Meanings of asteroid names (6501-7000)

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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.

: 6501... 6601... 6701... 6801... 6901...
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
6501-6600
6501 Isonzo 1993 XD Farra d'Isonzo*
6504 Lehmbruck 4630 P-L Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor*
6506 Klausheide Klaus Heide, German meteorite and small solar system bodies researcher at the University of Jena and son of meteorite researcher Fritz Heide of Jena*
6508 Rolčík 1982 QM Viktor Rolčík, Czech optical engineer [†]
6510 Tarry 1987 DF *
6511 Furmanov Rudol'f Davidovich Furmanov, Russian producer*
6512 de Bergh Catherine de Bergh, French astronomer*
6514 Torahiko 1987 WY Torahiko Terada, Japanese physicist*
6516 Gruss Gustav Gruss, Czech astronomer [†]
6518 Vernon 1990 FR *
6519 Giono Jean Giono, French (Provençal) writer [†]
6520 Sugawa 1991 HH *
6521 Pina *
6522 Aci 1991 NQ *
6523 Clube 1991 TC Victor Clube, British astronomer*
6524 Baalke 1992 AO Ron C. Baalke, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6525 Ocastron Orange County Astronomers*
6526 Matogawa 1992 TY *
6528 Boden Boden Municipality, Sweden, birthplace of Mats Lindgren, one of the discoverers [†]
6529 Rhoads Jack W. Rhoads, American astronomer, at one time of Jet Propulsion Laboratory or James Ely Rhoads, American astronomer*
6530 Adry 1994 GW *
6531 Subashiri 1994 YY *
6532 Scarfe 1995 AC Colin D. Scarfe, Canadian astronomer [†]
6533 Giuseppina *
6535 Archipenko 3535 P-L *
6536 Vysochinska 1977 NK *
6537 Adamovich Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Adamovich, Byelorussian-Russian writer*
6538 Muraviov Moscow State University, where he inaugurated the department of astronomy and built the observatory [[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_July_21_contents>†]]
6539 Nohavica 1982 QG Jaromír Nohavica, Czech singer, poet and composer [†]
6540 Stepling Joseph Stepling S.J., German astronomer, mathematician and physicist [†] [‡]
6542 Jacquescousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French marine explorer [†]
6543 Senna Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver*
6546 Kaye Danny Kaye, American actor and comedian [†]
6547 Vasilkarazin Vasilii Nazarovich Karazin, Russian/Ukrainian scientist, founder of the University of Kharkov which now bears his name [link]
6549 Skryabin Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer [†]
6550 Parléř Petr Parléř, 14th-century German master builder [†]
6553 Seehaus *
6554 Takatsuguyoshida *
6556 Arcimboldo Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter [†]
6557 Yokonomura *
6558 Norizuki 1991 GZ *
6559 Nomura 1991 JP *
6560 Pravdo 1991 NP *
6561 Gruppetta *
6562 Takoyaki *
6563 Steinheim *
6564 Asher 1992 BB David John Asher, British astronomer*
6565 Reiji 1992 FT *
6567 Shigemasa 1992 WS *
6570 Tomohiro 1994 JO *
6571 Sigmund 3027 P-L *
6572 Carson 1938 SX *
6573 Magnitskij *
6574 Gvishiani *
6575 Slavov *
6576 Kievtech Kiev Polytechnical Institute-National Technical University of Ukraine*
6578 Zapesotskij Alexander Sergeevich Zapesotskij, Russian sociologist*
6581 Sobers 1981 SO Garfield St. Aubrun (Gary) Sobers, West Indies cricketer [†]
6582 Flagsymphony 1981 VS *
6583 Destinn 1984 DE Ema Destinn, Czech opera singer [†]
6584 Ludekpesek 1984 FK Ludek Pesek, Czech astronomical artist*
6585 O'Keefe 1984 SR John Aloysius O'Keefe, American astronomer, geodesist, and researcher in meteoritics [†]
6586 Seydler August Seydler, Czech astronomer [†]
6587 Brassens Georges Brassens, French singer and songwriter*
6589 Jankovich *
6590 Barolo Barolo, a winegrowing area in Italy*
6591 Sabinin Dmitrii Anatolievich Sabinin, Russian scientist [link]
6592 Goya Francisco Goya, Spanish painter*
6594 Tasman Abel Janszoon Tasman, Dutch explorer [†] [‡]
6595 Munizbarreto Luiz Muniz Barreto, Brazilian observatory director [†]
6596 Bittner Adam Bittner, Austrian astronomer [†]
6597 Kreil Karl Kreil, Austrian astronomer and meteorologist [†]
6598 Modugno 1988 CL *
6599 Tsuko 1988 PV *
6601-6700
6602 Gilclark 1989 EC *
6603 Marycragg 1990 KG *
6604 Ilias Iliad of Homer, epic, and also Ilias, first grandson of the discoverer [†]
6606 Makino 1990 UF Tomitaro Makino, botanist*
6607 Matsushima *
6612 Hachioji *
6613 Williamcarl 1994 LK *
6614 Antisthenes 6530 P-L Antisthenes, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school of philosophy*
6615 Plutarchos 9512 P-L Mestrius Plutarch, Greek historian, biographer, and essayist*
6616 Plotinos 1175 T-1 *
6617 Boethius 2218 T-1 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Roman philosopher and theologian*
6619 Kolya [[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_July_21_contents>†]]
6620 Peregrina 1973 UC *
6621 Timchuk *
6622 Matvienko *
6628 Dondelia *
6629 Kurtz 1982 UP Paul Kurtz [†]
6630 Skepticus CSICOP, a prominent organization of skeptics [†]
6631 Pyatnitskij Mitrofan Efimovich Pyatnitskij, Russian artist*
6632 Scoon *
6635 Zuber *
6637 Inoue 1988 XZ *
6640 Falorni 1990 DL *
6641 Bobross *
6643 Morikubo 1990 VZ *
6644 Jugaku 1991 AA Jun Jugaku, Japanese astronomer*
6645 Arcetri *
6646 Churanta *
6647 Josse Raymond Josse, friend of the discoverer [†]
6649 Yokotatakao 1991 RN *
6650 Morimoto *
6653 Feininger *
6654 Luleå Luleå Municipality, Sweden [†]
6655 Nagahama *
6656 Yokota 1992 FF *
6657 Otukyo 1992 WY *
6658 Akiraabe *
6660 Matsumoto 1993 BC Tatsujiro Matsumoto, Japanese astronomer*
6661 Ikemura 1993 BO *
6663 Tatebayashi 1993 CC *
6664 Tennyo 1993 CK *
6665 Kagawa 1993 CN *
6666 Frö Frö, Norse god [†]
6667 Sannaimura *
6669 Obi *
6670 Wallach *
6672 Corot 1213 T-1 Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter*
6673 Degas 2246 T-1 Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor*
6674 Cézanne 4272 T-1 Paul Cézanne, French painter*
6675 Sisley 1493 T-2 Alfred Sisley, French (of English descent) impressionist painter*
6676 Monet 2083 T-2 Claude Monet, French painter*
6677 Renoir 3045 T-3 Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter*
6678 Seurat 3422 T-3 Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter*
6679 Gurzhij Andrei Nikolaevich Gurzhii, Russian specialist in information (information measurement) [link]
6681 Prokopovich Feofan Prokopovich, Ukrainian and Russian writer*
6682 Makarij Metropolitan Makarij, Russian educator*
6683 Karachentsov *
6684 Volodshevchenko 1977 QU Volodymyr Shevchenko, Ukrainian film director who died as a result of exposure to radiation while filming at the Chernobyl disaster*
6685 Boitsov *
6686 Hernius Olof Hernius, Swedish astronomer [†]
6687 Lahulla José Felix Lahulla, Spanish astronomer [†]
6688 Donmccarthy *
6690 Messick *
6695 Barrettduff *
6696 Eubanks *
6697 Celentano Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor [†]
6698 Malhotra Renu Malhotra, astronomer [†]
6699 Igaueno 1987 YK Ueno, Mie, Japan (now part of Iga)*
6700 Kubišová Marta Kubišová, Czech singer [†]
6701-6800
6701 Warhol Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola), American artist [†]
6705 Rinaketty Rina Ketty (a.k.a. Cesarina Pichetto), French singer of the 1930s [†]
6707 Shigeru *
6708 Bobbievaile Bobbie Vaile, Australian astronomer*
6709 Hiromiyuki 1989 CD *
6710 Apostel Leo Apostel, Flemish philosopher [†]
6711 Holliman 1989 HG *
6712 Hornstein Karl Hornstein, Czech astronomer [†]
6713 Coggie 1990 KM *
6714 Montréal Montréal, Quebec, Canada [†]
6715 Sheldonmarks *
6717 Antal *
6718 Beiglböck Wolf Beiglböck, physicist, founder and editor of the monograph series Lecture Notes in Physics and Texts and Monographs in Physics*
6719 Gallaj *
6720 Gifu Gifu, Gifu, Japan*
6722 Bunichi *
6723 Chrisclark Christopher C. Clark of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6729 Emiko *
6730 Ikeda 1992 BH Tetsuro Ikeda, Japanese astronomer*
6731 Hiei 1992 BK *
6735 Madhatter The Mad Hatter, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
6736 Marchare 1993 EF March Hare, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
6737 Okabayashi 1993 ER *
6738 Tanabe *
6739 Tärendö Tärendö, Sweden [†]
6740 Goff 1993 GY *
6741 Liyuan 1994 FX Li Yuan, Chinese science writer [†]
6742 Biandepei 1994 GR Biandepei, Chinese science writer [†]
6743 Liu 1994 GS Joseph H. C. Liu, director of Hong Kong Space Museum [†]
6744 Komoda 1994 JL *
6745 Nishiyama *
6746 Zagar 1994 NP Francesco Zagar, Italian astronomer*
6747 Ozegahara *
6748 Bratton *
6749 Ireentje 7068 P-L Irene van Houten, granddaughter of the Dutch astronomers (husband and wife) Cornelis and Ingrid van Houten [†]
6750 Katgert 1078 T-1 Peter Katgert, Dutch astronomer*
6751 van Genderen 1114 T-1 Arnout van Genderen, Dutch astronomer [†]
6752 Ashley 4150 T-1 *
6753 Fursenko M. A. Fursenko, Russian astronomer*
6754 Burdenko Nikolaj Nilovich Burdenko, Russian neurosurgeon*
6755 Solov'yanenko Anatolii Solovyanenko, Ukrainian opera singer*
6758 Jesseowens 1980 GL Jesse Owens, American athlete [†]
6763 Kochiny *
6764 Kirillavrov Kirill Yurievich Lavrov, Russian actor [†]
6765 Fibonacci Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa, Italian mathematician [†]
6766 Kharms Daniil Ivanovich Kharms, Russian author of children's books, absurd short stories, and poetry*
6767 Shirvindt Aleksandr Shirvindt, Russian actor*
6768 Mathiasbraun 1983 RY Mathias (Matyáš) Bernard Braun, Bohemian sculptor [†]
6769 Brokoff Jan and Ferdinand Brokoff, father and son Bohemian sculptors [†]
6770 Fugate 1985 QR *
6771 Foerster Wilhelm Julius Förster, German astronomer [†]
6773 Kellaway 1988 LK Lucy Kellaway, British journalist, recipient of the 2006 British Press Award for "Columnist of the Year" [†]
6774 Vladheinrich Vladimír Václav Heinrich, Czech astronomer [†]
6775 Giorgini 1989 GJ Jon D. Giorgini, of NASA's Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6776 Dix *
6777 Balakirev Mily Balakirev, composer*
6778 Tosamakoto Makoto Tosa, Japanese astronomer*
6779 Perrine Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer [†]
6780 Borodin Alexandr Porfirevich Borodin, Russian composer and chemist [†]
6783 Gulyaev *
6784 Bogatikov *
6786 Doudantsutsuji 1991 DT *
6790 Pingouin French name of the Great Auk, Little Auk, or any one of the Penguin species?*
6792 Akiyamatakashi 1991 WC *
6793 Palazzolo 1991 YE *
6794 Masuisakura 1992 DK *
6795 Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden [†]
6796 Sundsvall Sundsvall Municipality, Sweden [†]
6797 Östersund Östersund Municipality, Sweden [†]
6798 Couperin Louis Couperin, French composer [†]
6799 Citfiftythree 1993 KM *
6800 Saragamine 1994 UC *
6801-6900
6801 Střekov Castle near the Ústí nad Labem, in northern Bohemia [†]
6802 Černovice Černovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic [†]
6804 Maruseppu 1995 WV *
6805 Abstracta 4600 P-L *
6806 Kaufmann 6048 P-L William John Kaufmann, American astronomer*
6807 Brünnow 6568 P-L Franz Brünnow, German astronomer*
6808 Plantin 1932 CP Christophe Plantin, bookbinder, publisher and typographer*
6809 Sakuma *
6811 Kashcheev 1976 QP Boris Leonidovich Kashcheev, Ukrainian astronomer*
6814 Steffl Andrew J. Steffl, American astronomer [†]
6815 Mutchler Max J. Mutchler, American astronomer [†]
6817 Pest Pest, Hungary [†] [‡]
6818 Sessyu *
6819 McGarvey 1983 LL *
6820 Buil 1985 XS Christian Buil, French astronomer*
6821 Ranevskaya *
6824 Mallory George Mallory, British mountaineer [†]
6825 Irvine Andrew Irvine, British mountaineer [†]
6826 Lavoisier Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist [†]
6827 Wombat The Wombat? *
6828 Elbsteel *
6829 Charmawidor Charles-Marie Widor, French composer*
6832 Kawabata 1992 FP *
6835 Molfino *
6836 Paranal Cerro Paranal, ESO Very Large Telescope site [†]
6837 Bressi Terry Bressi, engineer and member of Spacewatch at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona*
6838 Okuda Toyozo Okuda, Japanese astronomer*
6839 Ozenuma *
6841 Gottfriedkirch 2034 P-L Gottfried Kirch, German astronomer*
6842 Krosigk 3016 P-L *
6843 Heremon *
6844 Shpak *
6845 Mansurova *
6846 Kansazan *
6847 Kunz-Hallstein 1977 RL *
6855 Armellini 1989 BG Giuseppe Armellini, Italian astronomer*
6856 Bethemmons 1989 EM Elizabeth Emmons, administrator of JPL's Space and Earth Science Division 32 [†]
6859 Datemasamune 1991 CZ *
6860 Sims *
6862 Virgiliomarcon 1991 GL Virgilio Marcon, Italian telescope maker*
6864 Starkenburg Starkenburg-Sternwarte (Starkenburg Observatory) [†] [‡]
6865 Dunkerley *
6866 Kukai 1992 CO *
6867 Kuwano *
6868 Seiyauyeda 1992 HD *
6869 Funada 1992 JP *
6870 Pauldavies 1992 OG Paul Charles William Davies, Australian physicist, writer and broadcaster*
6871 Verlaine Paul Verlaine, French poet [†]
6873 Tasaka *
6876 Beppeforti Giuseppe Forti, Italian astronomer*
6877 Giada *
6878 Isamu *
6879 Hyogo *
6880 Hayamiyu *
6881 Shifutsu 1994 UP *
6882 Sormano Sormano, a village in Italy, home of the Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano (Sormano Astronomical Observatory) [†]
6883 Hiuchigatake 1996 AF *
6884 Takeshisato 9521 P-L *
6885 Nitardy 9570 P-L *
6886 Grote 1942 CG Grote Reber, American radio astronomer*
6887 Hasuo 1951 WH *
6890 Savinykh 1975 RP [[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_July_21_contents>†]]
6891 Triconia 1976 SA *
6894 Macreid *
6897 Tabei 1987 VQ Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer, first woman to climb Everest [†]
6898 Saint-Marys 1988 LE Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia [†]
6901-7000
6901 Roybishop 1989 PA Roy L. Bishop, Canadian astronomer [†]
6902 Hideoasada *
6904 McGill McGill University, Montreal [†]
6905 Miyazaki 1990 TW *
6908 Kunimoto *
6909 Levison Harold F. Levison, American astronomer*
6910 Ikeguchi 1991 FJ *
6911 Nancygreen 1991 GN *
6912 Grimm Friedrich Melchior Baron von Grimm, German encyclopedist [†]
6913 Yukawa Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics*
6914 Becquerel 1992 GZ Henri Becquerel, French physicist*
6916 Lewispearce 1992 OJ Edgar Lewis Pearce, American artist*
6918 Manaslu *
6919 Tomonaga 1993 HP *
6920 Esaki 1993 JE *
6922 Yasushi *
6923 Borzacchini 1993 SD Baconin Borzacchini, Italian racing driver*
6924 Fukui 1993 TP *
6925 Susumu Susumu Yamamoto, Japanese astronomer*
6927 Tonegawa *
6928 Lanna Vojtěch Lanna, Czech entrepreneur [†]
6929 Misto 1994 UE *
6931 Kenzaburo *
6932 Tanigawadake 1994 YK *
6933 Azumayasan 1994 YW Azamuyasan, a mountain peak in Japan*
6935 Morisot 4524 P-L Berthe Morisot, French impressionist painter*
6936 Cassatt 6573 P-L Mary Cassatt, American artist*
6937 Valadon 1010 T-2 Suzanne Valadon, French painter*
6938 Soniaterk 5140 T-2 Sonia Terk, Ukrainian-born designer and founder of the Orphism movement, married French artist Robert Delaunay*
6939 Lestone *
6941 Dalgarno 1976 YA Alexander Dalgarno, American astronomer*
6942 Yurigulyaev [[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_September_20_contents>†]] [‡]
6945 Dahlgren Mats Dahlgren, Swedish astronomer [†]
6950 Simonek 1982 YQ *
6952 Niccolò 1986 JT *
6953 Davepierce David Allen Pierce, American astronomer*
6954 Potemkin Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Russian field marshal, favourite of Catherine the Great*
6955 Ekaterina Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia*
6956 Holbach Paul Heinrich Dietrich von Holbach, German philosopher and encyclopedist [†]
6959 Mikkelkocha [[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_September_20_contents>†]] [‡]
6961 Ashitaka 1989 KA Ashitaka, Japanese dormant volcano*
6962 Summerscience 1990 OT The Summer Science Program, a college-level summer program for gifted high school students*
6964 Kunihiko *
6965 Niyodogawa Niyodo River, Japan*
6966 Vietoris Leopold Vietoris, Austrian mathematician*
6969 Santaro *
6970 Saigusa *
6971 Omogokei 1992 CT A gorge in Ehime Prefecture, Japan*
6972 Helvetius Claude Adrien Helvetius, French philosopher and encyclopedist [†]
6975 Hiroaki 1992 QM *
6976 Kanatsu *
6977 Jaucourt Louis, Chevalier de Jaucourt, French writer and encyclopedist [†]
6978 Hironaka 1993 RD *
6979 Shigefumi 1993 RH *
6980 Kyusakamoto *
6981 Chirman *
6983 Komatsusakyo 1993 YC *
6984 Lewiscarroll 1994 AO Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of Charles Dodgson, British writer*
6986 Asamayama 1994 WE *
6987 Onioshidashi 1994 WZ *
6989 Hoshinosato *
6990 Toya *
6991 Chichibu 1995 AX *
6992 Minano-machi *
6995 Minoyama *
6996 Alvensleben 2222 T-2 Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben, German astronomer, or Constantin von Alvensleben, Prussian General, or possibly another member of that family, which has been associated with Saxony-Anhalt since the 12th century*
6997 Laomedon 3104 T-3 Laomedon, king of Troy*
6998 Tithonus 3108 T-3 Tithonus, mythical person related to the Trojan War*
6999 Meitner 4379 T-3 Lise Meitner, Austrian nuclear physicist [†]
7000 Curie 1939 VD Marie Curie, French physicist*

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
6501-6600
6501 Isonzo	1993 XD	Farra d'Isonzo*
6504 Lehmbruck	4630 P-L	Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor*
6506 Klausheide		Klaus Heide, German meteorite and small solar system bodies researcher at the University of Jena and son of meteorite researcher Fritz Heide of Jena*
6508 Rolčík	1982 QM	Viktor Rolčík, Czech optical engineer [†]
6510 Tarry	1987 DF	*
6511 Furmanov		Rudol'f Davidovich Furmanov, Russian producer*
6512 de Bergh		Catherine de Bergh, French astronomer*
6514 Torahiko	1987 WY	Torahiko Terada, Japanese physicist*
6516 Gruss		Gustav Gruss, Czech astronomer [†]
6518 Vernon	1990 FR	*
6519 Giono		Jean Giono, French (Provençal) writer [†]
6520 Sugawa	1991 HH	*
6521 Pina		*
6522 Aci	1991 NQ	*
6523 Clube	1991 TC	Victor Clube, British astronomer*
6524 Baalke	1992 AO	Ron C. Baalke, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6525 Ocastron		Orange County Astronomers*
6526 Matogawa	1992 TY	*
6528 Boden		Boden Municipality, Sweden, birthplace of Mats Lindgren, one of the discoverers [†]
6529 Rhoads		Jack W. Rhoads, American astronomer, at one time of Jet Propulsion Laboratory or James Ely Rhoads, American astronomer*
6530 Adry	1994 GW	*
6531 Subashiri	1994 YY	*
6532 Scarfe	1995 AC	Colin D. Scarfe, Canadian astronomer [†]
6533 Giuseppina		*
6535 Archipenko	3535 P-L	*
6536 Vysochinska	1977 NK	*
6537 Adamovich		Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Adamovich, Byelorussian-Russian writer*
6538 Muraviov		Moscow State University, where he inaugurated the department of astronomy and built the observatory [[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_July_21_contents>†]]
6539 Nohavica	1982 QG	Jaromír Nohavica, Czech singer, poet and composer [†]
6540 Stepling		Joseph Stepling S.J., German astronomer, mathematician and physicist [†] [‡]
6542 Jacquescousteau		Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French marine explorer [†]
6543 Senna		Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver*
6546 Kaye		Danny Kaye, American actor and comedian [†]
6547 Vasilkarazin		Vasilii Nazarovich Karazin, Russian/Ukrainian scientist, founder of the University of Kharkov which now bears his name [link]
6549 Skryabin		Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer [†]
6550 Parléř		Petr Parléř, 14th-century German master builder [†]
6553 Seehaus		*
6554 Takatsuguyoshida		*
6556 Arcimboldo		Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter [†]
6557 Yokonomura		*
6558 Norizuki	1991 GZ	*
6559 Nomura	1991 JP	*
6560 Pravdo	1991 NP	*
6561 Gruppetta		*
6562 Takoyaki		*
6563 Steinheim		*
6564 Asher	1992 BB	David John Asher, British astronomer*
6565 Reiji	1992 FT	*
6567 Shigemasa	1992 WS	*
6570 Tomohiro	1994 JO	*
6571 Sigmund	3027 P-L	*
6572 Carson	1938 SX	*
6573 Magnitskij		*
6574 Gvishiani		*
6575 Slavov		*
6576 Kievtech		Kiev Polytechnical Institute-National Technical University of Ukraine*
6578 Zapesotskij		Alexander Sergeevich Zapesotskij, Russian sociologist*
6581 Sobers	1981 SO	Garfield St. Aubrun (Gary) Sobers, West Indies cricketer [†]
6582 Flagsymphony	1981 VS	*
6583 Destinn	1984 DE	Ema Destinn, Czech opera singer [†]
6584 Ludekpesek	1984 FK	Ludek Pesek, Czech astronomical artist*
6585 O'Keefe	1984 SR	John Aloysius O'Keefe, American astronomer, geodesist, and researcher in meteoritics [†]
6586 Seydler		August Seydler, Czech astronomer [†]
6587 Brassens		Georges Brassens, French singer and songwriter*
6589 Jankovich		*
6590 Barolo		Barolo, a winegrowing area in Italy*
6591 Sabinin		Dmitrii Anatolievich Sabinin, Russian scientist [link]
6592 Goya		Francisco Goya, Spanish painter*
6594 Tasman		Abel Janszoon Tasman, Dutch explorer [†] [‡]
6595 Munizbarreto		Luiz Muniz Barreto, Brazilian observatory director [†]
6596 Bittner		Adam Bittner, Austrian astronomer [†]
6597 Kreil		Karl Kreil, Austrian astronomer and meteorologist [†]
6598 Modugno	1988 CL	*
6599 Tsuko	1988 PV	*
6601-6700
6602 Gilclark	1989 EC	*
6603 Marycragg	1990 KG	*
6604 Ilias		Iliad of Homer, epic, and also Ilias, first grandson of the discoverer [†]
6606 Makino	1990 UF	Tomitaro Makino, botanist*
6607 Matsushima		*
6612 Hachioji		*
6613 Williamcarl	1994 LK	*
6614 Antisthenes	6530 P-L	Antisthenes, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school of philosophy*
6615 Plutarchos	9512 P-L	Mestrius Plutarch, Greek historian, biographer, and essayist*
6616 Plotinos	1175 T-1	*
6617 Boethius	2218 T-1	Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Roman philosopher and theologian*
6619 Kolya		[[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_July_21_contents>†]]
6620 Peregrina	1973 UC	*
6621 Timchuk		*
6622 Matvienko		*
6628 Dondelia		*
6629 Kurtz	1982 UP	Paul Kurtz [†]
6630 Skepticus		CSICOP, a prominent organization of skeptics [†]
6631 Pyatnitskij		Mitrofan Efimovich Pyatnitskij, Russian artist*
6632 Scoon		*
6635 Zuber		*
6637 Inoue	1988 XZ	*
6640 Falorni	1990 DL	*
6641 Bobross		*
6643 Morikubo	1990 VZ	*
6644 Jugaku	1991 AA	Jun Jugaku, Japanese astronomer*
6645 Arcetri		*
6646 Churanta		*
6647 Josse		Raymond Josse, friend of the discoverer [†]
6649 Yokotatakao	1991 RN	*
6650 Morimoto		*
6653 Feininger		*
6654 Luleå		Luleå Municipality, Sweden [†]
6655 Nagahama		*
6656 Yokota	1992 FF	*
6657 Otukyo	1992 WY	*
6658 Akiraabe		*
6660 Matsumoto	1993 BC	Tatsujiro Matsumoto, Japanese astronomer*
6661 Ikemura	1993 BO	*
6663 Tatebayashi	1993 CC	*
6664 Tennyo	1993 CK	*
6665 Kagawa	1993 CN	*
6666 Frö		Frö, Norse god [†]
6667 Sannaimura		*
6669 Obi		*
6670 Wallach		*
6672 Corot	1213 T-1	Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter*
6673 Degas	2246 T-1	Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor*
6674 Cézanne	4272 T-1	Paul Cézanne, French painter*
6675 Sisley	1493 T-2	Alfred Sisley, French (of English descent) impressionist painter*
6676 Monet	2083 T-2	Claude Monet, French painter*
6677 Renoir	3045 T-3	Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter*
6678 Seurat	3422 T-3	Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter*
6679 Gurzhij		Andrei Nikolaevich Gurzhii, Russian specialist in information (information measurement) [link]
6681 Prokopovich		Feofan Prokopovich, Ukrainian and Russian writer*
6682 Makarij		Metropolitan Makarij, Russian educator*
6683 Karachentsov		*
6684 Volodshevchenko	1977 QU	Volodymyr Shevchenko, Ukrainian film director who died as a result of exposure to radiation while filming at the Chernobyl disaster*
6685 Boitsov		*
6686 Hernius		Olof Hernius, Swedish astronomer [†]
6687 Lahulla		José Felix Lahulla, Spanish astronomer [†]
6688 Donmccarthy		*
6690 Messick		*
6695 Barrettduff		*
6696 Eubanks		*
6697 Celentano		Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor [†]
6698 Malhotra		Renu Malhotra, astronomer [†]
6699 Igaueno	1987 YK	Ueno, Mie, Japan (now part of Iga)*
6700 Kubišová		Marta Kubišová, Czech singer [†]
6701-6800
6701 Warhol		Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola), American artist [†]
6705 Rinaketty		Rina Ketty (a.k.a. Cesarina Pichetto), French singer of the 1930s [†]
6707 Shigeru		*
6708 Bobbievaile		Bobbie Vaile, Australian astronomer*
6709 Hiromiyuki	1989 CD	*
6710 Apostel		Leo Apostel, Flemish philosopher [†]
6711 Holliman	1989 HG	*
6712 Hornstein		Karl Hornstein, Czech astronomer [†]
6713 Coggie	1990 KM	*
6714 Montréal		Montréal, Quebec, Canada [†]
6715 Sheldonmarks		*
6717 Antal		*
6718 Beiglböck		Wolf Beiglböck, physicist, founder and editor of the monograph series Lecture Notes in Physics and Texts and Monographs in Physics*
6719 Gallaj		*
6720 Gifu		Gifu, Gifu, Japan*
6722 Bunichi		*
6723 Chrisclark		Christopher C. Clark of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6729 Emiko		*
6730 Ikeda	1992 BH	Tetsuro Ikeda, Japanese astronomer*
6731 Hiei	1992 BK	*
6735 Madhatter		The Mad Hatter, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
6736 Marchare	1993 EF	March Hare, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
6737 Okabayashi	1993 ER	*
6738 Tanabe		*
6739 Tärendö		Tärendö, Sweden [†]
6740 Goff	1993 GY	*
6741 Liyuan	1994 FX	Li Yuan, Chinese science writer [†]
6742 Biandepei	1994 GR	Biandepei, Chinese science writer [†]
6743 Liu	1994 GS	Joseph H. C. Liu, director of Hong Kong Space Museum [†]
6744 Komoda	1994 JL	*
6745 Nishiyama		*
6746 Zagar	1994 NP	Francesco Zagar, Italian astronomer*
6747 Ozegahara		*
6748 Bratton		*
6749 Ireentje	7068 P-L	Irene van Houten, granddaughter of the Dutch astronomers (husband and wife) Cornelis and Ingrid van Houten [†]
6750 Katgert	1078 T-1	Peter Katgert, Dutch astronomer*
6751 van Genderen	1114 T-1	Arnout van Genderen, Dutch astronomer [†]
6752 Ashley	4150 T-1	*
6753 Fursenko		M. A. Fursenko, Russian astronomer*
6754 Burdenko		Nikolaj Nilovich Burdenko, Russian neurosurgeon*
6755 Solov'yanenko		Anatolii Solovyanenko, Ukrainian opera singer*
6758 Jesseowens	1980 GL	Jesse Owens, American athlete [†]
6763 Kochiny		*
6764 Kirillavrov		Kirill Yurievich Lavrov, Russian actor [†]
6765 Fibonacci		Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa, Italian mathematician [†]
6766 Kharms		Daniil Ivanovich Kharms, Russian author of children's books, absurd short stories, and poetry*
6767 Shirvindt		Aleksandr Shirvindt, Russian actor*
6768 Mathiasbraun	1983 RY	Mathias (Matyáš) Bernard Braun, Bohemian sculptor [†]
6769 Brokoff		Jan and Ferdinand Brokoff, father and son Bohemian sculptors [†]
6770 Fugate	1985 QR	*
6771 Foerster		Wilhelm Julius Förster, German astronomer [†]
6773 Kellaway	1988 LK	Lucy Kellaway, British journalist, recipient of the 2006 British Press Award for "Columnist of the Year" [†]
6774 Vladheinrich		Vladimír Václav Heinrich, Czech astronomer [†]
6775 Giorgini	1989 GJ	Jon D. Giorgini, of NASA's Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6776 Dix		*
6777 Balakirev		Mily Balakirev, composer*
6778 Tosamakoto		Makoto Tosa, Japanese astronomer*
6779 Perrine		Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer [†]
6780 Borodin		Alexandr Porfirevich Borodin, Russian composer and chemist [†]
6783 Gulyaev		*
6784 Bogatikov		*
6786 Doudantsutsuji	1991 DT	*
6790 Pingouin		French name of the Great Auk, Little Auk, or any one of the Penguin species?*
6792 Akiyamatakashi	1991 WC	*
6793 Palazzolo	1991 YE	*
6794 Masuisakura	1992 DK	*
6795 Örnsköldsvik		Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden [†]
6796 Sundsvall		Sundsvall Municipality, Sweden [†]
6797 Östersund		Östersund Municipality, Sweden [†]
6798 Couperin		Louis Couperin, French composer [†]
6799 Citfiftythree	1993 KM	*
6800 Saragamine	1994 UC	*
6801-6900
6801 Střekov		Castle near the Ústí nad Labem, in northern Bohemia [†]
6802 Černovice		Černovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic [†]
6804 Maruseppu	1995 WV	*
6805 Abstracta	4600 P-L	*
6806 Kaufmann	6048 P-L	William John Kaufmann, American astronomer*
6807 Brünnow	6568 P-L	Franz Brünnow, German astronomer*
6808 Plantin	1932 CP	Christophe Plantin, bookbinder, publisher and typographer*
6809 Sakuma		*
6811 Kashcheev	1976 QP	Boris Leonidovich Kashcheev, Ukrainian astronomer*
6814 Steffl		Andrew J. Steffl, American astronomer [†]
6815 Mutchler		Max J. Mutchler, American astronomer [†]
6817 Pest		Pest, Hungary [†] [‡]
6818 Sessyu		*
6819 McGarvey	1983 LL	*
6820 Buil	1985 XS	Christian Buil, French astronomer*
6821 Ranevskaya		*
6824 Mallory		George Mallory, British mountaineer [†]
6825 Irvine		Andrew Irvine, British mountaineer [†]
6826 Lavoisier		Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist [†]
6827 Wombat		The Wombat? *
6828 Elbsteel		*
6829 Charmawidor		Charles-Marie Widor, French composer*
6832 Kawabata	1992 FP	*
6835 Molfino		*
6836 Paranal		Cerro Paranal, ESO Very Large Telescope site [†]
6837 Bressi		Terry Bressi, engineer and member of Spacewatch at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona*
6838 Okuda		Toyozo Okuda, Japanese astronomer*
6839 Ozenuma		*
6841 Gottfriedkirch	2034 P-L	Gottfried Kirch, German astronomer*
6842 Krosigk	3016 P-L	*
6843 Heremon		*
6844 Shpak		*
6845 Mansurova		*
6846 Kansazan		*
6847 Kunz-Hallstein	1977 RL	*
6855 Armellini	1989 BG	Giuseppe Armellini, Italian astronomer*
6856 Bethemmons	1989 EM	Elizabeth Emmons, administrator of JPL's Space and Earth Science Division 32 [†]
6859 Datemasamune	1991 CZ	*
6860 Sims		*
6862 Virgiliomarcon	1991 GL	Virgilio Marcon, Italian telescope maker*
6864 Starkenburg		Starkenburg-Sternwarte (Starkenburg Observatory) [†] [‡]
6865 Dunkerley		*
6866 Kukai	1992 CO	*
6867 Kuwano		*
6868 Seiyauyeda	1992 HD	*
6869 Funada	1992 JP	*
6870 Pauldavies	1992 OG	Paul Charles William Davies, Australian physicist, writer and broadcaster*
6871 Verlaine		Paul Verlaine, French poet [†]
6873 Tasaka		*
6876 Beppeforti		Giuseppe Forti, Italian astronomer*
6877 Giada		*
6878 Isamu		*
6879 Hyogo		*
6880 Hayamiyu		*
6881 Shifutsu	1994 UP	*
6882 Sormano		Sormano, a village in Italy, home of the Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano (Sormano Astronomical Observatory) [†]
6883 Hiuchigatake	1996 AF	*
6884 Takeshisato	9521 P-L	*
6885 Nitardy	9570 P-L	*
6886 Grote	1942 CG	Grote Reber, American radio astronomer*
6887 Hasuo	1951 WH	*
6890 Savinykh	1975 RP	[[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_July_21_contents>†]]
6891 Triconia	1976 SA	*
6894 Macreid		*
6897 Tabei	1987 VQ	Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer, first woman to climb Everest [†]
6898 Saint-Marys	1988 LE	Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia [†]
6901-7000
6901 Roybishop	1989 PA	Roy L. Bishop, Canadian astronomer [†]
6902 Hideoasada		*
6904 McGill		McGill University, Montreal [†]
6905 Miyazaki	1990 TW	*
6908 Kunimoto		*
6909 Levison		Harold F. Levison, American astronomer*
6910 Ikeguchi	1991 FJ	*
6911 Nancygreen	1991 GN	*
6912 Grimm		Friedrich Melchior Baron von Grimm, German encyclopedist [†]
6913 Yukawa		Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics*
6914 Becquerel	1992 GZ	Henri Becquerel, French physicist*
6916 Lewispearce	1992 OJ	Edgar Lewis Pearce, American artist*
6918 Manaslu		*
6919 Tomonaga	1993 HP	*
6920 Esaki	1993 JE	*
6922 Yasushi		*
6923 Borzacchini	1993 SD	Baconin Borzacchini, Italian racing driver*
6924 Fukui	1993 TP	*
6925 Susumu		Susumu Yamamoto, Japanese astronomer*
6927 Tonegawa		*
6928 Lanna		Vojtěch Lanna, Czech entrepreneur [†]
6929 Misto	1994 UE	*
6931 Kenzaburo		*
6932 Tanigawadake	1994 YK	*
6933 Azumayasan	1994 YW	Azamuyasan, a mountain peak in Japan*
6935 Morisot	4524 P-L	Berthe Morisot, French impressionist painter*
6936 Cassatt	6573 P-L	Mary Cassatt, American artist*
6937 Valadon	1010 T-2	Suzanne Valadon, French painter*
6938 Soniaterk	5140 T-2	Sonia Terk, Ukrainian-born designer and founder of the Orphism movement, married French artist Robert Delaunay*
6939 Lestone		*
6941 Dalgarno	1976 YA	Alexander Dalgarno, American astronomer*
6942 Yurigulyaev		[[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_September_20_contents>†]] [‡]
6945 Dahlgren		Mats Dahlgren, Swedish astronomer [†]
6950 Simonek	1982 YQ	*
6952 Niccolò	1986 JT	*
6953 Davepierce		David Allen Pierce, American astronomer*
6954 Potemkin		Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Russian field marshal, favourite of Catherine the Great*
6955 Ekaterina		Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia*
6956 Holbach		Paul Heinrich Dietrich von Holbach, German philosopher and encyclopedist [†]
6959 Mikkelkocha		[[Talk:Meanings_of_asteroid_names#2005_September_20_contents>†]] [‡]
6961 Ashitaka	1989 KA	Ashitaka, Japanese dormant volcano*
6962 Summerscience	1990 OT	The Summer Science Program, a college-level summer program for gifted high school students*
6964 Kunihiko		*
6965 Niyodogawa		Niyodo River, Japan*
6966 Vietoris		Leopold Vietoris, Austrian mathematician*
6969 Santaro		*
6970 Saigusa		*
6971 Omogokei	1992 CT	A gorge in Ehime Prefecture, Japan*
6972 Helvetius		Claude Adrien Helvetius, French philosopher and encyclopedist [†]
6975 Hiroaki	1992 QM	*
6976 Kanatsu		*
6977 Jaucourt		Louis, Chevalier de Jaucourt, French writer and encyclopedist [†]
6978 Hironaka	1993 RD	*
6979 Shigefumi	1993 RH	*
6980 Kyusakamoto		*
6981 Chirman		*
6983 Komatsusakyo	1993 YC	*
6984 Lewiscarroll	1994 AO	Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of Charles Dodgson, British writer*
6986 Asamayama	1994 WE	*
6987 Onioshidashi	1994 WZ	*
6989 Hoshinosato		*
6990 Toya		*
6991 Chichibu	1995 AX	*
6992 Minano-machi		*
6995 Minoyama		*
6996 Alvensleben	2222 T-2	Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben, German astronomer, or Constantin von Alvensleben, Prussian General, or possibly another member of that family, which has been associated with Saxony-Anhalt since the 12th century*
6997 Laomedon	3104 T-3	Laomedon, king of Troy*
6998 Tithonus	3108 T-3	Tithonus, mythical person related to the Trojan War*
6999 Meitner	4379 T-3	Lise Meitner, Austrian nuclear physicist [†]
7000 Curie	1939 VD	Marie Curie, French physicist*

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