Meanings of asteroid names (37001-38000)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 37001-37100 | ||
| 37022 Robertovittori | Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut [†] | |
| 37044 Papymarcel | Marcel Alphonse Merlin, father of the discoverer ("Papy" is the French diminutive of "Father") [†] | |
| 37101-37200 | ||
| 37141 Povolný | Dalibor Povolný, Czech biologist [†] | |
| 37163 Huachucaclub | Huachuca Astronomy Club [†] | |
| 37201-37300 | ||
| 37279 Hukvaldy | Hrad Hukvaldy, [one of the largest castles in the Czech Republic] [†] | |
| 37301-37400 | ||
| 37391 Ebre | 2001 XB | Observatori de l'Ebre, Roquetes-Tortosa, Spain [†] |
| 37392 Yukiniall | Yuki and Niall, children of co-discoverer Henri Boffin [†] | |
| 37401-37500 | ||
| 37432 Piszkéstető | Piszkéstető, a 944 m peak on Mátra Mountain, Hungary, site of Piszkéstető Station [†] | |
| 37452 Spirit | 4282 P-L | Spirit rover (Mars Exploration Rover A)[†] |
| 37501-37600 | ||
| 37519 Amphios | 3040 T-3 | Amphios, son of Merops of Perkote, one of the allies of Priam, killed by Ajax to get his beautiful armour during the Trojan war [†] |
| 37556 Svyaztie | Svyaz and Tie, Russian and English words meaning "connection", honouring the astronomical collaborations and friendships between the two superpowers, and also the exchange of neckwear by the co-discoverers on their first meeting in 1970 [†] | |
| 37573 Enricocaruso | Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor [†] | |
| 37582 Faraday | Michael Faraday, English naturalist, discoverer, amongst many things, of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and the Faraday effect [†] | |
| 37584 Schleiden | Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist, co-founder (with Theodor Schwann) of the field of cytology [†] | |
| 37588 Lynnecox | Lynne Cox, American long-distance swimmer [†] | |
| 37601-37700 | ||
| 37601 Vicjen | Vic and Jen Winter, popularizers of astronomy in rural Bolivia [†] | |
| 37608 Löns | Herman Löns, German novelist and folk song writer [†] | |
| 37655 Illapa | 1994 PM | Illapa, the thunder or weather god of the Incas [†] |
| 37678 McClure | Albert Edmund McClure, Irish engineer and antique astronomical instrument restorer [†] | |
| 37692 Loribragg | 1995 VX | Lori Bragg, American member of the Maui Economic Development Board, provider of technical support to the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team [†] |
| 37701-37800 | ||
| 37788 Suchan | Pavel Suchan, Czech popularizer of astronomy at the Stefanik Observatory in Prague and spokesman for the Czech Astronomical Society [†] | |
| 37801-37900 | ||
| 37859 Bobkoff | Robert Koff, American amateur astronomer [†] | |
| 37939 Hašler | 1998 HA | Karel Hašler, Czech song writer, actor, movie director and cabaretier [†] |
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