Meanings of asteroid names (25001-26000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

Contents: 25001... 25101... 25201... 25301... 25401... 25501... 25601... 25701... 25801... 25901...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
25001-25100
25001 Pacheco	1998 OW6	Rafael Pacheco, Spanish (Catalan) amateur astronomer observing from the Observatori Astronomic de Consell in Majorca*
25029 Ludwighesse	1998 QO28	Ludwig Hesse*
25058 Shanegould	1998 QO63	Shane Gould, Australian olympic swimmer*
25082 Williamhodge	1998 RP1	William Hodge, Scottish mathematician*
25101-25200
25142 Hopf	1998 SA28	Eberhard Hopf, German mathematician*
25143 Itokawa	1998 SF36	Hideo Itokawa, Japanese rocket scientist*
25201-25300
25216 Enricobernardi	1998 TU1	Enrico Bernardi, Italian engineer*
25237 Hurwitz	1998 UG7	Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician or Mark Viglino Hurwitz, American astronomer*
25240 Qiansanqiang	1998 UO8	*
25258 Nathaniel	1998 VU	Nathaniel Brian Marsden, second grandson of Minor Planet Center director Brian G. Marsden (the asteroid was discovered on his first birthday) †
25273 Barrycarole	1998 VN32	Combination of Barry and Carole Parents of Discoverer Ian P. Griffin *
25275 Jocelynbell	1998 VF33	Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell, British astrophysicist, co-discoverer of the first radio pulsar in 1967 †
25276 Dimai	1998 VJ33	*
25301-25400
25301 Ambrofogar	1998 XZ2	Ambrogio Fogar, Italian sailor (yachtsman), explorer and author † ‡
25302 Niim	1998 XW3	Yoshihiro Niim, Japanese space engineer †
25340 Segoves	1999 RX31	Segovesus, Central European Celtic prince † ‡
25384 Partizánske	1999 UW1	*
25399 Vonnegut	1999 VN20	Kurt Vonnegut, Junior, American novelist and satirist*
25401-25500
25472 Joanoro	1999 XL36	*
25501-25600
25593 Camillejordan	1999 YA5	Camille Jordan, French mathematician*
25594 Kessler	1999 YA9	*
25601-25700
25601 Francopacini	2000 AX2	Franco Pacini, Italian astrophysicist †
25602 Ucaronia	2000 AA3	Umberto Caronia, father of co-discoverer Alfredo Caronia †
25604 Karlin	2000 AM6	*
25624 Kronecker	2000 AK48	Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician*
25625 Verdenet	2000 AN48	Michel Verdenet, French amateur astronomer, chairman of the Association française des observateurs d'étoiles variables (AFOÉV, French Association of Variable Star Observers) † ‡ +
25628 Kummer	2000 AZ50	*
25701-25800
25778 Csere	2000 CQ34	*
25800 Glukhovsky	2000 CG83	Lisa Doreen Glukhovsky, a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a winner in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, and recipient of the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award †
25801-25900
25864 Banič	2000 GR82	*
25890 Louisburg	2000 VG38	*
25893 Sugihara	2000 WR9	Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat in Lithuania, who defied orders and assisted asylum-seekers fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe during World War II †
25901-26000
25924 Douglasadams	2001 DA42	Douglas Adams, author*
25930 Spielberg	2001 DJ54	Steven Spielberg, American film director †

Preceded by 24001–25000

Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (25001-26000)

Succeeded by 26001–27000