Meanings of asteroid names (3501-4000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Contents: 3501... 3601... 3701... 3801... 3901...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
3501-3600
3501 Olegiya	1971 QU	Oleg Nikolaevich Korotsev, Russian astronomer † ‡
3502 Huangpu	1964 TR1	Huangpu District, Shanghai †
3503 Brandt	1981 EF17	John Conrad Brandt, American astronomer and author †
3504 Kholshevnikov	1981 RV3	Konstantin Vladislavovich Kholshevnikov, Russian astronomer †
3505 Byrd	1983 AM	Deborah Byrd, producer of the Earth & Sky radio series †
3506 French	1984 CO1	*
3507 Vilas	1982 UX	Faith Vilas, American planetary scientist and (2005- ) Director of the MMT Observatory in Arizona
3508 Pasternak	1980 DO5	Boris Pasternak, Russian writer †
3509 Sanshui	1978 UH2	Sanshui City
3510 Veeder	1982 TP	Glenn John Veeder, American astronomer*
3511 Tsvetaeva	1982 TC2	Marina Tsvetaeva, Soviet poetess †
3512 Eriepa	1984 AC1	Erie, Pennsylvania
3513 Quqinyue	1965 UZ	Qu Qinyue, Chinese astronomer [MPC 34619]
3514 Hooke	1971 UJ	Robert Hooke, English scientist*
3515 Jindra	1982 UH2	Lumír Jindra, Czech pharmacologist and friend of the discoverer †
3516 Rusheva	1982 UH7	Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter*
3517 Tatianicheva	1976 SE1	*
3518 Florena	1977 QC4	*
3519 Ambiorix	1984 DO	Ambiorix, leader of Belgian tribe in time of the Romans †
3520 Klopsteg	1952 SG	probably American physicist Paul E. Klopsteg*
3521 Comrie	1982 MH	Leslie Comrie, New Zealand-born astronomer and pioneer in mathematical computation*
3522 Becker	1941 SW	Ludwig Becker, German astronomer*
3523 Arina	1975 TV2	*
3524 Schulz	1981 EE27	*
3525 Paul	1983 CX2	*
3526 Jeffbell	1984 CN	Space scientist/writer Jeffrey F. Bell*
3527 McCord	1985 GE1	Thomas Bard McCord, American astronomer (planetary geologist)*
3528 Counselman	1981 EW3	Charles Claude Counselman, American planetary scientist †
3529 Dowling	1981 EQ19	Timothy Edward Dowling, American planetary scientist †
3530 Hammel	1981 EC20	Heidi Beth Hammel, American planetary scientist † ‡
3531 Cruikshank	1981 FB	Dale Cruikshank, NASA space scientist †
3532 Tracie	1983 AS2	*
3533 Toyota	1986 UE	Toyota, Aichi, Japan*
3534 Sax	1936 XA	Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax, Belgian musical instrument designer, best known for inventing the saxophone*
3535 Ditte	1979 SN11	the main character of Ditte, a human child novel by Martin Andersen Nexø †
3536 Schleicher	1981 EV20	David Glenn Schleicher, American astronomer †
3537 Jürgen	1982 VT	*
3538 Nelsonia	6548 P-L	*
3539 Weimar	1967 GF1	Weimar, Germany*
3540 Protesilaos	1973 UF5	Protesilaos, mythical person related to Trojan War*
3541 Graham	1984 ML	*
3542 Tanjiazhen	1964 TN2	Tan Jiazhen, Chinese geneticist [MPC 34619]
3543 Ningbo	1964 VA3	Ningbo historic Chinese city †
3544 Borodino	1977 RD4	Village in Russia, where the Battle of Borodino took place in 1812 †
3545 Gaffey	1981 WK2	Michael James Gaffey, American planetary geologist*
3546 Atanasoff	1983 SC	John Vincent Atanasoff, American (of Bulgarian descent) mathematician and physicist, inventor of the Atanasoff–Berry Computer*
3547 Serov	1978 TM6	Valentin Serov, Russian painter †
3548 Eurybates	1973 SO	Eurybates, mythological Greek soldier*
3549 Hapke	1981 YH	Bruce William Hapke, American planetary scientist*
3550 Link	1981 YS	František Link, Czech astronomer †
3551 Verenia	1983 RD	*
3552 Don Quixote	1983 SA	Don Quixote, eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes*
3553 Mera	1985 JA	*
3554 Amun	1986 EB	Amun, Egyptian god*
3555 Miyasaka	1931 TC1	Seidai Miyasaka, Japanese astronomer
3556 Lixiaohua	1964 UO	Xiao-Hua Li, Chinese*
3557 Sokolsky	1977 QE1	Andrei Georgievich Sokolskii, Soviet astronomer †
3558 Shishkin	1978 SQ2	Ivan Shishkin, Russian painter †
3559 Violaumayer	1980 PH	Martin Mayer, German amateur astronomer, operating from the Volkssternwarte Violau (Violau Public Observatory) † ‡ †
3560 Chenqian	1980 RZ2	Qian Chen, Chinese*
3561 Devine	1983 HO	*
3562 Ignatius	1984 AZ	Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
3563 Canterbury	1985 FE	Canterbury, New Zealand*
3564 Talthybius	1985 TC1	Talthybius, mythological Greek soldier*
3565 Ojima	1986 YD	Ojima, Gunma, Japan, where the discoverers' observatory was situated*
3566 Levitan	1979 YA9	Isaac Levitan, Russian painter †
3567 Alvema	1930 VD	*
3568 ASCII	1936 UB	ASCII Corporation, Japan
3569 Kumon	1938 DN1	Toru Kumon, Japanese educator
3570 Wuyeesun	1979 XO	Wu Yeesun, a famous bonsai artist †
3571 Milanštefánik	1982 EJ	Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak-French astronomer, meteorologist, general, one of the founders of Czechoslovakia †
3572 Leogoldberg	1954 UJ2	Leo Goldberg, American astronomer*
3573 Holmberg	1982 QO1	Erik Holmberg, Swedish astronomer †
3574 Rudaux	1982 TQ	Lucien Rudaux, French astronomer*
3575 Anyuta	1984 DU2	Anna Aleksandrovna Shishmareva, Soviet parachutist †
3576 Galina	1984 DB3	Galina Bogdanovna Pyasetskyaya, Soviet parachutist †
3577 Putilin	1969 TK	Ivan Ivanovich Putilin, Soviet minor planet researcher †
3578 Carestia	1977 CC	*
3579 Rockholt	1977 YA	Ronald Rockholt, scientist †
3580 Avery	1983 CS2	*
3581 Alvarez	1985 HC	Luis Alvarez and his son Walter, discoverers of the Iridium layer associated with the meteor impact which killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
3582 Cyrano	1986 TT5	Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist*
3583 Burdett	1929 TQ	*
3584 Aisha	1981 TW	*
3585 Goshirakawa	1987 BE	Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Japan
3586 Vasnetsov	1978 SW6	Viktor Vasnetsov and Apollinary Vasnetsov, Russian painters †
3587 Descartes	1981 RK5	René Descartes, French philosopher*
3588 Kirik	1981 TH4	*
3589 Loyola	1984 AB1	Loyola, Spain, birthplace of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
3590 Holst	1984 CQ	Gustav Holst, composer*
3591 Vladimirskij	1978 QJ2	*
3592 Nedbal	1980 CT	Oskar Nedbal, Czech composer †
3593 Osip	1981 EB20	*
3594 Scotti	1983 CN	James V. Scotti (b. 1960), astronomer (member of Spacewatch team)
3595 Gallagher	1985 TF1	*
3596 Meriones	1985 VO	Meriones, mythical Greek warrior*
3597 Kakkuri	1941 UL	Juhani Kakkuri, geodesist*
3598 Saucier	1977 KK1	*
3599 Basov	1978 PB3	*
3600 Archimedes	1978 SL7	Archimedes, Greek scientist*
3601-3700
3601 Velikhov	1979 SP9	*
3602 Lazzaro	1981 DQ2	Daniela Lazzaro, Brazilian astronomer*
3603 Gajdušek	1981 RM	Vilém Gajdušek, Czech telescope maker †
3604 Berkhuijsen	5550 P-L	Ellie Berkhuijsen, Dutch astronomer †
3605 Davy	1932 WB	Humphry Davy, chemist*
3606 Pohjola	1939 SF	Pohjola, location in Finnish mythology*
3607 Naniwa	1977 DO4	Naniwa, traditional name of Osaka, Japan
3608 Kataev	1978 SD1	*
3609 Liloketai	1980 VM1	Loke-Tai Li, Chinese educator*
3610 Decampos	1981 EA1	*
3611 Dabu	1981 YY1	Dabu (大埔), county in Guangdong [MPC 34619]
3612 Peale	1982 TW	*
3613 Kunlun	1982 VJ11	Kunlun, mountain range in China [MPC 34619]
3614 Tumilty	1983 AE1	Jodi Anne Tumilty Thomas, daughter-in-law of the discoverer [MPC 25443]
3615 Safronov	1983 WZ	Viktor Safronov, Soviet astronomer †
3616 Glazunov	1984 JJ2	Ilya Glazunov, Russian painter †
3617 Eicher	1984 LJ	*
3618 Kuprin	1979 QP8	Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian writer †
3619 Nash	1981 EU35	*
3620 Platonov	1981 RU2	Andrei Platonov, Russian writer †
3621 Curtis	1981 SQ1	*
3622 Ilinsky	1981 SX7	Igor Ilyinsky, Soviet actor †
3623 Chaplin	1981 TG2	Charlie Chaplin, English comedy actor †
3624 Mironov	1982 TH2	Andrei Mironov, Soviet actor and producer †
3625 Fracastoro	1984 HZ1	Mario Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian astronomer*
3626 Ohsaki	1929 PA	Shoji Osaki, Japanese astronomical historian
3627 Sayers	1973 DS	Dorothy Leigh Sayers, British author [MPC 34619]
3628 Božněmcová	1979 WD	Božena Němcová, Czech writer †
3629 Lebedinskij	1982 WK	Aleksandr Ignatevich Lebedinski, Soviet astronomer † ‡
3630 Lubomír	1984 QN	Slavic first name †
3631 Sigyn	1987 BV1	Daughter of the discoverer*
3632 Grachevka	1976 SJ4	a village in Tambov Oblast (now Lipetsk Oblast), Russia, the birthplace of discoverer's parents Stepan Chernykh and Melaniya Chernykh †
3633 Mira	1980 EE2	*
3634 Iwan	1980 FV	Iwan P. Williams, British astronomer †
3635 Kreutz	1981 WO1	Heinrich Kreutz, German astronomer*
3636 Pajdušáková	1982 UJ2	Ľudmila Pajdušáková, Slovak astronomer †
3637 O'Meara	1984 UQ	Stephen James O'Meara, American astronomer, astronomy writer and author and contributing editor to Sky and Telescope †
3638 Davis	1984 WX	Donald R. Davis, senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson
3639 Weidenschilling	1985 TX	Stuart J. Weidenschilling, American planetary scientist †
3640 Gostin	1985 TR3	Victor A. Gostin, Australian geologist, researcher of Australian impact craters
3641 Williams Bay	A922 WC	Williams Bay, Wisconsin, home of Yerkes Observatory*
3642 Frieden	1953 XL1	*
3643 Tienchanglin	1978 UN2	Chang-Lin Tien, former Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley † ‡
3644 Kojitaku	1931 TW	Takuo Kojima, Japanese astronomer
3645 Fabini	1981 QZ	Tatiana Fabini, Slovak astronomy writer †
3646 Aduatiques	1985 RK4	*
3647 Dermott	1986 AD1	Stanley Frederick Dermott, American astronomer*
3648 Raffinetti	1957 HK	*
3649 Guillermina	1976 HQ	*
3650 Kunming	1978 UO2	Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in China †
3651 Friedman	1978 VB5	Named after Louis and Connie Friedman. Louis Friedman was a co-founder of the Planetary Society †
3652 Soros	1981 TC3	George Soros (György Soros), Hungarian-born American businessman and philosopher † ‡ ┼
3653 Klimishin	1979 HF5	Ivan Antonovich Klimishin, Russian astronomer †
3654 AAS	1949 QH1	American Astronomical Society †
3655 Eupraksia	1978 SA3	wife of prince Fedor of Ryazan, who lived in 13th century, she preferred to kill herself to being taken prisoner by Mongol-Tatars †
3656 Hemingway	1978 QX	Ernest Hemingway, US writer †
3657 Ermolova	1978 ST6	Maria Yermolova, Russian actress †
3658 Feldman	1982 TR	Paul D. Feldman, American astronomer, and Paul A. Feldman, Canadian radioastronomer †
3659 Bellingshausen	1969 TE2	Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Antarctic explorer, who in 1819-1821 lead the first Russian Antarctic expedition †
3660 Lazarev	1978 QX2	Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, Russian admiral †
3661 Dolmatovskij	1979 UY3	Yevgeniy Aronovich Dolmatovsky, Soviet poet †
3662 Dezhnev	1980 RU2	Semyon Dezhnyov, Russian explorer †
3663 Tisserand	1985 GK1	Félix Tisserand, French astronomer*
3664 Anneres	4260 P-L	*
3665 Fitzgerald	1979 FE	Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer †
3666 Holman	1979 HP	Matthew J. Holman, American astronomer [MPC 34619] †
3667 Anne-Marie	1981 EF	*
3668 Ilfpetrov	1982 UM7	Ilf and Petrov, Soviet writers †
3669 Vertinskij	1982 UO7	Alexander Vertinsky, Russian actor, poet and composer †
3670 Northcott	1983 BN	Ruth Josephine Northcott, Canadian astronomer †
3671 Dionysus	1984 KD	*
3672 Stevedberg	1985 QQ	Stephen J. Edberg, American astronomer*
3673 Levy	1985 QS	David Levy, Canadian astronomer and author †
3674 Erbisbühl	1963 RH	*
3675 Kemstach	1982 YP1	*
3676 Hahn	1984 GA	Otto Hahn, physicist*
3677 Magnusson	1984 QJ1	*
3678 Mongmanwai	1966 BO	Mong Man Wai, Chinese
3679 Condruses	1984 DT	Condruzes or Condruses, ancient inhabitants of what is now the Condroz, Belgium*
3680 Sasha	1987 MY	*
3681 Boyan	1974 QO2	*
3682 Welther	A923 NB	Barbara L. Welther*
3683 Baumann	1987 MA	Paul and Helene Baumann, German amateur astronomers † ‡
3684 Berry	1983 AK	*
3685 Derdenye	1981 EH14	*
3686 Antoku	1987 EB	Emperor Antoku, Japan
3687 Dzus	A908 TC	*
3688 Navajo	1981 FD	*
3689 Yeates	1981 JJ2	*
3690 Larson	1981 PM	*
3691 Bede	1982 FT	The Venerable Bede, English historian †
3692 Rickman	1982 HF1	*
3693 Barringer	1982 RU	*
3694 Sharon	1984 SH5	*
3695 Fiala	1973 UU4	Alan Fiala, American astronomer*
3696 Herald	1980 OF	*
3697 Guyhurst	1984 EV	Guy Hurst, British amateur astronomer*
3698 Manning	1984 UA2	*
3699 Milbourn	1984 UC2	*
3700 Geowilliams	1984 UL2	George Williams, Australian geologist, discoverer of Acraman impact structure in South Australia
3701-3800
3701 Purkyně	1985 DW	Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje), Czech anatomist, patriot, and physiologist †
3702 Trubetskaya	1970 NB	Ekaterina Ivanovna Trubetskaya, Russian princess, wife of a Decembrist †
3703 Volkonskaya	1978 PU3	Mariya Nikolaevna Volkonskaya, Russian princess, wife of a Decembrist †
3704 Gaoshiqi	1981 YX1	Gao Shi-Qi, the founder of science popularization in China †
3705 Hotellasilla	1984 ET1	"Hotel La Silla" in Chile †
3706 Sinnott	1984 SE3	*
3707 Schröter	1934 CC	Johann Hieronymus Schröter, German astronomer and selenographer*
3708 –	1974 FV1	–
3709 Polypoites	1985 TL3	Polypoites, mythical Greek warrior*
3710 Bogoslovskij	1978 RD6	Nikita Bogoslovsky, Russian composer and writer †
3711 Ellensburg	1983 QD	*
3712 Kraft	1984 YC	*
3713 Pieters	1985 FA2	*
3714 Kenrussell	1983 TT1	Ken Russell, British film director*
3715 Štohl	1980 DS	Ján Štohl, Slovak astronomer †
3716 Petzval	1980 TG	József Miska Petzval, Hungarian engineer and mathematician † ‡ †
3717 Thorenia	1964 CG	*
3718 Dunbar	1978 VS10	*
3719 Karamzin	1976 YO1	Nikolay Karamzin, Russian historian †
3720 Hokkaido	1987 UR1	Hokkaidō, Japan*
3721 Widorn	1982 TU	Thomas Widorn, Austrian astronomer*
3722 Urata	1927 UE	Takeshi Urata, Japanese asteroid hunter*
3723 Voznesenskij	1976 GK2	Andrey Voznesensky, Russian poet †
3724 Annenskij	1979 YN8	Innokenty Annensky, Russian poet and writer †
3725 Valsecchi	1981 EA11	*
3726 Johnadams	1981 LJ	John Adams, American president*
3727 Maxhell	1981 PQ	Maximilian Hell (Miksa Hell), S.J., Slovak astronomer † ‡ †
3728 IRAS	1983 QF	The Infrared Astronomical Satellite [MPC 34619] †
3729 Yangzhou	1983 VP7	Yangzhou, the city in China, location of China's earliest canal (486 B. C.) †
3730 Hurban	1983 XM1	*
3731 Hancock	1984 DH1	John Hancock, American politician*
3732 Vávra	1984 SR1	Anton Alfred Vávra, father of the discoverer †
3733 Yoshitomo	1985 AF	Minamoto no Yoshitomo, early samurai
3734 Waland	9527 P-L	Robert L. Waland, Scottish optician who developed new techniques for making the optics of Schmidt telescopes*
3735 Třeboň	1983 XS	Třeboň, Czech Republic †
3736 Rokoske	1987 SY3	*
3737 Beckman	1983 PA	*
3738 Ots	1977 QA1	Georg Ots, Estonian opera singer*
3739 Rem	1977 RE2	*
3740 Menge	1981 EM	*
3741 Rogerburns	1981 EL19	Roger Burns (1937-1994), New Zealand mineralogist
3742 Sunshine	1981 EQ27	*
3743 Pauljaniczek	1983 EW	Paul Janiczek? *
3744 Horn-d'Arturo	1983 VE	Guido Horn d'Arturo, Italian astronomer*
3745 Petaev	1949 SF	*
3746 Heyuan	1964 TC1	Heyuan, the city in China †
3747 Belinskij	1975 VY5	Vissarion Belinsky, Russian literary critic
3748 Tatum	1981 JQ	Jeremy B. Tatum, Canadian astronomer †
3749 Balam	1982 BG1	David D. Balam, Canadian astronomer †
3750 Ilizarov	1982 TD1	*
3751 Kiang	1983 NK	*
3752 Camillo	1985 PA	*
3753 Cruithne	1986 TO	Cruithne, ancient British tribe*
3754 Kathleen	1931 FM	*
3755 Lecointe	1950 SJ	*
3756 Ruscannon	1979 MV6	Russell David Cannon, British astronomer*
3757 –	1982 XB	–
3758 Karttunen	1983 WP	Hannu Karttunen, Finnish astronomer*
3759 Piironen	1984 AP	Jukka Piironen, Finnish astronomer*
3760 Poutanen	1984 AQ	Markku Poutanen, Finnish astronomer and geodesist*
3761 Romanskaya	1936 OH	Sofia Vasil’evna Romanskaya, Russian astronomer † ‡
3762 Amaravella	1976 QN1	Amaravella group of Russian painters, they represented Russian cosmism style †
3763 Qianxuesen	1980 TA6	Qian Xuesen*
3764 Holmesacourt	1980 TL15	*
3765 Texereau	1982 SU1	Jean Texereau, optical engineer in the optical laboratory at Paris Observatory and author of the classic How to Make a Telescope*
3766 Junepatterson	1983 BF	June Patterson? *
3767 DiMaggio	1986 LC	Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player [MPC 34619]
3768 Monroe	1937 RB	Marilyn Monroe, American actress [MPC 34619]
3769 Arthurmiller	1967 UV	Arthur Miller, American playwright, essayist, and author*
3770 Nizami	1974 QT1	Nizami, Azerbaijani poet †
3771 Alexejtolstoj	1974 SB3	Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian writer †
3772 Piaf	1982 UR7	Édith Piaf, French singer †
3773 Smithsonian	1984 YY	Smithsonian Institution, American museum*
3774 Megumi	1987 YC	wife of discover
3775 Ellenbeth	1931 TC4	*
3776 Vartiovuori	1938 GG	*
3777 McCauley	1981 JD2	*
3778 Regge	1984 HK1	*
3779 Kieffer	1985 JV1	Hugh H. Kieffer and/or Susan W. Kieffer, American planetary scientists*
3780 Maury	1985 RL	Alain J. Maury, French astronomer †
3781 Dufek	1986 RG1	Rear Admiral George J. Dufek (US Navy), American Antarctic explorer †
3782 Celle	1986 TE	*
3783 Morris	1986 TW1	*
3784 Chopin	1986 UL1	Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer*
3785 Kitami	1986 WM	Kitami, Japan*
3786 Yamada	1988 AE	Sakao Yamada, Japanese engineer
3787 Aivazovskij	1977 RG7	Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter †
3788 Steyaert	1986 QM3	Christian Steyaert, Belgian amateur astronomer, president of the Belgian (Flemish) astronomical society Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde from 1988–2004 †
3789 Zhongguo	1928 UF	China*
3790 Raywilson	1937 UE	*
3791 Marci	1981 WV1	Johannes Marcus Marci (Jan Marek Markù), Czech physician, physicist, astronomer, and natural philosopher †
3792 Preston	1985 FA	*
3793 Leonteus	1985 TE3	Leonteus, mythical person related to Trojan War*
3794 Sthenelos	1985 TF3	Sthenelos, mythical person related to Trojan War*
3795 Nigel	1986 GV1	Nigel Henbest, British author, co-founder of Pioneer TV Productions †
3796 Lene	1986 XJ	*
3797 Ching-Sung Yu	1987 YL	Ching-Sung Yu, Chinese astronomer
3798 de Jager	2402 T-3	Cornelis de Jager (Kees de Jager), Dutch astronomer †
3799 Novgorod	1979 SL9	Novgorod, Russia †
3800 Karayusuf	1984 AB	*
3801-3900
3801 Thrasymedes	1985 VS	Thrasymedes, mythical person related to Trojan War*
3802 Dornburg	1986 PJ4	*
3803 Tuchkova	1981 TP1	Margarita Mikhailovna Tuchkova, Russian, founder of Spaso-Borodinsky monastery †
3804 Drunina	1969 TB2	Yulia Drunina, Soviet poetess †
3805 Goldreich	1981 DK3	Peter Goldreich*
3806 Tremaine	1981 EW32	Scott D. Tremaine, Canadian astronomer †
3807 Pagels	1981 SE1	Heinz Rudolf Pagels*
3808 Tempel	1982 FQ2	Ernst Tempel, astronomer*
3809 Amici	1984 FA	*
3810 Aoraki	1985 DX	*
3811 Karma	1953 TH	Karma, Hindu philosophy*
3812 Lidaksum	1965 AK1	Dak-Sum Li, Chinese*
3813 Fortov	1970 QA1	*
3814 Hoshi-no-mura	1981 JA	Job training school for disabled persons. "Hoshi no mura" is meaning "Star village" in Japanese
3815 König	1959 GG	*
3816 Chugainov	1975 VG9	*
3817 Lencarter	1979 MK1	Len Carter, of the British Interplanetary Society*
3818 Gorlitsa	1979 QL8	*
3819 Robinson	1983 AR	*
3820 Sauval	1984 DV	Henri Sauval, a French historian †
3821 Sonet	1985 RC3	Jean Sonet, a Belgian Jesuit †
3822 Segovia	1988 DP1	Andrés Segovia, guitarist*
3823 Yorii	1988 EC1	Yorii, Saitama, Japan
3824 Brendalee	1929 TK	*
3825 Nürnberg	1967 UR	Nuremberg, a city in Germany †
3826 Handel	1973 UV5	George Frideric Handel, composer*
3827 Zdeněkhorský	1986 VU	Zdeněk Horský, Czech historian-astronomer †
3828 Hoshino	1986 WC	Jiro Hoshino, Japanese amateur astronomer
3829 Gunma	1988 EM	Gunma, a prefecture of Japan †
3830 Trelleborg	1986 RL	*
3831 Pettengill	1986 TP2	*
3832 Shapiro	1981 QJ	*
3833 Calingasta	1971 SC	*
3834 Zappafrank	1980 JE	Frank Zappa, American musician †
3835 Korolenko	1977 SD3	Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer †
3836 Lem	1979 SR9	Stanisław Lem, Polish writer †
3837 Carr	1981 JU2	*
3838 Epona	1986 WA	*
3839 Bogaevskij	1971 OU	Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter †
3840 Mimistrobell	1980 TN4	*
3841 Dicicco	1983 VG7	Dennis DiCicco, editor of Sky & Telescope*
3842 Harlansmith	1985 FC1	Harlan Smith, American astronomer*
3843 OISCA	1987 DM	*
3844 Lujiaxi	1966 BZ	Jia-Xi Lu, Chinese physical chemist*
3845 Neyachenko	1979 SA10	Ilya Isaakovich Neyachenko, Russian journalist and amateur astronomer †
3846 Hazel	1980 TK5	*
3847 Šindel	1982 DY1	Jan Ondřejův (Šindel), medieval Czech astronomer, mathematician, physician, and professor †
3848 Analucia	1982 FH3	Ana Lucia Martins, friend of discoverer
3849 Incidentia	1984 FC	*
3850 Peltier	1986 TK2	Leslie Peltier, American amateur astronomer*
3851 Alhambra	1986 UZ	Alhambra palace in Spain*
3852 –	1987 DR6	–
3853 Haas	1981 WG1	*
3854 George	1983 EA	*
3855 Pasasymphonia	1986 NF1	*
3856 Lutskij	1976 QX	Valery Konstantinovich Lutsky, Russian astronomer †
3857 Cellino	1984 CD1	*
3858 Dorchester	1986 TG	*
3859 Börngen	1987 EW	Freimut Börngen, German astronomer*
3860 Plovdiv	1986 PM4	Plovdiv, Bulgaria*
3861 Lorenz	A910 FA	*
3862 Agekian	1972 KM	Tateos Artemyevich Agekian, Russian astrophysicist †
3863 Gilyarovskij	1978 SJ3	Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a Russian writer and newspaper journalist
3864 Søren	1986 XF	*
3865 Lindbloom	1988 AY4	George Lindbloom, artist, designer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, photographer and humorist †
3866 Langley	1988 BH4	Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation †
3867 Shiretoko	1988 HG	Shiretoko Peninsula, Japan
3868 Mendoza	4575 P-L	*
3869 Norton	1981 JE	Arthur Philip Norton (1876–1955), British amateur astronomer (Norton's Star Atlas)*
3870 Mayré	1988 CG3	Daughter of the discoverer*
3871 Reiz	1982 DR2	Anders Reiz, Danish astronomer*
3872 Akirafujii	1983 AV	Akira Fujii, Japanese astronomer
3873 Roddy	1984 WB	David J. Roddy (1932–2002), American astrogeologist, researcher of terrestrial impact craters*
3874 Stuart	1986 TJ1	*
3875 Staehle	1988 KE	*
3876 Quaide	1988 KJ	*
3877 Braes	3108 P-L	Lucien Lucas Eduard Braes
3878 Jyoumon	1982 VR4	Jōmon period, prehistoric Japan
3879 Machar	1983 QA	Josef Svatopluk Machar, Czech writer and poet †
3880 Kaiserman	1984 WK	Michael Kaiserman, American Aerospace Engineer, Engineering Fellow-Raytheon Corp
3881 Doumergua	1925 VF	*
3882 Johncox	1962 RN	John P. Cox (1926–1984), American astronomer, researcher into variable stars*
3883 Verbano	1972 RQ	*
3884 Alferov	1977 EM1	Zhores Ivanovich Alferov, Russian physicist †
3885 Bogorodskij	1979 HG5	*
3886 Shcherbakovia	1981 RU3	*
3887 Gerstner	1985 QX	František Josef Gerstner and his son František Antonín Gerstner, Czech physicist and railway engineers †
3888 Hoyt	1984 FO	William Graves Hoyt, latterly Research Associate at Lowell Observatory, historian of science*
3889 Menshikov	1972 RT3	*
3890 Bunin	1976 YU5	*
3891 Werner	1981 EY31	*
3892 Dezsö	1941 HD	Lóránt Dezsõ, Hungarian astronomer † ‡
3893 DeLaeter	1980 FG12	John DeLaeter, retired professor at Curtin University, Western Australia †
3894 Williamcooke	1980 PQ2	William Cooke*
3895 Earhart	1987 DE	Amelia Earhart, aviator*
3896 Pordenone	1987 WB	*
3897 Louhi	1942 RT	*
3898 Curlewis	1981 SF9	Harold Burnham Curlewis, government astronomer for Western Australia during 1912-1940 and second director of the Perth Observatory †
3899 Wichterle	1982 SN1	Otto Wichterle, Czech chemist, inventor of the contact lens †
3900 Knežević	1985 RK	*
3901-4000
3901 Nanjingdaxue	1958 GQ	Nanjing University*
3902 Yoritomo	1986 AL	Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder of the Kamakura shogunate, Japan
3903 Kliment Ohridski	1987 SV2	Kliment Ohridski, philosopher*
3904 Honda	1988 DQ	Minoru Honda, Japanese astronomer
3905 Doppler	1984 QO	Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist †
3906 Chao	1987 KE1	Edward C. T. Chao, American geologist
3907 Kilmartin	A904 PC	Pamela M. Kilmartin, New Zealand astronomer*
3908 Nyx	1980 PA	Nyx, Greek goddess*
3909 Gladys	1988 JD1	*
3910 Liszt	1988 SF	Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer † ‡
3911 Otomo	1940 QB	Satoru Otomo, Japanese astronomer
3912 Troja	1988 SG	Troy, ancient legendary city*
3913 Chemin	1986 XO2	*
3914 Kotogahama	1987 SE	Kotogahama, beach in Geisei, Japan*
3915 Fukushima	1988 PA1	Hisao Fukushima, Japanese astronomer
3916 Maeva	1981 QA3	Maeva d'Alloy d'Hocquincourt Vitry
3917 Franz Schubert	1961 CX	Franz Schubert, composer*
3918 Brel	1988 PE1	Jacques Brel, Belgian songwriter and performer*
3919 Maryanning	1984 DS	Mary Anning, English fossil hunter [MPC 34619]
3920 Aubignan	1948 WF	*
3921 Klement'ev	1971 OH	Zahar Ivanovich Klementyev, Russian mathematician †
3922 Heather	1971 SP3	Heather Couper, a British astronomer †
3923 Radzievskij	1976 SN3	Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Radzievskii, Russian astronomer † ‡
3924 Birch	1977 CU	*
3925 Tret'yakov	1977 SS2	Pavel Tretyakov and his brother Sergei Mikhailovich Tretyakov (1834-1892), Russian art collectors †
3926 Ramirez	1978 VQ3	*
3927 Feliciaplatt	1981 JA2	Felicia Platt, mother of the discoverer [MPC 25443]
3928 Randa	1981 PG	*
3929 Carmelmaria	1981 WG9	Carmel Maria Borg, secretary at the Perth Observatory and administrative assistant †
3930 Vasilev	1982 UV10	Konstantin Vasilyev, Russian painter †
3931 Batten	1984 EN	Alan H. Batten, Canadian astronomer †
3932 Edshay	1984 SC5	Edwin L. Shay, educator
3933 Portugal	1986 EN4	Portugal †
3934 Tove	1987 DF1	*
3935 Toatenmongakkai	1987 PB	Japanese for Oriental Astronomical Association*
3936 Elst	2321 T-3	Eric Walter Elst, astronomer †
3937 Bretagnon	1932 EO	*
3938 Chapront	1949 PL	*
3939 Huruhata	1953 GO	Masaaki Huruhata, Japanese astronomer
3940 Larion	1973 FE1	Larisa Ivanovna Golubkina, Russian actress †
3941 Haydn	1973 UU5	Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer*
3942 Churivannia	1977 RH7	Ivan Ivanovich Churyumov (1907-1942) Soviet soldier, and Ivan Ivanovich Churyumov (1929-1988), Soviet philosopher and poet †
3943 Silbermann	1981 RG1	*
3944 Halliday	1981 WP1	Ian Halliday, Canadian astronomer †
3945 Gerasimenko	1982 PL	Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko Soviet comets researcher †
3946 Shor	1983 EL2	Viktor Abramovich Shor, Soviet minor planet researcher †
3947 Swedenborg	1983 XD	Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher*
3948 Bohr	1985 RF	Niels Henrik David Bohr, Danish physicist*
3949 Mach	1985 UL	Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher †
3950 –	1986 CH	–
3951 Zichichi	1986 CK1	Antonino Zichichi, Italian astrophysicist*
3952 Russellmark	1986 EM2	Russell Mark Group has assisted Minor Planet Center with editing asteroid citations [MPC 34619]
3953 Perth	1986 VB6	*
3954 Mendelssohn	1987 HU	Felix Mendelssohn, German composer*
3955 Bruckner	1988 RF3	Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer*
3956 Caspar	1988 VL1	*
3957 Sugie	1933 OD	Atsushi Sugie, Japanese astronomer*
3958 Komendantov	1953 TC	Nikolaj Vasil'evich Komendantov, Russian astronomer †
3959 Irwin	1954 UN2	*
3960 Chaliubieju	1955 BG	Cha Liubieju, a friend of the discoverer †
3961 Arthurcox	1962 OB	*
3962 Valyaev	1967 CC	*
3963 Paradzhanov	1969 TP2	*
3964 Danilevskij	1974 RG1	*
3965 Konopleva	1975 VA9	*
3966 Cherednichenko	1976 SD3	*
3967 Shekhtelia	1976 YW2	*
3968 Koptelov	1978 TU5	*
3969 Rossi	1978 TQ8	Karl Ivanovich Rossi (Carlo Rossi), Italian-Russian architect †
3970 Herran	1979 ME9	Jose Antonio Ruiz de la Herran Villagomez, technical advisor of the Museum Universum in Mexico City †
3971 Voronikhin	1979 YM8	*
3972 Richard	1981 JD3	*
3973 Ogilvie	1981 UC1	Robert E. Ogilvie, professor of metallurgy at MIT and a researcher at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts †
3974 Verveer	1982 FS	Arie Verveer, Dutch-born astronomer, Director of Perth Observatory in Western Australia †
3975 Verdi	1982 UR3	Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer*
3976 Lise	1983 JM	*
3977 Maxine	1983 LM	*
3978 Klepešta	1983 VP1	Josef Klepešta, Czech astronomer †
3979 Brorsen	1983 VV1	Theodor Brorsen, Danish astronomer †
3980 Hviezdoslav	1983 XU	Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet †
3981 Stodola	1984 BL	Aurel Stodola, Slovak engineer, physicist, and inventor †
3982 Kastel	1984 JP1	Galina Richardovna Kastel, Soviet comets and minor planets researcher †
3983 Sakiko	1984 SX	Sakiko Nakano, sister of Japanese astronomer Syuichi Nakano †
3984 Chacos	1984 SB6	Albert Anthony Chacos, American space engineer †
3985 Raybatson	1985 CX	Raymond M. Batson, American planetary geologist*
3986 Rozhkovskij	1985 SF2	Dmitry Aleksandrovich Rozhkovsky, Soviet astronomer †
3987 Wujek	1986 EL1	*
3988 –	1986 LA	–
3989 Odin	1986 RM	Odin, Norse god*
3990 Heimdal	1987 SO3	Heimdall, Norse god*
3991 Basilevsky	1987 SW3	Aleksandr T. Basilevskii, Soviet planetary geologist †
3992 Wagner	1987 SA7	Richard Wagner, German composer, music theorist, and essayist*
3993 Šorm	1988 VV5	František Šorm, Czech scientist, president of the Czechoslovak academy of Sciences during the International Geophysical Year, founder of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Prague †
3994 Ayashi	1988 XF	Ayashi, a district of Sendai, Japan
3995 Sakaino	1988 XM	Teruo Sakaino, a glass and ceramics chemist †
3996 Fugaku	1988 XG1	One of ancient names for Mount Fuji in Japan [MPC 34619]
3997 Taga	1988 XP1	Taga, Shiga, Japan
3998 Tezuka	1989 AB	Osamu Tezuka, Japanese mangaka
3999 Aristarchus	1989 AL	Aristarchus of Samos, Ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician*
4000 Hipparchus	1989 AV	Hipparchus, Ancient Greek scientist*

Preceded by 3001–3500

Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (3501-4000)

Succeeded by 4001–4500