Meanings of asteroid names (6501-7000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 6501... 6601... 6701... 6801... 6901...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
6501-6600
6501 Isonzo	1993 XD	Farra d'Isonzo*
6504 Lehmbruck	4630 P-L	Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor*
6506 Klausheide	1978 EN	Klaus Heide, German meteorite and small solar system bodies researcher at the University of Jena and son of meteorite researcher Fritz Heide of Jena*
6508 Rolčík	1982 QM	Viktor Rolčík, Czech optical engineer †
6510 Tarry	1987 DF	William and Nancy Tarry, Americans stationed in Alice Springs, Australia, who provided hospitality and assistance to the Shoemakers when Eugene was killed in an outback car collision †
6511 Furmanov	1987 QR	Rudol'f Davidovich Furmanov, Russian producer*
6512 de Bergh	1987 SR	Catherine de Bergh, French astronomer*
6514 Torahiko	1987 WY	Torahiko Terada, Japanese physicist*
6515 Giannigalli	1988 MG	Gianni Galli, Italian amateur astronomer †
6516 Gruss	1988 TC	Gustav Gruss, Czech astronomer †
6517 Buzzi	1990 BW	Luca Buzzi, Italian amateur astronomer †
6518 Vernon	1990 FR	*
6519 Giono	1991 CX	Jean Giono, French (Provençal) writer †
6520 Sugawa	1991 HH	*
6521 Pina	1991 LC	*
6522 Aci	1991 NQ	*
6523 Clube	1991 TC	Victor Clube, British astronomer*
6524 Baalke	1992 AO	Ron C. Baalke, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6525 Ocastron	1992 SQ	Orange County Astronomers*
6526 Matogawa	1992 TY	*
6528 Boden	1993 FL	Boden Municipality, Sweden, birthplace of Mats Lindgren, one of the discoverers †
6529 Rhoads	1993 XR	Jack W. Rhoads, American astronomer, at one time of Jet Propulsion Laboratory or James Ely Rhoads, American astronomer*
6530 Adry	1994 GW	*
6531 Subashiri	1994 YY	*
6532 Scarfe	1995 AC	Colin D. Scarfe, Canadian astronomer †
6533 Giuseppina	1995 DM	*
6535 Archipenko	3535 P-L	*
6536 Vysochinska	1977 NK	*
6537 Adamovich	1979 QK	Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Adamovich, Byelorussian-Russian writer*
6538 Muraviov	1981 SA	Mikhail Nikitich Muraviov, Russian poet, minister, and administrator of Moscow State University, where he inaugurated the department of astronomy and built the observatory †
6539 Nohavica	1982 QG	Jaromír Nohavica, Czech singer, poet and composer †
6540 Stepling	1982 SL	Joseph Stepling S.J., German astronomer, mathematician and physicist † ‡
6542 Jacquescousteau	1985 CH	Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French marine explorer †
6543 Senna	1985 TP	Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver*
6546 Kaye	1987 DY	Danny Kaye, American actor and comedian †
6547 Vasilkarazin	1987 RO	Vasilii Nazarovich Karazin, Russian/Ukrainian scientist, founder of the University of Kharkov which now bears his name [1]
6549 Skryabin	1988 PX	Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer †
6550 Parléř	1988 VO	Petr Parléř, 14th-century German master builder †
6553 Seehaus	1989 GP	*
6554 Takatsuguyoshida	1989 UO	*
6556 Arcimboldo	1989 YS	Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter †
6557 Yokonomura	1990 VR	*
6558 Norizuki	1991 GZ	*
6559 Nomura	1991 JP	*
6560 Pravdo	1991 NP	*
6561 Gruppetta	1991 TC	*
6562 Takoyaki	1991 VR	*
6563 Steinheim	1991 XZ	*
6564 Asher	1992 BB	David John Asher, British astronomer*
6565 Reiji	1992 FT	*
6567 Shigemasa	1992 WS	*
6568 Serendip	1993 DT	Serendip, old Persian name for present-day Sri Lanka, used in the fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, whose heroes are always making discoveries of things they were not seeking †
6569 Ondaatje	1993 MO	Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lanka-born Canadian novelist, poet and writer, best known for his novel The English Patient †
6570 Tomohiro	1994 JO	*
6571 Sigmund	3027 P-L	*
6572 Carson	1938 SX	*
6573 Magnitskij	1974 SK	*
6574 Gvishiani	1976 QE	*
6575 Slavov	1978 PJ	*
6576 Kievtech	1978 RK	Kiev Polytechnical Institute-National Technical University of Ukraine*
6578 Zapesotskij	1980 TQ	Alexander Sergeevich Zapesotskij, Russian sociologist*
6579 Benedix	1981 ES4	Gretchen K. Benedix, British curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum in London †
6580 Philbland	1981 EW21	Philip A. Bland, British planetologist and meteoricist †
6581 Sobers	1981 SO	Garfield St. Aubrun (Gary) Sobers, West Indies cricketer †
6582 Flagsymphony	1981 VS	*
6583 Destinn	1984 DE	Ema Destinn, Czech opera singer †
6584 Ludekpesek	1984 FK	Ludek Pesek, Czech astronomical artist*
6585 O'Keefe	1984 SR	John Aloysius O'Keefe, American astronomer, geodesist, and researcher in meteoritics †
6586 Seydler	1984 UK	August Seydler, Czech astronomer †
6587 Brassens	1984 WA	Georges Brassens, French singer and songwriter*
6589 Jankovich	1985 SL	*
6590 Barolo	1985 TA	Barolo, a winegrowing area in Italy*
6591 Sabinin	1986 RT	Dmitrii Anatolievich Sabinin, Russian scientist [2]
6592 Goya	1986 TB	Francisco Goya, Spanish painter*
6594 Tasman	1987 MM	Abel Janszoon Tasman, Dutch explorer † ‡
6595 Munizbarreto	1987 QZ	Luiz Muniz Barreto, Brazilian observatory director †
6596 Bittner	1987 VC	Adam Bittner, Austrian astronomer †
6597 Kreil	1988 AF	Karl Kreil, Austrian astronomer and meteorologist †
6598 Modugno	1988 CL	*
6599 Tsuko	1988 PV	*
6601-6700
6602 Gilclark	1989 EC	*
6603 Marycragg	1990 KG	*
6604 Ilias	1990 QE	Iliad of Homer, epic, and also Ilias, first grandson of the discoverer †
6606 Makino	1990 UF	Tomitaro Makino, botanist*
6607 Matsushima	1991 UL	*
6612 Hachioji	1994 EM	*
6613 Williamcarl	1994 LK	*
6614 Antisthenes	6530 P-L	Antisthenes, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school of philosophy*
6615 Plutarchos	9512 P-L	Mestrius Plutarch, Greek historian, biographer, and essayist*
6616 Plotinos	1175 T-1	*
6617 Boethius	2218 T-1	Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Roman philosopher and theologian*
6619 Kolya	1973 SS	Nikolaj Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer †
6620 Peregrina	1973 UC	*
6621 Timchuk	1975 VN	*
6622 Matvienko	1978 RG	*
6625 Nyquist	1981 EX41	Laurence E. Nyquist, American planetary scientist †
6626 Mattgenge	1981 EZ46	Matthew Genge, British planetary scientist and meteoricist †
6628 Dondelia	1981 WA	*
6629 Kurtz	1982 UP	Paul Kurtz †
6630 Skepticus	1982 VA	CSICOP, a prominent organization of skeptics †
6631 Pyatnitskij	1983 RQ	Mitrofan Efimovich Pyatnitskij, Russian artist*
6632 Scoon	1984 UX	*
6635 Zuber	1987 SH	Maria T. Zuber, American geophysicist and planetary geologist †
6637 Inoue	1988 XZ	*
6640 Falorni	1990 DL	*
6641 Bobross	1990 OK	*
6643 Morikubo	1990 VZ	*
6644 Jugaku	1991 AA	Jun Jugaku, Japanese astronomer*
6645 Arcetri	1991 AR	*
6646 Churanta	1991 CA	*
6647 Josse	1991 GG	Raymond Josse, friend of the discoverer †
6649 Yokotatakao	1991 RN	*
6650 Morimoto	1991 RS	*
6653 Feininger	1991 XR	*
6654 Luleå	1992 DT	Luleå Municipality, Sweden †
6655 Nagahama	1992 EL	*
6656 Yokota	1992 FF	*
6657 Otukyo	1992 WY	*
6658 Akiraabe	1992 WT	*
6660 Matsumoto	1993 BC	Tatsujiro Matsumoto, Japanese astronomer*
6661 Ikemura	1993 BO	*
6663 Tatebayashi	1993 CC	*
6664 Tennyo	1993 CK	*
6665 Kagawa	1993 CN	*
6666 Frö	1993 FG	Frö, Norse god †
6667 Sannaimura	1994 EK	*
6669 Obi	1994 JA	*
6670 Wallach	1994 LL	*
6672 Corot	1213 T-1	Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter*
6673 Degas	2246 T-1	Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor*
6674 Cézanne	4272 T-1	Paul Cézanne, French painter*
6675 Sisley	1493 T-2	Alfred Sisley, French (of English descent) impressionist painter*
6676 Monet	2083 T-2	Claude Monet, French painter*
6677 Renoir	3045 T-3	Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter*
6678 Seurat	3422 T-3	Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter*
6679 Gurzhij	1969 UP	Andrei Nikolaevich Gurzhii, Russian specialist in information (information measurement) [3]
6681 Prokopovich	1972 RU	Feofan Prokopovich, Ukrainian and Russian writer*
6682 Makarij	1973 ST	Metropolitan Makarij, Russian educator*
6683 Karachentsov	1976 GQ	*
6684 Volodshevchenko	1977 QU	Volodymyr Shevchenko, Ukrainian film director who died as a result of exposure to radiation while filming at the Chernobyl disaster*
6685 Boitsov	1978 QG	*
6686 Hernius	1979 QC	Olof Hernius, Swedish astronomer †
6687 Lahulla	1980 FN	José Felix Lahulla, Spanish astronomer †
6688 Donmccarthy	1981 ER	*
6689 Floss	1981 EQ24	Christine Floss, American meteoriticist †
6690 Messick	1981 SY	*
6695 Barrettduff	1986 PD	*
6696 Eubanks	1986 RC	*
6697 Celentano	1987 HM	Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor †
6698 Malhotra	1987 SL	Renu Malhotra, astronomer †
6699 Igaueno	1987 YK	Ueno, Mie, Japan (now part of Iga)*
6700 Kubišová	1988 AO	Marta Kubišová, Czech singer †
6701-6800
6701 Warhol	1988 AW	Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola), American artist †
6705 Rinaketty	1988 RK5	Rina Ketty (a.k.a. Cesarina Pichetto), French singer of the 1930s †
6707 Shigeru	1988 VZ	*
6708 Bobbievaile	1989 AA	Bobbie Vaile, Australian astronomer*
6709 Hiromiyuki	1989 CD	*
6710 Apostel	1989 GF	Leo Apostel, Flemish philosopher †
6711 Holliman	1989 HG	*
6712 Hornstein	1990 DS	Karl Hornstein, Czech astronomer †
6713 Coggie	1990 KM	*
6714 Montréal	1990 OE	Montréal, Quebec, Canada †
6715 Sheldonmarks	1990 QS	*
6717 Antal	1990 TU	*
6718 Beiglböck	1990 TT	Wolf Beiglböck, physicist, founder and editor of the monograph series Lecture Notes in Physics and Texts and Monographs in Physics*
6719 Gallaj	1990 UL	*
6720 Gifu	1990 VP	Gifu, Gifu, Japan*
6722 Bunichi	1991 BG	*
6723 Chrisclark	1991 CL	Christopher C. Clark of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6729 Emiko	1991 VV	*
6730 Ikeda	1992 BH	Tetsuro Ikeda, Japanese astronomer*
6731 Hiei	1992 BK	*
6735 Madhatter	1992 WM	The Mad Hatter, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
6736 Marchare	1993 EF	March Hare, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
6737 Okabayashi	1993 ER	*
6738 Tanabe	1993 FD	*
6739 Tärendö	1993 FU	Tärendö, Sweden †
6740 Goff	1993 GY	*
6741 Liyuan	1994 FX	Li Yuan, Chinese science writer †
6742 Biandepei	1994 GR	Biandepei, Chinese science writer †
6743 Liu	1994 GS	Joseph H. C. Liu, director of Hong Kong Space Museum †
6744 Komoda	1994 JL	*
6745 Nishiyama	1994 JD	*
6746 Zagar	1994 NP	Francesco Zagar, Italian astronomer*
6747 Ozegahara	1995 UT	*
6748 Bratton	1995 UV	*
6749 Ireentje	7068 P-L	Irene van Houten, granddaughter of the Dutch astronomers (husband and wife) Cornelis and Ingrid van Houten †
6750 Katgert	1078 T-1	Peter Katgert, Dutch astronomer*
6751 van Genderen	1114 T-1	Arnout van Genderen, Dutch astronomer †
6752 Ashley	4150 T-1	*
6753 Fursenko	1974 RV	M. A. Fursenko, Russian astronomer*
6754 Burdenko	1976 UD	Nikolaj Nilovich Burdenko, Russian neurosurgeon*
6755 Solov'yanenko	1976 YE	Anatolii Solovyanenko, Ukrainian opera singer*
6757 Addibischoff	1979 SE15	Adolf Bischoff, German meteoriticist †
6758 Jesseowens	1980 GL	Jesse Owens, American athlete †
6761 Haroldconnolly	1981 EV19	Harold C. Connolly, American petrologist and meteoriticist †
6762 Cyrenagoodrich	1981 EC25	Cyrena A. Goodrich, American meteoriticist †
6763 Kochiny	1981 RA	*
6764 Kirillavrov	1981 TM	Kirill Yurievich Lavrov, Russian actor †
6765 Fibonacci	1982 BQ	Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa, Italian mathematician †
6766 Kharms	1982 UC	Daniil Ivanovich Kharms, Russian author of children's books, absurd short stories, and poetry*
6767 Shirvindt	1983 AA	Aleksandr Shirvindt, Russian actor*
6768 Mathiasbraun	1983 RY	Mathias (Matyáš) Bernard Braun, Bohemian sculptor †
6769 Brokoff	1985 CJ	Jan and Ferdinand Brokoff, father and son Bohemian sculptors †
6770 Fugate	1985 QR	*
6771 Foerster	1986 EZ	Wilhelm Julius Förster, German astronomer †
6773 Kellaway	1988 LK	Lucy Kellaway, British journalist, recipient of the 2006 British Press Award for "Columnist of the Year" †
6774 Vladheinrich	1988 VH	Vladimír Václav Heinrich, Czech astronomer †
6775 Giorgini	1989 GJ	Jon D. Giorgini, of NASA's Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6776 Dix	1989 GF	*
6777 Balakirev	1989 SV	Mily Balakirev, composer*
6778 Tosamakoto	1989 TX	Makoto Tosa, Japanese astronomer*
6779 Perrine	1990 DM	Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer †
6780 Borodin	1990 ES	Alexandr Porfirevich Borodin, Russian composer and chemist †
6783 Gulyaev	1990 SO	*
6784 Bogatikov	1990 UN	*
6786 Doudantsutsuji	1991 DT	*
6789 Milkey	1991 RM6	Robert Milkey, American executive officer of the American Astronomical Society, 1995–2006 †
6790 Pingouin	1991 SF	French name of the Great Auk, Little Auk, or any one of the Penguin species?*
6792 Akiyamatakashi	1991 WC	*
6793 Palazzolo	1991 YE	*
6794 Masuisakura	1992 DK	*
6795 Örnsköldsvik	1993 FZ	Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden †
6796 Sundsvall	1993 FH	Sundsvall Municipality, Sweden †
6797 Östersund	1993 FG	Östersund Municipality, Sweden †
6798 Couperin	1993 JK	Louis Couperin, French composer †
6799 Citfiftythree	1993 KM	*
6800 Saragamine	1994 UC	*
6801-6900
6801 Střekov	1995 UM	Castle near the Ústí nad Labem, in northern Bohemia †
6802 Černovice	1995 UQ	Černovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic †
6804 Maruseppu	1995 WV	*
6805 Abstracta	4600 P-L	*
6806 Kaufmann	6048 P-L	William John Kaufmann, American astronomer*
6807 Brünnow	6568 P-L	Franz Brünnow, German astronomer*
6808 Plantin	1932 CP	Christophe Plantin, bookbinder, publisher and typographer*
6809 Sakuma	1938 DM	*
6811 Kashcheev	1976 QP	Boris Leonidovich Kashcheev, Ukrainian astronomer*
6814 Steffl	1979 MC2	Andrew J. Steffl, American astronomer †
6815 Mutchler	1979 MM5	Max J. Mutchler, American astronomer †
6816 Barbcohen	1981 EB28	Barbara A. Cohen, American planetary scientist †
6817 Pest	1982 BP	Pest, Hungary † ‡
6818 Sessyu	1983 EM	*
6819 McGarvey	1983 LL	*
6820 Buil	1985 XS	Christian Buil, French astronomer*
6821 Ranevskaya	1986 SZ	*
6824 Mallory	1988 RE	George Mallory, British mountaineer †
6825 Irvine	1988 TJ	Andrew Irvine, British mountaineer †
6826 Lavoisier	1989 SD	Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist †
6827 Wombat	1990 SN	The Wombat? *
6828 Elbsteel	1990 VC	*
6829 Charmawidor	1991 BM	Charles-Marie Widor, French composer*
6832 Kawabata	1992 FP	*
6835 Molfino	1994 HT	*
6836 Paranal	1994 PW	Cerro Paranal, ESO Very Large Telescope site †
6837 Bressi	1994 XN	Terry Bressi, engineer and member of Spacewatch at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona*
6838 Okuda	1995 UD	Toyozo Okuda, Japanese astronomer*
6839 Ozenuma	1995 WB	*
6841 Gottfriedkirch	2034 P-L	Gottfried Kirch, German astronomer*
6842 Krosigk	3016 P-L	*
6843 Heremon	1975 TC	*
6844 Shpak	1975 VR	*
6845 Mansurova	1976 JG	*
6846 Kansazan	1976 UG	*
6847 Kunz-Hallstein	1977 RL	*
6855 Armellini	1989 BG	Giuseppe Armellini, Italian astronomer*
6856 Bethemmons	1989 EM	Elizabeth Emmons, administrator of JPL's Space and Earth Science Division 32 †
6859 Datemasamune	1991 CZ	*
6860 Sims	1991 CS	*
6862 Virgiliomarcon	1991 GL	Virgilio Marcon, Italian telescope maker*
6864 Starkenburg	1991 RC	Starkenburg-Sternwarte (Starkenburg Observatory) † ‡
6865 Dunkerley	1991 TE	*
6866 Kukai	1992 CO	*
6867 Kuwano	1992 FP	*
6868 Seiyauyeda	1992 HD	*
6869 Funada	1992 JP	*
6870 Pauldavies	1992 OG	Paul Charles William Davies, Australian physicist, writer and broadcaster*
6871 Verlaine	1993 BE	Paul Verlaine, French poet †
6873 Tasaka	1993 HT	*
6876 Beppeforti	1994 RK	Giuseppe Forti, Italian astronomer*
6877 Giada	1994 TB	*
6878 Isamu	1994 TN	*
6879 Hyogo	1994 TC	*
6880 Hayamiyu	1994 TG	*
6881 Shifutsu	1994 UP	*
6882 Sormano	1995 CC	Sormano, a village in Italy, home of the Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano (Sormano Astronomical Observatory) †
6883 Hiuchigatake	1996 AF	*
6884 Takeshisato	9521 P-L	*
6885 Nitardy	9570 P-L	*
6886 Grote	1942 CG	Grote Reber, American radio astronomer*
6887 Hasuo	1951 WH	*
6890 Savinykh	1975 RP	Victor Petrovich Savinykh, Russian cosmonaut and author †
6891 Triconia	1976 SA	*
6894 Macreid	1986 RE	*
6897 Tabei	1987 VQ	Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer, first woman to climb Everest †
6898 Saint-Marys	1988 LE	Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia † ‡
6899 Nancychabot	1988 RP10	Nancy Chabot, American planetary scientist †
6901-7000
6901 Roybishop	1989 PA	Roy L. Bishop, Canadian astronomer †
6902 Hideoasada	1989 US	*
6904 McGill	1990 QW	McGill University, Montreal †
6905 Miyazaki	1990 TW	*
6906 Johnmills	1990 WC	John Mills, 19th-century Scottish twine manufacturer and amateur astronomer, benefactor of the first British public observatory, the Mills Observatory †
6908 Kunimoto	1990 WB	*
6909 Levison	1991 BY	Harold F. Levison, American astronomer*
6910 Ikeguchi	1991 FJ	*
6911 Nancygreen	1991 GN	*
6912 Grimm	1991 GQ	Friedrich Melchior Baron von Grimm, German encyclopedist †
6913 Yukawa	1991 UT	Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics*
6914 Becquerel	1992 GZ	Henri Becquerel, French physicist*
6916 Lewispearce	1992 OJ	Edgar Lewis Pearce, American artist*
6918 Manaslu	1993 FV	*
6919 Tomonaga	1993 HP	*
6920 Esaki	1993 JE	*
6921 Janejacobs	1993 JJ	Jane Jacobs, American-born Canadian writer and activist †
6922 Yasushi	1993 KY	*
6923 Borzacchini	1993 SD	Baconin Borzacchini, Italian racing driver*
6924 Fukui	1993 TP	*
6925 Susumu	1993 UW	Susumu Yamamoto, Japanese astronomer*
6927 Tonegawa	1994 TE	*
6928 Lanna	1994 TM	Vojtěch Lanna, Czech entrepreneur †
6929 Misto	1994 UE	*
6931 Kenzaburo	1994 VP	*
6932 Tanigawadake	1994 YK	*
6933 Azumayasan	1994 YW	Azamuyasan, a mountain peak in Japan*
6935 Morisot	4524 P-L	Berthe Morisot, French impressionist painter*
6936 Cassatt	6573 P-L	Mary Cassatt, American artist*
6937 Valadon	1010 T-2	Suzanne Valadon, French painter*
6938 Soniaterk	5140 T-2	Sonia Terk, Ukrainian-born designer and founder of the Orphism movement, married French artist Robert Delaunay*
6939 Lestone	1952 SW	*
6941 Dalgarno	1976 YA	Alexander Dalgarno, American astronomer*
6942 Yurigulyaev	1976 YB	Yuri Vasil'evich Gulyaev, Russian physicist and director of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics in Moscow †
6945 Dahlgren	1980 FZ	Mats Dahlgren, Swedish astronomer †
6947 Andrewdavis	1981 ET8	Andrew M. Davis, American meteoriticist †
6948 Gounelle	1981 ET22	Matthieu Gounelle, French curator of meteorites at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris †
6950 Simonek	1982 YQ	*
6952 Niccolò	1986 JT	*
6953 Davepierce	1986 PC	David Allen Pierce, American astronomer*
6954 Potemkin	1987 RB	Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Russian field marshal, favourite of Catherine the Great*
6955 Ekaterina	1987 SP	Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia*
6956 Holbach	1988 CX	Paul Heinrich Dietrich von Holbach, German philosopher and encyclopedist †
6959 Mikkelkocha	1988 VD	Mikkel Kock Augustesen, grandson of the discoverer †
6961 Ashitaka	1989 KA	Ashitaka, Japanese dormant volcano*
6962 Summerscience	1990 OT	The Summer Science Program, a college-level summer program for gifted high school students*
6964 Kunihiko	1990 TL	*
6965 Niyodogawa	1990 VS	Niyodo River, Japan*
6966 Vietoris	1991 RD	Leopold Vietoris, Austrian mathematician*
6969 Santaro	1991 VF	*
6970 Saigusa	1992 AL	*
6971 Omogokei	1992 CT	A gorge in Ehime Prefecture, Japan*
6972 Helvetius	1992 GY	Claude Adrien Helvetius, French philosopher and encyclopedist †
6975 Hiroaki	1992 QM	*
6976 Kanatsu	1993 KD	*
6977 Jaucourt	1993 OZ	Louis, Chevalier de Jaucourt, French writer and encyclopedist †
6978 Hironaka	1993 RD	*
6979 Shigefumi	1993 RH	*
6980 Kyusakamoto	1993 SV	*
6981 Chirman	1993 TK	*
6983 Komatsusakyo	1993 YC	*
6984 Lewiscarroll	1994 AO	Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of Charles Dodgson, British writer*
6986 Asamayama	1994 WE	*
6987 Onioshidashi	1994 WZ	*
6989 Hoshinosato	1994 XH	*
6990 Toya	1994 XU	*
6991 Chichibu	1995 AX	*
6992 Minano-machi	1995 BT	*
6995 Minoyama	1996 BZ	*
6996 Alvensleben	2222 T-2	Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben, German astronomer, or Constantin von Alvensleben, Prussian General, or possibly another member of that family, which has been associated with Saxony-Anhalt since the 12th century*
6997 Laomedon	3104 T-3	Laomedon, king of Troy*
6998 Tithonus	3108 T-3	Tithonus, mythical person related to the Trojan War*
6999 Meitner	4379 T-3	Lise Meitner, Austrian nuclear physicist †
7000 Curie	1939 VD	Marie Curie, French physicist*

Preceded by 6001–6500

Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (6501-7000)

Succeeded by 7001–7500