Meanings of minor planet names: 72001–73000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
72001–72100
72012 Terute	2000 XT₁₀	The name “Terute” comes from an ancient legend of Sagamiahra, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, involving a tragic love story. †
72021 Yisunji	2000 XJ₁₅	Yi Sunji, Korean Joseon Dynasty astronomer †
72037 Castelldefels	2000 XN₄₄	Castelldefels, Spain †
72059 Heojun	2000 YC₁₆	Heo Jun, Korean medical scientist †
72060 Hohhot	2000 YG₁₆	Hohhot, capital city of the province of Inner Mongolia, China †
72071 Gábor	2000 YO₃₃	Dénes Gábor, Hungarian-American 1971 Nobelist for Physics, for his invention and development of the holographic method †
72101–72200
72201–72300
72301–72400
72401–72500
72501–72600
72543 Simonemarchi	2001 DN₁₀₆	Simone Marchi, Italian astronomer †
72545 Robbiiwessen	2001 EP	Robbii Wessen, an artist and graphic designer. †
72596 Zilkha	2001 FF₉	Michael and Nina Zilkha, American entrepreneurs and philanthropists †
72601–72700
72633 Randygroth	2001 FJ₃₁	Randall H. Groth, American Associate Vice-President of the University of Arizona, key player in establishing Patterson Observatory †
72701–72800
72801–72900
72804 Caldentey	2001 GQ	Maria-Dolorès Caldentey Rius, Spanish founding member of the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, observatory and planetarium designer †
72819 Brunet	2001 HX	Joseph Brunet, French astronomer involved in the construction of the Observatoire de Saint-Véran †
72827 Maxaub	2001 HT₈	Max Aub, Franco-Spanish writer †
72876 Vauriot	2001 KH₂	Pierre Vauriot, 20th-century French professor of mathematics, variable star astronomer and astronomy popularizer, co-founder of the Société astronomique de Montpellier (Astronomical Society of Montpellier) †
72901–73000

Preceded by 71,001–72,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 72,001–73,000	Succeeded by 73,001–74,000

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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