Meanings of minor planet names: 73001–74000

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".

73001–73100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73046 Davidmann	2002 EG112	David Mann (born 1941) is a sample-preparation expert who produced high-quality thin sections of Apollo moon rocks at NASA Johnson Space Center.	JPL · 73046
73059 Kaunas	2002 FO5	Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania	JPL · 73059
73079 Davidbaltimore	2002 GX8	David Baltimore, American biologist and Nobelist, seventh president of the California Institute of Technology	JPL · 73079

73101–73200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73199 Orlece	2002 JY12	The Orthopedic Learning Centre of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong was established in 1999. With the mission statement "Learn and Practice to Serve Better", it provides comprehensive medical education to the orthopaedic community locally and internationally.	JPL · 73199

73201–73300

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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

73301–73400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73342 Guyunusa	2002 JX115	Guyunusa, wife of the warrior Tacuabé, native Uruguayans sold for exhibition in France in 1833	JPL · 73342

73401–73500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73442 Feruglio	2002 NE5	Chiara Feruglio, Italian astronomer	JPL · 73442
73453 Ninomanfredi	2002 NJ34	Nino Manfredi, Italian actor	JPL · 73453
73465 Buonanno	2002 NP55	Roberto Buonanno, Italian astronomer, director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma	JPL · 73465
73491 Robmatson	2002 PO164	Robert D. Matson, American amateur astronomer and software developer †	MPC · 73491

73501–73600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73511 Lovas	2002 YD3	Miklós Lovas, Hungarian astronomer	JPL · 73511
73517 Cranbrook	2003 FG78	Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	JPL · 73517
73520 Boslough	2003 MB1	Mark Boslough, a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories.	JPL · 73520
73529 Giorgiopalumbo	2003 OF1	Giorgio G.C. Palumbo (1939–2018) was an astrophysicist and a professor at the University of Bologna. He advised dozens of students, contributed to the birth of high energy astronomy, and fostered the growth of cosmic ray physics, thus laying the seeds of modern high energy astrophysics and astroparticle projects.	JPL · 73529
73533 Alonso	2003 OC6	Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One racing driver	JPL · 73533
73534 Liviasavioli	2003 OD7	Livia Savioli (born 1986) is an Italian aerospace engineer. She performed research studies on space debris to preserve the orbital environment for future space missions. She is currently looking further in space, working on an exploration mission towards Mars.	JPL · 73534

73601–73700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73610 Klyuchevskaya	1054 T-3	Klyuchevskaja, the active 4750-m volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East.	JPL · 73610
73637 Guneus	1973 SX1	One of the Achaean leaders in the Trojan War	JPL · 73637
73638 Likhanov	1975 VC9	Albert Anatolievich Likhanov (born 1935), a famous Russian writer, academician of the Russian Academy of Education, professor at several universities, and founder and head of Russia's largest children's charity fund, Russian Children Foundation.	JPL · 73638
73640 Biermann	1977 RM	Ludwig Biermann, German astrophysicist	JPL · 73640
73670 Kurthopf	1982 QP	Kurt Hopf, German head teacher of the primary school of Hof, Germany, director of the Sternwarte Hof (Hof Public Observatory) and astronomical educator	JPL · 73670
73686 Nussdorf	1990 TV1	the abundant walnut trees, Nussdorf is a village in south-western Germany's Palatinate.	JPL · 73686
73687 Thomas Aquinas	1990 TQ2	Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian	JPL · 73687
73692 Gürtler	1991 RL3	Joachim Gürtler, German astronomer †	MPC · 73692
73693 Dorschner	1991 RQ3	Johann Dorschner, German astronomer †	MPC · 73693
73699 Landaupfalz	1991 TH3	Landau/Pfalz is a German university town in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, embedded in vineyards and surrounded by wine-growing villages.	JPL · 73699
73700 von Kues	1991 TW4	Nicholas of Cusa (Nicolaus Cusanus) (Nikolaus Krebs von Kues), German theologian and philosopher.	JPL · 73700

73701–73800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73701 Siegfriedbauer	1991 TU5	Siegfried J. Bauer (born 1930), a professor emeritus of meteorology and geophysics at the University of Graz, Austria.	JPL · 73701
73703 Billings	1991 TL15	Gary W. Billings, Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer † ‡	MPC · 73703
73704 Hladiuk	1991 TW15	Donald W. Hladiuk, Canadian geologist and amateur astronomer † ‡	MPC · 73704
73767 Bibiandersson	1994 PQ9	Berit Elisabeth Andersson (born 1935), a Swedish screen actress.	JPL · 73767
73769 Delphi	1994 PN12	According to myth, the city of Delphi was at the centre of the world. Delphi lies on the south-west slopes of the Parnassos mountain, in the valley of the river Phokis, and is the most renowned archaeological site in Greece.	JPL · 73769
73782 Yanagida	1994 TD15	Yanagida, Ishikawa, Japan, home of the Yanagida Astronomical Observatory (the discovery site)	JPL · 73782

73801–73900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73819 Isaootuki	1995 WV6	Isao Otuki (born 1958) became a member of the Miyagi Abukuma Astronomical Society in 1974 and actively popularizes astronomy.	JPL · 73819
73827 Nakanohoshinokai	1996 AB3	The Nakano Star Gazers Club of Nakano, Tokyo, was founded in 1973.	JPL · 73827
73857 Hitaneichi	1996 WA3	Hiroshi Taneichi (born 1927), a professor emeritus at Yamagata University.	JPL · 73857
73862 Mochigasechugaku	1996 XN32	Mochigase chugaku is a junior high school in Mochigase. It was established in 1956 and will close in 2013. JPL	MPC · 73862
73872 Stefanoragazzi	1997 AO17	Stefano Ragazzi (born 1954) is a professor at the Milan Bicocca University and director of Gran Sasso National Laboratory INAF.	JPL · 73872
73883 Asteraude	1997 DQ	Asteroids discovered by members of Association des utilisateurs de détecteurs électroniques (AUDÉ) are called "astéraudes" †	MPC · 73883
73885 Kalaymoodley	1997 EV	Kalayvany Moodley, South African friend of the discoverer	JPL · 73885
73891 Pietromennea	1997 ED23	Pietro Mennea (1952–2013) was an Italian sprinter, who won a gold medal in the 200-m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In 1979, he set a 200-m world record of 19.72s, a record that stood for almost seventeen years.	JPL · 73891

73901–74000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
73936 Takeyamamoto	1997 SF4	Takeshi Yamamoto (1932–2005) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who studied astronomy under Issei Yamamoto. He devoted himself to educating the general public about astronomy in the city of Moriyama	JPL · 73936
73955 Asaka	1997 UE21	Asaka is reclaimed land in Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture.	JPL · 73955
73984 Claudebernard	1998 DJ20	Claude Bernard (born 1931) worked in the French Railways (SNCF) as a train driver. He is an avid solar observer who has gathered visual observations of sunspots and tried to correlate them with terrestrial phenomena. He co-founded the astronomical association of the SNCF.	JPL · 73984

References

Preceded by 72,001–73,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 73,001–74,000

Succeeded by 74,001–75,000

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