Meanings of asteroid names (9501-10000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 9501... 9601... 9701... 9801... 9901...
Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
---|---|---|
9501-9600 | ||
9501 Ywain | 2071 T-2 | Owain mab Urien/Sir Ywain, legendary king of Rheged and knight of the Round Table* |
9502 Gaimar | 2075 T-2 | perhaps Geoffrey Gaimar, 12th century Anglo-Norman chronicler* |
9503 Agrawain | 2180 T-2 | Agravaine, legendary knight of the Round Table* |
9504 Lionel | 2224 T-2 | Sir Lionel, legendary knight of the Round Table* |
9505 Lohengrin | 4131 T-2 | Lohengrin, character from Arthurian legend and star of the eponymous opera |
9506 Telramund | 5200 T-2 | Brabantine Count Friedrich (Frederick) von Telramund, character from the opera Lohengrin |
9507 Gottfried | 5447 T-2 | Herzog (Duke) Gottfried, character from the opera Lohengrin |
9508 Titurel | 3395 T-3 | A Fisher King, legendary guardian of the Holy Grail |
9509 Amfortas | 3453 T-3 | A Fisher King, legendary guardian of the Holy Grail |
9510 Gurnemanz | 5022 T-3 | Gurnemanz, character from Arthurian legend |
9511 Klingsor | 5051 T-3 | Klingsor, character from Arthurian legend and the opera Parsifal |
9512 Feijunlong | 1966 CM | Fei Junlong, Chinese taikonaut † |
9514 Deineka | 1973 SG5 | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deineka, Russian Impressionist painter* |
9516 Inasan | 1976 YL3 | INASAN, the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow (INstitut AStronomii (Rossiiskoi) Akademii Nauk) |
9517 Niehaisheng | 1977 VL1 | Nie Haisheng, Chinese taikonaut † |
9518 Robbynaish | 1978 GA | Robby Naish, American windsurfer* |
9521 Martinhoffmann | 1980 FS1 | Martin Hoffman, German astronomer † |
9531 Jean-Luc | 1981 QK | Jean-Luc Nieto, French astronomer?* |
9532 Abramenko | 1981 RQ2 | Aleksandr Nikolaevich Abramenko, chief engineer at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
9533 Aleksejleonov | 1981 SA7 | Aleksei Leonov, Russian cosmonaut |
9535 Plitchenko | 1981 UO11 | Aleksandr Ivanovich Plitchenko, Russian poet and writer* |
9537 Nolan | 1982 BM | * |
9539 Prishvin | 1982 UE7 | Mikhail Mikhajlovich Prishvin, Russian writer |
9540 Mikhalkov | 1982 UJ7 | Sergej Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, Russian writer and poet |
9541 Magri | 1983 CH | Chris Magri, American astronomer* |
9542 Eryan | 1983 TU1 | * |
9543 Nitra | 1983 XN1 | Nitra, one of the oldest towns in Slovakia [1] |
9544 Scottbirney | 1984 EL | Scott Birney (Dion Scott Birney), American astronomer* |
9545 Petrovedomosti | 1984 MQ | Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti, second-oldest Russian newspaper* |
9548 Fortran | 1985 CN | Fortran, programming language* |
9549 Akplatonov | 1985 SM2 | Aleksandr Konstantinovich Platonov, Russian mathematician, specialising in the applications of mathematics in celestial mechanics, solar system astronomy, spaceflight, medical and industrial robotics, and economics* |
9550 Victorblanco | 1985 TY1 | Victor Manuel Blanco, Chilean astronomer* |
9551 Kazi | 1985 UJ | Kazi, legendary Bohemian princess, daughter of Prince Krok and the wife of Bivoj † |
9553 Colas | 1985 UG2 | François Colas, French astronomer* |
9554 Dumont | 1985 XA | * |
9560 Anguita | 1987 EQ | Claudio Anguita (Claudio Anguita Cáceres), Chilean astronomer or Francisco Anguita (Francisco Anguita Virella), Spanish planetary geologist* |
9561 van Eyck | 1987 QT1 | Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter* |
9562 Memling | 1987 RG | Hans Memling, Flemish painter †* |
9563 Kitty | 1987 SJ1 | * |
9564 Jeffwynn | 1987 SG3 | * |
9565 Tikhonov | 1987 SU17 | * |
9566 Rykhlova | 1987 SX17 | Lidiya Vasil'evna Rykhlova, Russian astronomer* |
9567 Surgut | 1987 US4 | * |
9569 Quintenmatsijs | 1988 CL2 | Quentin Matsys, Flemish painter |
9573 Matsumotomas | 1988 UC | * |
9574 Taku | 1988 XB5 | * |
9576 van der Weyden | 1989 CX2 | Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter* |
9577 Gropius | 1989 CE5 | Walter Gropius, German architect* |
9580 Tarumi | 1989 TB11 | * |
9584 Louchheim | 1990 OL4 | * |
9587 Bonpland | 1990 UG4 | Aimé Bonpland, French explorer and botanist* |
9588 Quesnay | 1990 WE2 | François Quesnay, French surgeon, physician and economist* |
9589 Deridder | 1990 WU5 | Ghislain Deridder, Belgian astronomer* |
9592 Clairaut | 1991 GK4 | Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician* |
9599 Onotomoko | 1991 UP2 | * |
9601-9700 | ||
9602 Oya | 1991 UU3 | * |
9609 Ponomarevalya | 1992 QL2 | Valery Ponomarev, Russian-born jazz musician?* |
9610 Vischer | 1992 RQ | Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher* |
9611 Anouck | 1992 RF7 | Anouck Vrouwe, Dutch science journalist † |
9612 Belgorod | 1992 RT7 | Belgorod, Russia* |
9614 Cuvier | 1993 BQ4 | Georges Cuvier, French naturalist* |
9615 Hemerijckx | 1993 BX13 | Frans Hemerijckx, Belgian physician, known for his work amongst lepers in the Belgian Congo and in India* |
9617 Grahamchapman | 1993 FA5 | Graham Chapman, British member of Monty Python † |
9618 Johncleese | 1993 FQ8 | John Cleese, British actor and member of Monty Python † |
9619 Terrygilliam | 1993 FS9 | Terry Gilliam, British film maker and member of Monty Python † |
9620 Ericidle | 1993 FU13 | Eric Idle, British member of Monty Python † |
9621 Michaelpalin | 1993 FT26 | Michael Palin, British member of Monty Python † |
9622 Terryjones | 1993 FV26 | Terry Jones, British member of Monty Python † |
9623 Karlsson | 1993 FU28 | Per Olow Karlsson, Swedish technician at Uppsala Observatory and Kvistabergs Observatorium † |
9626 Stanley | 1993 JF1 | * |
9629 Servet | 1993 PU7 | Miguel Servet, Spanish theologian and physician* |
9630 Castellion | 1993 PW7 | Sebastian Castellion, French theologian* |
9631 Hubertreeves | 1993 SL6 | Hubert Reeves, Canadian astrophysicist and author † |
9632 Sudo | 1993 TK3 | * |
9633 Cotur | 1993 UP8 | Peter Cotur, Belgian scientific journalist |
9637 Perryrose | 1994 PJ2 | * |
9638 Fuchs | 1994 PO7 | Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist and physician |
9639 Scherer | 1994 PS11 | Marc Scherer, Belgian scientist |
9640 Lippens | 1994 PP26 | Carlos Lippens, Belgian scientist |
9641 Demazière | 1994 PB30 | Martine De Mazière, Belgian scientist |
9642 Takatahiro | 1994 RU | * |
9645 Grünewald | 1995 AO4 | Matthias Grünewald (real name Mathis Gothart Niethart), German Renaissance painter* |
9648 Gotouhideo | 1995 UB9 | Gotou Hideo, Japanese amateur astronomer † |
9651 Arii-SooHoo | 1996 AJ | * |
9657 Učka | 1996 DG2 | * |
9658 Imabari | 1996 DD3 | Imabari, Japanese city |
9661 Hohmann | 1996 FU13 | Walter Hohmann, German civil engineer † |
9662 Frankhubbard | 1996 GS | * |
9663 Zwin | 1996 GC18 | Zwin, natural reserve on the Belgian-Dutch coast † |
9664 Brueghel | 1996 HT14 | Pieter Brueghel, Flemish painter |
9665 Inastronoviny | 1996 LA | Instantní Astronomické Noviny (IAN), Czech astronomical newspaper delivered in electronic format † |
9667 Amastrinc | 1997 HC16 | Amateur Astronomers, Inc., now at Union College, Cranford, New Jersey, where it built the William Miller Sperry Observatory † |
9668 Tianyahaijiao | 1997 LN | * |
9669 Symmetria | 1997 NC3 | * |
9670 Magni | 1997 NJ10 | * |
9671 Hemera | 1997 TU9 | * |
9672 Rosenbergerezek | 1997 TA10 | Kamila Rosenberger and Tomaš Rezek, friends of the discoverer (Tomaš worked for two years at Ondřejov Observatory); the asteroid was named on the occasion of Tomáš and Kamila's marriage on 19 June 1999 † |
9673 Kunishimakoto | 1997 UC25 | * |
9674 Slovenija | 1998 QU15 | Slovenia, former Yugoslav republic* |
9676 Eijkman | 2023 P-L | Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1929 (with Hopkins) † |
9677 Gowlandhopkins | 2532 P-L | Frederick Gowland Hopkins, British biochemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1929 (with Eijkman) † |
9678 van der Meer | 2584 P-L | Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1994 † |
9679 Crutzen | 2600 P-L | Paul Crutzen, Dutch chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995 † |
9680 Molina | 3557 P-L | Mario J. Molina, Mexican physical chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995* |
9681 Sherwoodrowland | 4069 P-L | F. Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995* |
9682 Gravesande | 4073 P-L | Willem Jacob 's Gravesande, Dutch scientist and lawyer † |
9683 Rambaldo | 4099 P-L | Alfred Emile Rambaldo, Dutch East Indies aviation pioneer and involved in atmospheric research † |
9684 Olieslagers | 4113 P-L | Jan Olieslagers, Belgian air ace of World War I* |
9685 Korteweg | 4247 P-L | Diederik Korteweg, Dutch mathematician † |
9686 Keesom | 4604 P-L | Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist † |
9687 Uhlenbeck | 4614 P-L | George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Dutch-born American physicist † |
9688 Goudsmit | 4665 P-L | Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, Dutch-born American physicist, member of the ALSOS Commission † |
9689 Freudenthal | 4831 P-L | Hans Freudenthal, Dutch mathematician † |
9690 Houtgast | 6039 P-L | Jacob Houtgast, Dutch astronomer † |
9691 Zwaan | 6053 P-L | Cornelis Zwaan, Dutch astronomer † |
9692 Kuperus | 6354 P-L | Max Kuperus, Dutch astronomer † |
9693 Bleeker | 6547 P-L | Johan Bleeker (J. A. M. Bleeker), Dutch astronomer, Director of the Netherlands Foundation for Space Research † |
9694 Lycomedes | 6581 P-L | Lycomedes of the Trojan War* |
9695 Johnheise | 6583 P-L | John Heise, Dutch astronomer † |
9696 Jaffe | 6628 P-L | * |
9697 Louwman | 1295 T-1 | Peter Louwman, Dutch amateur astronomer † |
9698 Idzerda | 2205 T-1 | Hanso Schotanus à Steringa Idzerda, Dutch radio pioneer † |
9699 Baumhauer | 3036 T-1 | Albert G von Baumhauer, Dutch aviation pioneer † |
9700 Paech | 3058 T-1 | Wolfgang Paech, German electronic engineer and amateur astronomer † ‡ |
9701-9800 | ||
9701 Mak | 1157 T-2 | Arie Mak, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) † |
9702 Tomvandijk | 2108 T-2 | Thom van Dijk, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) and former president of the Working Group on Metweors of that society † |
9703 Sussenbach | 3146 T-2 | John Sussenbach, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the Working Group on Astrophotography of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) † |
9704 Georgebeekman | 5469 T-2 | George Beekman, Dutch science writer and editor of the astronomy magazine Zenit † |
9705 Drummen | 3137 T-3 | Mat Drummen, Dutch Director of the 'De Koepel' Foundation (Stichting 'De Koepel') which supports amateur astronomy in the Netherlands † |
9706 Bouma | 3176 T-3 | Reinder J. Bouma, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the Working Group on Meteors of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) † ‡ |
9707 Petruskoning | 3226 T-3 | Piet Koning, Dutch educational staffmember of the Volkssterrenwacht Bussloo (Public Observatory of Bussloo), in the Netherlands † |
9708 Gouka | 4140 T-3 | Adriaan Gouka, Dutch co-founder of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) † |
9709 Chrisnell | 5192 T-3 | Christiaan Nell, Dutch co-founder of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) † |
9711 Želetava | 1972 PA | Želetava, Moravia, the Czech Republic* |
9712 Nauplius | 1973 SO1 | Either the Nauplius who was the son of Poseidon and Amymone, or the Nauplius who was King of Euboea and father of Palamedes* |
9713 Oceax | 1973 SP1 | * |
9716 Severina | 1975 UE | * |
9717 Lyudvasilia | 1976 SR5 | * |
9718 Gerbefremov | 1976 YR1 | Gerbert Alexandrovich Efremov, Russian designer of space technology, creator of the Proton rocket and Almaz space station, member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, and decorated with the Leonardo da Vinci Medal of the International Association of Peace Foundations † |
9719 Yakage | 1977 DF2 | * |
9720 Ulfbirgitta | 1980 FH1 | Ulf and Birgitta Heyman, friends of the discoverer † |
9721 Doty | 1980 GB | * |
9732 Juchnovski | 1984 SJ7 | * |
9733 Valtikhonov | 1985 SC3 | Valentin Fedorovich Tikhonov, Russian astrophysicist and member of the Russian Mission Control Center † |
9737 Dudarova | 1986 SC2 | * |
9739 Powell | 1987 SH7 | * |
9741 Solokhin | 1987 UU4 | * |
9742 Worpswede | 1987 WT1 | * |
9744 Nielsen | 1988 JW | * |
9745 Shinkenwada | 1988 VY | Shinken Wada, Japanese NHK announcer |
9746 Kazukoichikawa | 1988 VS1 | Kazuko Ichikawa, Japanese teddy-bear artist |
9748 van Ostaijen | 1989 CS2 | Paul van Ostaijen, Belgian poet |
9749 Van den Eijnde | 1989 GC1 | Peter Van den Eijnde, Belgian amateur astronomer* |
9751 Kadota | 1990 QM | Kinichi Kadota, Japanese amateur astronomer* |
9756 Ezaki | 1991 CC3 | Yusuke Ezaki, Japanese amateur astronomer* |
9757 Felixdejager | 1991 GA6 | Felix de Jager, Dutch clavichordist?* |
9758 Dainty | 1991 GZ9 | John Christopher Dainty, British optical physicist |
9761 Krautter | 1991 RR4 | Joachim Krautter, German astronomer* |
9762 Hermannhesse | 1991 RA5 | Hermann Hesse, German writer |
9764 Morgenstern | 1991 UE5 | Christian Morgenstern, German poet, writer and translator |
9766 Bradbury | 1992 DZ2 | Ray Bradbury, American science fiction author* |
9767 Midsomer Norton | 1992 EB1 | Midsomer Norton, English town |
9768 Stephenmaran | 1992 GB1 | Stephen Paul Maran, American astronomer, latterly of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center † |
9769 Nautilus | 1993 DG2 | Nautilus, submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea* |
9770 Discovery | 1993 EE | Space shuttle Discovery? * |
9774 Annjudge | 1993 NO | * |
9775 Joeferguson | 1993 OH12 | * |
9777 Enterprise | 1994 OB | The Starship Enterprise, of Star Trek fame, or the Space Shuttle of the same name* |
9778 Isabelallende | 1994 PA19 | Isabel Allende, Chilean writer* |
9780 Bandersnatch | 1994 SB | Bandersnatch, from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky |
9781 Jubjubbird | 1994 UB1 | Jubjub Bird, from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky |
9782 Edo | 1994 WM | * |
9783 Tensho-kan | 1994 YD1 | * |
9784 Yotsubashi | 1994 YJ1 | * |
9785 Senjikan | 1994 YX1 | * |
9786 Gakutensoku | 1995 BB | * |
9793 Torvalds | 1996 BW4 | Linus Benedict Torvalds, Finnish developer of Linux* |
9795 Deprez | 1996 GJ19 | * |
9797 Raes | 1996 HR21 | The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)* |
9801-9900 | ||
9809 Jimdarwin | 1998 RZ5 | * |
9811 Cavadore | 1998 ST | Cyril Cavadore, French electronic engineer † |
9812 Danco | 1998 SJ144 | * |
9813 Rozgaj | 1998 TP5 | * |
9814 Ivobenko | 1998 UU18 | Baron Ivo Benko, Croat astronomer* |
9815 Mariakirch | 2079 P-L | Maria Margarethe Kirch 17th/18th century German astronomer?* |
9816 von Matt | 2643 P-L | Baroness Elisabeth von Matt (Elisabeth Freiin von Matt), Austrian astronomer* |
9817 Thersander | 6540 P-L | Thersander, an Epigoni and son of Polynices, who was killed by Telephus before the Trojan war began* |
9818 Eurymachos | 6591 P-L | Eurymachos, one of the suitors of Penelope in the Odyssey* |
9819 Sangerhausen | 2172 T-1 | * |
9820 Hempel | 3064 T-1 | Rolf Hempel, German mathematician and amateur astronomer |
9821 Gitakresáková | 4033 T-1 | Margita Kresáková (née Margita Vozárová), Slovak astronomer, wife of astronomer Ľubor Kresák; Comet Vozárová is also named after her † |
9822 Hajduková | 4114 T-1 | Mária Hajduková, Slovak astronomer † |
9823 Annantalová | 4271 T-1 | Anna Antalová, Slovak astronomer † |
9824 Marylea | 3033 T-2 | * |
9825 Oetken | 1214 T-3 | Lore Oetken, German astronomer* |
9826 Ehrenfreund | 2114 T-3 | Pascale Ehrenfreund, Dutch astrobiologist † |
9828 Antimachos | 1973 SS | Antimachos (numerous meanings)* |
9829 Murillo | 1973 SJ1 | * |
9831 Simongreen | 1979 QZ | Simon F. Green, British astronomer † |
9833 Rilke | 1982 DW3 | Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet |
9834 Kirsanov | 1982 TS1 | Semen Isaakovich Kirsanov, Russian poet |
9836 Aarseth | 1985 TU | Sverre Aarseth (Årseth), Norwegian astronomer* |
9838 Falz-Fein | 1987 RN6 | Baron Eduard von Falz-Fein, member of an old German-Russian noble family, with a residence in Liechtenstein (the villa Askania Nova), supporter of Liechtenstein's participation in the Olympic movement, sponsor of the search for the Amber Room, and philanthropist who actively seeks the repatriation of Russian art treasures* |
9839 Crabbegat | 1988 CT2 | * |
9842 Funakoshi | 1989 AS1 | * |
9844 Otani | 1989 WF1 | * |
9845 Okamuraosamu | 1990 FM1 | * |
9848 Yugra | 1990 QX17 | * |
9851 Sakamoto | 1990 UG3 | * |
9854 Karlheinz | 1991 AC3 | Karlheinz Müller, German amateur astronomer † ‡ |
9859 Van Lierde | 1991 PE5 | * |
9860 Archaeopteryx | 1991 PW9 | Archaeopteryx, dinosaur/bird genus* |
9861 Jahreiss | 1991 RB3 | Hartmut Jahreiss, German astronomer* |
9863 Reichardt | 1991 RJ7 | Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer |
9865 Akiraohta | 1991 TP1 | * |
9866 Kanaimitsuo | 1991 TV4 | * |
9869 Yadoumaru | 1992 CD1 | * |
9870 Maehata | 1992 DA | * |
9871 Jeon | 1992 DG1 | * |
9872 Solf | 1992 DJ4 | Wilhelm Solf, German politician, Colonial Secretary and later Imperial Foreign Minister* |
9878 Sostero | 1994 FQ | Giovanni Sostero, Italian aerospace engineer and amateur astronomer† |
9879 Mammuthus | 1994 PZ29 | Mammoth, prehistoric mammal genus |
9880 Stegosaurus | 1994 PQ31 | Stegosaurus, dinosaur genus |
9882 Stallman | 1994 SS9 | Richard Matthew Stallman, American hacker, founder of the free software movement* |
9884 Příbram | 1994 TN3 | Příbram, Czech town, site of a meteorite fall † |
9885 Linux | 1994 TM14 | Linux, operating system* |
9886 Aoyagi | 1994 VM7 | * |
9891 Stephensmith | 1995 XN1 | Stephen Smith, American publisher of The Shallow Sky Bulletin from 1986 to 2000; the SSB contained cometary ephemerides † |
9897 Malerba | 1996 CX7 | * |
9900 Llull | 1997 LL6 | Ramon Llull, Catalan philosopher?* |
9901-10000 | ||
9902 Kirkpatrick | 1997 NY | * |
9903 Leonhardt | 1997 NA1 | Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch clavecinist, organist and musicologist † |
9904 Mauratombelli | 1997 OC1 | Maura Tombelli, Italian astronomer † |
9905 Tiziano | 4611 P-L | Titian, Italian (Venetian) painter* |
9906 Tintoretto | 6523 P-L | Tintoretto, Italian (Venetian) painter* |
9907 Oileus | 6541 P-L | * |
9908 Aue | 2140 T-1 | Hartmann von Aue, German poet* |
9909 Eschenbach | 4355 T-1 | Wolfram von Eschenbach, German poet* |
9910 Vogelweide | 3181 T-2 | Walther von der Vogelweide, German lyric poet* |
9911 Quantz | 4129 T-2 | Johann Joachim Quantz, German flautist and composer* |
9912 Donizetti | 2078 T-3 | Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer* |
9913 Humperdinck | 4071 T-3 | Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer* |
9914 Obukhova | 1976 UJ4 | * |
9915 Potanin | 1977 RD2 | * |
9916 Kibirev | 1978 TR2 | * |
9919 Undset | 1979 QF1 | Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature* |
9922 Catcheller | 1981 EO21 | * |
9927 Tyutchev | 1981 TW1 | Fedor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet |
9929 McConnell | 1982 DP1 | * |
9930 Billburrows | 1984 CP | * |
9931 Herbhauptman | 1985 HH | Herbert A. Hauptman, mathematical chemist and Nobelist † |
9932 Kopylov | 1985 QP5 | Ivan Mikheevich Kopylov, Russian astronomer † |
9933 Alekseev | 1985 SM3 | * |
9934 Caccioppoli | 1985 UC | Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician* |
9937 Triceratops | 1988 DJ2 | Triceratops, dinosaur genus |
9938 Kretlow | 1988 KA | Michael Kretlow, German amateur astronomer* |
9941 Iguanodon | 1989 CB3 | Iguanodon, dinosaur genus |
9949 Brontosaurus | 1990 SK6 | Former name of Apatosaurus, dinosaur genus |
9950 ESA | 1990 VB | European Space Agency † |
9951 Tyrannosaurus | 1990 VK5 | Tyrannosaurus, dinosaur genus |
9954 Brachiosaurus | 1991 GX7 | Brachiosaurus, dinosaur genus |
9956 Castellaz | 1991 TX4 | * |
9957 Raffaellosanti | 1991 TO13 | Raphael, Italian (Urbinati) Renaissance artist |
9960 Sekine | 1991 VE4 | Toshimori Sekine, Japanese mineralogist* |
9962 Pfau | 1991 YL1 | Werner Pfau, German astronomer* |
9963 Sandage | 1992 AN | Allan Sandage, American astronomer* |
9964 Hideyonoguchi | 1992 CF1 | Hideyo Noguchi, Japanese bacteriologist † |
9965 GNU | 1992 EF2 | GNU, free software project* |
9967 Awanoyumi | 1992 FV1 | * |
9969 Braille | 1992 KD | Louis Braille, French cellist and organist, inventor of braille* |
9971 Ishihara | 1993 HS | * |
9972 Minoruoda | 1993 KQ | * |
9973 Szpilman | 1993 NB2 | Wladyslaw Szpilman, Polish musician* |
9974 Brody | 1993 OG13 | Adrien Brody, American actor who played Szpilman in the film The Pianist* |
9975 Takimotokoso | 1993 RZ1 | * |
9983 Rickfienberg | 1995 DA | Rick Fienberg, American editor-in-chief of Sky and Telescope* |
9984 Gregbryant | 1996 HT | Greg Bryant, Australian amateur astronomer † |
9985 Akiko | 1996 JF | Akiko Yamamoto, Japanese amateur astronomer |
9986 Hirokun | 1996 NX | Hirokun, nickname for Hiroshi Fukazawa, fiancé of Mizuho Urata, daughter of the second discoverer † |
9987 Peano | 1997 OO1 | Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician |
9988 Erictemplebell | 1997 RX6 | Eric Temple Bell, Scottish-American mathematician and author |
9991 Anežka | 1997 TY7 | Anežka Moravcová, the discoverer's grandmother † |
9993 Kumamoto | 1997 VX5 | * |
9994 Grotius | 4028 P-L | Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist and statesman † |
9995 Alouette | 4805 P-L | Alouette 1, Canadian science satellite † |
9996 ANS | 9070 P-L | Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet, Dutch science satellite † |
9997 COBE | 1217 T-1 | Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), science satellite |
9998 ISO | 1293 T-1 | Infrared Space Observatory* |
9999 Wiles | 4196 T-2 | Andrew Wiles, British mathematician |
10000 Myriostos | 1951 SY | Greek word for ten-thousandth |
Preceded by 9001–9500 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (9501-10000) |
Succeeded by 10001–11000 |