Meanings of asteroid names (27001-28000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 27001... 27101... 27201... 27301... 27401... 27501... 27601... 27701... 27801... 27901...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
27001-27100
27003 Katoizumi	1998 DB13	Izumi Kato, Japanese singer †
27049 Kraus	1998 SB3	Adam Levi Kraus, American astronomer †
27056 Ginoloria	1998 SB28	Gino Loria, Italian mathematician and historian of mathematics †
27079 Vsetín	1998 TO6	Vsetín, Wallachia region of eastern Moravia, the Czech Republic, site of a public observatory founded there in 1950 † ‡ +
27087 Tillmannmohr	1998 UA15	Tillmann Mohr, director of EUMETSAT † ‡
27088 Valmez	1998 UC15	Valašské Meziříčí, a town in the Wallachia region of eastern Moravia, the Czech Republic †
27094 Salgari	1998 UC23	Emilio Salgari, 19th-century Italian author, the "King of Adventure" †
27095 Girardiwanda	1998 UE23	Wanda Girardi Castellani (a.k.a. Girardi Wanda), Italian poet and journalist †
27101-27200
27114 Lukasiewicz	1998 WG2	Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish mathematician and logician, inventor of "reverse Polish notation" †
27120 Isabelhawkins	1998 WV8	Isabel Trecco Hawkins, American astrochemist and director of the Center for Science Education at the University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory †
27130 Dipaola	1998 XA3	Andrea Di Paola, Italian astronomer †
27132 Ježek	1998 XJ9	Jaroslav Ježek, Czech composer †
27150 Annasante	1998 YQ3	Anna Mazzi and Sante Colombini, parents of Ermes Colombini, one of the discoverers †
27201-27300
27267 Wiberg	1999 YH7	Kenneth B. Wiberg, American spectroscopist and chemist, and the Ph.D. advisor of the discoverer †
27270 Guidotti	2000 AY4	Guido Guidotti, Italian amateur astronomer †
27301-27400
27341 Fabiomuzzi	2000 CK97	Fabio Muzzi, Italian amateur astronomer †
27344 Vesevlada	2000 DM2	Vladimír Veselý, Czech researcher in apiculture †
27396 Shuji	2000 EE101	Shuji Nakamura, Japanese-American electronics engineer, inventor of the blue LED and the violet-blue laser †
27401-27500
27500 Mandelbrot	2000 GW132	Benoît B. Mandelbrot, French-American mathematician †
27501-27600
27502 Stephbecca	2000 GR137	Stephanie E. and Rebecca N. Wasserman, daughters of the discoverer †
27514 Markov	2000 HM3	Andrei Andreevich Markov, Russian mathematician †
27525 Vartovka	2000 HZ34	Vartovka, a hill near Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, on top of which a 16th-century watch tower was rebuilt as a public observatory in 1961 † ‡
27601-27700
27660 Waterwayuni	1978 TR7	Saint-Petersburg State University of Waterway Communications (Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет водных коммуникаций), Russia †
27701-27800
27706 Strogen	1985 TM3	James A. Strogen, American telescope operator (at the Mount Wilson Observatory), leader of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society, and who assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive †
27709 Orenburg	1988 CU3	Orenburg, Russia †
27710 Henseling	1988 RY1	Robert Henseling, German teacher and author of popular works on astronomy, editor of the annual Sternbüchlein, founder of the Stuttgart Volkssternwarte and of the journal Die Sterne †
27711 Kirschvink	1988 VT4	Joseph Lynn Kirschvink, American earth scientist † ‡
27712 Coudray	1988 VR7	Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray, 19th-century German court architect †
27716 Nobuyuki	1989 CX1	Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Japanese meteorologist and astronomer †
27719 Fast	1989 SR3	Wilhelm Fast, Russian mathematician, who directed a project to model the Tunguska event, and his daughter Annie, who assisted in subsequent projects †
27736 Ekaterinburg	1990 SA6	Ekaterinburg, Russia †
27739 Kimihiro	1990 UV	Kimihiro Matsugi, Japanese elementary teacher and presenter at Geisei Observatory †
27740 Obatomoyuki	1990 UC1	Tomoyuki Oba, Japanese high school teacher and presenter at Geisei Observatory †
27748 Vivianhoette	1991 AL	Vivian Hoette, American astronomy educator at the Yerkes Observatory for the Lawrence Hall of Science †
27758 Michelson	1991 RJ4	Albert Abraham Michelson, German-born American physicist and Nobelist †
27764 von Flüe	1991 RV40	Saint Nicholas of Flue (Niklaus von Flüe), Swiss councillor, judge, mystic, politician, and later hermit and patron saint of Switzerland †
27765 Brockhaus	1991 RJ41	Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher, best known for its Brockhaus encyclopedia, which served as models for other reference books †
27776 Cortland	1992 DH1	State University of New York at Cortland † ‡ +
27789 Astrakhan	1993 BB7	The Astrakhan Khanate, Tatar feudal state established in the 15th century †
27791 Masaru	1993 DD1	Masaru Kubota, Japanese television broadcaster, weather forecaster, and science and astronomy popularizer †
27792 Fridakahlo	1993 DR2	Frida Kahlo, early 20th-century Mexican painter †
27801-27900
27810 Daveturner	1993 OC2	David G. Turner, Canadian astronomer †
27845 Josephmeyer	1994 TJ16	Joseph Meyer, 19th-century German merchant, publisher and publicist, founder of the Bibliographisches Institut at Gotha, which pioneered the subscription system of encyclopedia publishing †
27846 Honegger	1994 TT16	Arthur Honegger, Swiss-French composer †
27849 Suyumbika	1994 UU1	Suyumbika Tower, the symbol of Kazan, one of the oldest towns in Russia; legend has it that princess Suyumbika jumped from the tower rather than allow herself to be captured by enemies surrounding the town †
27864 Antongraff	1995 EA9	Anton Graff, 18th-century Swiss portrait painter †
27879 Shibata	1996 CZ2	Shinpei Shibata, Japanese astrophysicist †
27901-28000
27915 Nancywright	1996 UU1	Nancy Wright, friend of the discoverer †
27917 Edoardo	1996 VU2	Edoardo Tesi, grandson of Luciano Tesi †
27922 Mascheroni	1996 XW8	Lorenzo Mascheroni, Italian mathematician †
27947 Emilemathieu	1997 NH3	Émile Léonard Mathieu, French mathematician †
27949 Jonasz	1997 NU4	Michel Jonasz, French poet and singer †
27952 Atapuerca	1997 PR4	Atapuerca, small Spanish mountain chain in the province of Burgos, a UNESCO World Heritage site because of the human fossil deposits discovered there †
27959 Fagioli	1997 SE1	Giancarlo Fagioli, Italian cartographer and amateur astronomer †
27974 Drejsl	1997 UH	Radim Drejsl, Czech composer †
27975 Mazurkiewicz	1997 UJ1	Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Polish mathematician †
27977 Distratis	1997 UK5	Cosimo Distratis, Italian supporter of the amateur observatory at Montefusco Uggiano in Italy †
27978 Lubosluka	1997 UN9	Luboš Sluka, Czech composer †
27983 Bernardi	1997 UU24	Fabrizio Bernardi, Italian astronomer †
27984 Herminefranz	1997 VN	Hermine and Franz Stoss, parents of the discoverer, Banat-born German amateur astronomer Rainer Michael Stoss †
27985 Remanzacco	1997 VC1	Remanzacco, Italy, location of the Osservatorio di Remanzacco, an amateur observatory †
27986 Hanuš	1997 VV2	Jan Hanuš, Czech composer †
27988 Menabrea	1997 VA4	Luigi Federico Menabrea, Italian (Piedmontese) mathematician and statesman †

Preceded by 26001–27000

Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (27001-28000)

Succeeded by 28001–29000