Meanings of asteroid names (66001-67000)
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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: 66001... 66101... 66201... 66301... 66401... 66501... 66601... 66701... 66801... 66901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 66201-66300 | ||
| 66207 Carpi | 1999 CB1 | Carpi, Italy † |
| 66401-66500 | ||
| 66458 Romaplanetario | 1999 QV1 | Planetario di Roma, the planetarium in Rome (a new one opened in 2004, replacing the older one which closed in 1984), where the discoverer also works † |
| 66479 Healy | 1999 RQ33 | David H. Healy, American astrophotographer and asteroid discoverer, an original contributor to Burnham's Celestial Handbook † ‡ |
| 66601-66700 | ||
| 66661 Wallin | 1999 TK2 | John F. Wallin, American astrophysicist and educator † |
| 66667 Kambič | 1999 TZ11 | Bojan Kambič, Slovenian founder and editor of the astronomical magazine Spika † |
| 66671 Sfasu | 1999 TJ17 | Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, East Texas † |
| 66901-67000 | ||
| 66934 Kálalová | 1999 WF1 | Vlasta Kálalová-Di Lotti, Czech physician and entomologist, founder and director of the Mustausaf Czechoslovak hospital in Baghdad, Iraq † ‡ |
| 66939 Franscini | 1999 WQ8 | Stefano Franscini, 19th century Swiss politician † |
| Preceded by: 65001–66000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (66001-67000) |
Succeeded by: 67001–68000 |
