Meanings of asteroid names (7501-8000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 7501... 7601... 7701... 7801... 7901...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
7501-7600
7501 Farra	1996 VD3	Farra, town in Italy †
7504 Kawakita	1997 AF1	Hideyo Kawakita, Japanese astronomer †
7505 Furusho	1997 AM2	Reiko Furusho, Japanese astronomer †
7506 Lub	4837 P-L	Jan Lub, Dutch astronomer †
7507 Israel	7063 P-L	Frank Pieter Israel, Dutch astronomer †
7508 Icke	2327 T-3	Vincent Icke, Dutch astronomer †
7509 Gamzatov	1977 EL	Rasul Gamzatov, Dagestanian poet †
7511 Patcassen	1981 EX24	Patrick Cassen, American astrophysicist †
7512 Monicalazzarin	1983 CA1	Monica Lazzarin, Italian astronomer †
7516 Kranjc	1987 MC	Aldo Kranjc, Italian astronomer †
7519 Paulcook	1989 UN3	*
7525 Kiyohira	1992 YE	Kiyohira Fujiwara, founder of Fujiwara clan in Japan
7528 Huskvarna	1993 FS39	Huskvarna, Sweden†
7529 Vagnozzi	1994 BC	Antonio Vagnozzi, Italian amateur astronomer*
7530 Mizusawa	1994 GO1	Commemoration of hundredth anniversary of International Latitude Observatory at Mizusawa, Japan
7531 Pecorelli	1994 SC	*
7532 Pelhřimov	1995 UR1	Pelhřimov, town in the Czech Republic †
7536 Fahrenheit	1995 WB7	Gabriel Fahrenheit, German-born Dutch scientist †
7537 Solvay	1996 HS8	Ernest Solvay, Belgian chemist and philanthropist †
7538 Zenbei	1996 VE6	*
7541 Nieuwenhuis	4019 T-3	Henk Nieuwenhuis, Dutch amateur astronomer, Eisinga Planetarium †
7543 Prylis	1973 SY	*
7544 Tipografiyanauka	1976 UB2	The old established publishing house Tipografiya Nauka in Moscow? *
7545 Smaklösa	1978 OB	Smaklösa, Swedish musical group † ‡
7548 Engström	1980 FW2	Albert Engström, Swedish writer and artist †
7549 Woodard	1980 TO5	Adrian Russell Woodard, youngest grandson of the discoverers †
7550 Woolum	1981 EV8	Dorothy S. Woolum, American astrophysicist and meteoriticist †
7551 Edstolper	1981 EF26	Edward M. Stolper, American geologist †
7552 Sephton	1981 EB27	Mark A. Sephton, British geochemist and meteoriticist †
7553 Buie	1981 FG	Marc. W. Buie, American astronomer †
7554 Johnspencer	1981 GQ	*
7555 Venvolkov	1981 SZ6	*
7558 Yurlov	1982 TB2	*
7559 Kirstinemeyer	1985 VF	Kirstine Bjerrum Meyer, first Danish woman to obtain a degree in physics (in 1892), founder of Fysisk Tidsskrift †
7560 Spudis	1986 AJ	Paul D. Spudis, American planetary geologist †
7561 Patrickmichel	1986 TR2	Patrick Michel, French astronomer*
7562 Kagiroino-Oka	1986 WO9	Place in one of the poems in the collection Manyousyu
7565 Zipfel	1988 RD11	Jutta Zipfel, German curator of meteorites at the Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg (Senckenberg Research Institute) in Frankfurt †
7571 Weisse Rose	1989 EH6	Die Weiße Rose, a resistance movement in Germany in World War II which called for nonviolent resistance to the Nazi regime. Numerous members of the movement were arrested and executed
7572 Znokai	1989 SF	Cultural and social organization of staff of Mizusawa International Latitude Observatory
7573 Basfifty	1989 VX	*
7575 Kimuraseiji	1989 YK	*
7578 Georgböhm	1990 SP7	Georg Böhm, German organist †
7580 Schwabhausen	1990 TM7	*
7581 Yudovich	1990 VY13	*
7583 Rosegger	1991 BA3	Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet, novelist and writer*
7584 Ossietzky	1991 GK10	Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1935*
7586 Bismarck	1991 RH7	Otto von Bismarck, German statesman*
7587 Weckmann	1992 CF3	Matthias Weckmann, German organist †
7590 Aterui	1992 UP4	*
7592 Takinemachi	1992 WR3	*
7594 Shotaro	1993 BH2	Shotaro Miyamoto, Japanese amateur astronomer*
7595 Växjö	1993 FN26	Växjö, Sweden †
7596 Yumi	1993 GH	Shigeru Yumi, Japanese astronomer
7597 Shigemi	1993 GM	*
7599 Munari	1994 PB	Ulisse Munari, Italian astronomer †
7600 Vacchi	1994 RB1	*
7601-7700
7602 Yidaeam	1994 YW1	*
7603 Salopia	1995 OA2	Shropshire, UK
7604 Kridsadaporn	1995 QY2	*
7607 Billmerline	1995 SB13	*
7608 Telegramia	1995 UO1	The IAU Circulars (originally circulated by telegram) †
7610 Sudbury	1995 XB	Sudbury Basin, Canada*
7611 Hashitatsu	1996 BW1	*
7614 Masatomi	1996 EA	*
7616 Sadako	1996 VF2	*
7618 Gotoyukichi	1997 AU4	*
7620 Willaert	4077 P-L	Adrian Willaert, Flemish composer*
7621 Sweelinck	4127 P-L	Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer †
7622 Pergolesi	6624 P-L	Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer*
7623 Stamitz	9508 P-L	Carl Stamitz, German composer*
7624 Gluck	1251 T-1	Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer*
7625 Louisspohr	2150 T-2	Louis Spohr, German composer*
7626 Iafe	1976 QL2	IAFE, Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (Argentinian "Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics") †
7627 Wakenokiyomaro	1977 DS4	Wake no Kiyomaro, Japanese official
7628 Evgenifedorov	1977 QY	*
7629 Foros	1977 QK1	Crimean health resort
7631 Vokrouhlický	1981 WH	*
7632 Stanislav	1982 UT5	*
7633 Volodymyr	1982 UD7	*
7634 Shizutani-Kou	1982 VO3	Oldest Japanese school building
7636 Comba	1984 CM	*
7638 Gladman	1984 UX	Brett J. Gladman, Canadian astronomer †
7639 Offutt	1985 DC1	Warren Offutt (b. 1928), amateur astronomer* [1]
7640 Marzari	1985 PX	Francesco Marzari, Italian astronomer
7644 Cslewis	1988 VR5	C. S. Lewis, British writer †
7645 Pons	1989 AC2	Jean Louis Pons, French astronomer †
7647 Etrépigny	1989 SR2	Etrépigny, French village †
7649 Bougainville	1990 SV5	Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer †
7650 Kaname	1990 UG	Kaname Nakamura, Japanese amateur astronomer*
7651 Villeneuve	1990 VD6	Don Villeneuve, anthropologist, friend of the discoverer †
7655 Adamries	1991 YM1	Adam Ries, German mathematician*
7656 Joemontani	1992 HX	Joseph L. Montani, senior research specialist with the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and member of the Spacewatch team †
7657 Jefflarsen	1992 HK1	Jeffrey Arthur Larsen, American astronomer*
7661 Reincken	1994 PK38	Johann Adam Reincken, German organist †
7665 Putignano	1994 TK3	Putignano, a town and comune in the province of Bari, Puglia, Italy
7666 Keyaki	1994 VC1	*
7668 Mizunotakao	1995 BR3	*
7669 Malše	1995 PB	The Malše, Czech river †
7670 Kabeláč	1995 QJ	*
7671 Albis	1995 UK1	Latin name for the Elbe river †
7672 Hawking	1995 UO2	Stephen Hawking, British physicist †
7673 Inohara	1995 UY3	*
7674 Kasuga	1995 VO1	Ryo Kasuga, Japanese Buddhist priest
7675 Gorizia	1995 WT5	*
7677 Sawa	1995 YP3	*
7678 Onoda	1996 CW2	*
7679 Asiago	1996 CA9	*
7680 Cari	1996 HB	*
7681 Chenjingrun	1996 YK2	Chen Jingrun, mathematician
7682 Miura	1997 CY19	*
7683 Wuwenjun	1997 DE	*
7684 Marioferrero	1997 EY	Mario A. Ferrero, Italian astronomer*
7686 Wolfernst	2024 P-L	Wolfgang Ernst, German amateur astronomer associated with the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) † ‡
7687 Matthias	2099 P-L	Matthias Busch, German amateur astronomer associated with the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) † ‡
7688 Lothar	2536 P-L	Lothar Kurtze, German amateur astronomer † ‡
7689 Reinerstoss	4036 P-L	Reiner Stoss, German amateur astronomer † ‡
7690 Sackler	2291 T-1	*
7691 Brady	3186 T-3	*
7692 Edhenderson	1981 EZ25	Edward P. Henderson, American curator of meteorites at the Smithsonian Institution until 1992 †
7694 Krasetín	1983 SF	Krastein, Czech village †
7695 Přemysl	1984 WA1	Premysl, legendary Bohemian ruler †
7696 Liebe	1988 JD	*
7698 Schweitzer	1989 AS6	Albert Schweitzer, German theologian, musician, philosopher, physician and Nobelist*
7699 Božek	1989 CB4	Josef Božek, Czech engineer †
7700 Rote Kapelle	1990 TE8	Red Orchestra, the Soviet espionage ring in occupied Europe during World War II*
7701-7800
7701 Zrzavý	1990 TX8	Jan Zrzavý, Czech artist †
7704 Dellen	1992 EB7	Dellen, Swedish lake system formed by a meteor impact†
7705 Humeln	1993 FU7	Humeln, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact†
7706 Mien	1993 FZ36	Lake Mien, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact†
7707 Yes	1993 HM1	Yes, rock group*
7708 Fennimore	1994 GF9	Guy Fennimore, British secretary of the Society for Popular Astronomy (formerly the Junior Astronomical Society) †
7710 Ishibashi	1994 WT2	*
7711 Říp	1994 XF	Říp, a hill near Prague, Czech Republic †
7713 Tsutomu	1995 YE	*
7714 Briccialdi	1996 CC1	Giulio Briccialdi, Italian composer*
7715 Leonidarosino	1996 CR7	Leonida Rosino, Italian astronomer*
7716 Ube	1996 DA3	*
7717 Tabeisshi	1997 AL5	*
7718 Desnoux	1997 EP30	*
7720 Lepaute	4559 P-L	*
7721 Andrillat	6612 P-L	Yvette Andrillat and/or Henri Andrillat, French astronomers*
7722 Firneis	2240 T-2	Maria Firneis, Austrian astronomer*
7723 Lugger	1952 QW	*
7724 Moroso	1970 OB	Pascuala Moroso, Argentinian farmer, upon whose land the Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito (the discovery site) lies †
7725 Sel'vinskij	1972 RX1	Il'ya L'vovich Sel'vinskij, Soviet poet
7726 Olegbykov	1974 QM2	Oleg Pavlovich Bykov, Russian astronomer †
7727 Chepurova	1975 EA3	*
7728 Giblin	1977 AW2	Ian Giblin, British physicist †
7729 Golovanov	1977 QY3	Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovanov, Russian space engineer and scientific journalist †
7730 Sergerasimov	1978 NN1	Sergei Gerasimov, 20th-century Soviet actor, pedagogue, film director, and scenario writer †
7735 Scorzelli	1980 UL1	Rosa Scorzelli, Brazilian meteoriticist †
7736 Nizhnij Novgorod	1981 RC5	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia*
7737 Sirrah	1981 VU	(= Harris backwards) Alan William Harris, astronomer*
7738 Heyman	1981 WS1	*
7739 Čech	1982 CE	Eduard Čech, Czech mathematician †
7740 Petit	1983 RR2	*
7741 Fedoseev	1983 RR4	*
7742 Altamira	1985 US	Altamira, cave in Spain with cave art †
7747 Michałowski	1987 SO	*
7749 Jackschmitt	1988 JP	Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt, American planetary geologist, last astronaut on the Moon, and later a senator †
7750 McEwen	1988 QD1	Alfred McEwen, American planetary geologist †
7752 Otauchunokai	1988 US	*
7754 Gopalan	1989 TT11	Gopalan Srinivasan, Canadian geologist and meteoriticist †
7755 Haute-Provence	1989 YO5	Observatoire de Haute-Provence, France*
7756 Scientia	1990 FR1	Science*
7758 Poulanderson	1990 KT	Poul Anderson, American science fiction writer †
7763 Crabeels	1990 UT5	*
7766 Jododaira	1991 BH2	*
7767 Tomatic	1991 RB5	*
7769 Okuni	1991 VF4	*
7770 Siljan	1992 EQ8	Siljan, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact†
7771 Tvären	1992 EZ9	Tvären, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact†
7775 Taiko	1992 XD	*
7776 Takeishi	1993 BF	*
7777 Consadole	1993 CO1	*
7778 Markrobinson	1993 HK1	Mark Robinson, American planetary geologist †
7779 Susanring	1993 KL	Susan Ring, author*
7780 Maren	1993 NJ	*
7781 Townsend	1993 QT	*
7782 Mony	1994 CY	*
7787 Annalaura	1994 WW	Annalaura Calvani, wife of Luciano Tesi, co-discoverer of the object †
7788 Tsukuba	1994 XS	*
7789 Kwiatkowski	1994 XE6	Teofil Kwiatkowski, Polish painter*
7790 Miselli	1995 DK2	Furio Miselli, Italian poet*
7791 Ebicykl	1995 EB	Ebicykl, a tradition of cycling to Czech and Slovak observatories held by a group of astronomers †
7794 Sanvito	1996 AD4	*
7796 Járacimrman	1996 BG	Jára da Cimrman, fictional Czech genius †
7797 Morita	1996 BK2	*
7799 Martinšolc	1996 DW1	Martin Šolc, Czech astronomer †
7800 Zhongkeyuan	1996 EW2	*
7801-7900
7801 Goretti	1996 GG2	*
7802 Takiguchi	1996 XG1	*
7803 Adachi	1997 EW2	*
7804 Boesgaard	3083 P-L	Ann Merchant Boesgaard, American astronomer †
7805 Moons	7610 P-L	*
7807 Grier	1975 SJ1	Jennifer Grier, American planetary scientist †
7811 Zhaojiuzhang	1982 DT6	Zhao Jiuzhang, 20th-century Chinese physicist and pioneer of the Chinese satellite program †
7812 Billward	1984 UT	*
7813 Anderserikson	1985 UF3	Anders Erikson, Swedish astronomer†
7815 Dolon	1987 QN	Dolon, mythical Trojan warrior †
7816 Hanoi	1987 YA	Hanoi, Vietnam*
7817 Zibiturtle	1988 RH10	Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle, American planetary scientist †
7818 Muirhead	1990 QO	*
7824 Lynch	1991 RM2	*
7826 Kinugasa	1991 VO	Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese professional baseball player
7829 Jaroff	1992 WY4	*
7830 Akihikotago	1993 DC1	Akihiko Tago, Japanese amateur (?) astronomer*
7831 François-Xavier	1993 FQ	François-Xavier Bagnoud, French pilot
7833 Nilstamm	1993 FV32	Nils Tamm, Swedish amateur astronomer and artist, whose private observatory is now the Kvistabergs Observatorium, an observing station of the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory †
7837 Mutsumi	1993 TX	*
7838 Feliceierman	1993 WA	*
7840 Hendrika	1994 TL3	Hendrika Cornelia Marshall Aikman (née Grootendorst), wife of the discoverer †
7842 Ishitsuka	1994 XQ	*
7844 Horikawa	1995 YL1	*
7845 Mckim	1996 AC	Richard McKim, British amateur astronomer*
7846 Setvák	1996 BJ	Martin Setvák, Czech meteorologist †
7847 Mattiaorsi	1996 CS8	*
7848 Bernasconi	1996 DF1	Giovanni and Angelo Bernasconi, Italian amateur astronomers †
7849 Janjosefrič	1996 HR	Josef Jan Frič, Czech amateur astronomer, founder of Ondřejov Observatory*
7850 Buenos Aires	1996 LH	Buenos Aires, Argentina*
7851 Azumino	1996 YW2	*
7852 Itsukushima	7604 P-L	*
7853 Confucius	2086 T-2	Confucius, Chinese philosopher*
7854 Laotse	1076 T-3	Lao Zi, Chinese philosopher*
7855 Tagore	4092 T-3	Rabindranath Tagore, poet*
7856 Viktorbykov	1975 VB1	*
7857 Lagerros	1978 QC3	Johan S. V. Lagerros, Swedish astronomer†
7858 Bolotov	1978 SB3	Andrej Timofeevich Bolotov, 18th-century Russian writer, scientist, agriculturist, selectionist, forester and builder of parks †
7859 Lhasa	1979 US	Lhasa, Tibet †
7860 Zahnle	1980 PF	Kevin J. Zahnle, American space research scientist †
7861 Messenger	1981 EK25	Scott R. Messenger, American space scientist †
7862 Keikonakamura	1981 EE28	Keiko Nakamura Messenger, Japanese-American(?) space scientist †
7863 Turnbull	1981 VK	Margaret A. ("Maggie") Turnbull, American astrobiologist †
7866 Sicoli	1982 TK	Piero Sicoli, Italian amateur astronomer †
7867 Burian	1984 SB1	Zdeněk Burian, Czech artist †
7868 Barker	1984 UX2	*
7869 Pradun	1987 RV3	Valentin Panteleevich Pradun, Ukrainian economist and professor at Tavrichesky National University, president of the Crimean Academy of Humanities †
7871 Tunder	1990 SW4	Franz Tunder, German organist †
7873 Böll	1991 AE3	Heinrich Böll, German novelist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972*
7881 Schieferdecker	1992 RC7	Johann Christian Schieferdecker, German organist †
7886 Redman	1993 PE	Roderick Oliver Redman and Russell Ormond Redman, American-Canadian astronomers †
7887 Bratfest	1993 SU2	Oktober-fest style gathering hosted by the graduate students of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona
7890 Yasuofukui	1994 TC3	*
7891 Fuchie	1994 VJ7	*
7892 Musamurahigashi	1994 WQ12	Musashimurayama East High School, Japan*
7894 Rogers	1994 XC1	*
7895 Kaseda	1995 DK1	*
7896 Švejk	1995 EC	The Good Soldier Švejk, character created by Jaroslav Hašek †
7897 Bohuška	1995 EL1	*
7898 Ohkuma	1995 XR1	*
7899 Joya	1996 BV3	*
7900 Portule	1996 CV8	*
7901-8000
7901 Konnai	1996 DP	*
7902 Hanff	1996 HT17	Johann Nicolaus Hanff, German organist †
7903 Albinoni	1996 HV24	Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer †
7904 Morrow	1997 JL4	*
7905 Juzoitami	1997 OX	*
7906 Melanchton	3081 P-L	Philipp Melanchthon, German theologian*
7907 Erasmus	4047 P-L	Erasmus, Dutch humanist †
7908 Zwingli	4192 T-1	Huldrych Zwingli, Reformation theologian*
7910 Aleksola	1976 GD2	Aleksandr Anatol'evich Solov'yov, Russian (Kalmuk) poet and astronomer †
7911 Carlpilcher	1977 RZ8	Carl Bernard Pilcher, American astronomer*
7912 Lapovok	1978 PO3	*
7913 Parfenov	1978 TU8	*
7919 Prime	1981 EZ27	7919, thousandth prime number*
7921 Huebner	1982 RF	*
7923 Chyba	1983 WJ	Christopher Frank Chyba, American astrophysicist, astrobiologist, security advisor on nuclear proliferation and arms control*
7924 Simbirsk	1986 PW4	Simbirsk, a region in Russia, formerly Ulyanovsk*
7925 Shelus	1986 RX2	*
7928 Bijaoui	1986 WM5	Albert Bijaoui, French astronomer, born in Tunisia*
7931 Kristianpedersen	1988 EB1	Kristian Pedersen, Danish astrophysicist, winner of the 2004 Tycho Brahe Gold Medal †
7933 Magritte	1989 GP4	René Magritte Lessines, Belgian painter †
7934 Sinatra	1989 SG1	Frank Sinatra, singer*
7936 Mikemagee	1990 OW2	*
7939 Asphaug	1991 AP1	Erik Ian Asphaug, American astronomer*
7940 Erichmeyer	1991 EO1	Erich Meyer, Austrian amateur astronomer †
7945 Kreisau	1991 RK7	*
7947 Toland	1992 BE2	John Toland, British freethinker †
7948 Whitaker	1992 HY	*
7950 Berezov	1992 SS26	Siberian town
7953 Kawaguchi	1993 KP	*
7954 Kitao	1993 SQ2	*
7955 Ogiwara	1993 WE	*
7956 Yaji	1993 YH	*
7957 Antonella	1994 BT	*
7958 Leakey	1994 LE3	*
7960 Condorcet	1994 PW16	Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, French philosopher †
7961 Ercolepoli	1994 TD2	Ercole Poli, Italian amateur astronomer †
7963 Falcinelli	1995 CA	*
7965 Katsuhiko	1996 BD1	*
7966 Richardbaum	1996 DA	Richard Myer Baum, British amateur astronomer and author*
7967 Beny	1996 DV2	Michal "Beny" Böhm, friend of the discoverer †
7968 Elst-Pizarro	1996 N2	Eric Walter Elst and Guido Pizarro, discoverers (from comet name) †
7970 Lichtenberg	6065 P-L	Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist*
7971 Meckbach	9002 P-L	*
7972 Mariotti	1174 T-1	*
7973 Koppeschaar	1344 T-2	Carl Egon Koppeschaar, Dutch science writer †
7974 Vermeesch	2218 T-2	Theo Vermeesch, former director of the Simon Stevin Popular Observatory at Hoeven in the Netherlands †
7976 Pinigin	1977 QT2	Gennadij Ivanovich Pinigin, Russian astronomer, director of the Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory †
7978 Niknesterov	1978 SR4	*
7979 Pozharskij	1978 SV7	Dmitry Pozharsky, 17th century Russian hero*
7980 Senkevich	1978 TD2	Henryk Sienkiewicz, 19th century Polish writer*
7983 Festin	1980 FY	Leif Festin, Swedish astronomer †
7991 Kaguyahime	1981 UT7	Main female character in old Japanese romance Taketori-monogatari
7992 Yozan	1981 WC	*
7994 Bethellen	1983 CQ2	Beth Ellen Clark, American astronomer †
7995 Khvorostovsky	1983 PX	*
7996 Vedernikov	1983 RX3	*
7998 Gonczi	1985 JK	*
7999 Nesvorný	1986 RA3	*
8000 Isaac Newton	1986 RL5	Isaac Newton, scientist*

Preceded by 7001–7500

Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (7501-8000)

Succeeded by 8001–8500