Meanings of minor planet names: 73001–74000

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 number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. The official naming citations have been published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars and in Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.[1][2][3] Meanings marked with † or * are from legacy sources may contain errors.

73001–73100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
73046 Davidmann2002 EG112David Mann (born 1941) is a sample-preparation expert who produced high-quality thin sections of Apollo moon rocks at NASA Johnson Space Center.JPL · 73046
73059 Kaunas2002 FO5Kaunas, the second largest city in LithuaniaJPL · 73059
73079 Davidbaltimore2002 GX8David Baltimore, American biologist and Nobelist, seventh president of the California Institute of TechnologyJPL · 73079

73101–73200

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73199 Orlece2002 JY12The Orthopedic Learning Centre of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong was established in 1999. With the mission statement "Learn and Practice to Serve Better", it provides comprehensive medical education to the orthopaedic community locally and internationally.JPL · 73199

73201–73300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

73301–73400

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73342 Guyunusa2002 JX115Guyunusa, wife of the warrior Tacuabé, native Uruguayans sold for exhibition in France in 1833JPL · 73342

73401–73500

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73442 Feruglio2002 NE5Chiara Feruglio, Italian astronomerJPL · 73442
73453 Ninomanfredi2002 NJ34Nino Manfredi, Italian actorJPL · 73453
73465 Buonanno2002 NP55Roberto Buonanno, Italian astronomer, director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di RomaJPL · 73465
73491 Robmatson2002 PO164Robert D. Matson, American amateur astronomer and software developer †MPC · 73491

73501–73600

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73511 Lovas2002 YD3Miklós Lovas, Hungarian astronomerJPL · 73511
73517 Cranbrook2003 FG78Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, MichiganJPL · 73517
73520 Boslough2003 MB1Mark Boslough, a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories.JPL · 73520
73533 Alonso2003 OC6Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One racing driverJPL · 73533

73601–73700

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73610 Klyuchevskaya1054 T-3Klyuchevskaja, the active 4750-m volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East.JPL · 73610
73637 Guneus1973 SX1One of the Achaean leaders in the Trojan WarJPL · 73637
73638 Likhanov1975 VC9Albert Anatolievich Likhanov (born 1935), a famous Russian writer, academician of the Russian Academy of Education, professor at several universities, and founder and head of Russia's largest children's charity fund, Russian Children Foundation.JPL · 73638
73640 Biermann1977 RMLudwig Biermann, German astrophysicistJPL · 73640
73670 Kurthopf1982 QPKurt Hopf, German head teacher of the primary school of Hof, Germany, director of the Sternwarte Hof (Hof Public Observatory) and astronomical educatorJPL · 73670
73686 Nussdorf1990 TV1the abundant walnut trees, Nussdorf is a village in south-western Germany’s Palatinate.JPL · 73686
73687 Thomas Aquinas1990 TQ2Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian Catholic philosopher and theologianJPL · 73687
73692 Gürtler1991 RL3Joachim Gürtler, German astronomer †MPC · 73692
73693 Dorschner1991 RQ3Johann Dorschner, German astronomer †MPC · 73693
73699 Landaupfalz1991 TH3Landau/Pfalz is a German university town in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, embedded in vineyards and surrounded by wine-growing villages.JPL · 73699
73700 von Kues1991 TW4Nicholas of Cusa (Nicolaus Cusanus) (Nikolaus Krebs von Kues), German theologian and philosopher.JPL · 73700

73701–73800

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73701 Siegfriedbauer1991 TU5Siegfried J. Bauer (born 1930), a professor emeritus of meteorology and geophysics at the University of Graz, Austria.JPL · 73701
73703 Billings1991 TL15Gary W. Billings, Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer † ‡MPC · 73703
73704 Hladiuk1991 TW15Donald W. Hladiuk, Canadian geologist and amateur astronomer † ‡MPC · 73704
73767 Bibiandersson1994 PQ9Berit Elisabeth Andersson (born 1935), a Swedish screen actress.JPL · 73767
73769 Delphi1994 PN12According to myth, the city of Delphi was at the centre of the world. Delphi lies on the south-west slopes of the Parnassos mountain, in the valley of the river Phokis, and is the most renowned archaeological site in Greece.JPL · 73769
73782 Yanagida1994 TD15Yanagida, Ishikawa, Japan, home of the Yanagida Astronomical Observatory (the discovery site)JPL · 73782

73801–73900

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73819 Isaootuki1995 WV6Isao Otuki (born 1958) became a member of the Miyagi Abukuma Astronomical Society in 1974 and actively popularizes astronomy.JPL · 73819
73827 Nakanohoshinokai1996 AB3The Nakano Star Gazers Club of Nakano, Tokyo, was founded in 1973.JPL · 73827
73857 Hitaneichi1996 WA3Hiroshi Taneichi (born 1927), a professor emeritus at Yamagata University.JPL · 73857
73862 Mochigasechugaku1996 XN32Mochigase chugaku is a junior high school in Mochigase. It was established in 1956 and will close in 2013. JPLMPC · 73862
73872 Stefanoragazzi1997 AO17Stefano Ragazzi (born 1954) is a professor at the Milan Bicocca University and director of Gran Sasso National Laboratory INAF.JPL · 73872
73883 Asteraude1997 DQAsteroids discovered by members of Association des utilisateurs de détecteurs électroniques (AUDÉ) are called "astéraudes" †MPC · 73883
73885 Kalaymoodley1997 EVKalayvany Moodley, South African friend of the discovererJPL · 73885
73891 Pietromennea1997 ED23Pietro Mennea (1952–2013) was an Italian sprinter, who won a gold medal in the 200-m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In 1979, he set a 200-m world record of 19.72s, a record that stood for almost seventeen years.JPL · 73891

73901–74000

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73936 Takeyamamoto1997 SF4Takeshi Yamamoto (1932–2005) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who studied astronomy under Issei Yamamoto. He devoted himself to educating the general public about astronomy in the city of MoriyamaJPL · 73936
73955 Asaka1997 UE21Asaka is reclaimed land in Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture.JPL · 73955
73984 Claudebernard1998 DJ20Claude Bernard (born 1931) worked in the French Railways (SNCF) as a train driver. He is an avid solar observer who has gathered visual observations of sunspots and tried to correlate them with terrestrial phenomena. He co-founded the astronomical association of the SNCF.JPL · 73984

References

  1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Preceded by
72,001–73,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 73,001–74,000		 Succeeded by
74,001–75,000
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