Meanings of minor planet names: 87001–88000

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".

87001–87100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
87088 Joannewheeler	2000 LY	Joanne Wheeler (born 1971) is a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to space. She is a leader in the space law discipline, and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and Royal Aeronautical Society. She has drafted U.K. space law, supported the growth of space companies and briefed on asteroid exploration.	JPL · 87088
87097 Lomaki	2000 LJ10	Lomaki is one of smaller pueblos surrounding the main Wupatki pueblo.	JPL · 87097

87101–87200

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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

87201–87300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
87271 Kokubunji	2000 PY3	Kokubunji, a city in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.	JPL · 87271

87301–87400

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87312 Akirasuzuki	2000 QK1	Akira Suzuki (born 1930) has developed a new research topic that is globally recognized as the Suzuki coupling reaction. It is for this achievement that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2010.	JPL · 87312

87401–87500

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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

87501–87600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

87601–87700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

87701–87800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

87801–87900

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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

87901–88000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
87954 Tomkaye	2000 TK	Tom Kaye, American businessman and amateur astronomer	JPL · 87954

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Preceded by 86,001–87,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 87,001–88,000

Succeeded by 88,001–89,000

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