Meanings of minor planet names: 14001–15000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
14,001–14,100
14012 Amedee	1993 XG	Amedee, a small uninhabited island 30 km west of Noumea, New Caledonia. †
14014 Münchhausen	1994 AL₁₆	Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer*
14015 Senancour	1994 BD₄	Etienne Pivert de Senancour (1770–1846), a French essayist and philosopher †
14016 Steller	1994 BJ₄	Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, who accompanied Vitus Bering on the expedition that led to the discovery of southeastern Alaska †
14024 Procol Harum	1994 RZ	Procol Harum British progressive rock band †
14025 Fallada	1994 RR₁₁	Hans Fallada, German writer*
14026 Esquerdo	1994 ST₇	Gil Esquerdo, American research assistant for the Near-Earth-Asteroid Physical Study project at the University of Western Ontario †
14028 Nakamurahiroshi	1994 TZ₁₄	Hiroshi Nakamura (b. 1955) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. †
14031 Rozyo	1994 WF₂	Rozyo Elementary School, the name of a historical school in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. †
14032 Mego	1994 XP	Princess Mego, 16th-17th-century Japanese wife of Datemasamune; a cherry tree seedling planted near the Sendai Observatory is known as the "Princess Mego Cherry Tree". †
14040 Andrejka	1995 QD₂	This minor planet was chronlogically the first to be discovered at Modra Observatory and is regarded there as a "precious stone". It is dedicated to Andrea Galàdovà (born 1970), familiarly known as Andrejka, wife of the first discoverer. †
14041 Dürrenmatt	1995 SO₅₄	Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author*
14042 Agafonov	1995 UG₅	Konstantin Vasil'evich Agafonov, a well-known organizer of the electronic industry in Russia. †
14047 Kohichiro	1995 WG₅	Kohichiro Morita (1954–2012), a professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. †
14054 Dušek	1996 AR	Jiří Dušek, Czech astronomer, one of the founders of the Czech Internet astronomical newspaper IAN †
14056 Kainar	1996 AO₁	Josef Kainar, Czech poet, dramatist, journalist and musician †
14057 Manfredstoll	1996 AV₁	Manfred Stoll, Austrian astronomical computer specialist † ‡
14060 Patersonewen	1996 BM₅	Paterson Ewen, Canadian astronomical artist and teacher †
14061 Nagincox	1996 CT₇	Nagin Cox (b. 1965) is a system engineer and a manager on multiple interplanetary robotic NASA missions. †
14062 Cremaschini	1996 CR₈	Claudio Cremaschini, an amateur astronomer. †
14065 Flegel	1996 EY₅	Mike Flegel, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14068 Hauserová	1996 HP₁	Eva Hauserová, Czech writer and journalist †
14069 Krasheninnikov	1996 HP₁₈	Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, Russian scientist (geographer, anthropologist) †
14071 Gadabird	1996 JK₁₃	Bonnie Bird and Andreas Gada, Canadian amateur astronomers †
14072 Volterra	1996 KN	Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician*
14074 Riccati	1996 NS	The family of Italian mathematicians of Jacopo Francesco Riccati (1676–1754) and his sons Vincenzo (1707–1775), Giordano (1709–1790) and Francesco (1718–1791) wrote principally on differential equations, geometry and the work of Newton. Riccati's differential equation is famous. †
14075 Kenwill	1996 OJ	Kenneth A. Williams, of Lake Clear, New York, is an accomplished astrometrist, astrophotographer, and discoverer of numerous minor planets. †
14077 Volfango	1996 PF₁	Volfango Montanari, 20th-century Italian Olympic athlete. †
14080 Heppenheim	1997 GB	The beautiful city of Heppenheim, with its medieval old town that was first mentioned in the year 755, is situated in a traditional wine-growing region of southwestern Germany. On a hill above the city the ruins of the Starkenburg castle dominate the picturesque scenery. †
14088 Ancus	1997 JB₁₀	Ancus Marcius, fourth king of Rome, reigned from 640 to 616 B.C. †
14092 Gaily	1997 MC₈	T. Dean Gaily, Canadian physicist †
14094 Garneau	1997 OJ₁	Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space †
14097 Capdepera	1997 PU₄	Capdepera, a village in eastern Mallorca. †
14098 Šimek	1997 QS	Milos Simek, Czech radio astronomer. †
14100 Weierstrass	1997 RQ₅	Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician*
14,101–14,200
14103 Manzoni	1997 TC	Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873), an Italian poet and novelist. †
14104 Delpino	1997 TV	Federico Ernesto Delpino, 20th-century Italian astronomer †
14105 Nakadai	1997 TS₁₇	Tatsuya Nakadai (born 1932), a prominent Japanese actor who has received awards from the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin film festivals.†
14111 Kimamos	1998 QA₂₄	Kim Amos mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Mt. De Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling, West Virginia. †
14114 Randyray	1998 QE₃₅	andy Ray mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Reyburn Intermediate School, Clovis, California. †
14115 Melaas	1998 QO₃₆	Kathleen Melaas mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Valley High School, Hoople, North Dakota. †
14116 Ogea	1998 QC₄₀	Amanda H. Ogea mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Episcopal Day School, Lake Charles, Louisiana. †
14119 Johnprince	1998 QU₄₆	John E. Prince mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas. †
14120 Espenak	1998 QJ₅₄	Fred Espenak, American astronomer and compiler of eclipse atlases (ephemerides) †
14121 Stüwe	1998 QM₅₄	Joachim A. Stüwe (b. 1958), of the Astronomisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, has catalogued dark clouds and globules in the southern Milky Way and pioneered the development of distance determination algorithms for interstellar clouds based on automatic star counts. †
14122 Josties	1998 QA₅₅	F. Jerry Josties (b. 1937) worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory for more than four decades. He managed USNO's photographic double star program and contributed to VLBI work on the determination of polar motion, earth rotation and nutation. †
14124 Kamil	1998 QN₆₀	Kamil Hornoch, Czech amateur astronomer †
14129 Dibucci	1998 QO₉₅	Janet DiBucci mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Brentwood Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. †
14134 Penkala	1998 RP₄₂	Brad Penkala mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, California. †
14135 Cynthialang	1998 RZ₆₂	Cynthia Lang mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Independence Home School, Yardley, Pennsylvania. †
14141 Demeautis	1998 SR₁	14141}
14143 Hadfield	1998 SQ₁₈	Chris Austin Hadfield, Canadian astronaut †
14145 Sciam	1998 SE₂₄	Scientific American, founded in 1845, is the oldest continuously published magazine in North America. †
14146 Hughmaclean	1998 SP₄₂	Hugh Noel Alexander Maclean, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14147 Wenlingshuguang	1998 SG₄₃	Wenlingshuguang is the event of the first sunlight (Shuguang in Chinese) of the new millennium shining on Wenling, Zhejiang, the first geographical point on China's mainland. †
14148 Jimchamberlin	1998 SO₄₅	James Arthur Chamberlin, Canadian aerospace worker †
14149 Yakowitz	1998 SF₆₁	Sidney Yakowitz (1937-1999), a professor in the systems and industrial engineering department of the University of Arizona from 1966 to 1999. †
14153 Dianecaplain	1998 SA₈₀	Diane S. Caplain mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Great Neck South Middle School, Great Neck, New York. †
14154 Negrelli	1998 SZ₁₀₆	David Negrelli mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Paul W. Bell Middle School, Miami, Florida. †
14155 Cibronen	1998 SK₁₂₂	Cindy Bronen mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Andrew W. Mellon Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. †
14157 Pamelasobey	1998 SA₁₃₃	Pamela Sobey mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas. †
14158 Alananderson	1998 SZ₁₃₃	Alan Anderson mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the C.W. Ruckel Middle School, Niceville, Florida. †
14163 Johnchapman	1998 TY₂₀	John Herbert Chapman, "Father of the Canadian Space Program" †
14164 Hennigar	1998 TH₂₉	Donald M. Hennigar, Canadian amateur telescope maker †
14172 Amanolivere	1998 VN₈	Amanda Olivere mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Engle Middle School, West Grove, Pennsylvania. †
14174 Deborahsmall	1998 VO₁₃	Deborah Small mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the George Washington Carver Middle School, Miami, Florida. †
14179 Skinner	1998 VM₃₂	Christopher J. Skinner (1963-1997), teacher of the discoverer. †
14181 Koromházi	1998 WX₆	Birthplace(?) of one discoverer, K. Sárneczky †
14182 Alley	1998 WG₁₂	Karen Alley mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the East Middle School, Butte, Montana. †
14185 Van Ness	1998 WK₃₂	Michael E. Van Ness (b. 1974), an observer for LONEOS since 1998. †
14186 Virgiliofos	1998 XP₂	Virgilio Fossombroni, teacher of Italian literature †
14189 Sèvre	1998 XB₁₄	François Sèvre French astronomer †
14190 Soldán	1998 XS₁₅	Jan Soldán, Czech astronomer, designer and developer of control software for space and ground-based experiments †
14,201–14,300
14203 Hocking	1998 YT₂₀	Wayne Keith Hocking, Canadian physicist †
14206 Sehnal	1999 CL₁₀	Ladislav Sehnal, Czech astronomer †
14214 Hirsch	1999 RP₈₆	*
14217 Oaxaca	1999 VV₁₉	Oaxaca, City and State in Mexico, birthplace of Benito Juárez, first native-born President of Mexico, first numbered asteroid discovered from Mexico (updated by the discoverer)
14220 Alexgibbs	1999 VE₁₁₅	Alex Gibbs (b. 1967), an observer and software engineer with the Catalina Sky Survey. †
14223 Dolby	1999 XW₁	*
14224 Gaede	1999 XU₃₃	*
14225 Alisahamilton	1999 XZ₄₉	*
14226 Hamura	1999 XR₅₀	*
14230 Mariahines	1999 XF₁₀₀	*
14234 Davidhoover	1999 XZ₁₈₂	*
14238 d'Artagnan	1999 YX₁₃	d'Artagnan, one of the Three Musketeers
14244 Labnow	2000 AT₂₉	Science teacher (MCMS) /scientist^[1]
14250 Kathleenmartin	2000 AJ₆₃	*
14252 Audreymeyer	2000 AD₆₄	*
14258 Katrinaminck	2000 AM₁₁₆	*
14262 Kratzer	2000 AC₁₂₅	*
14267 Zook	2000 AJ₁₅₃	*
14274 Landstreet	2000 BL₂₁	John Darlington Landstreet, Canadian astronomer †
14275 Dianemurray	2000 BR₂₆	*
14277 Parsa	2000 CS₁₃	*
14278 Perrenot	2000 CV₂₉	*
14,301–14,400
14309 Defoy	A908 SA	Ilse Defoy (1892–1947), wife of Christoph Schubart and mother of Heidelberg astronomer Joachim Schubart †
14310 Shuttleworth	1966 PP	Mark Shuttleworth, South African businessman, first citizen of an African country to venture into space (on a Soyuz mission in 2002) †
14312 Polytech	1976 UN₂	Saint Petersburg State Technical University (former Polytechnical Institute), founded in 1899, is one of the largest universities laying the foundation of higher polytechnic education in Russia. †
14313 Dodaira	1976 UZ₇	Dodaira station was dedicated in 1962 with a 0.91-m reflector and 0.50-m Schmidt telescope as a branch station of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in Saitama prefecture, and its operation was terminated in Mar. 2000. It was located where the borders of Tokigawa, Ogawamachi and Higashichichibu meet.
14314 Tokigawa	1977 DQ₃	Tokigawa, a village east of the Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, near where Dodaira station was located. †
14315 Ogawamachi	1977 EL₅	Ogawamachi, a town at the eastern edge of Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture. †
14316 Higashichichibu	1977 ES₇	Higashichichibu, a village of 4000 at the eastern edge of the Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture. †
14317 Antonov	1978 PC₃	Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (1906-1984) worked in Kiev beginning in 1952 and was the founder of a national scientific and technical school of aircraft building. He made many types of gliders, passenger and transport aircraft distinguished by the latest features and discoveries. He was also a talented poet and artist. †
14318 Buzinov	1978 SD₃	Victor Mikhajlovich Buzinov, 20th-century Russian journalist and author †
14322 Shakura	1978 YM	Nikolai Ivanovich Shakura, Russian astrophysicist †
14327 Lemke	1980 FE₂	Dietrich Lemke, German astronomer †
14328 Granvik	1980 VH	Mikael Granvik (b. 1977), a researcher at the University of Helsinki and Senior research scientist, Finnish Geodetic Institute. †
14335 Alexosipov	1981 RR₃	Alexandr Kuzmich Osipov, Ukrainian astronomer †
14338 Shibakoukan	1982 VP₃	Shiba Koukan (1747-1818), a western-style painter in the late Edo period. †
14342 Iglika	1984 SL	Iglika Manchev (b. 1992), the guiding star of her father Christo, a good friend of the discoverers. †
14345 Gritsevich	1985 PO	Maria Gritsevich (b. 1977), a research scientist at the Finnish Geodetic Institute. †
14346 Zhilyaev	1985 QG₅	Boris Efimovich Zhilyaev, Ukrainian astronomer †
14349 Nikitamikhalkov	1985 UQ₄	Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov, Russian film director and actor †
14351 Tomaskohout	1986 RF₃	Tomas Kohout (b. 1980), a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. †
14354 Kolesnikov	1987 QX₇	Evgeny Kolesnikov, Russian scientist who has conducted research at the Tunguska impact site †
14360 Ipatov	1988 CV₄	Sergej Ivanovich Ipatov, Russian astronomer †
14361 Boscovich	1988 DE	Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich (1711-1787), Jesuit professor of mathematics and philosophy at Rome and Pavia. †
14365 Jeanpaul	1988 RZ₂	Jean Paul (Friedrich Richter, 1763-1825), a German writer and poet. †
14366 Wilhelmraabe	1988 RX₃	Wilhelm Raabe (Jacob Corvinus, 1831-1910), The Lower-Saxon novelist and poet. †
14367 Hippokrates	1988 RY₃	Hippokrates (460?-375 B.C.), a Greek physician. †
14372 Paulgerhardt	1989 AD₆	Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676), a German poet and theologian. †
14382 Woszczyk	1990 ES₆	Andrzej Woszczyk (1935–2011), Polish astronomer †
14395 Tommorgan	1990 TN₃	Thomas H. Morgan, a U.S. planetary scientist. †
14400 Baudot	1990 WO₄	Jean-Maurice-Emile Baudot (1845-1903) invented a telegraphic code in 1874 that encoded each letter of the alphabet as a series of "on-or-off" signals. Because each signal has the same duration, this system is more efficient than Morse code, and it still used in telecommunications today. †
14,401–14,500
14401 Reikoyukawa	1990 XV	Reiko Yukawa (born 1936), a Japanese music critic, songwriter and translator. †
14403 de Machault	1991 GM₈	Guillaume de Machault (c. 1300-1377), a medieval poet and one of the last poet-musicians. †
14412 Wolflojewski	1991 RU₂	Wolf von Lojewski, a prominent journalist, book author and long-standing correspondent of the German TV system ZDF in Europe and abroad. †
14413 Geiger	1991 RT₃	Hans Geiger, German physicist. †
14420 Massey	1991 SM	Steven (Steve) Massey (born 1962), a pioneer in the use of modern video cameras in astronomical imaging. †
14424 Laval	1991 SR₃	Université Laval, Québec, Canada, oldest university of North America † ‡
14425 Fujimimachi	1991 TJ₂	Fujimimachi is a health resort town in central Japan known for its beautiful scenery and clean air. Mt. Nyukasa station, where this minor planet was discovered, is located in this town. †
14426 Katotsuyoshi	1991 UO₂	Tsuyoshi Kato (born 1968) is one of the leading amateur astronomers in Saitama prefecture. †
14428 Lazaridis	1991 VM₁₂	Mike Lazaridis, Canadian entrepreneur and founder of the Perimeter Institute †
14429 Coyne	1991 XC	George Coyne (b. 1933), S.J., an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory since 1969. †
14436 Morishita	1992 FC₂	After Yoko Morishita (born 1947) retired from the medical field in 2007, she decided to nurture her interest in astronomy. She is an enthusiastic supporter of activities at the Astronomical Society of Shikoku, making many contributions there to furthering the spread of astronomical awareness. †
14438 MacLean	1992 HC₂	Steven Glenwood MacLean, Canadian astronaut †
14441 Atakanoseki	1992 SJ	Atakanoseki, a checkpoint set up in Komatsu-city, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 1187. †
14443 Sekinenomatsu	1992 TV	Recognized as a special natural treasure that is estimated to be over 370 years old, the six-meter-high pine tree of Sekine is located in the San-nohe town, Aomori prefecture. †
14446 Kinkowan	1992 UP₆	Kinkowan (Kagoshima Bay) in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Mount Sakurajima, a famous active volcano, is in the centre of Kinkowan †
14447 Hosakakanai	1992 VL	In 1910, Kanai Hosaka (1896–1937) showed his drawing of 1P/Halley to Kenji Miyazawa (1896–1933) with the words, "The comet was like a night train going along the Milky Way". This probably inspired Kenji's best-known story "Night on the Galactic Railroad.". †
14449 Myogizinzya	1992 WE₁	Myogizinzya is a historic Shinto shrine built in 537 on the main peak of Myogi Mountain in Gunma prefecture, located in the center of the Japanese archipelago. †
14463 McCarter	1993 GA₁	David Graham McCarter, Canadian amateur astronomer and telescope maker †
14466 Hodge	1993 OY₂	Paul W. Hodge (born 1934), a professor of astronomy at the University of Washington and, since 1984, editor of the Astronomical Journal. †
14468 Ottostern	1993 OS₁₂	Otto Stern (1888–1969), a German Jewish experimental physicist. †
14469 Komatsuataka	1993 RK	Komatsuataka is a seaside town in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. †
14479 Plekhanov	1994 CQ₁₃	Gennadiy Plekanov, Russian scientist, long time investigator of the Tunguska event †
14486 Tuscia	1994 TE	The ancient name of Tuscany †
14487 Sakaisakae	1994 TU₂	Sakae Sakai (b. 1953) is a well-known amateur astronomer. †
14498 Bernini	1995 DO₂	Gian Lorenzo Bernini, an Italian architect and sculptor who designed the colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. †
14499 Satotoshio	1995 VR₁	Toshio Sato, Japanese amateur astronomer and astronomical historian. †
14500 Kibo	1995 WO₇	Kibo, a word meaning "hope" or "wish", became a Japanese nickname for the Experiment Module of the International Space Station. †
14,501–14,600
14501 Tetsuokojima	1995 WA₈	Tetsuo Kojima, Japanese amateur astronomer, an active member of Ota Astronomical Club †
14502 Morden	1995 WB₂₂	James C. Morden, Canadian historian, educator and author †
14504 Tsujimura	1995 YL₃	*
14505 Barentine	1996 AW₄	John Caleb Barentine, American astronomer †
14509 Lučenec	1996 ER₂	*
14511 Nickel	1996 EU₃	Jack Allen "Triple" Nickel, retired USAF pilot, NASA Shuttle Trainer Aircraft instructor*
14513 Alicelindner	1996 GK₁₇	Alice Lindner, German secretary at the Hoher List Observatory †
14517 Monitoma	1996 LJ₁	*
14519 Ural	1996 TT₃₈	The Ural river, flowing from the Ural mountains into Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea; it forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia †
14526 Xenocrates	1997 JT₃	Xenocrates of Chalcedon, Ancient Greek philosopher*
14533 Roy	1997 QY	*
14535 Kazuyukihanda	1997 RF	*
14537 Týn nad Vltavou	1997 RL₇	Týn nad Vltavou, a town on the Vltava River in Bohemia, the Czech Republic †
14539 Clocke Roeland	1997 RU₉	Clocke Roeland, carillon society of the Belgian (Flemish) city of Ghent †
14542 Karitskaya	1997 SW₉	*
14543 Sajigawasuiseki	1997 SF₁₁	*
14544 Ericjones	1997 SG₂₁	Eric M. Jones (born 1944), an American astrophysicist and space historian. †
14550 Lehký	1997 UU₇	*
14551 Itagaki	1997 UN₈	*
14555 Shinohara	1997 VQ	Tomoe Shinohara (b. 1979), a Japanese TV entertainer and designer, whose favorite hobby is astronomical observation and astrophotography. †
14558 Wangganchang	1997 WG₁	*
14564 Heasley	1998 BX₁₃	James N. Heasley, American astronomer †
14566 Hokule'a	1998 MY₇	*
14567 Nicovincenti	1998 MQ₈	*
14568 Zanotta	1998 OK	Mauro Vittorio Zanotta, Italian amateur astronomer †, ‡ +<--- also http://www.aavso.org/publications/ejaavso/v30n2/162.pdf --->
14570 Burkam	1998 QS₃₇	*
14571 Caralexander	1998 QC₄₅	*
14572 Armando	1998 QX₅₄	*
14573 Montebugnoli	1998 QD₅₅	*
14574 Payette	1998 QR₅₈	Julie Payette, Canadian astronaut †
14575 Jamesblanc	1998 QC₉₂	*
14576 Jefholley	1998 QO₉₂	*
14582 Conlin	1998 RK₄₉	*
14583 Lester	1998 RN₆₁	*
14584 Lawson	1998 RH₆₃	*
14588 Pharrams	1998 RH₇₃	Stacey Pharrams, participant in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge †
14589 Stevenbyrnes	1998 RW₇₉	Steven J. F. Byrnes, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14593 Everett	1998 SA₂₆	*
14594 Jindrašilhán	1998 SS₂₆	Jindřich Šilhán (Jindra Šilhan), Czech astronomer, observer of variable stars*
14595 Peaker	1998 SW₃₂	Brian Ronald Peaker, Canadian competitive rower and Olympic medalist †
14596 Bergstralh	1998 SC₅₅	Jay Bergstralh, NASA Solar System Exploration Division*
14597 Waynerichie	1998 SV₅₇	*
14598 Larrysmith	1998 SU₆₀	*
14,601–14,700
14605 Hyeyeonchoi	1998 SD₁₂₃	Hyeyeon Choi, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14606 Hifleischer	1998 SK₁₂₅	Hilary Caren Fleischer, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14612 Irtish	1998 SG₁₆₄	Irtish river, flowing from the Mongolian Altay Mountains of China into Kazakhstan and Russia before joining the Ob river †
14613 Sanchez	1998 TP₂	*
14616 Van Gaal	1998 TK₃₀	Hendrik Van Gaal, founder of the Urania Observatory in Hove, Belgium*
14617 Lasvergnas	1998 UA₄	Olivier Las Vergnas (born 1954), French Astronomer, creator of the Association astronomique de Paris en Sorbonne in 1970 and currently President of the French Astronomical Association^[2] and^[3]
14619 Plotkin	1998 UF₉	Howard Plotkin, Canadian historian of science †
14621 Tati	1998 UF₁₈	Jacques Tati, French cinematographer*
14623 Kamoun	1998 UE₂₄	*
14624 Prymachenko	1998 UO₂₄	*
14627 Emilkowalski	1998 VA	Emil Kowalski, Named for the discoverer's late father
14632 Flensburg	1998 VY₃₃	*
14643 Morata	1998 WZ₃₀	*
14654 Rajivgupta	1998 YV₁₆	Rajiv Gupta, Canadian mathematician †
14656 Lijiang	1998 YN₂₂	*
14659 Gregoriana	1999 AF₂₄	*
14664 Vandervelden	1999 BY₂₅	Erwin Rene van der Velden, Australian astrophotographer †
14669 Beletic	1999 DC	Named after James William Beletic (born 1956), a physicist. Asteroid awarded by Cyril Cavadore of the European Southern Observatory's Optical Detector Team, which J. Beletic led from 1994 Nov. 1 to 2000 Apr. 27. †
14678 Pinney	1999 XN₃₃	*
14679 Susanreed	1999 XN₄₂	*
14683 Remy	1999 XG₁₅₆	*
14684 Reyes	1999 XQ₁₆₇	*
14693 Selwyn	2000 AH₁₄₄	*
14694 Skurat	2000 AR₁₄₅	*
14696 Lindawilliams	2000 AW₂₀₃	*
14697 Ronsawyer	2000 AO₂₁₄	Ron Sawyer, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14698 Scottyoung	2000 AT₂₃₀	Scott Douglas Young, Canadian planetarium director †
14699 Klarasmi	2000 AV₂₃₉	*
14700 Johnreid	2000 AC₂₄₀	*
14,701–14,800
14701 Aizu	2000 AO₂₄₀	Aizu is the westernmost third of Fukushima prefecture, Japan. †
14702 Benclark	2000 AY₂₄₂	Benton C. Clark III (born 1937), chief scientist at Space Exploration Systems of Lockheed Martin. †
14708 Slaven	2000 CU₂₆	Kathy Slaven, mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. †
14719 Sobey	2000 CB₈₅	Glen Sobey, mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. †
14724 SNO	2000 CA₁₀₀	The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) †
14727 Suggs	2000 DU₁₁	Rob Suggs, meteor scientist*
14734 Susanstoker	2000 DZ₇₈	Susan L. Stoker, mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. †
14764 Kilauea	7072 P-L	Kilauea, the active volcano on Hawaii. †
14789 GAISH	1969 TY₁	GAISh (ГАИШ), Moscow University's Sternberg Astronomical Institute, founded in 1931 on the site of the observatory established by the university in 1831 †
14790 Beletskij	1970 OF	*
14791 Atreus	1973 SU	*
14792 Thyestes	1973 SG₁	*
14794 Konetskiy	1976 SD₅	Victor Victorovich Konetskiy, 20th-century Russian writer and Arctic captain †
14795 Syoyou	1977 EE₇	*
14,801–14,900
14812 Rosario	1981 JR₁	Rosario, Argentina †
14814 Gurij	1981 RL₂	Gurij Timofeevich Petrovsky (born 1931), director of the Vavilov State Optical Institute and president of the Rozhdestvensky International Optical Society. †
14815 Rutberg	1981 TH₃	Filipp Grigor'evich Rutberg (born 1931), a prominent expert in electrophysics, is director of the Institute of Problems of Electrophysics in St. Petersburg. †
14820 Aizuyaichi	1982 VF₄	Aizu Yaichi (1881–1956), a student of Japanese classical literature and a poet of Japanese 31-syllable poems. He greatly admired the poet Ryokan. †
14821 Motaeno	1982 VG₄	Motaeno-Minato was the old name of Tamashima Port, Okayama prefecture, in the Edo Period. †
14825 Fieber-Beyer	1985 RQ	Sherry K. Fieber-Beyer (b. 1975), a post-doctoral researcher and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota. †
14826 Nicollier	1985 SC₁	Claude Nicollier (b. 1944), the first European mission specialist of NASA. †
14827 Hypnos	1986 JK	Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep and twin brother of death. He entered the sleep of mortals and gave them, at the bidding of the Olympians, dreams of foolishness or inspiration, depending on the individual and their divine protectors or enemies. †
14829 Povalyaeva	1986 TR₁₁	Marina Petrovna Povalyaeva, Ukrainian charity leader, decorated with the Order of Saint Peter and Paul and the "For patriotism" medal †
14831 Gentileschi	1987 BS₁	Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652), an Italian painter, the only daughter of the Italian painter Orazio Gentileschi. †
14832 Alechinsky	1987 QC₃	Pierre Alechinsky, a Belgian painter. †
14833 Vilenius	1987 SP₁	Esa Vilenius (b. 1974), a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institut f{ü}r extraterrestrische Physik in Garching, Germany. †
14834 Isaev	1987 SR₁₇	Aleksej Mikhajlovich Isaev, 20th-century Russian space engineer. †
14835 Holdridge	1987 WF₁	Mark E. Holdridge (b. 1960), an operations manager at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. †
14836 Maxfrisch	1988 CY	Max Frisch (1911-1991), Swiss writer and playwright. †
14843 Tanna	1988 VP₃	Tanna, the name of a railroad tunnel on the Tokaido main line, Japan, that runs for 7804 meters between Atami and Kannami †
14845 Hegel	1988 VS₆	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher. †
14846 Lampedusa	1989 BH	Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) is famous for Il Gattopardo, whose fictional protagonist, Prince Fabrizio Salina, modeled on the author's own grandfather, was an amateur astronomer who discovered and named minor planets "Salina" in honor of his family and "Svelto" in memory of his favorite dog. †
14850 Nagashimacho	1989 QH	Nagashimacho, a town located in the northwestern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. †
14853 Shimokawa	1989 SX	Yoji Shimokawa, Japanese amateur astronomer. †
14871 Pyramus	1990 TH₇	In classic literature, Pyramus and Thisbe are two lovers whose union is prevented by their opposing parents and whose lives end in a tragic double suicide. The two lovers are now finally united forever in the minor-planet belt. †
14872 Hoher List	1990 UR	The Observatory of Hoher List, in the Ardennes near Daun (Eifel), was established in 1957 by the University of Bonn. †
14873 Shoyo	1990 UQ₂	Shoyo Senior High School in Takasago has departments in home economics, commercial studies and general education. Shoyo means the evergreen pine tree and the glorious sun. To be spirited, progressive, autonomous and cooperative is the motto of this comprehensive school, of which the second discoverer is a graduate. †
14876 Dampier	1990 WD₂	William Dampier, sailor and the first to circumnavigate the Earth three times. †
14877 Zauberflote	1990 WC₉	Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (named on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth) †
14880 Moa	1991 CJ₁	A giant flightless bird of New Zealand thought to have become extinct by A.D. 1400, MOA is also the acronym of the project Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics which involves New Zealand and Japanese universities. †
14885 Paskoff	1991 RF₂	Marie-Claude Paskoff, chief editor of the astronomical journal L’Astronomie, founded by Flammarion in 1882. †
14888 Kanazawashi	1991 SN₁	Kanazawa ("Little Kyoto"), Ishikawa prefecture, Japan †
14,901–15,000
14901 Hidatakayama	1992 SH	Hida Takayama city is located in the north of the Hida Mountains in the heart of Japan. †
14902 Miyairi	1993 BE₂	Keinosuke Miyairi (1865–1946), of Kyushu Imperial University, a pioneer in epidemiology, discovered that the snail now called "Miyairi-gai" is an intermediate host for transmission of shistosoma japonicum infection. This enabled schistosomiasis to be controlled. †
14909 Kamchatka	1993 PY₃	Kamchatka Peninsula †
14911 Fukamatsu	1993 RH₂	Daihei Fukamatsu, Japanese amateur astronomer. †
14914 Moreux	1993 TM₂₆	Théophile Moreux (1867–1954), commonly known as "Abbé Moreux", was a French astronomer and meteorologist. †
14917 Taco	1994 AD₁₁	Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born 1950), an engineer and pilot with NASA from 1987 to 1990, was then selected as an astronaut and flew on space shuttle missions STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98 and STS-111. †
14919 Robertohaver	1994 PG	Roberto Haver, Italian amateur astronomer †
14922 Ohyama	1994 TA₃	Tetsuya Ohyama (b. 1959) is a Japanese amateur astronomer skilled in the making of his own personal observatories. †
14925 Naoko	1994 VU₂	Yamazaki (Sumino) Naoko, Japanese astronaut †
14926 Hoshide	1994 VB₃	Hoshide Akihiko, Japanese astronaut †
14927 Satoshi	1994 VW₆	Furukawa Satoshi, Japanese astronaut †
14937 Thirsk	1995 CP₃	Robert Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut †
14939 Norikura	1995 DG₁	Mount Norikura (3026 m high), part of the northern Japan Alps, is an extinct volcano, located at the boundary of Nagano and Gifu prefectures. †
14940 Freiligrath	1995 EL₈	Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet*
14941 Tomswift	1995 FY₂	Tom Swift and Tom Swift, Jr., protagonists of series of twentieth century adventure novels*
14942 Stevebaker	1995 MA	Steve Baker (born 1967), a key member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team. †
14947 Luigibussolino	1996 AB₄	Luigi Bussolino, Italian aerospace engineer. †
14953 Bevilacqua	1996 CB₃	Franco Bevilacqua (born 1937) is an Italian space engineer. †
14959 TRIUMF	1996 JT₃	The Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) †
14960 Yule	1996 KO	George Udny Yule (1871–1951), statistician, lecturer at University College, London, and fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. †
14961 d'Auteroche	1996 LV₃	Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche, French astronomer*
14964 Robertobacci	1996 VS	Roberto Bacci, Italian amateur astronomer †
14965 Bonk	1997 KC	Werner Bonk, German amateur astronomer †
14966 Jurijvega	1997 OU₂	Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician and military engineer, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Jurij Vega Grammar School in Idrija, which the discoverer attended †
14967 Madrid	1997 PF₄	Madrid, Spain*
14968 Kubáček	1997 QG	Dalibor Kubácek (born 1957) worked at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, where he studied the structure of cometary comae by means of image processing. He willingly taught students and friends (including the discoverers) and helped to explain to them this relatively unknown procedure. †
14969 Willacather	1997 QC₁	Willa Cather, American author*
14972 Olihainaut	1997 QP₃	Olivier R. Hainaut, Belgian astronomer.
14973 Rossirosina	1997 RZ	Rosina Rossi, mother of the discoverer Andrea Boattini †
14974 Počátky	1997 SK₁	Počátky, a town in south Bohemia, the Czech Republic, where the discoverer Miloš Tichý was born †
14975 Serasin	1997 SA₃	Antonietta Serasin, Italian amateur astronomer †
14976 Josefčapek	1997 SD₄	Josef Čapek, Czech artist and playwright*
14977 Bressler	1997 SE₄	Martin Bressler, Austrian amateur astronomer † ‡
14980 Gustavbrom	1997 TW₉	Gustav Brom (Gustav Frkal), Czech 20th-century jazz musician, conductor, composer and singer †
14981 Uenoiwakura	1997 TY₁₇	Iwakura High School was established in 1897 as a private railroad high school in Ueno. †
14988 Tryggvason	1997 UA₇	Bjarni Tryggvason, Icelandic-Canadian astronaut †
14989 Tutte	1997 UB₇	William Tutte, Canadian mathematician †
14990 Zermelo	1997 UY₁₀	Ernst F. F. Zermelo (1871–1953), German mathematician. †
14994 Uppenkamp	1997 UW₁₈	Wolfgang Uppenkamp, German literature teacher †
14995 Archytas	1997 VY₁	Archytas (ca. 428-365 B.C.), a philosopher and mathematician of the Pythagorean school.
14998 Ogosemachi	1997 VU₆	Ogosemachi, a town in the center of Saitama Prefecture. †
15000 CCD	1997 WZ₁₆	Charge-Coupled Device.

References

Meanings of minor planet names

1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000

5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000

10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000

20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000

30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000

40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000

50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000

60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000

70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000

80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000

90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000

100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000

200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000

300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000

401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

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