Meanings of minor planet names: 127001–128000

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".

127001–127100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
127005 Pratchett	2002 GY1	Terry Pratchett, popular English author	JPL · 127005

127101–127200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
127196 Hanaceplechová	2002 HH	Hana Ceplechová, served as a secretary in the Interplanetary Matter Department of the Ondrejov Observatory for three decades	JPL · 127196

127201–127300

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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

127301–127400

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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

127401–127500

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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

127501–127600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
127515 Nitta	2002 TY306	Atsuko Nitta, Japanese-American astronomer	JPL · 127515
127516 Oravetz	2002 TT307	Daniel Oravetz, American astronomer	JPL · 127516
127517 Kaikepan	2002 TJ371	Kaike Pan, Chinese-American astronomer	JPL · 127517
127545 Crisman	2002 XZ91	James Crisman, president of the Astronomy Club of Sun City West (Arizona) in 1986 and for 13 years	JPL · 127545

127601–127700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
127689 Doncapone	2003 EE17	Don Giuseppe Capone, rector of the diocesan Seminar of Alatri since 1956	JPL · 127689

127701–127800

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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

127801–127900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
127803 Johnvaneepoel	2003 FP77	John M. Van Eepoel (born 1977) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as part of the Navigation/Flight Dynamics Team.	JPL · 127803
127810 Michaelwright	2003 FK85	Michael Wright (born 1960) is OSIRIS-REx project lead for assembly, test, and launch operations. He is also an exploration systems engineer, developing concepts for human exploration of Mars. He served as an integration and test manager for over a dozen missions including FREESTAR on the final flight of space shuttle Columbia	JPL · 127810
127870 Vigo	2003 FE123	Vigo, Galicia, Spain, the first discoverer's birthplace	JPL · 127870

127901–128000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
127933 Shaunoborn	2003 HF1	Shaun Oborn (born 1964) is a member of the team at Solo Effects LLC and has contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission working with the Navigation/Flight Dynamics Team.	JPL · 127933
127935 Reedmckenna	2003 HM1	Reed McKenna (born 1959) is a member of the team at Solo Effects LLC and has contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission working with the Navigation/Flight Dynamics Team	JPL · 127935

References

Preceded by 126,001–127,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 127,001–128,000

Succeeded by 128,001–129,000

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