Meanings of minor planet names: 185001–186000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185001–185100 | |||
| 185020 Pratte | 2006 QV33 | John R. Pratte (born 1941) is an associate who has been instrumental in the construction of instrumentation at the Astronomical Research Observatory † | |
| 185101–185200 | |||
| 185150 Panevezys | 2006 SP161 | Panevezys, capital of the Aukstaitija region in North Lithuania † | |
| 185164 Ingeburgherz | 2006 SL218 | Ingeburg Herz, one of the most successful German entrepreneurs † | |
| 185201–185300 | |||
| 185216 Gueiren | 2006 TA57 | Gueiren (meaning all to be benevolent), is the earliest developed area in Taiwan † | |
| 185250 Korostyshiv | 2006 UY62 | Korostyshiv, an ancient city in Ukraine located on the Teteriv river † | |
| 185401–185500 | |||
| 185448 Nomentum | 2006 YK13 | Mentana is an Italian town, near Rome, founded as Nomentum in the 1st millennium BC † | |
| 185501–185600 | |||
| 185535 Gangda | 2007 WH56 | GangDa, the Chinese abbreviation for the University of Hong Kong (Xiang Gang Da Xue), is the first and foremost tertiary institution in Hong Kong † | |
| 185538 Fangcheng | 2007 XD28 | Fang Cheng, Chinese astrophysicist † | |
| 185546 Yushan | 2007 YU31 | Yushan, in the Jade Mountains, is the highest peak of the Taiwan Central Mountains † | |
| 185554 Bikushev | 2008 AB5 | Artyom Bikushev, 20th-century promising astronomical student at Kazan State University, dead prematurely † | |
| 185560 Harrykroto | 2008 AQ31 | Sir Harry Walter Kroto (b. 1939), Fellow of the Royal Society, an English chemist. † | |
| 185576 Covichi | 2008 BL15 | Nickname of Covadonga Lacruz Camblor, daughter of the discoverer † | |
| 185577 Hhaihao | 2008 BA16 | Hhaihao City (Haikou Shi) is the capital and most populous city of Hainan province, China. | |
| 185601–185700 | |||
| 185633 Rainbach | 2008 DO | Rainbach, Austria, location of Sternwarte Gaisberg (Gaisberg Observatory), the discovery site † | |
| 185636 Shiao Lin | 2008 DV40 | The people of Shiao Lin, literally "Little Forest" in Mandarin Chinese, whose village was buried in the landslide caused by Typhoon Morakot on August 8, 2009 † | |
| 185638 Erwinschwab | 2008 EU7 | Erwin Schwab, German amateur astronomer † | |
| 185639 Rainerkling | 2008 EH8 | Rainer Kling, German amateur astronomer † | |
| 185640 Sunyisui | 2008 EB34 | Sun Yisui is an astronomer who has made contributions to both celestial mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997 † | |
| 185641 Judd | 2008 EH69 | Michele Judd (born 1965) was a senior engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Science Division 32 from 2003 to 2008 † | |
| 185701–185800 | |||
| 185744 Hogan | 1999 FK90 | Craig Hogan (b. 1955), an American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. † | |
| Preceded by 184,001–185,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 185,001–186,000 |
Succeeded by 186,001–187,000 |