Meanings of minor planet names: 78001–79000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
78001–78100
78071 Vicent	2002 LT₆	Francesc Vicent, Spanish author of Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombre de 100 which established the modern rules of Chess in Spain † ‡
78101–78200
78115 Skiantonucci	2002 MT₄	Robert "Ski" Antonucci, an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara, working on extragalactic astrophysics. †
78118 Bharat	2002 NT	Bhārat Ganarājya, native name of the Republic of India (derived from the wise and pious king Bharata of ancient Hindu mythology), the discoverer's motherland †
78123 Dimare	2002 NQ₅	Linda Dimare (b. 1981), a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new algorithms and software for solar system dynamics. †
78124 Cicalò	2002 NH₆	Stefano Cicalò (b. 1982) is a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new advanced algorithms and software for the complex dynamics of the radio science experiment of the ESA Bepi Colombo Mission to Mercury and the NASA JUNO mission to Jupiter. †
78125 Salimbeni	2002 NU₆	Sara Salimbeni, Italian astronomer †
78201–78300
78249 Capaccioni	2002 PK₆	Fabrizio Capaccioni, Italian astronomer †
78252 Priscio	2002 PF₁₁	Priscilla "Priscio" Cerroni, Italian astronomer †
78301–78400
78309 Alessielisa	2002 PV₆₅	Elisa Maria Alessi (b. 1981) has worked for several years in the fields of space debris dynamics, orbit determination for interplanetary missions, and trajectory design in planet-satellite systems. †
78310 Spoto	2002 PW₆₅	Federica Spoto (b. 1985) has worked in the field of Solar System dynamics. In particular, she is involved in the Impact Monitoring computation and research at NEODyS and AstDyS. †
78383 Philmassey	2002 PM₁₃₇	Philip Massey (born 1952), an astronomer at Lowell Observatory. †
78391 Michaeljäger	2002 PT₁₆₃	Michael Jäger, Austrian amateur astronomer † ‡
78392 Dellinger	2002 PM₁₆₅	Joseph A. (Joe) Dellinger, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) †
78393 Dillon	2002 PW₁₆₅	William G. (Bill) Dillon, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) †
78394 Garossino	2002 PB₁₆₆	Paul G. A. Garossino, Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer † ‡
78401–78500
78429 Baschek	2002 QN₄₈	Bodo Baschek, German astrophysicist †
78430 Andrewpearce	2002 QX₄₈	Andrew Pearce, Australian amateur astronomer, significant contributor to the International Comet Quarterly †
78431 Kemble	2002 QJ₅₀	Lucian J. Kemble, Canadian Franciscan Father and amateur astronomer, discoverer of Kemble's Cascade † ‡
78432 Helensailer	2002 QR₅₀	Helen R. Sailer, member of the international women's flying organization, The Ninety-Nines, and great-aunt of the discoverer †
78433 Gertrudolf	2002 QF₅₆	Gertrud and Rudolf Hönig, grandparents of the discoverer †
78434 Dyer	2002 QL₅₈	Alan Dyer, Canadian astronomy writer and astrophotographer † ‡
78453 Bullock	2002 RD₂₆	Sandra Annette Bullock (b. 1964), an American actress and producer. †
78501–78600
78534 Renmir	2002 RB₁₀₉	Renato Bernardi (born 1946) and Mirella Ceccato (born 1946) are parents of Fabrizio Bernardi, one of the discoverers. †
78535 Carloconti	2002 RC₁₀₉	Carlo Conti (born 1961), a popular Italian showman. †
78536 Shrbený	2002 RV₁₁₁	Lukáš Shrbený (b. 1981), an astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. †
78577 JPL	2002 RG₂₃₂	Jet Propulsion Laboratory †
78578 Donpettit	2002 RM₂₃₃	Don Pettit, American International Space Station Expedition 6 astronaut †
78601–78700
78652 Quero	2002 TG₆₂	Quero, Belluno (Veneto), Italy †
78661 Castelfranco	2002 TW₈₅	Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso (Veneto), Italy †
78701–78800
78801–78900
78816 Caripito	2003 PZ₉	Caripito, Bolivar district, Monagas, Venezuela, where the parents of the discoverer met † ‡
78905 Seanokeefe	2003 SK₈₅	Sean O'Keefe, American NASA administrator 2001–2004 †
78901–79000

Preceded by 77,001–78,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 78,001–79,000	Succeeded by 79,001–80,000

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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