Meanings of asteroid names (71001-72000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 71001... 71101... 71201... 71301... 71401... 71501... 71601... 71701... 71801... 71901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 71001-71100 | ||
| 71001 Natspasoc | 1999 XL37 | National Space Society † |
| 71401-71500 | ||
| 71445 Marc | 2000 AE231 | Marc Y. Wasserman, son of the discoverer † |
| 71461 Chowmeeyee | 2000 BA4 | Chow Mee Yee, classmate of the discoverer at Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School † |
| 71482 Jennamarie | 2000 BO30 | Jennifer Marie Mayhew, Cayuga-Canadian-American wife of the discoverer † |
| 71501-71600 | ||
| 71556 Page | 2000 DW17 | Gary L. Page, American physicist, defence analyst, and amateur astronomer † ‡ |
| Preceded by 70001–71000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (71001-72000) |
Succeeded by 72001–73000 |
