Meanings of asteroid names (75001-76000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 75001... 75101... 75201... 75301... 75401... 75501... 75601... 75701... 75801... 75901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 75001-75100 | ||
| 75072 Timerskine | 1999 VU19 | Timothy Joseph Erskine, American needle safety technologist, amateur astronomer, musician, artist, philanthropist † |
| 75501-75600 | ||
| 75564 Audubon | 2000 AJ | John James Audubon, Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter † |
| Preceded by 74001–75000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (75001-76000) |
Succeeded by 76001–77000 |
