Meanings of minor planet names: 115001–116000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See main page for an introduction.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Meanings marked with * are from legacy sources may not be accurate.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "SBDB".

115001–115100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
115051 Safaeinili	2003 RC6	Ali Safaeinili, radar scientist and electrical engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory	JPL · 115051
115058 Tassantal	2003 RH8	Antal Tass, Hungarian astronomer, and director of Konkoly Obszervatórium (Konkoly Observatory) in 1916–1936	JPL · 115058
115059 Nagykároly	2003 RJ8	Károly Nagy, Hungarian astronomer, mathematician, chemist and politician	JPL · 115059

115101–115200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

115201–115300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
115254 Fényi	2003 SF158	Gyula Fényi, Hungarian Jesuit and astronomer	JPL · 115254

115301–115400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
115312 Whither	2003 SP215	Whitney and Heather Young, granddaughters of the discoverer	JPL · 115312
115326 Wehinger	2003 SC221	Peter A. Wehinger, American astronomer, and development officer for the Giant Magellan Telescope	JPL · 115326
115331 Shrylmiles	2003 SL224	Shryl Miles, American campaigner against light pollution	JPL · 115331

115401–115500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
115434 Kellyfast	2003 TU2	Kelly E. Fast (born 1968), a program scientist for the MAVEN spacecraft at NASA.	JPL · 115434
115449 Robson	2003 TG10	Monty Robson, American founder and current director of the John J. McCarthy Observatory	JPL · 115449
115477 Brantanica	2003 UK8	Brandon and Brittany Danielson and Monica Rahn, grandchildren of the discoverer	JPL · 115477

115501–115600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
115561 Frankherbert	2003 UF80	Frank Herbert, 20th-century American writer, best remembered for Dune	JPL · 115561

115601–115700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

115701–115800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

115801–115900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
115801 Punahou	2003 UW236	Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii	JPL · 115801
115885 Ganz	2003 VL1	Ábrahám Ganz, Swiss-Hungarian technical engineer	JPL · 115885
115891 Scottmichael	2003 VW2	Scott and Michael Young, grandsons of the discoverer	JPL · 115891

115901–116000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
115950 Kocherpeter	2003 WT33	Peter Kocher, Swiss amateur astronomer	JPL · 115950

References

Preceded by 114,001–115,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 115,001–116,000

Succeeded by 116,001–117,000

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