Meanings of minor planet names: 79001–80000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
79001–79100
79086 Gorgasali	1977 RD	King Vakhtang Gorgasali of Kartli (Iberia), 5th-century founder of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia †
79087 Scheidt	1977 UM₂	Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (as were his brothers Gottfried and Christian), who was born and died in the discoverer's home town, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany †
79101–79200
79129 Robkoldewey	1990 TX₁₁	Robert Koldewey, German architect and archaeologist †
79130 Bandanomori	1990 UC₂	Mount Bandanomori (769 m), in Suzaki city, Kochi prefecture, Japan †
79144 Cervantes	1992 CM₃	Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, best known for Don Quijote †
79149 Kajigamori	1992 UR₄	Mount Kajigamori (1400 m), in Otoyo town, Kochi prefecture, Japan, site of Kajigamori Observatory †
79201–79300
79240 Rosanna	1994 QD	Rosanna Spessot (b. 1958), an Italian amateur astronomer, who is one of the most important staff members on the Farra d’Isonzo Observatory team. †
79241 Fulviobressan	1994 QE	Fulvio Bressan (b. 1956), an Italian amateur astronomer, who was one of the founders of the Farra d’Isonzo Observatory. †
79254 Tsuda	1994 YJ	Tsunemi Tsuda, the "Blazing Closer", Japanese baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp †
79271 Bellagio	1995 SJ₅	Bellagio, Italy, a resort town on Lake Como, a few kilometers north of the Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano (Sormano Astronomical Observatory) † ‡
79301–79400
79333 Yusaku	1996 TN₆	Yusaku Matsuda, 20th-century Japanese television and film actor †
79353 Andrewalday	1997 AF₁₆	Andrew Alday, American member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team †
79354 Brundibár	1997 BB	Brundibár is a children’s opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása and librettist Adolf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children of Theresienstadt ghetto for Jews in 1943. The name comes from a Czech word for a bumble-bee. †
79360 Sila-Nunam	1997 CS₂₉	Sila is the Inuit god of the sky, weather, and life force. Nunam is the Earth goddess, Sila's wife. †
79375 Valetti	1997 FA	Alvero Valetti, Italian mathematician and physicist †
79401–79500
79418 Zhangjiajie	1997 LO	Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, one of eight UNESCO-listed Chinese geoparks †
79501–79600
79601–79700
79641 Daniloceirani	1998 SY₂	Danilo Ceirani (b. 1964) is an industrial chemist and Italian history writer, who has published several books on Roman history, Napoleon and World War II. †
79701–79800
79801–79900
79864 Pirituba	1998 XG₉₆	Pirituba, a neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. Its name derives from the Tupi language words "piri" (a type of marshland plant) and "tuba" (meaning "many"). †
79889 Maloka	1999 AJ₃₅	The Maloka Interactive Center of Science and Technology, an interactive science museum in Bogota, Colombia. †
79896 Billhaley	1999 BH₅	Bill Haley, American rock-and-roll pioneer † ‡
79900 Coreglia	1999 BH₈	An ancient medieval town situated in the Valley of the Serchio River in the heart of Tuscany, Coreglia is considered one of the most beautiful villages of Italy and is known throughout the world for its artistic production of plaster figurines. †
79901–80000
79912 Terrell	1999 CC₃	Dirk Terrell, American astronomer, author and astronomical artist †

Preceded by 78,001–79,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 79,001–80,000	Succeeded by 80,001–81,000

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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