Meanings of asteroid names (26001-27000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 26001... 26101... 26201... 26301... 26401... 26501... 26601... 26701... 26801... 26901...

Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
26001-26100
26057 Ankaios 4742 T-2 Ancaeus, in Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts*
26074 Carlwirtz 1977 TD Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, German astronomer*
26101-26200
26119 Duden 1991 TN7 Duden, the German dictionary*
26168 Kanaikiyotaka 1995 WT8 Kiyotaka Kanai, Japanese astronomer
26169 Ishikawakiyoshi 1995 YY *
26170 Kazuhiko 1996 BH2 *
26177 Fabiodolfi 1996 GN2 Fabio Dolfi, Italian amateur astronomer
26195 Černohlávek 1997 EN *
26197 Bormio 1997 FN1 Bormio, Italy
26201-26300
26205 Kuratowski 1997 LA5 Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician*
26210 Lingas 1997 RC3 *
26214 Kalinga 1997 US10 *
26276 Natrees 1998 SL4 Nat (Nathan? Nathalie?) Rees?*
26277 Ianrees 1998 SM4 Ian Rees?*
26301-26400
26314 Škvorecký 1998 UJ1 Josef Škvorecký, Czech writer +
26328 Litomyšl 1998 WQ Litomyšl, Czech Republic
26340 Evamarková 1998 XY8 Eva Marková, Czech astronomer
26355 Grueber 1998 YL8 Johannes Grueber, 17th-century Austrian Jesuit priest, missionary, mathematician, astronomer at the Chinese imperial court, and author of the first European travelogue of Tibet
26356 Aventini 1998 YE10 Andrea Aventini, Italian amateur astronomer
26357 Laguerre 1998 YK10 Edmond Laguerre, French mathematician*
26376 Roborosa 1999 EB3 *
26390 Rušin 1999 UX2 *
26401-26500
26401 Sobotište 1999 WX *
26498 Dinotina 2000 CV1 Dino and Tina Grifoni, uncle and aunt of Andrea Boattini
26500 Toshiohino 2000 CC2 Toshio Hino, Japanese astronomer
26501-26600
26501 Sachiko 2000 CP2 Sachiko Nagata, teacher of Oshibana, the Japanese art of arranging pressed flowers
26601-26700
26629 Zahller 2000 GZ132 *Named in honor of the discoverer's mother, Cordelia Zahller Luginbuhl, and the Zahller family.
26639 Murgaš 2000 JB7 *
26640 Bahýľ 2000 JV10 *
26661 Kempelen 2000 WY67 Wolfgang von Kempelen, Austrian inventor*
26701-26800
26715 South Dakota 2001 HJ South Dakota*
26733 Nanavisitor 2001 HC16 Nana Visitor (Nana Tucker), American actress
26734 Terryfarrell 2001 HG16 Terry Farrell (Theresa Lee Farrell), American actress
26757 Bastei 2001 KU17 *
26761 Stromboli 2033 P-L Stromboli island and volcano*
26763 Peirithoos 2706 P-L *
26801-26900
26821 Baehr 1988 FM1 Ulrich Baehr, German astronomer*
26829 Sakaihoikuen 1989 WN2 *
26858 Misterrogers 1993 FR Mister Rogers television character*
26879 Haines 1994 NL2 Peter Wyatt Haines, Australian geologist, discoverer of several impact craters in Australia
26887 Tokyogiants 1994 TO15 Tokyo Giants baseball team*
26891 Johnbutler 1995 CC2 Christopher John Butler, Irish astronomer, discoverer of an exceptional flare on HD 6090 ("Butler's star")
26896 Josefhudec 1995 OY *
26901-27000
26908 Lebesgue 1996 GK Henri-Léon Lebesgue, 19th-20th-century French mathematician
26909 Lefschetz 1996 HY1 Solomon Lefschetz, American mathematician
26917 Pianoro 1996 RF4 Pianoro, Italy, location of Pianoro Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Pianoro)
26921 Jensallit 1996 TF15 Jennifer Sallit, wife of the discoverer
26924 Johnharvey 1996 YZ2 John Warren Harvey, American heliologist
26935 Vireday 1997 EE46 Carol Claire Vireday, wife of the discoverer
26937 Makimiyamoto 1997 FQ1 Maki Miyamoto, Japanese actress
26950 Legendre 1997 JH10 Adrien-Marie Legendre, 18th-19th-century French mathematician
26954 Skadiang 1997 MG Karen Skadiang, Australian amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer
26955 Lie 1997 MR1 Marius Sophus Lie, 19th-century Norwegian mathematician
26960 Liouville 1997 NE3 Joseph Liouville, 19th-century French mathematician
26963 Palorapavý 1997 PM4 Pavol "Palo" Rapavý, Slovak astronomer, director of the public observatory in Rimavská Sobota
26969 Biver 1997 SE Nicolas Biver, French astronomer
26970 Eliáš 1997 SE2 Mojmír Eliáš, Czech geologist and planetologist
26971 Sezimovo Ústí 1997 SL2 Sezimovo Ústí, a town in southern Bohemia, the Czech Republic
26973 Lála 1997 SP25 Petr Lála, Czech astronomer
26984 Fernand-Roland 1997 VV Fernand-Roland Merlin, friend of the discoverers
26986 Čáslavská 1997 VC5 Vera Čáslavská, Czech gymnast and olympic gold medalist, world's best sportswoman of 1968
26993 Littlewood 1997 XC1 John Edensor Littlewood, British mathematician
Preceded by
25001–26000
Meanings of asteroid names
List of asteroids (26001-27000)
Succeeded by
27001–28000