Meanings of minor planet names: 94001–95000

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".

94001–94100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

94101–94200

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94201–94300

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94228 Leesuikwan	2001 BU61	Lee Sui Kwan, Chinese former vice-president of the Hong Kong Astronomical Society, astronomy popularizer and educator	JPL · 94228
94291 Django	2001 DX86	Jean-Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt, Belgian 20th-century legendary Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist composer and virtuoso	JPL · 94291

94301–94400

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94356 Naruto	2001 QE178	Naruto Kaikyō (Naruto Strait), between the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Awaji	JPL · 94356
94400 Hongdaeyong	2001 SG267	Hong Daeyong, Korean astronomer of the late Joseon Dynasty	JPL · 94400

94401–94500

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94501–94600

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94556 Janstarý	2001 VG17	Jan Starý (born 1950) has worked as an observer at Ondřejov Observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He was involved in operations of fireball photographing cameras there for more than 10 years. Name suggested by P. Spurný.	JPL · 94556

94601–94700

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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

94701–94800

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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

94801–94900

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94884 Takuya	2001 XK249	Takuya Matsuda, Japanese astrophysicist, who has served as president of the Astronomical Society of Japan	JPL · 94884

94901–95000

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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 93,001–94,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 94,001–95,000

Succeeded by 95,001–96,000

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