This is a list of named asteroids, with links to the Wikipedia articles on the people, places, characters and concepts that they are named after.
1–500 | 5001–5500 | 10001–11000 | 20001–21000 | 30001–31000 | 40001–41000 |
501–1000 | 5501–6000 | 11001–12000 | 21001–22000 | 31001–32000 | 41001–42000 |
1001–1500 | 6001–6500 | 12001–13000 | 22001–23000 | 32001–33000 | 42001–43000 |
1501–2000 | 6501–7000 | 13001–14000 | 23001–24000 | 33001–34000 | 43001–44000 |
2001–2500 | 7001–7500 | 14001–15000 | 24001–25000 | 34001–35000 | 44001–45000 |
2501–3000 | 7501–8000 | 15001–16000 | 25001–26000 | 35001–36000 | 45001–46000 |
3001–3500 | 8001–8500 | 16001–17000 | 26001–27000 | 36001–37000 | 46001–47000 |
3501–4000 | 8501–9000 | 17001–18000 | 27001–28000 | 37001–38000 | 47001–48000 |
4001–4500 | 9001–9500 | 18001–19000 | 28001–29000 | 38001–39000 | 48001–49000 |
4501–5000 | 9501–10000 | 19001–20000 | 29001–30000 | 39001–40000 | 49001–50000 |
50001–51000 | 60001–61000 | 70001–71000 | 80001–81000 | 90001–91000 | |
51001–52000 | 61001–62000 | 71001–72000 | 81001–82000 | 91001–92000 | |
52001–53000 | 62001–63000 | 72001–73000 | 82001–83000 | 92001–93000 | |
53001–54000 | 63001–64000 | 73001–74000 | 83001–84000 | 93001–94000 | |
54001–55000 | 64001–65000 | 74001–75000 | 84001–85000 | 94001–95000 | |
55001–56000 | 65001–66000 | 75001–76000 | 85001–86000 | 95001–96000 | |
56001–57000 | 66001–67000 | 76001–77000 | 86001–87000 | 96001–97000 | |
57001–58000 | 67001–68000 | 77001–78000 | 87001–88000 | 97001–98000 | |
58001–59000 | 68001–69000 | 78001–79000 | 88001–89000 | 98001–99000 | |
59001–60000 | 69001–70000 | 79001–80000 | 89001–90000 | 99001–100000 | |
100001–101000 | 110001–111000 | 120001–121000 | 130001–131000 | 140001–141000 | |
101001–102000 | 111001–112000 | 121001–122000 | 131001–132000 | 141001–142000 | |
102001–103000 | 112001–113000 | 122001–123000 | 132001–133000 | 142001–143000 | |
103001–104000 | 113001–114000 | 123001–124000 | 133001–134000 | 143001–144000 | |
104001–105000 | 114001–115000 | 124001–125000 | 134001–135000 | 144001–145000 | |
105001–106000 | 115001–116000 | 125001–126000 | 135001–136000 | 145001–146000 | |
106001–107000 | 116001–117000 | 126001–127000 | 136001–137000 | 146001–147000 | |
107001–108000 | 117001–118000 | 127001–128000 | 137001–138000 | 147001–148000 | |
108001–109000 | 118001–119000 | 128001–129000 | 138001–139000 | 148001–149000 | |
109001–110000 | 119001–120000 | 129001–130000 | 139001–140000 | 149001–150000 | |
150001–151000 | |||||
151001–152000 | |||||
152001–153000 | |||||
153001–154000 | |||||
154001–155000 | |||||
155001–156000 |
See also[]
- List of asteroids
- List of asteroids named after people
- List of asteroids named after places
External links[]
- Schmadel's list of (accented) names
- Institute of Applied Astronomy's list of (accented) names
- Kleť Numbered Minor Planets
- Asteroids with Canadian Connections
- Asteroids with a Hamburg connection
- Hungarian asteroids
- Asteroids discovered at the observatory of San Marcello Pistoiese in Italy
- Asteroids discovered by Uppsala astronomers
- Planetary Society asteroids
- Asteroids named after members of staff and graduates of the Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland
- Asteroids honouring people associated with Cornell Department of astronomy
- Asteroids discovered by Tsutomu Seki
- The Ceres Connection (asteroids named after students)
- "In Our Skies" journalistic article on asteroid nomenclature
- List of "Dutch" asteroids (in Dutch)
Two systematic sources of citations are:
- The Show Citation script of the Harvard University Center for Astronomy MPES (Minor Planet Ephemeris Service): http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/ShowCitation.COM?num=37601
- The JPL Small-Body Database Browser: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=37601
In both cases you need only modify the last argument of the address. The first's data base is being slowly built up in reverse chronological order; the second is more complete as of 2006.