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Meanings of asteroid names (9001-9500)

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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.

: 9001... 9101... 9201... 9301... 9401...
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
9001-9100
9001 Slettebak Arne Slettebak, American astronomer (of Norwegian descent)*
9005 Sidorova *
9006 Voytkevych Vanda Georgievna Voytkevych, friend of discoverer
9007 James Bond James Bond, "agent 007", fictional British spy []
9008 Bohšternberk 1984 BS Bohumil Šternberk, Czech astronomer []
9012 Benner 1984 UW *
9013 Sansaturio *
9014 Svyatorichter Svyatoslav Richter, Russian pianist*
9016 Henrymoore 1986 AE Henry Spencer Moore, British sculptor*
9017 Babadzhanyan *
9019 Eucommia the Eucommia tree*
9020 Eucryphia the Eucryphia tree*
9021 Fagus the beech tree, genus Fagus*
9022 Drake *
9023 Mnesthus Character from the Aeneid*
9028 Konrádbeneš Konrád Beneš, Czech planetologist [] []
9032 Tanakami Tanakami, site of Japan's largest meteorite*
9033 Kawane 1990 AD *
9034 Oleyuria Oleyuria, Ukrainian piano duo of Olga Scherbakova and Yuri Scherbakov*
9038 Helensteel Helen Margaret Steel, wife of discoverer
9040 Flacourtia the Indian plum trees, genus Flacourtia*
9041 Takane 1991 CX *
9044 Kaoru 1991 KA Kaoru Ikeya, Japanese amateur astronomer*
9052 Uhland Ludwig Uhland, German scholar*
9053 Hamamelis the witch-hazel, genus Hamamelis*
9054 Hippocastanum 1991 YO the common horse-chestnut, genus Hippocastanum*
9055 Edvardsson Bengt Edvardsson, Swedish astronomer []
9056 Piskunov Nikolai Piskunov, Swedish astrophysicist []
9059 Dumas 1992 PJ *
9060 Toyokawa 1992 RM *
9062 Ohnishi Michikazu Ohnishi, Japanese amateur astronomer*
9063 Washi 1992 YS Shinsho Washi, Japanese amateur astronomer*
9064 Johndavies John Keith Davies, British astronomer/aviation engineer []
9067 Katsuno 1993 HR *
9069 Hovland 1993 OV *
9070 Ensab Leo Enright and Denise Sabatini, Canadian astronomers []
9071 Coudenberghe *
9073 Yoshinori 1994 ER *
9074 Yosukeyoshida 1994 FZ *
9076 Shinsaku 1994 JT *
9077 Ildo 1994 NC *
9079 Gesner *
9080 Takayanagi 1994 TP *
9081 Hideakianno 1994 VY *
9082 Leonardmartin *
9083 Ramboehm *
9084 Achristou *
9087 Neff Vladimír Neff, Czech novelist and his son Ondřej Neff, science fiction author []
9088 Maki *
9090 Chirotenmondai *
9091 Ishidatakaki 1995 VK *
9092 Nanyang *
9093 Sorada 1995 WA *
9094 Butsuen 1995 WH *
9096 Tamotsu *
9097 Davidschlag Davidschlag, Oberosterreich, small Austrian village, some 10 km to the north of Linz, at the entrance to the Sterngartl ("small garden of stars") region, home of the Privatobservatorium Meyer/Obermair (Private Observatory Meyer/Obermair) []
9098 Toshihiko *
9099 Kenjitanabe *
9100 Tomohisa *
9101-9200
9102 Foglar Jaroslav Foglar, Czech children's author []
9103 Komatsubara *
9104 Matsuo 1996 YB *
9105 Matsumura 1997 AU *
9106 Yatagarasu *
9110 Choukai *
9111 Matarazzo Giuseppe "Corrado" Matarazzo, Italian amateur astronomer []
9115 Battisti 1997 DG Lucio Battisti, Italian singer []
9116 Billhamilton *
9117 Aude AUDÉ, the Association des utilisateurs de détecteurs électroniques*
9119 Georgpeuerbach 1998 DT Georg Aunpekh von Peuerbach, 15th-century Austrian mathematician, astronomer, poet, early humanist and teacher of Regiomontanus []
9121 Stefanovalentini Stefano Valentini, Italian amateur astronomer []
9122 Hunten *
9127 Brucekoehn Bruce W. Koehn, American astronomer
9130 Galois Évariste Galois, French mathematician*
9132 Walteranderson 2821 P-L *
9133 d'Arrest 3107 P-L Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Prussian astronomer*
9134 Encke 4822 P-L Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer*
9135 Lacaille 7609 P-L Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer*
9136 Lalande 4886 T-1 Jérôme Lalande, French astronomer*
9137 Remo 2114 T-2 John L. Remo, American physicist
9138 Murdoch 2280 T-2 *
9139 Barrylasker 4180 T-2 Barry Lasker, American astronomer*
9140 Deni 4195 T-3 *
9141 Kapur 5174 T-3 Shekhar Kapur, Indian actor
9142 Rhesus 5191 T-3 *
9143 Burkhead 1955 SF *
9144 Hollisjohnson *
9145 Shustov *
9146 Tulikov *
9147 Kourakuen *
9148 Boriszaitsev *
9150 Zavolokin *
9153 Chikurinji *
9154 Kol'tsovo *
9155 Verkhodanov *
9156 Malanin Ivan Ivanovich Malanin, Russian accordionist
9158 Platè 1984 MR *
9159 McDonnell *
9161 Beaufort *
9164 Colbert 1987 SQ *
9165 Raup David M. Raup, American palaeontologist*
9167 Kharkiv *
9168 Sarov *
9171 Carolyndiane *
9172 Abhramu 1989 OB *
9175 Graun *
9176 Struchkova *
9178 Momoyo 1991 DU *
9179 Satchmo Louis Armstrong, American jazz musician*
9180 Samsagan 1991 GQ *
9184 Vasilij *
9187 Walterkröll *
9189 Hölderlin Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet*
9190 Masako *
9193 Geoffreycopland Geoffrey Malcolm Copland, British physicist
9196 Sukagawa Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan*
9197 Endo *
9198 Sasagamine Sasagamine, mountain in Shikoku, Japan*
9201-9300
9203 Myrtus the myrtle shrub, genus Myrtus*
9204 Mörike Eduard Mörike, German poet*
9205 Eddywally Eddy Wally, Belgian singer*
9206 Yanaikeizo 1994 RQ *
9207 Petersmith *
9208 Takanotoshi *
9211 Neese Carol Lynn Neese, American astronomer []
9215 Taiyonoto *
9216 Masuzawa 1995 VS *
9223 Leifandersson *
9224 Železný 1996 AE Jan Železný, Czech javelin thrower []
9229 Matsuda *
9230 Yasuda *
9232 Miretti *
9235 Shimanamikaido Nishiseto Expressway
9236 Obermair Erwin Obermair, Austrian amateur astronomer [] []
9238 Yavapai *
9239 van Riebeeck Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch merchant and founder of the Cape Colony in South Africa []
9240 Nassau *
9241 Rosfranklin *
9242 Olea the olive tree, genus Olea*
9244 Visnjan *
9246 Niemeyer *
9248 Sauer 4593 P-L *
9249 Yen 4606 P-L *
9250 Chamberlin 4643 P-L *
9251 Harch 4896 P-L *
9252 Goddard 9058 P-L Robert Goddard, American rocketry pioneer*
9253 Oberth 1171 T-1 Hermann Oberth, Romanian-born German rocketry pioneer []
9254 Shunkai 2151 T-1 *
9255 Inoutadataka 3174 T-1 *
9256 Tsukamoto 1324 T-2 *
9257 Kunisuke 1552 T-2 *
9258 Johnpauljones 2137 T-2 John Paul Jones, American Revolutionary War naval hero*
9259 Janvanparadijs 2189 T-2 Jan van Paradijs, Dutch astronomer []
9260 Edwardolson *
9261 Peggythomson *
9262 Bordovitsyna 1973 RF *
9263 Khariton *
9265 Ekman Agnita and Arne Ekman, Swedish encyclopaedists []
9266 Holger Holger Pedersen, Danish astronomer []
9267 Lokrume Lokrume, parish on Gotland island, Sweden []
9273 Schloerb Frederick Peter Schloerb, American astronomer []
9274 Amylovell Amy Jean Lovell, American astronomer []
9275 Persson Jöran Persson, sixteenth century prosecutor and counsellor to King Eric XIV of Sweden []
9277 Togashi *
9291 Alanburdick 1982 QO *
9293 Kamogata *
9295 Donaldyoung *
9297 Marchuk 1984 MP *
9298 Geake 1985 JM *
9299 Vinceteri *
9300 Johannes 1985 PS *
9301-9400
9305 Hazard *
9306 Pittosporum 1987 CG the Pittosporum genus of trees*
9307 Regiomontanus 1987 QS Regiomontanus, German mathematician*
9308 Randyrose *
9309 Platanus the plane and sycamore, genus Platanus*
9313 Protea the sugarbush, genus Protea*
9315 Weigel the weigela honeysuckle*
9316 Rhamnus the buckthorn, genus Rhamnus*
9322 Lindenau Bernhard von Lindenau, German astronomer and statesman*
9323 Hirohisasato Hirohisa Sato, Japanese amateur astronomer*
9326 Ruta the rue, genus Ruta*
9327 Duerbeck Hilmar Duerbeck, German astronomer*
9329 Nikolaimedtner 1990 EO Nikolai Karlovich Medtner, Russian composer*
9331 Fannyhensel Fanny Hensel, German composer*
9333 Hiraimasa *
9334 Moesta *
9336 Altenburg *
9339 Kimnovak Kim Novak, American actress*
9340 Williamholden William Holden, American actor*
9341 Gracekelly Grace Kelly, American actress, later Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco*
9342 Carygrant Cary Grant, British-American actor*
9344 Klopstock Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet*
9346 Fernandel Fernandel, French actor*
9349 Lucas 1991 SX *
9350 Waseda *
9351 Neumayer *
9356 Elineke 1991 YV -
9357 Venezuela Venezuela*
9358 Fårö Fårö island, northernmost parish of Gotland island, Sweden []
9359 Fleringe Fleringe, parish of Gotland island, Sweden []
9362 Miyajima *
9364 Clusius *
9365 Chinesewilson Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson, English botanist and plant collector*
9368 Esashi *
9372 Vamlingbo Vamlingbo, parish of Gotland island, Sweden []
9373 Hamra Hamra, parish of Gotland island, Sweden []
9374 Sundre Sundre, southernmost parish of Gotland island, Sweden []
9375 Omodaka 1993 HK Toshihiro Omodaka, Japanese radio astronomer []
9376 Thionville Thionville, France*
9377 Metz Metz, France*
9378 Nancy-Lorraine AS Nancy-Lorraine, French football club*
9379 Dijon Dijon, France*
9380 Mâcon Mâcon, France*
9381 Lyon Lyon, France*
9382 Mihonoseki *
9383 Montélimar Montélimar, France*
9384 Aransio *
9385 Avignon Avignon, France*
9386 Hitomi *
9387 Tweedledee 1994 CA Tweedledee and Tweedledum, from Alice in Wonderland*
9389 Condillac Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher
9392 Cavaillon Cavaillon, France*
9393 Apta *
9394 Manosque *
9395 Saint Michel Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France*
9397 Lombardi 1994 RJ *
9398 Bidelman William Pendry Bidelman, American astronomer*
9399 Pesch *
9401-9500
9403 Sanduleak Nicholas Sanduleak, American (of Romanian descent) astronomer []
9407 Kimuranaoto *
9409 Kanpuzan Kanpuzan, mountain in Shikoku, Japan*
9413 Eichendorff Joseph von Eichendorff, German lyricist and narrator*
9420 Dewar Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist*
9421 Violilla Violet Lilian Laurie, mother of the discoverer
9423 Abt Helmut Abt, American astronomer*
9425 Marconcini *
9426 Aliante *
9427 Righini Guglielmo Righini, Italian astronomer, Director of Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, or Alberto Righini, Italian astronomer at the University of Florence and Arcetri*
9428 Angelalouise Angela Louise Laurie, wife of the discoverer
9429 Poreč *
9430 Erichthonios Erichthonius of Athens, mythical Ancient Greek king*
9438 Satie Erik Satie, French composer []
9445 Charpentier perhaps Marc-Antoine Charpentier, although other notables carry that surname (Jean de Charpentier, Gustave Charpentier, François Charpentier, et al.)*
9446 Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman
9447 Julesbordet Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist*
9448 Donaldavies Donald Watts Davies, British physicist*
9449 Petrbondy *
9452 Rogerpeeters *
9453 Mallorca Majorca, Spanish island []
9460 McGlynn *
9468 Brewer *
9470 Jussieu Bernard de Jussieu, Joseph de Jussieu, Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, and Adrien-Laurent-Henri de Jussieu, French botanists
9471 Ostend Ostend, Belgium
9472 Bruges Bruges, Belgium
9473 Ghent Ghent, Belgium []
9478 Caldeyro 2148 P-L Dr. Roberto Caldeyro Barcia (1921-1996), Uruguayan physiologist []
9479 Madresplazamayo 2175 P-L Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo
9480 Inti 2553 P-L *
9481 Menchú 2559 P-L Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Guatemalan 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner*
9482 Rubéndarío 4065 P-L Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet*
9483 Chagas 4121 P-L Carlos Chagas, Brazilian medical doctor, discoverer of Chagas disease*
9484 Wanambi 4590 P-L *
9485 Uluru 6108 P-L Uluru, rock formation in Australia*
9486 Utemorrah 6130 P-L Daisy Utemorrah, Australian author*
9487 Kupe 7633 P-L *
9488 Huia 9523 P-L *
9489 Tanemahuta 1146 T-1 *
9490 Gosemeijer 1181 T-1 Hennie Gosemeijer, Dutch amateur astronomer []
9491 Thooft 1205 T-1 Gerardus 't Hooft, Dutch 1999 Nobel physics laureate [] [] [+]
9492 Veltman 2066 T-1 Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch 1999 Nobel physics laureate [] []
9493 Enescu 3100 T-1 George Enescu, Romanian musician []
9494 Donici 3212 T-1 Nicolae Donici, Romanian astronomer []
9495 Eminescu 4177 T-1 Mihai Eminescu, Romanian poet []
9496 Ockels 4260 T-1 Wubbo Ockels, Dutch astronaut [] []
9497 Dwingeloo 1001 T-2 Dwingeloo Radio Observatory []
9498 Westerbork 1197 T-2 Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope []
9499 Excalibur 1269 T-2 Excalibur, legendary sword of King Arthur
9500 Camelot 1281 T-2 Camelot, legendary castle of King Arthur

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