Meanings of minor planet names: 79001–80000

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".

79001–79100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79086 Gorgasali	1977 RD	King Vakhtang Gorgasali of Kartli (Iberia), 5th-century founder of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia	JPL · 79086
79087 Scheidt	1977 UM2	Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (as were his brothers Gottfried and Christian), who was born and died in the discoverer's home town, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	JPL · 79087

79101–79200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79117 Brydonejack	1988 QC1	William Brydone Jack (1817–1886) was a pioneer of Canadian astronomy. He built British North America's first astronomical observatory in 1851. Jack practised public outreach in astronomy. He determined Canada's first longitude readings, delivered the first engineering lecture and created the first engineering chair in Canada.	JPL · 79117
79129 Robkoldewey	1990 TX11	Robert Koldewey, German architect and archaeologist	JPL · 79129
79130 Bandanomori	1990 UC2	Mount Bandanomori (769 m), in Suzaki city, Kochi prefecture, Japan	JPL · 79130
79138 Mansfeld	1991 RS4	Mansfeld is a German town, situated at the border of the Harz Mountains.	JPL · 79138
79144 Cervantes	1992 CM3	Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, best known for Don Quijote	JPL · 79144
79149 Kajigamori	1992 UR4	Mount Kajigamori (1400 m), in Otoyo town, Kochi prefecture, Japan, site of Kajigamori Observatory	JPL · 79149
79152 Abukumagawa	1993 FX3	The Japanese Abukumagawa River originates in Mt. Kashi-Asahidake. It runs south to north through Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, winding its way through the major cities in central Fukushima prefecture, before flowing into the Pacific Ocean.	JPL · 79152

79201–79300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79240 Rosanna	1994 QD	Rosanna Spessot (born 1958), an Italian amateur astronomer, who is one of the most important staff members on the Farra d'Isonzo Observatory team.	JPL · 79240
79241 Fulviobressan	1994 QE	Fulvio Bressan (born 1956), an Italian amateur astronomer, who was one of the founders of the Farra d'Isonzo Observatory.	JPL · 79241
79254 Tsuda	1994 YJ	Tsunemi Tsuda, the "Blazing Closer", Japanese baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp	JPL · 79254
79271 Bellagio	1995 SJ5	Bellagio, Italy, a resort town on Lake Como, a few kilometers north of the Sormano Astronomical Observatory †	MPC · 79271
79286 Hexiantu	1995 SQ53	He Xiantu (born 1937) is a leading theoretical physicist and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has made significant contributions to the studies of plasma physics, nonlinear science and statistical physics. He has won several State Natural Science Awards and National Science and Technology Progress Awards.	JPL · 79286

79301–79400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79316 Huangshan	1996 HS7	Huangshan City, named for nearby Huangshan mountain range, is the birthplace of Huizhou culture. There is beautiful natural scenery, human relics and rare natural resources that have allowed the city to be identified for UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage in the World Heritage List	JPL · 79316
79333 Yusaku	1996 TN6	Yūsaku Matsuda, 20th-century Japanese television and film actor	JPL · 79333
79347 Medlov	1996 XJ2	Medlov is a pond located near the town of Nové Město na Moravě in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic. It is a popular recreational area. Astronomical summer youth camps were organized near Medlov pond in the 1980s and 1990s.	JPL · 79347
79353 Andrewalday	1997 AF16	Andrew Alday, American member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team	JPL · 79353
79354 Brundibár	1997 BB	Brundibár is a children's opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása and librettist Adolf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children of Theresienstadt ghetto for Jews in 1943. The name comes from a Czech word for a bumble-bee.	JPL · 79354
79360 Sila-Nunam	1997 CS29	Sila is the Inuit god of the sky, weather, and life force. Nunam is the Earth goddess, Sila's wife.	JPL · 79360
79375 Valetti	1997 FA	Alvero Valetti, Italian mathematician and physicist	JPL · 79375

79401–79500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79410 Wallerius	1997 JW12	Johan Gottschalk Wallerius (1709–1785), a Swedish chemist and mineralogist, who was the first holder (from 1750) of a professorship in chemistry, medicine and pharmacy at Uppsala University. He is considered the founder of agricultural chemistry. In 1761 he published his main work, Agriculturae fundamenta chemica	JPL · 79410
79418 Zhangjiajie	1997 LO	Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, one of eight UNESCO-listed Chinese geoparks.	JPL · 79418
79419 Gaolu	1997 MZ	Gaolu (1877–1947), the pioneer of modern astronomy in China, was born in Changle city, China Fujian province. He initiated the foundation of the Chinese Astronomical Society and the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing	JPL · 79419
79472 Chiorny	1998 AX4	Vasilij G. Chiorny (born 1953), a prolific asteroid photometrist at the Kharkiv Observatory.	JPL · 79472

79501–79600

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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

79601–79700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79641 Daniloceirani	1998 SY2	Danilo Ceirani (born 1964) is an industrial chemist and Italian history writer, who has published several books on Roman history, Napoleon and World War II.	JPL · 79641
79647 Ballack	1998 SG15	Michael Ballack (born 1976) is a German professional footballer. Ballack began his career as a youth footballer at his local team at Chemnitz (about 20 km north of Drebach) and made his professional debut in 1995	JPL · 79647
79694 Nanrendong	1998 SZ62	Nan Rendong (1945–2017) was a leading astronomer, Vice-President and President of IAU Division X (2003–2009). Hailed as 'Father of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST)', he led the efforts from initiation, implementation, to completion of FAST, and served as Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer.	JPL · 79694

79701–79800

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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

79801–79900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79826 Finardi	1998 WP2	Eugenio Finardi (born 1952), a famous Italian blues and pop rock singer.	JPL · 79826
79864 Pirituba	1998 XG96	Pirituba, a neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. Its name derives from the Tupi language words "piri" (a type of marshland plant) and "tuba" (meaning "many").	JPL · 79864
79889 Maloka	1999 AJ35	The Maloka Interactive Center of Science and Technology, an interactive science museum in Bogota, Colombia.	JPL · 79889
79896 Billhaley	1999 BH5	Bill Haley, American rock-and-roll pioneer † ‡	MPC · 79896
79900 Coreglia	1999 BH8	The Italian town of Coreglia, situated in the Valley of the Serchio River in the heart of Tuscany. The ancient medieval town is considered one of the most beautiful villages of Italy and is known throughout the world for its artistic production of plaster figurines.	JPL · 79900

79901–80000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
79912 Terrell	1999 CC3	Dirk Terrell, American astronomer, author and astronomical artist	JPL · 79912

References

Preceded by 78,001–79,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 79,001–80,000

Succeeded by 80,001–81,000

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