Meanings of minor planet names: 7001–7500

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
7001–7100
7001 Noether 1955 EH Emmy Noether, German-born American mathematician †
7002 Bronshten 1971 OV Vitalii Aleksandrovich Bronshten, Russian meteor researcher †
7003 Zoyamironova 1976 SZ9 Zoya Sergeevna Mironova, Russian physician, specialist in sports medicine and trauma specialist to the Russian cosmonauts †
7004 Markthiemens 1979 OB9 Mark H. Thiemens, American chemist and areologist †
7005 Henninghaack 1981 ET25 Henning Haack, Danish curator of meteorites at the Geologisk Museum (Geological Museum) of the København Universitet (University of Copenhagen) †
7006 Folco 1981 ER31 Luigi Folco, Italian curator of meteorites at the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide "Felice Ippolito" (National Museum of Antarctica) of the Universities of Genova, Siena and Trieste †
7007 Timjull 1981 EK34 A. J. Timothy Jull, American meteoriticist, editor of the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science †
7008 Pavlov 1985 QH5 Nikolaj Nikiforovich Pavlov, Russian astronomer †
7009 Hume 1987 QU1 David Hume, British philosopher †
7010 Locke 1987 QH3 John Locke, British philosopher †
7011 Worley 1987 SK1 Charles Edmund Worley, American astronomer †
7012 Hobbes 1988 CH2 Thomas Hobbes, British political philosopher †
7014 Nietzsche 1989 GT4 Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher †
7015 Schopenhauer 1990 QC8 Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher †
7016 Conandoyle 1991 YG Arthur Conan Doyle, British novelist*
7017 Uradowan 1992 CE2 Urado Bay, Kochi, Japan*
7020 Yourcenar 1992 GR2 Marguerite Yourcenar, pseudonym of French-Belgian-American writer Marguerite de Crayencour †
7027 Toshihanda 1993 XT *
7028 Tachikawa 1993 XC1 *
7030 Colombini 1993 YU *
7032 Hitchcock 1994 VC2 Sir Alfred Hitchcock, British film director*
7035 Gomi 1995 BD3 *
7037 Davidlean 1995 BK3 David Lean, British film director*
7039 Yamagata 1996 GO2 -
7040 Harwood 2642 P-L Ronald Harwood, South African-born British actor, writer and producer*
7041 Nantucket 4081 P-L Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA*
7042 Carver 1933 FE1 *
7043 Godart 1934 RB Odon Godart, Belgian astronomer*
7046 Reshetnev 1977 QG2 Mikhail Fedorovich Reshetnev, Russian engineer, designer of communications and navigation satellites, launch vehicles*
7047 Lundström 1978 RZ9 Magnus Lundström, Swedish astronomer †
7048 Chaussidon 1981 EH34 Marc Chaussidon, French geochemist †
7049 Meibom 1981 UV21 Anders Meibom, Danish meteoriticist †
7051 Sean 1985 JY Sean Colin Woodard, oldest grandson of the discoverers †
7054 Brehm 1989 GL8 *
7056 Kierkegaard 1989 SE2 Søren Kierkegaard, Danish religious philosopher †
7061 Pieri 1991 PE1 David Pieri, American planetary geologist and volcanologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.†
7062 Meslier 1991 PY5 Jean Meslier, French priest and philosopher †
7064 Montesquieu 1992 OC5 Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, French political thinker †
7066 Nessus 1993 HA2 Nessus, mythological Greek centaur*
7067 Kiyose 1993 XE *
7068 Minowa 1994 WD1 *
7072 Beijingdaxue 1996 CB8 University of Beijing*
7073 Rudbelia 1972 RU1 *
7074 Muckea 1977 RD3 Hermann Mucke, Austrian amateur astronomer and author, Director of the Urania-Sternwarte (Planetarium und Urania Observatory) in Vienna from 1971 to 2000*
7075 Sadovnichij 1979 SN4 Viktor Sadovnichiy, Russian mathematician, Rector of the Moscow State University
7077 Shermanschultz 1982 VZ Sherman Schultz, American astronomy teacher at Macalester College for over 30 years, and who made many contributions to amateur telescope making †
7078 Unojönsson 1985 UH3 Uno Jönsson, Swedish astronomer, author and friend of the discoverer †
7079 Baghdad 1986 RR Baghdad, Iraq*
7081 Ludibunda 1987 QF7 *
7082 La Serena 1987 YL1 La Serena, Chile, north of which lies the La Silla Observatory*
7083 Kant 1989 CL3 Immanuel Kant, German philosopher †
7086 Bopp 1991 TA1 Thomas Bopp, American amateur astronomer*
7087 Lewotsky 1991 TG4 Kristin Lewotsky, American optical engineer, editorial director of SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers)*
7088 Ishtar 1992 AA Ishtar, Akkadian goddess*
7092 Cadmus 1992 LC Cadmus, Greek mythological figure*
7093 Jonleake 1992 OT Jonathan Richard Leake, British journalist, Science and Environment Editor for The Sunday Times †
7094 Godaisan 1992 RJ Godaisan, mountain in Kochi, Japan*
7095 Lamettrie 1992 SB22 Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French medical doctor and philosopher †
7096 Napier 1992 VM John Napier, Scottish mathematician*
7097 Yatsuka 1993 TF *
7098 Réaumur 1993 TK39 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist*
7099 Feuerbach 1996 HX25 Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach, German philosopher and moralist †
7100 Martin Luther 1360 T-2 Martin Luther, German Reformation theologian*
7101–7200
7102 Neilbone 1936 NB Neil Bone, Scottish amateur astronomer, author and broadcaster † ‡
7104 Manyousyu 1977 DU Manyousyu, earliest collection of Japanese poetry*
7105 Yousyozan 1977 DB1 *
7106 Kondakov 1978 PM3 *
7107 Peiser 1980 PB1 Benny Josef Peiser, British social anthropologist †
7108 Nefedov 1981 RM3 *
7109 Heine 1983 RT4 Either Eduard Heine, German mathematician, or Heinrich Heine, German poet*
7110 Johnpearse 1983 XH1 John Marshall Pearse, Australian mechanical technician at the Perth Observatory (1981–2006) †
7112 Ghislaine 1986 GV Ghislaine Crozaz, Belgian meteoriticist*
7113 Ostapbender 1986 SD2 *
7114 Weinek 1986 WN7 Ladislaus Weinek, Czech astronomer † ‡
7115 Franciscuszeno 1986 WO7 Franciscus Zeno, Czech astronomer, palaeontologist and professor of mathematics †
7116 Mentall 1986 XX E. Talmadge Mentall, American astronomical atlas illustrator
7117 Claudius 1988 CA1 Claudius, Roman Emperor*
7118 Kuklov 1988 VD5 Kuklov, village in Czech Republic †
7119 Hiera 1989 AV2 Hiera, mythical person related to Trojan War
7121 Busch 1989 AL7 Matthias Busch, German amateur astronomer*
7122 Iwasaki 1989 EN2 *
7124 Glinos 1990 OJ4 Tom Glinos, Canadian astronomer †
7125 Eitarodate 1991 CN1 Eitaro Date, Japanese amateur astronomer*
7126 Cureau 1991 GJ4 Marin Cureau de la Chambre, French medical doctor and scientist †
7127 Stifter 1991 RD3 Adalbert Stifter, Austrian poet and novelist*
7128 Misawa 1991 SM1 *
7130 Klepper 1992 HR4 *
7131 Longtom 1992 YL *
7132 Casulli 1993 SE *
7133 Kasahara 1993 TX1 *
7134 Ikeuchisatoru 1993 UY *
7137 Ageo 1994 AQ1 *
7139 Tsubokawa 1994 CV2 Ietsune Tsubokawa, Japanese astronomer*
7140 Osaki 1994 EE1 *
7141 Bettarini 1994 EZ1 *
7142 Spinoza 1994 PC19 Baruch Spinoza (Benedict de Spinoza), Dutch-Jewish philosopher † ‡
7143 Haramura 1995 WU41 *
7144 Dossobuono 1996 KQ Dossobuono, Italy*
7145 Linzexu 1996 LO Lin Zexu, Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty*
7146 Konradin 3034 P-L Konradin Ferrari d'Occhieppo, Austrian astronomer*
7147 Feijth 4015 P-L Henk Feijth, Dutch amateur astronomer †
7148 Reinholdbien 1047 T-1 Reinhold Bien, German astronomer*
7149 Bernie 3220 T-3 *
7152 Euneus 1973 SH1 Euneus, mythical person related to Trojan War*
7153 Vladzakharov 1975 XP3 Vladimir Zakharov, Russian physicist*
7157 Lofgren 1981 EC8 Gary E. Lofgren, American planetary scientist and curator of lunar materials at NASA's Johnson Space Center †
7158 IRTF 1981 ES8 The 3-m NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) †
7159 Bobjoseph 1981 EN17 Robert D. Joseph, American astronomer †
7160 Tokunaga 1981 UQ29 Alan T. Tokunaga, American astronomer †
7161 Golitsyn 1982 UY10 Georgii Sergeevich Golitsyn, Russian astronomer, specialising in the physics of planetary atmospheres*
7162 Sidwell 1982 VB1 *
7164 Babadzhanov 1984 ET Pulat Babadzhanovich Babadzhanov, Tajik astronomer*
7165 Pendleton 1985 RH Yvonne Jean Pendleton, American astronomer or Geoffrey Nelson Pendleton, American astronomer*
7166 Kennedy 1985 TR Malcolm Kennedy (1944-1997), Secretary of the Astronomical Society of Glasgow †
7167 Laupheim 1985 TD3 Volkssternwarte Laupheim (Laupheim Public Observatory) † ‡
7169 Linda 1986 TK1 *
7170 Livesey 1987 MK Ron Livesey, Scottish amateur astronomer †
7171 Arthurkraus 1988 AT1 Baron Artur Kraus, Czech astronomy benefactor and popularizer †
7172 Multatuli 1988 DE2 Multatuli, pseudonym of Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker † ‡
7173 Sepkoski 1988 PL1 J. John Sepkoski Jr., American palaeontologist †
7174 Semois 1988 SQ Semois river, in Wallonia, flowing from Luxembourg and the Ardennes into the river Meuse †
7176 Kuniji 1989 XH *
7178 Ikuookamoto 1990 VA3 *
7179 Gassendi 1991 GQ6 Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher and scientist †
7182 Robinvaughan 1991 RV1 Robin M. Vaughan, American engineer, who worked for the Voyager 2, Galileo, Cassini–Huygens and Mars Pathfinder missions and was lead guidance and control system engineer for the MESSENGER spacecraft †
7186 Tomioka 1991 YF *
7187 Isobe 1992 BW *
7188 Yoshii 1992 SF1 *
7189 Kuniko 1992 SX12 *
7192 Cieletespace 1993 RY1 Ciel et espace (Sky and Space), French astronomy magazine*
7193 Yamaoka 1993 SE2 *
7195 Danboice 1994 AJ Daniel Craig Boice, American astronomer*
7196 Baroni 1994 BF Sandra Baroni, Italian amateur astronomer and AAVSO member †
7197 Pieroangela 1994 BH Piero Angela, Italian science writer*
7198 Montelupo 1994 BJ Osservatorio di Montelupo*
7199 Brianza 1994 FR The Brianza area of Lombardy, and the Gruppo Astrofili Brianza (Brianza Astrophile Group), to which the discoverers belong †
7201–7300
7201 Kuritariku 1994 UF1 *
7203 Sigeki 1995 DG2 *
7204 Ondřejov 1995 GH Ondřejov, Czech Republic, 35 km SE of Prague and where the Ondřejov Observatory, the country's oldest active observatory, is located †
7205 Sadanori 1995 YE1 *
7206 Shiki 1996 QT *
7207 Hammurabi 2133 P-L Hammurabi, King of Babylon*
7208 Ashurbanipal 2645 P-L Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria*
7209 Cyrus 3523 P-L Cyrus II of Persia*
7210 Darius 6555 P-L Darius I of Persia*
7211 Xerxes 1240 T-1 Xerxes I of Persia*
7212 Artaxerxes 2155 T-2 Artaxerxes II of Persia*
7213 Conae 1967 KB CONAE, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (Argentinian "National Committee for Space Activities") †
7214 Anticlus 1973 SM1 Anticlus, mythical person related to Trojan War*
7215 Gerhard 1977 FS *
7216 Ishkov 1977 QQ2 *
7217 Dacke 1979 QX3 Nils Dacke, Swedish leader of the peasant revolt of 1542 †
7219 Satterwhite 1981 EZ47 Cecilia Satterwhite, American curator of meteorites at NASA's Johnson Space Center †
7220 Philnicholson 1981 QE Philip David Nicholson, American astronomer*
7222 Alekperov 1981 TJ3 *
7223 Dolgorukij 1982 TF2 *
7224 Vesnina 1982 TK3 Leonid Aleksandrovich Vesnin, Victor Aleksandrovich Vesnin, and Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vesnin, Russian architects*
7225 Huntress 1983 BH *
7226 Kryl 1984 QJ Karel Kryl, Czech singer-songwriter †
7228 MacGillivray 1985 GO *
7229 Tonimoore 1985 RV *
7230 Lutz 1985 RZ1 *
7231 Porco 1985 TQ1 Carolyn C. Porco, American planetary scientist*
7232 Nabokov 1985 UQ Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-American novelist †
7233 Majella 1986 EQ5 Parco Nazionale della Majella (Majella National Park) in Abruzzo, one of Italy's largest, wildest and best preserved natural reserves †
7235 Hitsuzan 1986 UY Hitsuzan, mountain in Kochi, Japan*
7237 Vickyhamilton 1988 VH Victoria Hamilton, American planetary mineralogist †
7238 Kobori 1989 OA *
7239 Mobberley 1989 TE Martin Mobberley, British amateur astronomer and author †
7241 Kuroda 1990 VF3 *
7242 Okyudo 1990 VG3 *
7244 Villa-Lobos 1991 PQ1 Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer †
7248 Älvsjö 1992 EV21 Älvsjö, Sweden, now a suburb of Stockholm, where the Battle of Brännkyrka occurred †
7250 Kinoshita 1992 SG1 *
7251 Kuwabara 1992 SF13 *
7252 Kakegawa 1992 UZ *
7253 Nara 1993 CL *
7254 Kuratani 1993 TN1 *
7256 Bonhoeffer 1993 VJ5 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologian and opponent of Nazism, executed in 1945 following his arrest and imprisonment after the attempt to assassinate Hitler. His brother Klaus was amongst those arrested and executed*
7257 Yoshiya 1994 AH1 *
7258 Pettarin 1994 EF *
7259 Gaithersburg 1994 EG1 *
7260 Metelli 1994 FN *
7261 Yokootakeo 1994 GZ *
7262 Sofue 1995 BX1 *
7263 Takayamada 1995 DP *
7265 Edithmüller 2908 T-2 Edith Müller, Swiss astronomer*
7266 Trefftz 4270 T-2 Eleonore Trefftz, German physicist, or, her father Erich Trefftz, after whom the Trefftz Method is named*
7268 Chigorin 1972 TF *
7269 Alprokhorov 1975 VK2 Alexander Prokhorov, Russian physicist and Nobel laureate*
7270 Punkin 1978 NY7 *
7271 Doroguntsov 1979 SR2 *
7272 Darbydyar 1980 DD1 M. Darby Dyar, American astronomy professor and planetologist at Mount Holyoke College †
7273 Garyhuss 1981 EK4 Gary R. Huss, American cosmochemist, director of the W. M. Keck Cosmochemistry Laboratory at the University of Hawaii †
7274 Washioyama 1982 FC Washioyama, mountain in Kochi, Japan*
7276 Maymie 1983 RE *
7277 Klass 1983 RM2 Philip J. Klass, prominent UFO skeptic [Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 29, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2005, p. 18]
7278 Shtokolov 1985 UW4 Boris Timofeevich Shtokolov, Russian opera singer*
7279 Hagfors 1985 VD1 Tor Hagfors, Norwegian astronomer*
7280 Bergengruen 1988 RA3 Werner Bergengruen, German (Baltic German) novelist*
7285 Seggewiss 1990 EX2 Wilhelm Seggewiss, German astronomer †
7287 Yokokurayama 1990 VN2 Yokokurayama, mountain in Kochi, Japan*
7289 Kamegamori 1991 JU Kamegamori, mountain in Kochi, Japan*
7290 Johnrather 1991 JY1 John Daniel Gray Rather, American astronomer*
7291 Hyakutake 1991 XC1 Yuji Hyakutake, Japanese astronomer †
7292 Prosperin 1992 EM7 Erik Prosperin, Swedish astronomer †
7293 Kazuyuki 1992 FH *
7296 Lamarck 1992 PW1 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist †
7299 Indiawadkins 1992 WZ5 India Wadkins, long-time secretary to the Planetary Society †
7300 Yoshisada 1992 YV2 *
7301–7400
7304 Namiki 1994 AE2 *
7305 Ossakajusto 1994 CX1 *
7306 Panizon 1994 EH *
7307 Takei 1994 EH George Takei, American actor †
7308 Hattori 1995 BQ4 Tadahiko Hattori, Japanese astronomer †
7309 Shinkawakami 1995 FU *
7311 Hildehan 1995 TU *
7313 Pisano 6207 P-L Giovanni Pisano, Italian sculptor or Andrea Pisano, Italian sculptor*
7314 Pevsner 2146 T-1 Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born British historian of art and architecture*
7315 Kolbe 1136 T-2 *
7316 Hajdu 3145 T-2 *
7317 Cabot 1940 ED John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), Genoese-Venetian explorer †
7318 Dyukov 1969 OX *
7319 Katterfeld 1976 SA6 Gennadij Nikolaevich Katterfeld, Russian geologist*
7320 Potter 1978 TP6 Hejno Iogannovich Potter, Russian astronomer †
7322 Lavrentina 1979 SW2 *
7323 Robersomma 1979 SD9 *
7324 Carret 1981 BC *
7326 Tedbunch 1981 UK22 Theodore E. Bunch, American meteoriticist †
7327 Crawford 1983 RZ1 *
7328 Casanova 1984 SC1 Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer, spy, diplomat, and libertine †
7329 Bettadotto 1985 GK Elisabetta Dotto, Italian astronomer †
7330 Annelemaître 1985 TD Anne Lemaître, Belgian astronomer*
7331 Balindblad 1985 TV Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer*
7332 Ponrepo 1986 XJ5 Viktor Ponrepo (Dismas Šlambor), Czech cinematic pioneer †
7333 Bec-Borsenberger 1987 SM4 Annick Bec-Borsenberger, French astronomer*
7334 Sciurus 1988 QV The Sciurus genus (squirrels) †
7336 Saunders 1989 RS1 *
7342 Uchinoura 1992 FB1 *
7343 Ockeghem 1992 GE2 Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer †
7344 Summerfield 1992 LU *
7345 Happer 1992 OF Felix Happer, the character played by Burt Lancaster in the movie "Local Hero" †
7346 Boulanger 1993 DQ2 François Boulanger, French astronomer*
7349 Ernestmaes 1993 QK4 *
7351 Yoshidamichi 1993 XB1 *
7353 Kazuya 1995 AC1 *
7354 Ishiguro 1995 BR1 Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-born British author*
7355 Bottke 1995 HN2 William Frederick Bottke, American astronomer*
7356 Casagrande 1995 SK5 *
7358 Oze 1995 YA3 *
7359 Messier 1996 BH Charles Messier, French astronomer †
7360 Moberg 1996 BQ17 Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish writer †
7361 Endres 1996 DN1 *
7362 Rogerbyrd 1996 EY *
7363 Esquibel 1996 FA1 *
7364 Otonkučera 1996 KS Oton Kučera, founder of Zagreb Observatory, Croatia
7365 Sejong 1996 QV1 *
7366 Agata 1996 UY *
7367 Giotto 3077 T-1 Giotto di Bondone, Italian painter*
7368 Haldancohn 1966 BB *
7369 Gavrilin 1975 AN *
7370 Krasnogolovets 1978 SM5 *
7373 Stashis 1979 QX9 *
7376 Jefftaylor 1980 UU1 G. Jeffrey Taylor, American planetary scientist †
7377 Pizzarello 1981 EW9 Sandra Pizzarello, American chemist, pioneer of the study of organic material in meteorites †
7378 Herbertpalme 1981 EK18 Herbert Palme, German geochemist †
7379 Naoyaimae 1981 EC29 Naoya Imae, Japanese curator at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo, meteoroticist and areologist †
7381 Mamontov 1981 RG5 Savva Ivanovich Mamontov, Russian patron of the arts*
7382 Bozhenkova 1981 RJ5 *
7383 Lassovszky 1981 SE Károly Lassovszky, Hungarian astronomer † ‡
7385 Aktsynovia 1981 UQ11 *
7386 Paulpellas 1981 WM Paul Pellas, French meteoriticist*
7387 Malbil 1982 BS1 Malcolm Bilson, American pianist †
7389 Michelcombes 1982 UE Michel Combes, French astronomer*
7390 Kundera 1983 QE Milan Kundera, Czech novelist †
7391 Strouhal 1983 VS1 Vincenc Strouhal, Czech physicist †
7392 Kowalski 1984 EX Richard Kowalski, American amateur astronomer †
7393 Luginbuhl 1984 SL3 Christian Luginbuhl, American astronomer*
7394 Xanthomalitia 1985 QX4 *
7396 Brusin 1986 EQ2 *
7398 Walsh 1986 VM Martin F. Walsh, friend of the discoverer †
7400 Lenau 1987 QW1 Nikolaus Lenau (N. F. Niembsch von Strehlenau), 19th-century Austrian poet, whose Faust was the inspiration of Liszt's Mephisto Walzer †
7401–7500
7401 Toynbee 1987 QW7 Arnold J. Toynbee, 20th-century British historian, author of the twelve-volume A Study of History †
7403 Choustník 1988 AV1 Choustník, castle in Czech Republic †
7408 Yoshihide 1989 SB Yoshihide Hayashi, Japanese amateur astronomer †
7410 Kawazoe 1990 QG Akira Kawazoe, Japanese amateur astronomer*
7412 Linnaeus 1990 SL9 Carl von Linné, Swedish naturalist †
7413 Galibina 1990 SH28 *
7414 Bosch 1990 TD8 Carl Bosch, German chemist (winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1931) and amateur astronomer †
7415 Susumuimoto 1990 VL8 Susumu Imoto, Japanese amateur astronomer*
7416 Linnankoski 1990 WV4 Johannes Linnankoski, pseudonym of Vihtori Peltonen, Finnish writer †
7418 Akasegawa 1991 EJ1 *
7420 Buffon 1991 RP11 Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, French naturalist †
7421 Kusaka 1992 HL *
7425 Lessing 1992 RO5 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German dramatist and philosopher †
7429 Hoshikawa 1992 YB1 *
7430 Kogure 1993 BV2 *
7433 Pellegrini 1993 KD *
7434 Osaka 1994 AB3 Osaka, Japan*
7435 Sagamihara 1994 CZ1 *
7436 Kuroiwa 1994 CB2 *
7437 Torricelli 1994 EF3 Evangelista Torricelli, Italian scientist*
7438 Misakatouge 1994 JE1 *
7439 Tetsufuse 1994 XG1 *
7440 Závist 1995 EA Závist, Czech archaeological site of a Celtic town †
7441 Láska 1995 OZ Václav Láska, Czech geophysicist, astronomer, geodetist, and mathematician †
7442 Inouehideo 1995 SC5 *
7443 Tsumura 1996 BR2 *
7445 Trajanus 4116 P-L Trajan, Roman Emperor*
7446 Hadrianus 2249 T-2 Hadrian, Roman Emperor*
7447 Marcusaurelius 1142 T-3 Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor*
7450 Shilling 1968 OZ Pavel L´vovich Shilling, 18th-19th-century Russian inventor and orientalist †
7451 Verbitskaya 1978 PU2 Lyudmila Verbitskaya, rector of Saint Petersburg State University*
7452 Izabelyuria 1978 QU2 *
7453 Slovtsov 1978 RV1 *
7454 Kevinrighter 1981 EW20 Kevin Righter, American curator of Antarctic meteorites at NASA's Johnson Space Center †
7455 Podosek 1981 EQ26 Frank A. Podosek, American planetary scientist †
7456 Doressoundiram 1982 OD Alain Doressoundiram, French astronomer*
7457 Veselov 1982 SL6 Vyacheslav Afanasievich Veselov, Russian space scientist, consultant on the Lunokhods, Mars Rover and more †
7461 Kachmokiam 1984 TD *
7462 Grenoble 1984 WM1 Grenoble, France, home of international scientific research facilities such as the Institut Laue-Langevin and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility*
7463 Oukawamine 1985 SB Oukawamine, mountain in Shikoku, Japan*
7464 Vipera 1987 VB1 The viper family of snakes, and more particularly Vipera berus, the adder or northern viper, which inhabits Kleť mountain †
7465 Munkanber 1989 UA3 *
7468 Anfimov 1990 UP11 Nikolaj Apollonovich Anfimov, Russian space scientist, co-chairman of the Russian-American cosmic committee, and an officer of the French Légion d'honneur †
7469 Krikalev 1990 VU14 Sergej Konstantinovich Krikalev, Russian cosmonaut †
7470 Jabberwock 1991 JA Creature in 'Jabberwocky', poem by Lewis Carroll*
7472 Kumakiri 1992 CU *
7475 Kaizuka 1992 UX5 *
7476 Ogilsbie 1993 GE *
7478 Hasse 1993 OA4 Peter Hasse, German organist †
7480 Norwan 1994 PC *
7481 San Marcello 1994 PA1 San Marcello Pistoiese in Italy, the mountain village where the Pian dei Termini Observatory is located †
7483 Sekitakakazu 1994 VO2 Takakazu Seki, Japanese mathematician*
7484 Dogo Onsen 1994 WF4 Dōgo Onsen, Japanese hot spring*
7485 Changchun 1994 XO *
7486 Hamabe 1994 XJ1 *
7487 Toshitanaka 1994 YM *
7488 Robertpaul 1995 KB1 *
7489 Oribe 1995 MX *
7490 Babička 1995 OF1 Maria Macháčová, Maria Petrželová, Emilia Dudková, and Aloisia Pravcová, grandmothers of the discoverer and his wife (babička is Czech for "grandmother") †
7491 Linzerag 1995 SD2 On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft (Linzer A.G.), an association of Austrian amateur astronomers; the number of this minor planet, written backwards, is the year the association was founded (1947) † ‡
7492 Kačenka 1995 UX Nickname of Kateřina Macháčová, the better half of the discoverer, Petr Pravec; the name was approved on the day before their wedding on 21 June 1997 †
7493 Hirzo 1995 US2 Hirzo, founder of České Budějovice, Czech Republic, home town of the discoverer †
7494 Xiwanggongcheng 1995 UV48 *
7495 Feynman 1995 WS4 Richard P. Feynman, American physicist †
7496 Miroslavholub 1995 WN6 Miroslav Holub, Czech immunologist, poet and essayist †
7497 Guangcaishiye 1995 YY21 *
7498 Blaník 1996 BF Blaník Hill, Czech Republic, legendary resting place of the army of Saint Wenceslas †
7499 L'Aquila 1996 OO2 L'Aquila, the town and province of that name in Italy*
7500 Sassi 1996 TN Sassi di Matera, Italy, a UNESCO World Heritage site*
Preceded by
6,501–7,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 7,001–7,500		 Succeeded by
7,501–8,000