Meanings of asteroid names (69001-70000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 69001... 69101... 69201... 69301... 69401... 69501... 69601... 69701... 69801... 69901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 69201-69300 | ||
| 69230 Hermes | 1937 UB | Hermes, Greek messenger of the gods † |
| 69264 Nebra | 1988 PE4 | Nebra skydisk † |
| 69275 Wiesenthal | 1989 WD4 | Simon Wiesenthal, Austro-Hungarian Nazi war criminal hunter † |
| 69286 von Liebig | 1990 TN9 | Justus von Liebig, German chemist † |
| 69288 Berlioz | 1990 TW11 | Louis Hector Berlioz, French Romantic composer † |
| 69301-69400 | ||
| 69312 Rogerbacon | 1992 SH17 | Roger Bacon, English philosopher † |
| 69401-69500 | ||
| 69434 de Gerlache | 1996 HC21 | Adrien de Gerlache, 19th-20th-century Belgian naval officer and Antarctic explorer † |
| 69901-70000 | ||
| 69961 Millosevich | 1998 VS33 | Elia Millosevich, Italian astronomer † |
| 69971 Tanzi | 1998 WD2 | Pepe Tanzi, Italian lighting industrial designer † |
| 69977 Saurodonati | 1998 WL9 | Sauro Donati, Italian amateur astronomer † |
| Preceded by 68001–69000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (69001-70000) |
Succeeded by 70001–71000 |
