Meanings of asteroid names (128001-129000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 128001-128100 | ||
| 128036 Rafaelnadal | 2003 KM18 | Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player † |
| 128054 Eranyavneh | 2003 MR9 | Eran Yavneh, Israeli student, dead of cancer at age 27 † (and probably a friend of the discoverer) |
| 128101-128200 | ||
| 128166 Carora | 2003 QQ105 | Carora, Venezuela † |
| 128177 Griffioen | 2003 RA11 | Roger Griffioen, American former dean and physics department chair of Calvin College † ‡ |
| 128501-128600 | ||
| 128523 Johnmuir | 2004 PX42 | John Muir, Scottish-American conservationist † |
| 128586 Jeremias | 2004 QW | Jeremias Ries, godchild of the discoverer † |
| Preceded by 127001–128000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (128001-129000) |
Succeeded by 129001–130000 |
