobelist † |
| 59390 Habermas | 1999 FR21 | Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher, political scientist and sociologist, member of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research † |
| 59401-59500 | ||
| 59417 Giocasilli | 1999 GD1 | Giovanni Casilli, Italian astronomer-technician † |
| 59419 Prešov | 1999 GE2 | Prešov, eastern Slovakia † |
| 59701-59800 | ||
| 59793 Clapiès | 1999 OD | Jean de Clapiès (also written Clapiez), French mathematician, engineer, hydrographer, and astronomer † |
| 59800 Astropis | 1999 PV4 | Astropis, Czech astronomy magazine † |
| 59801-59900 | ||
| 59804 Dickjoyce | 1999 RJ1 | Richard "Dick" R. Joyce, American astronomer † |
| 59830 Reynek | 1999 RE33 | Bohuslav Reynek, Bohemian (Czech) poet and graphic artist † ‡ |
| 59833 Danimatter | 1999 RZ36 | Daniel Matter, French amateur astronomer, friend of the discoverer † ‡ |
| Preceded by 58001–59000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (59001-60000) |
Succeeded by 60001–61000 |
