Meanings of asteroid names (27001-28000)
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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.
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| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 27001-27100 | ||
| 27003 Katoizumi | ||
| 27049 Kraus | ||
| 27056 Ginoloria | ||
| 27079 Vsetín | Vsetín, Wallachia region of eastern Moravia, the Czech Republic, site of a public observatory founded there in 1950 [†] [‡] [+] | |
| 27087 Tillmannmohr | EUMETSAT [†] | |
| 27088 Valmez | Valašské Meziříčí, a town in the Wallachia region of eastern Moravia, the Czech Republic [†] | |
| 27094 Salgari | Emilio Salgari, 19th-century Italian author, the "King of Adventure" | |
| 27095 Girardiwanda | ||
| 27101-27200 | ||
| 27114 Lukasiewicz | Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish mathematician and logician, inventor of "reverse Polish notation" | |
| 27130 Dipaola | Andrea Di Paola, Italian astronomer [†] | |
| 27132 Ježek | Jaroslav Ježek, Czech composer [†] | |
| 27150 Annasante | ||
| 27201-27300 | ||
| 27267 Wiberg | ||
| 27270 Guidotti | Guido Guidotti, Italian amateur astronomer [†] | |
| 27301-27400 | ||
| 27341 Fabiomuzzi | ||
| 27344 Vesevlada | Vladimír Veselý, Czech researcher in apiculture [†] | |
| 27396 Shuji | ||
| 27401-27500 | ||
| 27500 Mandelbrot | Benoît B. Mandelbrot, French-American mathematician | |
| 27501-27600 | ||
| 27502 Stephbecca | ||
| 27514 Markov | Andrei Andreevich Markov, Russian mathematician | |
| 27525 Vartovka | Vartovka, a hill near Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, on top of which a 16th-century watch tower was rebuilt as a public observatory in 1961 [†] [‡] | |
| 27701-27800 | ||
| 27706 Strogen | Mount Wilson Observatory), leader of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society | |
| 27710 Henseling | Sternbüchlein, founder of the Stuttgart Volkssternwarte and of the journal Die Sterne | |
| 27711 Kirschvink | ‡] | |
| 27712 Coudray | ||
| 27719 Fast | Tunguska event, and his daughter Annie, who assisted in subsequent projects | |
| 27748 Vivianhoette | 1991 AL | Yerkes Observatory for the Lawrence Hall of Science |
| 27758 Michelson | Albert Abraham Michelson, German-born American physicist and Nobelist | |
| 27764 von Flüe | Nicholas of Flue (Niklaus von Flüe), Swiss councillor, judge, mystic, politician, and later hermit and patron saint of Switzerland | |
| 27765 Brockhaus | Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher, best known for its Brockhaus encyclopedia, which served as models for other reference books | |
| 27776 Cortland | State University of New York at Cortland [‡] [+] | |
| 27791 Masaru | ||
| 27801-27900 | ||
| 27810 Daveturner | David G. Turner, Canadian astronomer [†] | |
| 27845 Josephmeyer | Joseph Meyer, 19th-century German merchant, publisher and publicist, founder of the Bibliographische Institut at Gotha, which pioneered the subscription system of encyclopedia publishing | |
| 27846 Honegger | Arthur Honegger, Swiss-French composer | |
| 27849 Suyumbika | Kazan, one of the oldest towns in Russia; legend has it that princess Suyumbika jumped from the tower rather than allow herself to be captured by enemies surrounding the town | |
| 27864 Antongraff | Anton Graff, 18th-century Swiss portrait painter | |
| 27879 Shibata | ||
| 27901-28000 | ||
| 27915 Nancywright | ||
| 27917 Edoardo | Edoardo Tesi, grandson of Luciano Tesi [†] | |
| 27922 Mascheroni | Lorenzo Mascheroni, Italian mathematician | |
| 27947 Emilemathieu | Émile Léonard Mathieu, French mathematician | |
| 27952 Atapuerca | Atapuerca, small Spanish mountain chain in the province of Burgos, a UNESCO World Heritage site because of the human fossil deposits discovered there | |
| 27959 Fagioli | Giancarlo Fagioli, Italian cartographer and amateur astronomer [†] | |
| 27974 Drejsl | 1997 UH | Radim Drejsl, Czech composer [†] |
| 27975 Mazurkiewicz | Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Polish mathematician | |
| 27977 Distratis | Cosimo Distratis, Italian supporter of the amateur observatory at Montefusco Uggiano in Italy [†] | |
| 27978 Lubosluka | Luboš Sluka, Czech composer [†] | |
| 27983 Bernardi | ||
| 27984 Herminefranz | 1997 VN | Hermine and Franz Stoss, parents of the discoverer, Banat-born German amateur astronomer Rainer Michael Stoss [†] |
| 27985 Remanzacco | ||
| 27986 Hanuš | Jan Hanuš, Czech composer [†] | |
| 27988 Menabrea | Luigi Federico Menabrea, Italian (Piedmontese) mathematician and statesman | |
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