Meanings of asteroid names (23001-24000)

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This is a list of the sources of asteroid names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names to ensure that the identification is correct. Names established from other sources should quote the reference.

Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

: 23001... 23101... 23201... 23301... 23401... 23501... 23601... 23701... 23801... 23901...
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
23001-23100
23030 Jimkennedy
23032 Fossey Dian Fossey, American ethologist*
23101-23200
23110 Ericberne 2000 AE Eric Berne, American psychiatrist*
23111 Fritzperls 2000 AG Frederick S. (Fritz) Perls, German psychologist and psychotherapist*
23120 Paulallen Paul G. Allen, American computer industry executive, financial supporter of the Spacewatch program, of SpaceShipOne civilian suborbital space flight, and the radio-astronomy Allen Telescope Array (ATA)
23201-23300
23257 Denny Robert B. Denny, robotic telescope software developer [†]
23258 Tsuihark Hark Tsui, Chinese (Hong Kong) movie producer and director [†]
23301-23400
23318 Salvadorsanchez Salvador Sánchez Martínez, Spanish (Catalan) amateur astronomer, Director of the Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca*
23355 Elephenor 9602 P-L Elephenor, son of Chalcodon, led the Euboean Abantians againt Troy, where he was killed by Agenor*
23382 Epistrophos 4536 T-2 Skhedios and Epistrophos led the men of Phocis against Troy*
23383 Schedios 5146 T-2 Schedios and Epistrophos led the men of Phocis against Troy*
23401-23500
23402 Turchina *
23405 Nisyros The island of Nisyros in the Aegean Sea, known to be an example of a stratovolcano*
23444 Kukučín Martin Kukučín (pseudonym of Matej Bencur), Slovak writer*
23452 Drew 1988 QF *
23455 Fumi *
23457 Beiderbecke Bix Beiderbecke, jazz musician*
23473 Voss James S. Voss, American astronaut, or Janet Voss, American astronaut, or German astronomer Holger Voss ...*
23501-23600
23514 Schneider 1992 RU *
23520 Ludwigbechstein Ludwig Bechstein, German writer and collector of folk fairy tales*
23547 Tognelli 1994 DG Emanuele Tognelli, Italian amateur astronomer [†]
23578 Baedeker Karl Baedeker, German publisher*
23583 Křivský Ladislav Krivský, Czech astronomer*
23601-23700
23625 Gelfond 1996 WX Aleksandr Osipovich Gelfond, Russian mathematician*
23644 Yamaneko *
23663 Kalou *
23685 Toaldo 1997 JV Abbott Giuseppe Toaldo, Italian meteorologist, agronomist, astronomer and physicist*
23699 Paulgordan Paul Albert Gordan, German mathematician*
23701-23800
23712 Willpatrick 1998 AA Will Patrick?*
23718 Horgos Horgos, Serbia, near the border with Hungary, where the second discoverer grew up [†]
23774 Herbelliott Herbert James "Herb" Elliott, Australian athlete*
23776 Gosset 1998 QE William Sealey Gosset, British mathematician*
23777 Goursat Édouard Goursat, French mathematician*
23801-23900
23880 Tongil "Unification" in Korean [link]
23884 Karenharvey Karen L. Harvey, née Angle, American astrophysicist (solar physics researcher) and wife of American astrophysicist (solar physics researcher) John Warren (Jack) Harvey [†]
23889 Hermanngrassmann Hermann Günther Grassmann, German mathematician, physicist, linguist, scholar, and neohumanist*
23901-24000
23988 Maungakiekie 1999 RB Maungakiekie, volcanic cone which dominates the skyline of Auckland, New Zealand*
23989 Farpoint 1999 RF Farpoint Observatory*
23990 Springsteen Bruce Springsteen, American singer and songwriter*
23999 Rinner ‡]
24000 Patrickdufour

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
23001-23100
23030 Jimkennedy
23032 Fossey		Dian Fossey, American ethologist*
23101-23200
23110 Ericberne	2000 AE	Eric Berne, American psychiatrist*
23111 Fritzperls	2000 AG	Frederick S. (Fritz) Perls, German psychologist and psychotherapist*
23120 Paulallen		Paul G. Allen, American computer industry executive, financial supporter of the Spacewatch program, of SpaceShipOne civilian suborbital space flight, and the radio-astronomy Allen Telescope Array (ATA)
23201-23300
23257 Denny		Robert B. Denny, robotic telescope software developer [†]
23258 Tsuihark		Hark Tsui, Chinese (Hong Kong) movie producer and director [†]
23301-23400
23318 Salvadorsanchez		Salvador Sánchez Martínez, Spanish (Catalan) amateur astronomer, Director of the Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca*
23355 Elephenor	9602 P-L	Elephenor, son of Chalcodon, led the Euboean Abantians againt Troy, where he was killed by Agenor*
23382 Epistrophos	4536 T-2	Skhedios and Epistrophos led the men of Phocis against Troy*
23383 Schedios	5146 T-2	Schedios and Epistrophos led the men of Phocis against Troy*
23401-23500
23402 Turchina		*
23405 Nisyros		The island of Nisyros in the Aegean Sea, known to be an example of a stratovolcano*
23444 Kukučín		Martin Kukučín (pseudonym of Matej Bencur), Slovak writer*
23452 Drew	1988 QF	*
23455 Fumi		*
23457 Beiderbecke		Bix Beiderbecke, jazz musician*
23473 Voss		James S. Voss, American astronaut, or Janet Voss, American astronaut, or German astronomer Holger Voss ...*
23501-23600
23514 Schneider	1992 RU	*
23520 Ludwigbechstein		Ludwig Bechstein, German writer and collector of folk fairy tales*
23547 Tognelli	1994 DG	Emanuele Tognelli, Italian amateur astronomer [†]
23578 Baedeker		Karl Baedeker, German publisher*
23583 Křivský		Ladislav Krivský, Czech astronomer*
23601-23700
23625 Gelfond	1996 WX	Aleksandr Osipovich Gelfond, Russian mathematician*
23644 Yamaneko		*
23663 Kalou		*
23685 Toaldo	1997 JV	Abbott Giuseppe Toaldo, Italian meteorologist, agronomist, astronomer and physicist*
23699 Paulgordan		Paul Albert Gordan, German mathematician*
23701-23800
23712 Willpatrick	1998 AA	Will Patrick?*
23718 Horgos		Horgos, Serbia, near the border with Hungary, where the second discoverer grew up [†]
23774 Herbelliott		Herbert James "Herb" Elliott, Australian athlete*
23776 Gosset	1998 QE	William Sealey Gosset, British mathematician*
23777 Goursat		Édouard Goursat, French mathematician*
23801-23900
23880 Tongil		"Unification" in Korean [link]
23884 Karenharvey		Karen L. Harvey, née Angle, American astrophysicist (solar physics researcher) and wife of American astrophysicist (solar physics researcher) John Warren (Jack) Harvey [†]
23889 Hermanngrassmann		Hermann Günther Grassmann, German mathematician, physicist, linguist, scholar, and neohumanist*
23901-24000
23988 Maungakiekie	1999 RB	Maungakiekie, volcanic cone which dominates the skyline of Auckland, New Zealand*
23989 Farpoint	1999 RF	Farpoint Observatory*
23990 Springsteen		Bruce Springsteen, American singer and songwriter*
23999 Rinner		‡]
24000 Patrickdufour

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