Meanings of asteroid names (100001-101000)
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As minor planet 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, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets 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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 100001... 100101... 100201... 100301... 100401... 100501... 100601... 100701... 100801... 100901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100001-100100 | ||
| 100019 Gregorianik | 1989 UO7 | Gregorian Chant (German shortening Gregorianik) † |
| 100027 Hannaharendt | 1990 TR3 | Hannah Arendt, German philosopher and political theorist † |
| 100029 Varnhagen | 1990 TQ10 | Rahel Varnhagen von Ense (née Levin), German writer of Jewish descent, the subject of a famous biography by Hannah Arendt † |
| 100033 Taizé | 1991 GV10 | Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France, where the Taizé Community is located † |
| 100047 Leobaeck | 1991 TU6 | Rabbi Leo Baeck, German-Jewish scholar, president of both the Council of Jews from Germany and the World Union for Progressive Judaism † |
| 100049 Césarann | 1991 TD15 | César Hernandez and Ann Hernandez, brother-in-law and sister, respectively, of the discoverer † ‡ |
| 100050 Carloshernandez | 1991 TR15 | Carlos R. Hernandez, nephew of the discoverer † ‡ |
| 100051 Davidhernandez | 1991 TC16 | David A. Hernandez, nephew of the discoverer † ‡ |
| 100101-100200 | ||
| 100122 Alpes Maritimes | 1993 PE7 | Alpes-Maritimes, French département where the discovery site is located; this is the thousandth minor planet numbered from discoveries in the département † |
| 100201-100300 | ||
| 100268 Rosenthal | 1994 TL16 | Hans Rosenthal, German Jew survivor, later radio and television moderator, member of the Council of Jews from Germany † |
| 100401-100500 | ||
| 100416 Syang | 1996 CB | Stephenson Yang, Canadian astronomer and exoplanet discoverer † |
| 100501-100600 | ||
| 100596 Perrett | 1997 PN2 | Kathryn M. Perrett, Canadian astrophysicist, friend and colleague of the discoverer † |
| Preceded by 99001–100000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (100001-101000) |
Succeeded by 101001–102000 |
