Meanings of minor planet names: 184001–185000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
184001–184100
184011 Andypuckett 2004 FT4 Andrew Wayne Puckett (b. 1977), a college professor dedicated to creating authentic astronomical research opportunities for undergraduates and other ambitious young students, and has co-discovered over 40 minor planets.
184096 Kazlauskas 2004 HB4 Algirdas Kazlauskas, Lithuanian astronomer
184201–184300
184275 Laffra 2005 AX Maurice Laffra (1886–1936) established the Orchestre Symphonique du Creusot in 1920 and served as its conductor during 1920–1922
184280 Yperion 2005 AQ47 According to Apollodorus, Yperion was a son of Priam and therefore a Trojan Millennia later a watchful telescope also named Yperion and a son of Greek.
184501–184600
184501 Pimprenelle 2005 PV5 Caroline "Pimprenelle" Christophe (born 1978) is the discoverer's daughter. Pimprenelle was a puppet character on the 1970s French television show Bonne nuit les petits
184508 Courroux 2005 PR16 Courroux is a village in the Swiss Jura near Delémont
184535 Audouze 2005 QN30 Jean Audouze, French astrophysicist.
184601–184700
184620 Pippobattaglia 2005 RA24 Pippo Battaglia, an excellent science popularizer
184701–184800
184784 Bettiepage 2005 TZ41 Bettie Page (1923–2008), an American model and actor who became known as The Queen of the Pin-ups.
184801–184900
184878 Gotlib 2005 UK187 Marcel Gotlieb, French cartoonist
184901–185000
184930 Gobbihilda 2005 VU4 Hilda Gobbi (1913–1988), one of Hungary’s most recognizable character actresses.
Preceded by
183,001–184,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 184,001–185,000
Succeeded by
185,001–186,000
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