Meanings of asteroid names (29001-30000)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29001-29100 | ||
| 29053 Muskau | 4466 T-2 | Park von Muskau, astride the Neisse River between Poland and Germany |
| 29085 Sethanne | 1979 SD | |
| 29101-29200 | ||
| 29122 Vasadze | ||
| 29125 Kyivphysfak | ||
| 29133 Vargas | ||
| 29137 Alanboss | Alan Boss, American astrophysicist | |
| 29146 McHone | 1988 FN | |
| 29148 Palzer | 1988 JE | |
| 29197 Gleim | Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet, nicknamed "Father Gleim" for his patronage | |
| 29198 Weathers | 1991 DW | Space Station Freedom |
| 29201-29300 | ||
| 29203 Schnitger | Arp Schnitger, 17th-century German organ builder | |
| 29204 Ladegast | ||
| 29208 Halorentz | Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Dutch physicist and Nobelist | |
| 29212 Zeeman | Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and Nobelist [‡] | |
| 29227 Wegener | Alfred Lothar Wegener, German astronomer, geologist, meteorologist | |
| 29246 Clausius | 1992 RV | Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician |
| 29292 Conniewalker | ||
| 29301-29400 | ||
| 29328 Hanshintigers | Hanshin Tigers, Japanese baseball club | |
| 29329 Knobelsdorff | Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German painter and architect Architect and painter | |
| 29345 Ivandanilov | ||
| 29346 Mariadina | ||
| 29348 Criswick | 1995 FD | [John Criswick], Canadian astronomy educator [†] |
| 29353 Manu | 1995 OG | Manuela Vedovelli, Italian astronomer and friend of Andrea Boattini [†] |
| 29355 Siratakayama | ||
| 29356 Giovarduino | Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist | |
| 29391 Knight | 1996 MB | Kent Knight, at one time President of Fort Bend Astronomy Club [†] |
| 29401-29500 | ||
| 29401 Asterix | 1996 TE | Astérix, famous comic strip character [†] |
| 29402 Obelix | Obélix, famous comic strip character [†] | |
| 29404 Hikarusato | ||
| 29427 Oswaldthomas | Oswald Thomas, Austrian astronomer, founder of the Astronomical Bureau in Vienna and of the Astronomischer Verein, originator of the "Sterngarten", now known as the Vienna Open Air Planetarium [†] | |
| 29431 Shijimi | ||
| 29435 Mordell | Louis Joel Mordell, American-British mathematician | |
| 29437 Marchais | ||
| 29443 Remocorti | ||
| 29447 Jerzyneyman | Jerzy Neyman, Poland-born American mathematician | |
| 29448 Pappos | 1997 QJ | Pappos of Alexandria, Greek mathematician |
| 29457 Marcopolo | Marco Polo, Venetian explorer | |
| 29458 Pearson | Karl Pearson, British mathematician | |
| 29463 Benjaminpeirce |
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