Meanings of minor planet names: 86001–87000

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".

86001–86100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
86043 Cévennes	1999 OE	Cévennes National Park (French: Parc national des Cévennes), southern France, where the discovering Pises Observatory is located	JPL · 86043

86101–86200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
86196 Specula	1999 SC10	"Specula" is the old name for the Observatory of Eger (University), built in 1774 by count/bishop Károly Eszterházy (1725–1799), after whom the Eszterházy Károly University is named. The observatory is now a museum.	JPL · 86196

86201–86300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
86279 Brucegary	1999 UJ1	Bruce L. Gary, American astronomer †	MPC · 86279

86301–86400

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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

86401–86500

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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

86501–86600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
86551 Seth	2000 EE4	Seth James Brady (born 1994) is the son of the discoverer.	MPC · 86551

86601–86700

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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

86701–86800

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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

86801–86900

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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

86901–87000

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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

References

Preceded by 85,001–86,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 86,001–87,000

Succeeded by 87,001–88,000

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