Meanings of asteroid names (114001-115000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
114101-114200
114156 Eamonlittle 2002 VH68 Eamon Little, Irish astronomer, friend and colleague of the discoverers
114601-114700
114649 Jeanneacker 2003 EN52 Jeanne Christophe, née Acker, the discoverer's mother
Preceded by
113001–114000
Meanings of asteroid names
List of asteroids (114001-115000)
Succeeded by
115001–116000