Meanings of minor planet names: 8001–8500

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Contents:
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
8001–8100
8001 Ramsden 1986 TR3 Jesse Ramsden, British inventor of navigational instruments †
8003 Kelvin 1987 RJ William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, British physicist †
8005 Albinadubois 1988 MJ Albina du Boisrouvray, French philanthropist †
8006 Tacchini 1988 QU Pietro Tacchini, Italian astronomer, founder of the Italian Society of Spectroscopists, the forerunner of the Societá Astronomica Italiana (Italian Astronomical Society) †
8009 Béguin 1989 BA1 Jean Béguin, French chemist*
8010 Böhnhardt 1989 GB1 Hermann Böhnhardt, German astronomer †
8011 Saijokeiichi 1989 WG7 *
8013 Gordonmoore 1990 KA Gordon Earl Moore, American physicist and businessman*
8019 Karachkina 1990 TH12 Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer, wife of Yurii Vasilievich Karachkin, physics teacher, after whom 8089 Yukar was named
8020 Erzgebirge 1990 TV13 The Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) of Saxony and Bohemia †
8021 Walter 1990 UO2 *
8034 Akka 1992 LR *
8036 Maehara 1992 UG4 *
8039 Grandprism 1993 RB16 *
8040 Utsumikazuhiko 1993 SY3 *
8041 Masumoto 1993 VR2 *
8043 Fukuhara 1994 XE1 *
8044 Tsuchiyama 1994 YT *
8045 Kamiyama 1995 AW *
8046 Ajiki 1995 BU *
8047 Akikinoshita 1995 BT3 *
8048 Andrle 1995 DB1 Pavel Andrle, Czech astronomer †
8050 Beishida 1996 ST *
8051 Pistoria 1997 PP4 Pistoia, Italy †‡
8052 Novalis 2093 P-L Novalis, German author*
8053 Kleist 4082 P-L Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and novelist*
8054 Brentano 4581 P-L Clemens Brentano, German poet and novelist*
8055 Arnim 5004 P-L Achim von Arnim, German poet and novelist*
8056 Tieck 6038 P-L Ludwig Tieck, German poet*
8057 Hofmannsthal 4034 T-1 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian poet and novelist*
8058 Zuckmayer 3241 T-3 Carl Zuckmayer, German writer †
8059 Deliyannis 1957 JP *
8060 Anius 1973 SD1 *
8061 Gaudium 1975 UF *
8062 Okhotsymskij 1977 EZ *
8064 Lisitsa 1978 RR *
8065 Nakhodkin 1979 FD3 *
8066 Poldimeri 1980 PB2 *
8067 Helfenstein 1980 RU Paul Helfenstein, American astronomer †
8071 Simonelli 1981 GO Damon Paul Simonelli, American astronomer †
8072 Yojikondo 1981 GO1 Yoji Kondo, NASA physicist*
8073 Johnharmon 1982 BS John Harmon, scientist at Arecibo Observatory †
8074 Slade 1984 WC2 Martin Slade, scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory †
8075 Roero 1985 PE *
8077 Hoyle 1986 AW2 Sir Fred Hoyle, British astronomer*
8078 Carolejordan 1986 RS2 Carole Jordan, astrophysicist*
8079 Bernardlovell 1986 XF1 Sir Bernard Lovell, British radio-astronomer*
8080 Intel 1987 WU2 Intel, computer component manufacturer*
8081 Leopardi 1988 DD Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet*
8082 Haynes 1988 NR *
8083 Mayeda 1988 VB Shizuo Mayeda, Japanese amateur astronomer*
8084 Dallas 1989 CL1 Dallas, Texas*
8086 Peterthomas 1989 RB6 Peter Chew Thomas, American astronomer †
8087 Kazutaka 1989 WA2 *
8088 Australia 1990 SL27 Australia*
8089 Yukar 1990 TW7 Yurii Vasil'evich Karachkin, physics teacher at the school attached to the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Yurii is the husband of astronomer Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina, after whom 8019 Karachkina is named
8096 Emilezola 1993 OW3 Émile Zola, French writer †
8097 Yamanishi 1993 RE *
8098 Miyamotoatsushi 1993 SH2 Atsushi Miyamoto, Japanese astronomer*
8100 Nobeyama 1993 XF Nobeyama Radio Observatory, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan*
8101–8200
8101 Yasue 1993 XK1 *
8102 Yoshikazu 1994 AQ2 *
8103 Fermi 1994 BE Enrico Fermi, physicist*
8104 Kumamori 1994 BW4 *
8106 Carpino 1994 YB Mario Carpino, Italian astronomer †
8108 Wieland 1995 BC16 Christoph Martin Wieland, German poet*
8110 Heath 1995 DE2 *
8111 Hoepli 1995 GE Ulrico Hoepli, Italian publisher, who donated a planetarium to the city of Milan †
8112 Cesi 1995 JJ Federico Cesi, founder of the Accademia dei Lincei*
8113 Matsue 1996 HD1 *
8114 Lafcadio 1996 HZ1 Lafcadio Hearn, author*
8115 Sakabe 1996 HB2 *
8116 Jeanperrin 1996 HA15 Jean Baptiste Perrin, French physicist †
8117 Yuanlongping 1996 SD1 *
8120 Kobe 1997 VT *
8121 Altdorfer 2572 P-L Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter of the Renaissance*
8122 Holbein 4038 P-L Hans Holbein the Younger, German artist*
8123 Canaletto 3138 T-1 Canaletto, Venetian artist*
8124 Guardi 4370 T-1 Francesco Guardi, Italian painter of the Rococo period*
8125 Tyndareus 5493 T-2 Tyndareus, mythological Spartan king*
8126 Chanwainam 1966 BL Chan Wainam, Chinese educator and charity worker †
8127 Beuf 1967 HA Francisco Beuf, 19th-century French astronomer, who participated in the organization of the Argentinian Navy School and the La Plata Observatory, of which he was the first director †
8128 Nicomachus 1967 JP Nicomachus, Greek mathematician*
8130 Seeberg 1976 DJ1 *
8131 Scanlon 1976 SC Leo Scanlon Amateur Astronomer, co-founder of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, or AAAP. Member of the Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburgh.*
8132 Vitginzburg 1976 YA6 Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, Russian physicist and Nobelist †
8133 Takanochoei 1977 DX3 *
8134 Minin 1978 SQ7 *
8137 Kvíz 1979 SJ Zdeněk Kvíz, Czech astronomer †
8141 Nikolaev 1982 SO4 *
8142 Zolotov 1982 UR6 *
8143 Nezval 1982 VN Vítezslav Nezval, 20th-century Czech poet, founder of the Poetism movement and later founder of the surrealist group of Czechoslovakia †
8144 Hiragagennai 1982 VY2 *
8145 Valujki 1983 RY4 *
8146 Jimbell 1983 WG James Francis Bell, American astronomer †
8147 Colemanhawkins 1984 SU3 Coleman Hawkins, jazz musician*
8149 Ruff 1985 JN1 *
8150 Kaluga 1985 QL4 *
8151 Andranada 1986 PK6 *
8154 Stahl 1988 CQ7 *
8155 Battaglini 1988 QA Giuseppe Battaglini, Italian mathematician*
8156 Tsukada 1988 TR *
8158 Herder 1989 UH7 Johann Gottfried von Herder, German poet, theologian and philosopher*
8159 Fukuoka 1990 BE1 *
8161 Newman 1990 QP3 *
8163 Ishizaki 1990 UF2 Masako Ishizaki, amateur astronomer*
8164 Andreasdoppler 1990 UO3 Andreas Doppler, Minor Planet Center Associate and amateur astronomer at the Archenhold Observatory †
8165 Gnädig 1990 WQ3 Arno Gnädig, German amateur astronomer at the Archenhold Observatory † ‡
8166 Buczynski 1991 AH1 Denis Buczynski, British amateur astronomer †
8167 Ishii 1991 CM3 *
8168 Rogerbourke 1991 FK1 Roger Bourke*
8169 Mirabeau 1991 PO2 Mirabeau, French writer, orator and statesman*
8171 Stauffenberg 1991 RV3 Claus von Stauffenberg, German aristocrat and Wehrmacht officer, one of the leading figures in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler*
8175 Boerhaave 1991 VV5 Herman Boerhaave, Dutch physician and anatomist †
8181 Rossini 1992 ST26 Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer
8182 Akita 1992 TX *
8184 Luderic 1992 WL Child of astronomer Alain Maury*
8187 Akiramisawa 1992 XL *
8188 Okegaya 1992 YE3 Okegaya Marsh, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan †
8189 Naruke 1992 YG3 *
8190 Bouguer 1993 ON9 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician*
8191 Mersenne 1993 OX9 Marin Mersenne, French theologian and mathematician*
8192 Tonucci 1993 RB Guiseppe Tonucci, Italian cyclist
8193 Ciaurro 1993 SF *
8194 Satake 1993 SB1 *
8197 Mizunohiroshi 1993 VX *
8199 Takagitakeo 1993 XR *
8200 Souten 1994 AY1 *
8201–8300
8202 Gooley 1994 CX2 *
8203 Jogolehmann 1994 CP10 *
8204 Takabatake 1994 GC1 *
8205 Van Dijck 1994 PE10 Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter
8206 Masayuki 1994 WK1 *
8207 Suminao 1994 YS1 *
8208 Volta 1995 DL2 Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist †
8210 NANTEN 1995 EH *
8212 Naoshigetani 1995 EF1 *
8214 Mirellalilli 1995 FH Mirella Lilli, Italian wife of the discoverer, on the occasion of their twentieth wedding anniversary (2007 August) †
8216 Melosh 1995 FX14 Jay Melosh, geophysicist and planetary scientist*
8217 Dominikhašek 1995 HC Dominik Hašek, hockey player*
8218 Hosty 1996 JH *
8220 Nanyou 1996 JD1 *
8221 La Condamine 1996 NA4 Charles Marie de La Condamine, French geographer and mathematician*
8222 Gellner 1996 OX František Gellner, Czech poet †
8223 Bradshaw 1996 PD *
8224 Fultonwright 1996 PE Fulton Wright?*
8225 Emerson 1996 QC David Emerson, 1943–1996, astrophysicist at the Department of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh.*
8229 Kozelský 1996 YU2 *
8230 Perona 1997 TW16 *
8231 Tetsujiyamada 1997 TX17 *
8232 Akiramizuno 1997 UW3 *
8233 Asada 1997 VZ2 *
8234 Nobeoka 1997 VK8 Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan*
8235 Fragonard 2096 P-L Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter*
8236 Gainsborough 4040 P-L Thomas Gainsborough, British artist*
8237 Constable 7581 P-L John Constable, British artist*
8238 Courbet 4232 T-1 *
8239 Signac 1153 T-2 *
8240 Matisse 4172 T-2 Henri Matisse, French artist*
8241 Agrius 1973 SE1 *
8244 Mikolaichuk 1975 TO2 *
8246 Kotov 1979 QT8 *
8248 Gurzuf 1979 TV2 *
8249 Gershwin 1980 GG George Gershwin, composer †
8250 Cornell 1980 RP Cornell University †
8251 Isogai 1980 VA *
8256 Shenzhou 1981 UZ9 Shenzhou spacecraft †
8257 Andycheng 1982 HO1 Andrew F. Cheng, of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission †
8261 Ceciliejulie 1985 RD Cecilie Ida and Julie Liv Cetti Hansen, twin daughters of Danish astrophysicist Anja C. Andersen (see 8820) †
8262 Carcich 1985 RG Brian Carcich, systems programmer with the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University, member of the Galileo Imaging Team and NEAR Shoemaker imaging †
8266 Bertelli 1986 TC *
8268 Goerdeler 1987 SQ10 Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German politician, opponent of the Nazi regime, who was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo and executed in Berlin in February 1945*
8269 Calandrelli 1988 QB Ignazio Calandrelli, Italian astronomer*
8270 Winslow 1989 JF *
8273 Apatheia 1989 WB2 *
8274 Soejima 1990 TJ1 *
8275 Inca 1990 VR8 The Inca people of South America*
8276 Shigei 1991 FL *
8279 Cuzco 1991 PN7 Cuzco, Peru*
8282 Delp 1991 RR40 *
8284 Cranach 1991 TT13 Lucas Cranach the Elder, Dutch artist*
8286 Kouji 1992 EK1 *
8289 An-Eefje 1992 JQ3 An Marchal (age 17) and Eefje Lambrechts (age 19), two victims of Marc Dutroux*
8291 Bingham 1992 RV1 Hiram Bingham III, explorer*
8294 Takayuki 1992 UM3 *
8295 Toshifukushima 1992 UN4 *
8296 Miyama 1993 AD *
8297 Gérardfaure 1993 QJ4 Gérard Fauré, French amateur astronomer †
8298 Loubna 1993 SQ10 Loubna Mahjoubi (age 9), victim of Ali Madani in Oujda, Morocco*
8299 Téaleoni 1993 TP24 Téa Leoni, actress*
8300 Iga 1994 AO2 *
8301–8400
8301 Haseyuji 1995 BG2 *
8302 Kazukin 1995 CY *
8303 Miyaji 1995 CO1 *
8304 Ryomichico 1995 DJ1 *
8305 Teika 1995 DQ1 *
8306 Shoko 1995 DY1 *
8307 Peltan 1995 EN The Peltans, the family of discoverer Jana Tichá (née Peltanová) †
8308 Julie-Mélissa 1996 HD13 Julie Lejeune and Mélissa Russo (both age 8), two victims of Marc Dutroux*
8310 Seelos 1996 PL2 *
8311 Zhangdaning 1996 TV1 *
8313 Christiansen 1996 YU1 *
8314 Tsuji 1997 US8 *
8315 Bajin 1997 WA22 Ba Jin, Chinese anarchist author*
8316 Wolkenstein 3002 P-L *
8317 Eurysaces 4523 P-L Eurysaces, Greek Homeric hero*
8318 Averroes 1306 T-2 Averroes, Islamic philosopher*
8319 Antiphanes 3365 T-2 Antiphanes, Greek dramatist*
8320 van Zee 1955 RV *
8321 Akim 1977 EX *
8322 Kononovich 1978 RL1 Edvard Vladimirovich Kononovich, Russian astrophysicist*
8323 Krimigis 1979 UH Stamatios ("Tom") Krimigis, Greek-born American physicist, Head of the Space Department of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ‡
8326 Paulkling 1981 JS2 Paul Kling, violinist and survivor of Theresienstadt*
8327 Weihenmayer 1981 JE3 Erik Weihenmayer, first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest*
8328 Uyttenhove 1981 QQ2 Jozef Uyttenhove, Belgian (Flemish) physicist and historian of the exact sciences †
8329 Speckman 1982 FP3 Mark Speckman, American handicapped football coach †
8330 Fitzroy 1982 FX3 Robert FitzRoy, 19th-century British Naval Officer, hydrographer and meteorologist, captain of the HMS Beagle, governor of New Zealand, founder of the British Meteorological Office †
8331 Dawkins 1982 KK1 Richard Dawkins, British evolutionary biologist †
8332 Ivantsvetaev 1982 TL2 Ivan Vladimirovich Tsvetaev, Russian art critic*
8335 Sarton 1984 DD1 George Alfred Leon Sarton, Belgian-born American mathematician and author, founder of the magazines Isis and Osiris †
8336 Šafařík 1984 SK1 Vojtěch Šafařík, Czech astronomer and his wife Paulína Šafaříková †
8338 Ralhan 1985 FE3 Philip Ralhan Bidstrup, Danish physicist †
8339 Kosovichia 1985 RM6 *
8340 Mumma 1985 TS1 Michael J. Mumma, planetary scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center*
8343 Tugendhat 1986 TG3 Villa Tugendhat, Brno, Czech Republic; architectural landmark †
8344 Babette 1987 BB Babette ("Babbie") Whipple, née Samelson, American teacher, researcher, psychotherapist, and wife of astronomer Fred L. Whipple †
8345 Ulmerspatz 1987 BO1 *
8347 Lallaward 1987 HK Lalla Ward, British actress and wife of Richard Dawkins. Best known for her role as Romana in the long-running British sci-fi TV series Doctor Who*
8348 Bhattacharyya 1988 BX Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharyya, Indian astronomer, director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bangalore, instrumental in the completion of the 2.3-m Vainu Bappu telescope †
8353 Megryan 1989 GC4 Meg Ryan, American actress*
8356 Wadhwa 1989 RO2 *
8357 O'Connor 1989 SC1 *
8358 Rickblakley 1989 VN5 Rick Blakley?*
8367 Bokusui 1990 UL2 Bokusui Wakayama, Japanese poet*
8370 Vanlindt 1991 RK11 *
8371 Goven 1991 TJ14 *
8373 Stephengould 1992 AB Stephen Jay Gould, evolutionary biologist*
8374 Horohata 1992 AK1 *
8375 Kenzokohno 1992 AP1 Kenzo Kohno, amateur astronomer*
8377 Elmerreese 1992 SD1 *
8378 Sweeney 1992 SN1 *
8379 Straczynski 1992 SW10 J. Michael Straczynski, science fiction writer*
8380 Tooting 1992 SW17 *
8381 Hauptmann 1992 SO24 Gerhart Hauptmann, German dramatist*
8382 Mann 1992 SQ26 Thomas Mann, German novelist*
8386 Vanvinckenroye 1993 BB6 *
8387 Fujimori 1993 DO Kenichi Fujimori, Japanese astronomer*
8391 Kring 1993 HH3 David Kring, American Geophysicist and Planetary Scientist*
8393 Tetsumasakamoto 1993 TJ1 *
8395 Rembaut 1993 TQ23 *
8397 Chiakitanaka 1993 XO *
8398 Rubbia 1993 XY Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984*
8399 Wakamatsu 1994 AD *
8400 Tomizo 1994 AQ *
8401–8500
8401 Assirelli 1994 DA Giuseppe Assirelli, Italian photographer †
8403 Minorushimizu 1994 JG Shimizu Minoru?*
8405 Asbolus 1995 GO Asbolus, mythological Greek centaur*
8406 Iwaokusano 1995 HJ Japanese amateur astronomer Kusano Iwao（草野 磐） *
8407 Houlahan 1995 ON *
8408 Strom 1995 SX12 Robert G. Strom, American Planetary Scientist*
8409 Valentaugustus 1995 WB43 Valentin Augustus Weber, 19th-century German-American stained-glass designer and constructor and mahogany furniture builder, grandfather of the discovery team leader †
8410 Hiroakiohno 1996 QZ1 *
8411 Celso 1996 TO *
8413 Kawakami 1996 TV10 *
8414 Atsuko 1996 TW10 *
8416 Okada 1996 VB8 *
8417 Lancetaylor 1996 VG8 Lance Taylor, science educator †
8418 Mogamigawa 1996 VS30 *
8419 Terumikazumi 1996 VK38 Kazumi Terumi? *
8420 Angrogna 1996 WQ Angrogna, a town in the Province of Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy
8421 Montanari 1996 XA9 Geminiano Montanari, Italian mathematician
8422 Mohorovičić 1996 XJ26 Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian seismologist †
8423 Macao 1997 AO22 Macau*
8424 Toshitsumita 1997 CP *
8425 Zirankexuejijin 1997 CJ29 *
8428 Okiko 1997 VJ8 Okiko Seki, wife of the discoverer, Tsutomu Seki*
8430 Florey 1997 YB5 Howard Walter Florey, pathologist who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine
8431 Haseda 1997 YQ13 Haseda Katsumi, Japanese amateur astronomer †
8432 Tamakasuga 1997 YD18 *
8433 Brachyrhynchus 2561 P-L Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)*
8434 Columbianus 6571 P-L Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)*
8435 Anser 6643 P-L One of the goose genera*
8436 Leucopsis 2259 T-1 Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)*
8437 Bernicla 3057 T-1 Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)*
8438 Marila 4825 T-1 Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)*
8439 Albellus 2034 T-2 Smew (Mergellus albellus)*
8440 Wigeon 1017 T-3 Wigeon (Anas penelope)*
8441 Lapponica 4008 T-3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)*
8442 Ostralegus 4237 T-3 Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)*
8443 Svecica 4343 T-3 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)*
8444 Popovich 1969 TR1 Pavel Romanovich Popovich, Russian cosmonaut*
8445 Novotroitskoe 1973 QG2 This minor planet is being named on the occasion of the 50th anniversary

of the signing of the friendship agreement between Novotroitskoe, the district center of the Chersonian region in Ukraine, and the town of Genichesk,Ukraine.
8446 Tazieff 1973 SB6 Haroun Tazieff, French vulcanologist*
8447 Cornejo 1974 OE Antonio Cornejo, Argentinian founder and director of the Galileo Galilei planetarium in Buenos Aires †
8448 Belyakina 1976 UT1 *
8449 Maslovets 1977 EO1 *
8450 Egorov 1977 QL1 *
8451 Gaidai 1977 RY6 *
8452 Clay 1978 WB *
8470 Dudinskaya 1982 SA4 Natalya Dudinskaya, Russian ballerina*
8471 Obrant 1983 RX4 *
8472 Tarroni 1983 TC Gino Tarroni, Italian amateur astronomer
8474 Rettig 1985 GA1 *
8475 Vsevoivanov 1985 PC2 *
8477 Andrejkiselev 1986 RF7 *
8485 Satoru 1989 FL Satoru Honda, wife of astronomer Minoru Honda*
8488 d'Argens 1989 SR1 Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens, French writer and philosopher*
8489 Boulder 1989 TA3 Boulder, Colorado, USA*
8491 Joelle-gilles 1989 YL5 *
8492 Kikuoka 1990 BZ Hidekazu Kikuoka, amateur astronomer*
8493 Yachibozu 1990 BY1 Yachibozu (tussocks), often seen in the Kushiro Marsh on the island of Hokkaido †
8494 Edpatvega 1990 OT4 *
8496 Jandlsmith 1990 QO3 *
8498 Ufa 1990 RM17 *
8500 Hori 1990 TU *
Preceded by
7,501–8,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 8,001–8,500		 Succeeded by
8,501–9,000