Meanings of asteroid names (48001-49000)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 48001-48100 | ||
| 48070 Zizza | Frank Zizza, American Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona South, and past president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club [†] | |
| 48101-48200 | ||
| 48159 Saint-Véran | 2001 HY | Saint-Véran, the highest village in France, where the Observatoire de Saint-Véran is located |
| 48171 Juza | ||
| 48301-48400 | ||
| 48300 Kronk | Cometography | |
| 48373 Gorgythion | 2161 T-3 | |
| 48401-48500 | ||
| 48415 Dehio | 1987 QT | Georg Gottfried Julius Dehio, German art historian |
| 48422 Schrade | ||
| 48424 Souchay | ||
| 48425 Tischendorf | Konstantin von Tischendorf, German theologian, discoverer of the 4th-century Codex Sinaiticus | |
| 48434 Maxbeckmann | Max Beckmann, German-American painter and printmaker | |
| 48435 Jaspers | Karl Jaspers, German-Swiss philosopher, physician, and political thinker language | |
| 48456 Wilhelmwien | Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and Nobelist | |
| 48458 Merian | Matthäus Merian, 17th-century Swiss engraver, etcher and book dealer | |
| 48472 Mössbauer | Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer, German physicist and Nobelist | |
| 48480 Falk | Johann Daniel Falk, German writer and social pedagogue, author of the Christmas carol O du fröhliche | |
| 48482 Oruki | 1992 CN | Kochi prefecture) dialect of Japanese, meaning "the importance of one's presence and reassurance of unflagging support" |
| 48501-48600 | ||
| 48575 Hawaii | 1994 NN | Hawaii, sister state of Ehime prefecture, Japan |
| 48588 Raschröder | ||
| 48601-48700 | ||
| 48628 Janetfender | 1995 RD | AFRL, who instigated AMOS support for the NEAT program |
| 48643 Allen-Beach | Bill Allen and Sally Beach, American publishers of the Asteroid/Comet Connection (A/CC) [†] [‡] | |
| 48650 Kazanuniversity | Kazan University, one of the oldest universities in Russia | |
| 48681 Zeilinger | 1996 BZ | Anton Zeilinger, Austrian professor of experimental physics |
| 48701-48800 | ||
| 48736 Ehime | 1997 DL | Ehime prefecture, Japan, the discovery site, sister state of Hawaii |
| 48737 Cusinato | ||
| 48774 Anngower | ||
| 48778 Shokoyukako | 1997 RE | |
| 48785 Pitter | ||
| 48794 Stolzová | Tereza Stolzová, Czech coloratura soprano and soloist for the Teatro la Scala in Milan, Italy [†] | |
| 48798 Penghuanwu | ||
| 48801-48900 | ||
| 48807 Takahata | ||
| 48844 Belloves | 1998 DW | Belloves (Bellovesus), 4th-century BC Celtic prince, the first known Celt in the history of northern Italy [†] |
| 48901-49000 | ||
| 48909 Laurake | ||
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