Meanings of asteroid names (113001-114000)
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As asteroid discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them. The list below concerns those asteroids in the specified span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 113301-113400 | ||
| 113355 Gessler | 2002 RW240 | Nick Gessler, American co-director of UCLA's Human Complex Systems Program, and prolific meteorite discoverer † |
| 113390 Helvetia | 2002 SU19 | Latin name for Switzerland, where the asteroid was discovered; Helvetia is also an allegorical figure, symbol for the nation † |
| Preceded by 112001–113000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (113001-114000) |
Succeeded by 114001–115000 |
