Meanings of asteroid names (115001-116000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 115001... 115101... 115201... 115301... 115401... 115501... 115601... 115701... 115801... 115901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 115001-115100 | ||
| 115058 Tassantal | 2003 RH8 | Antal Tass, Hungarian astronomer, and director of Konkoly Obszervatórium (Konkoly Observatory) in 1916–1936 † |
| 115301-115400 | ||
| 115326 Wehinger | 2003 SC221 | Peter A. Wehinger, American astronomer, and development officer for the Giant Magellan Telescope † |
| 115331 Shrylmiles | 2003 SL224 | Shryl Miles, American campaigner against light pollution † |
| 115401-115500 | ||
| 115449 Robson | 2003 TG10 | Monty Robson, American founder and current director of the John J. McCarthy Observatory † |
| 115501-115600 | ||
| 115561 Frankherbert | 2003 UF80 | Frank Herbert, 20th-century American writer, best remembered for Dune † |
| 115801-115900 | ||
| 115801 Punahou | 2003 UW236 | Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii † |
| 115891 Scottmichael | 2003 VW2 | Scott and Michael Young, grandsons of the discoverer † |
| 115901-116000 | ||
| 115950 Kocherpeter | 2003 WT33 | Peter Kocher, Swiss amateur astronomer † |
| Preceded by 114001–115000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (115001-116000) |
Succeeded by 116001–117000 |
